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Clever Bubbles

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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 22:29
link very good! ;)
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 22:28
bags? do u guys use regular freezer bags, or r there special breas milk ones? ( i clearly have no clue! lol) xx **checking out that link now**
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 20:15
eek, none of the below r on my list...does anyone have any recommendations for THESE?? :( Belhoul European Hospital L.L.C. Belhoul Speciality Hospital L.L.C. Canadian Specialist Hospital Canadian Specialist Hospital - Deira Cedars-Jebel Ali Int'l. Hospital Emirates Hospital Gulf Speciality Hospital Iranian Hospital Jebel Ali Hospital Magrabi Eye Hospital - Outpatient Surgery Centre Medcare Hospital New Medical Centre Hospital NMC Speciality Hospital The City Hospital Welcare Hospital Zulekha Hospital
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 20:12
Heey Clever Bubbles!! I guess you're not the only one who can work out who I am. Lets hope doctors in Medcare are too busy to take part in forums. LOL lol
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 14:20
i've been drinking guiness (not sure if u drink) with condensed milk...whioh helped my very slow supply... afte reading this thread, i will try the coconut milk and brazil nuts too! how did u get onto the motilium???
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 12:06
wicked. thanks
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Latest post on 14 May 2011 - 22:07
where do i buy them? (not online) does anyone know how much they r these days?
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Latest post on 14 May 2011 - 22:02
thanks girlies...will now cross reference with my insurance provider...lol :)
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Latest post on 14 May 2011 - 21:19
yep doing ok here too! jordanna is keeping us all entertained! yes, will see u at the avent thing on tues...whoop! ok, off to cuddle...
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Latest post on 10 May 2011 - 21:03
just wanted to share my experience briefly,in that the staff were excellent and took care of us really well...yes they made me have an episiotomy..whcih i didnt really want but in teh heat of the moment, i was too scared/too much pain to argue... similar issues with the billing too, which we have been arguing and trying to claim back. btw lucy, nice to see u on the forum, we'll chat on fb ;) lol (can u work out who i am???hehehe) x
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Latest post on 28 April 2011 - 11:57
genius!
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Latest post on 02 April 2011 - 14:23
thank u ladies for all your support n advice... yes have spoken to a lactation consultant...or 2...am very lucky had have 2 friends who just happen to be just that, and have been very supportive. apparently my latch is ok now... have been using niple shields, hot water bottles, massaging...and just bought a pump yesterday....but am only getting like 10 mls of milk in a 30-45 pumping session....??? DD still not getting noursihed and having to top up her feeds with formula... :( lumps r going, yay, which is good... and the all 4's thingy, was cool, but then my bak ached after a while, lol...and DH walked in and almost cracked up laughing, bless him. :D
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 20:17
thank u...this does help....my nerves at least! lol will try the all fours thing and the hot water bottle idea... been massaging so hopefully that will kick in at some point....sorry to panic ladies, just needed some reassurance that it wasnt more serious... :) thanks...now i can go tell DH that his wife is a nut job and can calm down :P
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 20:03
ok,...mastitis i can deal with.... do the lumps move/change shape....?
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 19:52
ladies pls reassure me... have been having latching issues over the past few days, which i have now rectified.... as a result of soreness, i think i have a build up of milk on the left breast, and the whole breast is a little tender...normal so far, yeah? ok, so tonight i was feeding and massaging the milk down and i felt a small egg-like lump....obvious freak out ensued.... and connotations of lumps panicked me have since found another lump in the same breast but underneath....is this a build of milk, or should i go to the doc to check 4 cancerous lumps....i will b checking anyway to be on the safe side, but in the meantime, need some clarification... thanks in advance x <em>edited by Clever Bubbles on 31/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 10:10
so do we reckon april will b a blue month to balance out?
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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 12:50
i did it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jordanna was born on 27th March at 5.01am, 3.035kg!!!!!!!! i am in love! xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Latest post on 25 March 2011 - 23:54
still holding on...
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 22:30
THanks for the suggestion clever bubbles, you are indeed clever! I can still make the payment, it's not that serious. Just will be a strictly budgeted month so if there had been the option of saving the few thousand by way of a payment holiday I wanted to know! :D (gloaty gloaty!)
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 22:28
wait....AM I THE LAST MARCH MUMMY? WDF! Ok, well check up has now resulted me being booked in for elective induction on 27th, UNLESS she turns up before that....so we'll see, guess i'll join the yummy mummy club by monday? EEK!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and i turned up at the hospital yesterday, sat there for 20mins before realising that the appointment was TODAY! DUMB BABY BRAIN! lol lots of curry, walking....and no s**, as my mum is now here for the delivery! lol congrats to dramaq! :)
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 22:28
good luck nic too!
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 22:17
overdraft for one month with your bank so that you can still pay?
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 22:16
can be points and/or impounding plus fine. parking? then probably not impoundment.....but word of advice, pay asap, as they will add 50dhs per (cant remember if its per day/week/month) after the 1st 4 weeks that you have a fine. PLUS, if you dont pay and u have outstanding fines on your car, if the police, for ANY reason, type your car registration into their machine in the police car (say if your badly parked, whizzing past or just for pure nosiness), if they see an outstanding fine, they r allowed to tow the car away....AND you get charged for the privilege! :) i was impounded last year (dont ask!)....and this was the advice that the rather helpful policeman gave me..... RTA by MOE is pretty stress free, so go there :) good luck x
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 21:33
jim'll fix it.... search threads on here and the contact details will come up :)
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 21:32
went into mamas and papas in outlet mall, and the staff were quite honest in that they sell reject stock from otehr stores in dubai....e.g. returns, faulty items etc.... obviously this may not be the case for other stores....but thought it was interesting.... not the same standard of outlet malls back home though, sadly x
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 09:50
ew @ vinegar smell....! lol
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 09:49
Good luck dramaq, when are you booked in? I'm booked in for Thursday...have a funny feeling LO might come tomorrow though:) clever bubbles where were you delivering and are you booked in yet? Nic booked IN? HUH? I dunno! didnt even know i HAD to book in....oh god,, PANIC! am at medcare....my doc just said to rock up...oh god! lol....have a check up in an hour or so, will double check then! eek! dramaq-havent heard from u, so i guess its all go??? me, just getting bored.com at home! argh!!!!!!!!!!!
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 09:47
medela at baby shop moe avent at mothercare moe or dubai mall... and i also saw (not used) a cheaper brand one at ibn batuta/dubai baby shop... was in shock as only 175dhs!!!!!!!
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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 11:09
FINGERS CROSSED.............
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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 11:08
u girls r too funny....yes am off to get MY popcorn to watch THIS thread unfold..... (btw, HOW DID U DO THAT COOL POPCORN AND RULES EMOTICON??? share1 :p )
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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 10:57
as is mine :) just got back from mani/pedi :)
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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 10:55
was gonna say www.smallp.com and saw online at mamasandpapas.com (check if they stock here too)
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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 15:59
yeah quite long haired...will have a google see if i can get the number...unless u have?? :D
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Latest post on 17 March 2011 - 21:08
we literally brush them for hours....and the fur never seems to stop coming off....i've tried manual brushes, elctric brushes.... was wondering if there was a grooming service where it minimises the furr shedding.....???? or is it something i shouldnt b feeding them? (the moulted the same amount in the UK as in dubai....so not weather related....) ????????????
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Latest post on 17 March 2011 - 20:37
will do. mummy arrives tomorrow to look after me! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! finished work today, what a relief! felt weird/sad.... ah well....roll on the mani/pedi/blow dry sessions....PLUS COFFEES AND LUNCHES! (might as well milk it whilst i can) thanks for the good wishes ladies...!
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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:27
sorry to hear that....is there anyway they'll reconsider? can they transfer the offer from another branch??? tbh, depends what ur looking for.... but if u have kids, perhaps get your cv out to schools for learning support work....again, depends on wages you r expecting, but could work well in your favour with school hours...??? school r always looking for good lsa's...
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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:25
positive experience? positive experience....hmmm??? POSITIVE experience u say? :P actually, was in mothercare at moe today and the guy who i registered a gift list recognised me by face and came bounding over....helped me get stuff off the shelf (i'm rather short)...chatted and even had a joke with me, whilst waiting for the (rather slow) cashier to process the order. nice :D
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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:18
theory is not the problem....its the actual PRACTICAL test you'll never pass on....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:07
cant remember the name of the arabic restaurant at jumeirah beach hotel, buts its on the 1st floor, just next to Carneval (the italian) took me mum there a while ago....and she loved it great food too xxx
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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:00
i'm right here! sorry...been busy at work (last day tomorrow! whoop whoop!)....been busy walking 3km every night to get the babys head engaged (still no luck! boo!) literally am checking/glancing at EW and FB....and going stright to bed....mummy arrives on fri morning, had me baby shower, everything organised, having regular freak outs....but on the whole, all ok i reckon baby bubbles will go full term (so doc says)...and she's no where near engaged as yet.....reckon she'll get induced so a while for me yet.... good luck everyone else and happy to hear that everyone else is doing so well (((((hug))))) :D
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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 22:02
Spongemonkey were you a tos*er today? :D <em>edited by Clever Bubbles on 08/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 21:58
IF in doubt it always ties in with Rio/Trinidad carnival....as this is the last fling of the flesh before Lent... Shrove Tuesday=Mardi Gras=Fat Tuesday=Pancake Day.... :D
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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 21:55
lemon n sugar! just finished tossing for DH.... ;)
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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 18:26
a very cool alternative: www.shutterfly.com
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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 18:25
are u allowed to sponsor him as your driver....?
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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 18:24
not saying its ok, but just wondering did u leave the door open...?
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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 18:23
Can I give a teacher perspective here? Teachers are well aware that some parents do children's homework for them, and because of this, (speaking for myself here) I am always quite guarded about giving feedback about homework, unless I am certain its been done by the child. I certainly don't ever give marks for homework for this reason because you really don't know how much input the child has had into their own work. This may be me being a bit idealistic, but I would rather a child wasn't doing a piece of work to please me, but was doing it because they were enjoying it, particularly when it comes to big projects. If a family has worked with a child to complete a piece of work (not done it for them - there's a difference!) and the child has enjoyed what they've learnt, then I'm delighted with that because children learn better if learning is done in partnership with school and home. i fully agree! there is no value in the child getting the work done FOR them. working TOGETHER to generate ideas, problem solve etc is way more better than following mum/dad's instructions on how to do it...and dont get me started on work that is PERFECTLY spelt, grammatically correct....when this is not their normal standard....all they r learning at this point is how to follow instructions, take dictation and rely on others to think FOR them.... as if we dont know! lol
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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 18:03
Am surprised to see where the US is on the list.....!!!!!!! but also noting that the top ten have fairly small populations,....which would therefore affect their percentages and shove them to the top of the list, despite other countries may be (my assumption) more diabetics? ??? UK is 199th on the list.... i am from UK arrived in UAE and diagnosed HERE as a diabetic,....so either UK are slack in diagnosing...or i am a fat knacker and UAE has changed me..... or maybe money/insurance is a factor.....?-UAE no object to assess and claim off insurance and therefore help patients....and UK have NHS budgetting issues and more reluctant to spend money to test??? ????
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 22:07
35 weeks too! went to 1st antenatal class on valentines (ooh how romantic)...try the dubai london clinic...
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 19:17
u girls r making me HUNGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY!!!!!!!!
 
 
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