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Latest post on 07 November 2011 - 16:02
The Hibiki Lounge in the old Hyatt in Deira is a great karaoke bar, nothing pretentious and you get far more goes on the mike than in Harry Ghatto's :D. They also have a private room you can hire.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 22:20
I don't know :(. I guess where the beliefs begin to affect the child's safety, health or wellbeing? It is such a difficult issue.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 21:09
A baby died recently (maybe in the States?) because her parents fed her according to their beliefs, contrary to medical advice. Clearly nobody spoke up loudly enough for her.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 15:59
I don't think there's any mad rush to blame any one particular cause at the moment, but it's natural that both the media and those investigating the awful accident are looking at many possibilities, one of which is that smoke from the fireworks display may have had an impact along with weather and other factors. That headline is just sensational and ridiculous, though. It's unnecessary and, as you say, how will it make them feel? Sadly tripe like that sells rags - sorry, papers. Edited to add: Headlines like that do make it seem that the blame can be attributed to the club, and that's just wrong. I meant it's only these papers trying to blame someone so they have a good story. I'm shattered - does this make sense?! <em>edited by DubaiCat on 06/11/2011</em>
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 15:52
Ta :). Pain is improving so I've only been putting a teeny bit on a couple of times a day and it seems to soak in well.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 15:50
Wow, that doesn't sound too good :(. Dr Elsa delivered DD and I saw her countless times in between delivery and discharge, even though I spent a fair amount of time downstairs in NICU. She was even in on Friday morning to make sure I knew what to do with the wound and what I could and couldn't do in between leaving the hospital and seeing her again. One of the nurses I saw was a bit grumpy, but I'm not sure of her name. Probably the same one because all the rest were cheery! One was just amazing and came and chatted with me in the night when DD was in NICU and I was beside myself with worry, and yet another - Zipporah - was just a Godsend the last night I was there. She really did what I would consider to be 'nursing care' that night and probably saved me a lot of tears (DD wouldn't settle, I was in pain, generally feeling rubbish). DD wasn't prescribed PediaVit but that was fine with me, as I never gave it to DS when he was tiny either. Nobody even mentioned it this time - maybe their advice has changed? I hope you're recovering well now even though your experience wasn't so good :(. I'm planning to email them to let them know what was good and what was not so good about our stay - maybe that might be an idea for you too? I had a bad experience with DS at their ER and emailed them the next day to complain, and the ER manager was on the phone within 24 hours. So I'm hoping this means they are actually interested in feedback and act on it.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 11:47
I just read it may have been something to do with a fireworks display at Taunton Rugby Club, and also that the youngest victim may have been only three months old. It doesn't bear thinking about.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 11:34
I woke up to this news yesterday and had a mad panic, as I knew my BIL was on his way home from work and he'd mentioned traffic on his FB before he set out. Turned out there was another smaller crash at the junction before our one that he got stuck in, but I thought this crash was the major one and totally panicked until I got hold of them. What a horrendous night for all the victims, families and the emergency services.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 11:26
I would say how exciting, but I always worry about the driving conditions and the idiots on the road that have no consideration for other driver's safety. I adore a good storm but having spent yesterday morning in an absolute panic over the horrendous crash on the M5 in Somerset (near home in the UK for me) I've gone off the idea a bit.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 11:25
Thank you both :). I hope she does grow quickly because she's like a little sparrow at the moment! But just beautiful :D. And DS seems like a giant in comparison. That's really good to know about Dr Delphine. We used to really like Dr Hamzeh at the Meadows clinic but since we moved it's a bit of a drive, and Motor City is just down the road from us.
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Latest post on 06 November 2011 - 11:20
I could definitely tell the difference between the first couple of days I was there and the last. But don't worry - even if they were rushed off their feet the care was still excellent.
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 23:34
If you're in the UAE, you can buy Medela PureLan here (pharmacies and BabyShop), which is the same thing. Do you have to wipe this off before you feed? (email still not flamin' working!)
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 23:32
Fire service salaries here - from what DH discovered when he looked into it about six years ago - are dismal even in comparison with the UK, and I think (if I remember correctly) he would need to be an Arabic speaker. That's not to say he wouldn't be able to get a job [i'>with[/i'> the fire service, but maybe it would depend on whether he'd be looking for jobs at firefighter level or something more like station officer. Drop me a line on harpersdxb at gmail dot com and I can put your friend in touch with DH. He was in the fire service in the UK and may be able to offer some advice.
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 22:16
Just one more thing while I remember. The day after my section the lactation consultant, Samira, popped in to see me for a quick chat. At the time my milk hadn't come in, DD was in NICU and I was feeding two-hourly before she was given formula (on the paediatrician's advice as she was hypoglycaemic), and I was still all over the place so I wasn't really registering that it was painful. I asked to see her, preferably when I was in NICU feeding DD, three times after this and it didn't happen. One of the midwives I asked came back and told me she'd tried to get hold of her but that she was really busy, so I should ask the NICU staff to get hold of her, but DD was discharged from NICU later that day so we didn't get the chance. So I never got to see her before we left. As I said I felt their whole approach to breastfeeding was much better, but if you do need to speak to the LC it looks like you need to be a bit more persistent than I was. PS It was really busy when I was there (I totally forgot about 1/11/11!) so maybe that was why.
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 21:58
This is a really hard one. If your child would never be going in a car with her, then you'd have an easier decision as it would only boil down to whether you wanted to share your opinion with her or not. Regardless of how her opinion's changed - if it has - all you can do is try to make her aware (or re-aware) of the risks. However, if your child ever does go in her car then it's a whole different ball game. As you said, it's not just whether your child is strapped in. If yours is and hers isn't, there's still a missile in the car in the event of an accident. So your child is still at risk.
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 21:49
I guess I'll just have to use my cc instead of PayPal. Which kind of defeats the object of having a PayPal account! I did try to change the delivery address to my S&S address and, while it would let me fill in all the lines, at the bottom it said 'United Arab Emirates' and this bit wasn't changeable :(.
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 21:38
Grrr - I got your email, BFC, but I can't reply as when I hit reply I get a blank space at the top of the email and it won't let me type anything. And it won't let me start a new email either :(. I'll try again later but in a nutshell, the pain on latching is still there but seems less intense than before. And on the right, it subsides enough that I don't notice it during the feed. The left is still painful throughout but not as bad as before, I don't think. So hopefully it is transient! I will still take DD to Dr Delphine as soon as the holidays are over, though (totally forgot about that bit so thank you for reminding me!).
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 21:18
Congrats on the birth of your daughter DC! Are u still at City? Or are you back home? I got 8 more days to go for my section with Dr Elsa... Not that I'm counting ;-) Thanks! We got home last night. I was counting down until this Thursday but it wasn't to be ;). I'm planning to take DD to Dr Delphine after Eid and see what she says. The pain on latching is easing off, and is definitely lessening during the feed, but I can see her tongue seems to have a V in the middle when it pokes out so best get it checked.
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 20:47
I'm not sure - is it tax or NI contributions that count? The last info I had about NI contributions was related to state pensions and didn't say anything about NHS. As kitty80 says it's probably best to ask the NHS Trust where you'd be receiving care. When I saw the consultant over there recently, she asked me if I'd just discovered I was pregnant at 25 weeks, even though it said in my notes I lived in Dubai and was only in the UK for the summer. There's every chance they may not even notice you haven't been there all along!
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 01:01
Yep, it has both but I'm trying to pay with PayPal so I can't input a new shipping address anywhere but on the PayPal page :(. Perhaps I should place the order then call as soon as it goes through?
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 00:31
I'm trying to order some sleeping bags for DS, paying with PayPal and using our new Shop & Ship account. Because my billing address is UAE, when I try to change the delivery address UAE comes up as default and it won't let me change it. So I can't put in my Shop & Ship address, because it's a UK address and not UAE. Does that make sense? And if so, what can I do about it?
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Latest post on 04 November 2011 - 22:42
And that reminds me, BFC - expect mail soon! DD has a slight tongue-tie and I think it might be causing a bit of a feeding problem :(. She's just stirring now so I'll see to her and drop you a line.
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Latest post on 04 November 2011 - 22:28
I know it's tiresome but keep looking on Dubizzle. I found our sofas on there and they were discontinued ages ago - took me a good while but I got there in the end! And try searching both with the product name and without, as people don't always put the name on there.
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Latest post on 04 November 2011 - 22:15
Thanks, you're a lifesaver! Her skin almost looks like it's starting to peel :(. Drop me a line on harpersdxb at gmail dot com. And please don't apologise, I only just posted!
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Latest post on 04 November 2011 - 22:13
And we are home as a family of four :). DS fast asleep upstairs, DD tucked up in the basket, champagne cork popped :D.
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Latest post on 04 November 2011 - 22:09
This stuff works like a dream on poor botties. My DS had blistering and almost open sores and my SIL recommended it when I was home in the summer. I have some spare and will be getting more supplies in soon so please, please if anybody ever needs any, just ask me. Sore bums are just the worst thing for babies and nothing makes a mum feel more guilty. This stuff sorts it out within hours and seems to guve instant relief. DD has red raw patches on her bum :(. Would we be able to pinch a tube? I know I have one in the house somewhere but either I've lost it or DS has posted it somewhere :(.
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 22:15
DS's record was nine days, if I remember rightly. Thankfully the day he decided to go, Daddy arrived back from his business trip :D.
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 22:15
Thank you! Am hoping to be able to make it on the 12th :D.
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 22:13
I believe Sister Martie is still head of the ward, but in all the time I've spent here I've never actually met her! I've heard she's great, though. Sadly Mum ended up leaving Sunday morning and we had DD Monday morning :(. We still didn't know what was happening and didn't want to change her flight at 1,200dhs if I wasn't going to be having the C section until much later, so we thought it best if she went home. Of course then it was decided that we'd deliver - s0d's law!
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 12:57
We send our two to kennels when we're away and they have an absolute ball. They come back settled, happy and content and have clearly had a great time. I worried non-stop about leaving them the first time but I was totally worrying about nothing. I know it feels heartless to you but in dog land, it's like them going off on their holidays :D.
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 12:48
She's snuggling on my chest as I type :D.
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 12:48
Hurrah - she's out of NICU! And snuggled up on my chest :D :D :D :D. This my favourite bit :).
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 12:46
Thank you :) and best of luck with the rest of your pregnancy!
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 10:29
I have all the documentation they gave me somewhere but I'm not sure if it's here or back at Mum's. I'll try and find the online link so you can have a read through. One bit of it referred to whether you intended to take up permanent residence in the UK at the time of being there, so maybe that has some bearing? Let me see if I can find the link. [url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Entitlementsandcharges/OverseasVisitors/index.htm'>link[/url'> That should help a bit. A friend who was living in Kuwait went home to have her baby and was sent an invoice for GBP7,000 for an emergency C-section. I'm not sure how much natural delivery would be. Weirdly, even if you're paying privately you can't choose what doctor or whether you have natural or C-section, which I found a bit strange! There seem to be very few private maternity care providers in the UK so if I'd wanted anything specific I'd have had to go to the Portland in London (eeek). If you need emergency care at A&E then it's free regardless - as far as I understand it - so don't worry about that if you go home. I think the only difficult bit is when you register, as they ask you where you were registered before. Or if you register temporarily they ask you where you're registered permanently and then you might run into issues if you don't have another UK address to put down (and even if you do put another UK address they may double-check you're registered there). Didn't someone on here recommend an insurance company that will begin cover even if you're already pregnant?
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 10:17
Hi Dubaicat congratulations I had not relised you have just given birth to DS :) Good to hear as that is the hospital I am planning if I stay in Dubai I hope you are and DS are well? x It was a little lady this time around and we are doing great, thanks!
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 10:16
hi lovely, a friend of mine wants to know if the rumours of doulas no longer being allowed at City is true? Do you know if this is definitely the case? x Sadly this is true. However, I have it on good authority that if you want a [i'>friend[/i'> in the delivery room with you, why not?! :D
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 09:23
If you do want to go the v p n route put my expat net into google and it should come up first line (not the sponsored ads). Super easy to set up and cheap.
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 02:36
Thank you :). I grew up in Norway and always liked the name! She is indeed getting better and we're hoping to be able to have her out of NICU tomorrow. Although every time I say that she ends up getting an extension of her sentence! :D. I spoke to the consultant today, though, and he is optimistic for tomorrow. And as much as I hate it, if it's best for her then so be it. I'll start a separate thread for the changes tomorrow so other posters can add in their experiences too. Overall I'd say it's on the positive side!
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 02:32
Aaahhh... in that case, my humble and sheepish apologies :D. Can I blame hormones?! ;).
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 22:46
DH had a cracking FB profile pic last year. He had his mo and he drew one for DS (then about five months old) then stuck it on the poor wee guy's face with double-sided tape and snapped a shot. I was crying with laughter! We have a tale we've had so much mileage out of thanks to Movember a few years ago. DH was sporting a particularly impressive Mexican handlebar 'tache and was rightfully proud of it. We were out for dinner for a friend's birthday and, true Dubai style, loads of guests hadn't turned up. The restaurant had clearly stated if numbers were below 20 - for a booking of 25 - we'd be charged for 20 anyway. Sure enough only 15 turned up, so we got a bill for 20. I suggested we all chipped in and made up the difference. One girl objected rather loudly to this, so I asked her if it was fair if the birthday girl had to fork out 1,000dhs because of other people's lack of manners. She just insisted it wasn't fair she had to pay extra (only about 50dhs if I remember rightly). Again, I pointed out that the birthday girl couldn't be expected to pay the whole whack herself. Again, she f'ed and blinded about having to pay extra and the room turned to that awful awkward silence, with the birthday girl totally uncomfortable and stressed in the middle of it. At this point DH joined the row and told her politely to take the extra money back and bog off. She didn't like this, and told him she 'didn't like his attitude'. He told her he didn't like hers and she'd made her point, so she should take the money and leave and the rest of us would cover hers (he may have said 'Night night, love' as well here, which she didn't take kindly to). She began waggling her finger in his face, telling him to eff off and all sorts of charming stuff (nice girl, she was). And when she was done abusing him, she yelled, "And by the way, that moustache makes you look like a w@nker!" Without missing a beat, DH calmly told her he could shave it off but she was stuck with her face. End of awkward silence and the room erupted into roars of laughter while she slunk off to the elevators.
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 22:34
finding a shoe in the fridge, a toothbrush in the wash basket and a yoghurt in the washing machine is as normal as breathing. Spot on! Mum asked where DS's shoes were when we were in the UK in the summer. 'Try out the cat flap' sounded perfectly reasonable to me.
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 22:28
Congrats DC!!! Didnt realize you were pregnant again!! God bless little Elin! :) I still remember all the "trying to get pregnant" conversations! I think I have been out of EW for quite some time now! :/: Yes indeed! But that was the fastest pregnancy in the history of pregnancies :D. I well remember those conversations. It seems so surreal that it was such a battle to fall pregnant with DS and here we are with two of them... PS Maybe it was the seat that did it - it was on my 'to do' list and maybe knowing it was done made my body think it could give up the ghost?! :D
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 22:27
My nephew had chronic diarrhoea for a while and the only thing that ever helped him was a cream my sister got in the UK called Metanium. She said it stuck to his bum like tar once it was all dried off and stopped any of the runs getting anywhere near his skin. I haven't seen it here, though :(.
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 19:38
I'm sorry, this will be of no use to you whatsoever but 'threenager'?! That's just brilliant!
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 19:37
Just no idea. An hour after delivery, us feeling all loved up, stoopid nurse told my husband he was a good man not to leave me considering how old I was and how long we had been married before I gave him a child. Now that I would have smacked her for.
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 19:36
I told the nursing staff up here on the ward but maybe I should let the management know too. I did actually have PND after DS was born and am just hitting that point with this baby where the hormones all exit the building and you end up a sobbing mess because room service is late with your dinner! So probably not the best day for her to say that. I'll never forget going into DH's office ten days after we had DS and the first question the HR manager asked was "So how long will it take your stomach to go down?" We had DS at City 17 months ago and they seem to have implemented a fair few changes since then, so I was thinking of sending them an email letting them know our opinions on whether they've worked for the better or not. I should add sensitivity training to it!
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 16:01
The physio came in the morning and my upper tummy muscles are 6cm apart, so I may need surgery to fix them. I was tempted to explain all that to the rude cow but I'd much rather just have punched her.
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 15:24
Hmm - I agree to a point but not all mobility issues revolve around speed of movement. I can walk fast, climb normal stairs etc but absolutely cannot step up anything higher than a normal step height (nightmare when EK keep departing and landing in T2 and we have to use those buses with the high step!) To look at me you would never know that I have that problem. Maybe people have problem with taking large steps (as you get off escalator) balance or whatever. Even if they haven't they have every right to use the lifts - sorry to say. ;) It would be like workers complaining and saying why are all those mum's clogging up the roads on the school run when we are trying to get to work? why can't they leave earlier /later? everyone has a right to the roads -and lifts I don't think one group should feel they have a priority no matter how inconvienenced they feel. Absolutely, and you can't always see a mobility issue or anything else that might affect a person's ability to use an escalator. But think of it this way. Mums and buggies: Can only use lifts, can't use escalators. Perfectly able people with no escalator phobias: Can use either lifts or escalators. I know it's a matter of courtesy, but doesn't it make sense that the group that can use both would leave the only one the other group can use free for them? And (much as I loathe school traffic when it's full of me-me-me parents who think the rules don't apply to them) kids have to be at school at a certain time as much as workers have to be at work at a certain time :). No need for 'sorry to say' - it's your opinion and you're perfectly entitled to it! :D
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 14:48
I know a few people (my late mother for one!) who have a phobia of escalators - maybe that's the reason ;) personally I think who ever wants to use them should, I don't see them as being for any designated group. Far more worrying, in my view, are the people who use their buggies on the escalators rather than use the lift - I have seen people walk by/ ignore lifts to do this. If the lifts are full of people who could otherwise us the escalators (phobics excluded), how else are mums with buggies supposed to get up and down? ;) I don't like going on escalators with the buggy at all. I'm always petrified something might happen and I get really panicky if I'm forced to do it. It does my head in, though, when people run up to the lift and shove in - so clearly have no issues with mobility - and we're left waiting for the next one.
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 14:43
I had polish on my toes when I was admitted on Saturday and my doctor said if I was planning a manicure, not to have polish just in case we ended up delivering early. But that was C section, not natural. I guess if you want to err on the side of caution, leave a finger or a toe bare! :D
 
 
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