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Latest post on 09 August 2011 - 10:57
BUMP ... Anyone?
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 13:49
Thanks, asouheir :-)
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 11:05
BUMP ...
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 13:23
Thanks, Izzy :-)
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Latest post on 02 June 2011 - 19:56
I itch after I shower :(, and we're well on our way to being bald (don't know if that's connected to the water :)) I bought a humidifier a few weeks ago, and by the second day the base where the water pools was slimy and full of sediment ... there's definitely something not so great going on with the water. Check out these filters, we're planning to get one next week. http://www.swissblu.com/products/vita-c-shower-jet.html (I think this one used to be stocked at the pharmacy beside the small Spinney's) http://h2opureblue.com/index.php
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Latest post on 30 May 2011 - 10:21
Thanks, Nic37 and pentel. Pentel, did you get your itti bitti nappies? Were they good? I've been meaning to ask for a while now :-)
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Latest post on 30 May 2011 - 10:16
That's right ... you don't need to show the item at all, you only need the receipt. It's a very strange concept to me too, but if it works for the stores, who am I to complain? ;-)
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Latest post on 30 May 2011 - 08:16
BM, In the US it's standard that if an item goes on sale within 2 weeks of when you purchased it, you simply show your receipt and you get refunded the difference in price. I think this is the system that the OP is used to, and I'm assuming is what she was asking the store in question to do for her.
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Latest post on 29 May 2011 - 10:07
How old are the older babes at these coffee mornings? I'm wondering if my 10 month old is too fidgety for these coffee mornings :-)
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 15:09
Can I join in too? I'm also in DSO, but I have a 10 month old boy ... will he fit in amongst all the girls? :-) nix .dubai at gmail .com
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Latest post on 14 May 2011 - 09:51
BUMP for Appletiser, or anyone else who may know :-)
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 10:58
Thanks for all the replies. A proper humidifier it is then ;-) Appletiser, do you remember where in Dragonmart you got your penguin? And was this fairly recently, do you think they might still stock them?
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 10:56
Thanks, Claire. It's great to hear that your friends had a good time, we're leaving in the morning and we're super excited :-)
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Latest post on 28 April 2011 - 21:47
Thanks, nutty. Just saw mention of a welcome lounge at the airport and wondered if there was a shuttle :-)
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Latest post on 28 April 2011 - 21:36
What"s the best way to get there from the airport? TIA
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Latest post on 26 April 2011 - 21:37
You ladies are amazing! Thank you for all the replies and for the reassurance :-) DubaiCat, you are always so nice and so thoughtful ... thanks for taking the time to post what you did, it made me smile. Huge congrats to you, you must be so happy :-) beigey, I love the word 'lactivist', and I really enjoy reading your blog. Hi, Green-ish! It's nice to 'hear' from you :-) DS is a pretty awesome baby (no, I'm not biased :D), he's (too) active, extremely aware, very strong, happy with a wicked little sense of humour, and is meeting all his milestones. He's also at the top of the charts for height (which probably makes him appear even more skinny :)), and he's already more than double his birth weight. I normally wouldn't be concerned with charts or comparisons, but 200g in 3 months sounds wrong. He was last weighed at 6 months, so I'm not sure exactly o the gain occurred, but it averages out to just under 70g per month. That's worrying to me. I'm now paying exta special attention to my diet (and I just vacuumed off a box of After Eight, saw that tip from HAK on another thread :D) plus I bought some breastfeeding tea for myself, and I'm trying to just casually offer him food throughout the day instead of having really structured mealtimes (he does loooove him some broccoli, and it's great fun for me to play identify the foods in his nappy the next day ... never thought I'd see the day when I'd be excited about poo). TanyaR, thanks for such a detailed post. I've been looking for your FB group but haven't been able to find it, would you be able to provide a link? I'm not sure what responses I was hoping to hear, but you all have helped to make me feel stronger and more relaxed about all this. Thank you.
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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 10:07
BUMP :)
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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 22:15
There's one in Festival City as well.
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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 22:14
Thank you :D
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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 20:51
Thank you, both. highland lass, that's very kind of you to offer but I think I'll just buy one tomorrow. Would you happen to know the cost?
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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 10:28
What makes the Maclaren good for travelling, KellsBells? I'm also looking for a stroller to travel with, one that is light and folds up small ... I was just going to buy a cheap supermarket one though ;-) <em>edited by nix.dubai on 11/04/2011</em>
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Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 19:06
Have you tried Baby & Me? http://www.babyandme.net/categories/Sleep-Time/ Also, if you're near Mirdif, I think I saw them in a store called 'Kids Way' in Arabian Centre.
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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 14:38
Where can you find the Zoggs trainer seats? DD is almost 5 months old so can't wait to take her into the pool soon :) Just saw it in the ELC catalogue ... heading out soon to look for one myself :)
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 13:49
That's probably best ... and I don't remember being offered any food on the flight back :D
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 12:53
I'm a huge fan of baby led weaning. We started ds on french fry shaped pieces of food at about 6 months and now at almost a year he's a great eater. He loves meat, fish, chicken, all fruit and some vegetables. He also likes pasta and eggs. Meal times are a pleasure, we all sit around the table and eat, there is no begging the baby to eat or trying to sneak food in. He likes sitting at the table and enjoys going to restaurants! The other week we took him to brunch and he sat happily at the table trying things for 2 hours! The down sides are that 1) it's messy and2) it's time consuming. Most of the time it's lovely to share a leisurely meal but sometimes it would be practical to do a 5 minute breakfast on the way out the door. If you are interested in blw definitely check out Gil Rapley's book. There is a blw dubai facebook group as well. Could you give me a link to the facebook group please? Thank you :)
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 12:50
We were offered baby food on our last EK flight to JFK. I think we got one or two jars of the 'Hero' brand ... don't remember what flavours they were.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 12:48
If anyones been looking I've found ZBeds (fold up extra bed) in Ace beside Ikea. 4x diff qualities from springs to slat bases so also good for adults (Had Hubby test them all) Thought they were a really good price and just the right size to store at the back of a built in wardrobe. Also steam mops but thats another thread ;) Could you start that thread please;) I got a brochure for steam mops from ACE recently and was wondering if they're any good.
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Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 18:36
Try this: http://www.babyandme.net/products/Airwrap-Side-Protection-System-For-Cot-Beds.html
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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 19:24
Is there something like 'Off' for babies, or any other good insect repellant for babies available anywhere in Dubai? TIA
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 13:48
I have also heard this, do not know of any dates of opening though. I believe it is going to be where Worldmart is, [b'>Worldmart shelves are very empty at the moment[/b'>. Really? I was planning to head over there in a little while :(
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Latest post on 17 March 2011 - 13:36
Hi shellly, I'm here:) For some reason I can't open my gmail ... I'll keep trying and I'll let you know when I do:)
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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 10:17
Has anyone tried the itti bitti tutto? this is what I'm waiting for so I'll let you know when they arrive.. cheaper to order from UK than Oz including the postage quotes, although I've got a visitor bringing them over for me. I ordered from cheeksandcherries.co.uk Thanks for the info, pentel. Have you gotten the nappies as yet? How are you liking them?
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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 09:57
surely i-tunes is legal... there is a shop and you buy - right?? I searched and couldn't find... :-( For iTunes, I found it under TV Shows ... Genres ... Sports ... Top TV Episodes #16 HTH :)
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Latest post on 14 March 2011 - 14:10
Have you tried Bumble Bee in Dubai Mall?
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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 14:18
The new school is near the main roundabout with the big buildings in DSO, it's kinda at the back of the building where the Choithrams is, BUT - the school is a work in progress...it's still under construction.
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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 10:36
Glad I could help ... I hated mine for [b'>three years [/b'>before I discovered that it could dry without washing first! :D
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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 10:08
Anyone lost [b'>an animal with a hard shell and four feet [/b'>anywhere near Springs 1?! ROFL Agreed ... cracked me up :-))
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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 10:07
It might 'spritz' for a few seconds, but then it starts drying :)
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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 09:59
ours doesn't have a button that says "dry only" there's a dial for the dryer with different functions and the time. the four buttons on the side of it, the black ones, don't have dry only on them either. so should i turn the dial to a time and then press "play"? I *think* that that's what I do ... don"t select any wash cycle, just choose the drying time then press start.
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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 08:30
There's also Posh Paws which is supposed to be good. I think it's free to get in, but donations are appreciated. http://www.poshpawsdubai.com/AnimalSanctuary.aspx
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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 13:48
[b'>you need to have same size in master and guest or it will never work[/b'>, I assume you have some single beds too? [b'>Thats 3 sizes in that case. Dont think I could sleep at night if the sheets were all in the same cupboard then, haha[/b'>. Maybe store the sheets for each bed in the same room as the bed so they dont get mixed up. (Seriously, non OCD'ers, stay away, we ARE crazy, we know already, lol) That literally made me laugh out loud! :-)))
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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 13:44
Ok, you ladies are really inspiring! Thanks for starting this, CT ... can you give us an update on any differences that you've noticed since the end of January? I'm ready to download my copy and get started, what equipment do I need in preparation ... weights/mat?? I'm really scared though, I hate exercise!:( How do you know that you're doing the moves the correct way? I'm thinking I might wimp out after the first two minutes :D
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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 16:15
Sounds like an amazing way to experience life:) Thanks for taking the time to respond.
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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 15:01
What's the cost?
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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 15:00
Thanks, Singapore Sling. Which hotels would you recommend in each place since LO will be with us?
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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 14:01
I see:) Well, it's probably too late for today's lunch, but here are a few ideas for next time;) Pizza Hut (600 56 9999) Burger King (600 52 2224) Soy to Chutney (4 447 4300) http://www.facebook.com/SoytoChutney Tamaya (4 430 9509) http://www.tamaya.cc/ Chin Chin Mirdiff (4 288 5325) ... I think there's a minimum order of 150AED for DSO delivery Mango Tree MCC (284 3635) ... We haven't tried this yet for delivery And we recently got menus for Chili's and for Black Canyon, so I assume that they would deliver as well Chili's and Black Canyon (4 344 0088) Also, if you look at siliconoasis.org there was a lady selling pizzas/lasagna ... not sure if she still does. HTH :)
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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 11:18
Flower_girl, I thought you lived in Falcon City ... are you in DSO now? What do you feel like eating?
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Latest post on 18 February 2011 - 10:55
Has anyone seen any pretty, girly Chandelier wall stickers? http://wallcravings.com/details.aspx?DID=208
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Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 11:28
Has anyone tried the itti bitti tutto?
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 08:46
That's very kind of you, MorningCat. I'm leaving for the US on Wednesday though, so I might just have to look for them when I get home instead ... thanks for your help :)
 
 
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