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Latest post on 11 September 2011 - 17:43
Hi ! My friend has one ( french brand ) for sale . If you want to have more details and pict, please give me yr e-mail adress .
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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 10:02
Irooni wrote: Would you buy at the villa? emlsnre replied : If we were of the mind to invest money in dubai property (which we are not) then yes the Villa would definitely feature near the top of my list. I know a few here who have purchased and are all very happy. I went to Falcon city( closed to the villa ) a few months ago to visit a friend and she is desperate to leave this area . Not even a children friendly place ( they were playing in the street ...) . Half of the villas are empty with a signal for sell or for rent . My nanny told me that a lot of her friends refuse to work there as there is no bus and no metro station around . Did you ever have a look at areas like Al Badia ( walking distance from festival city ) ? Lovely villas with a club, pool, restaurant,supermarket, clinic, schools ..., the flats are all occupied ! Emirates Road is classified most dangerous compare to SZR . The cars speeds as there is no traffic lights . To Irooni : I went to the American hospital a couple of times for emergencies (easy access in a few minutes from festival city ) and was very happy with their facilities .
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 18:04
The traffic can be a disaster on Emirates road ( a lot of trucks ) . <em>edited by salome on 08/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 17:59
Purple replied : have you been there? The villas are lovely, but the location is the reason for the price, there is nothing nearby. We were really looking at going there, but we are to used to having everything on our doorstep where we are. Right . If you have young children, it can be a mess to reach an hospital in case of an emergency !
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 19:39
So ladies please be careful when you buy second hand carriers. edited by Glitzi on 06/07/2011 Be careful as well when you buy new fake carriers !
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 17:23
She is the one ! I met this chinese lady a few weeks ago . She said the Ergo are from the factory in China but the belts are different ( thiner ) . When i tried her ergo I saw that the black belts can slide and be removed . The baby can fall down easily . She said that she removed all her carriers from dubizzle and baby souk . Dont use it for the safety of yr child ! <em>edited by salome on 06/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 16:32
Is it Jane who sold you the carrier ? I met her and the Ergo looks fake ( the belts are different from the original one ) . Be careful if it is the same woman .
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 15:58
mpenny101 replied : I too recommend the Ergo. Have been breaking my back with my 8 kgs DD in a Baby Bjorn, somebody mentioned to me Ergos were in stock in Brauhaus in Ibn Battuta so I tried it on and it felt a dream. Bought it and spent the rest of the day giving piggy back rides to my 18 kgs 4 yr old DS who thought it was hilarious he fitted! Summer travelling has instantly got easier. Brauhaus ? Is it the name of the shop ? TIA
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 14:50
Lemondrops replied : As for me, I used Cecile over a period of 3 years for my two girls. Due to Ceci's advice I managed to exclusively BF my first for two years and exclusively pump for DD2 for 7 months and counting. I don't know what advice she's told D.Babe's friend, but with me Ceci was the biggest BF support for me. I do know she supports introducing solids by six months max, doesn't care how whether it's BLW or spoonfeedng, but she does believe that the 6 month to 18 month window is an important age to help babies acquire their feeding skills. This infamous CIO expert was the one who actually advised me against sleeptraining my DD1 at 2.5 years because she felt with all that was going on, it wasn't the right solution for us. DD1 still wakes up a lot at night and even co sleeps with us a few times a week. I know I sound like a broken record now, but what that woman did to our family was invaluable. She was probably the one who kept me from having a nervous breakdown when things were at their worst with DD2. She even insisted on visiting us every week for months until she was 100% certain that both myself and DD2 (who was premature and has a feeding aversion) was all right, even after our package with her expired. Free. She refused to charge me although she was forgoing meeting with paying clients because she was concerned about me and the baby. Now that is what is truly called a labour of love. I will only ever have good things to say about ceci Lemondrops can I ask you a question please? Did she give you wrong advices regarding bf ? Again congrats for all what you did for your two girls . <em>edited by salome on 04/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 14:36
lemondrops replied : jumeirajaneindubai wrote: And what ? dis you come to my home to see if this is true or not ? Wasn't that your recommendation? To hand over the baby to the maid, if he wasn't sleeping through the night? Didn't you say it worked for you? Lemondrops it is obvious that this is a joke again ! <em>edited by salome on 04/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 12:39
Designbabe replied : My point with relation to the advice given was more to do with the disruption it would cause to a sucessful B/F relationship that the mother had with her baby and the fact that she was very clear that her intention was to feed her baby BM for atleasta year and longer if required. This advice if taken would result in immidiate failure of the b/f as you cannot maintain milk supply if you barely feed in the day, just mostly solids and then cut all night feed excpet the 11 p.m feed. You cannot produce milk if you do not empty your breasts regularly. Thanks Designbabe for all your messages and usefull comments .
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 12:32
salome wrote: Green-ish replied : The thing is, as we have discussed here before salome, that you don't tend to ask a "simple question". You load it with judgement and wait until somone says something that allows you to jump on them with further judgement. Green-ish are you paranoid ?! edited by salome on 04/07/2011 Paranoid about what exactly salome? I'm just sick of you only popping your head in when you have a judgement to pass. Well, in fairness, you're not judgemental every time, but boringly frequently. Thanks again for your nice comment Green-ish . Please feel free not to read any of my message. Sorry but this forum is open to everybody . <em>edited by salome on 04/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 10:23
Green-ish replied : The thing is, as we have discussed here before salome, that you don't tend to ask a "simple question". You load it with judgement and wait until somone says something that allows you to jump on them with further judgement. Green-ish are you paranoid ?! <em>edited by salome on 04/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 15:19
Spamm replied : I would be interested to know if what DB is saying is true. THIS can be really SCARY if this is what cecile is teaching to new mother. Spamm unfortunatly I have been working with her for a couple of months and I wouldnt recommand her at all from what I saw and what I heard . <em>edited by salome on 03/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 14:28
nutty replied : Oh Salome bet you couldn't wait to jump in are you sitting in anticipation waiting to bad mouth Cecile at every oppertunity? Do you have an alert on the computer for everytime her name is mentioned? Do you have photo's of her up in your house? No picture thanks ! I am scared to have nightmares overnight lol .
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 14:28
nutty replied : Oh Salome bet you couldn't wait to jump in are you sitting in anticipation waiting to bad mouth Cecile at every oppertunity? Do you have an alert on the computer for everytime her name is mentioned? Do you have photo's of her up in your house? No picture thanks ! I an scared to have nightmares overnight lol .
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 14:24
Nutty replied : until 7months she slept 6 hours in the day and 12hours at night... amazing ! only 6 hours awake per day ? <em>edited by salome on 03/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 14:19
nutty replied : My point wasnt to dimiss your friends experience with Cecile just that there are so many people that have had good experiences with her it seems wrong to badmouth her when the comments were not heard by you first hand although im sure your friend wouldn't lie to you but everyone hears what they want and since you dont speak of your own experience then best not to repeat something on hearsay. Everybody is free in this forum to give her opinion regarding an healthcare provider, isnt it ? Why does this rule not apply to Cecile ?
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 13:04
Green-ish replied : Ah salome...up to your usual 'tricks' I see. If you have something constructive and non-judgemental to say, please just come out and say it. Thanks for your comment....does this forum not allow a simple question ? I am sure BTW that you did your best for all your babies .
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 11:20
Nutty replied : I have known what my child cried for a very long time to the point she only now cry's if she has hurt herself. What about her emotional needs and feelings ?
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Latest post on 30 June 2011 - 17:29
Dubaicat replied : He was only 7 or 8 months at the time . Does sleep training affect a successfull breastfeeding as the baby is left couple a hours without any feed ?
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 15:24
Thanks Spamm !
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 10:08
Thanks Pentel . I dont work for myself but for a private company . I am leaving Dubai soon. I know that a lot of posters will enjoy reading this . Good luck to everybody ! <em>edited by salome on 22/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 06:17
Thanks for your post Sunsa . I dont have anything personal going on with Cecile . You have plenty of opinions regarding her practice from this thread and go ahead with this .This is your choice . Good luck . <em>edited by salome on 22/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 18:45
Dubaicat replied : They can. They could also extend professional courtesy as healthcare professionals. My mother is a teacher and would not dream of slating another teacher in such a public way. Congrats again on your ethics ! Sorry but courtesy between medical professionals in Dubai doesnt exist as healthcare is a bussiness unfortunatly .... <em>edited by salome on 21/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 18:18
DubaiCat replied : Thanks. Patients sharing opinions of doctors and other health professionals is a world away from health professionals sharing opinions of other health professionals. I guess things are different in a mainly private health environment such as here. Patients can be as well healthcare professionals !
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 16:01
The whole purpose of this forum is to be able to express our opinion regarding the subjects discussed (doctors specifically...), but congratulations on your ethics Dubaicat .
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 14:09
Thanks for your advice Lemondrops . I am fine and not afraid at all of any discredit . Sorry but I cant give more details on this forum... On your side do you have anything more than : I also know of medical professionals who have worked with Cecile both inside and outside a particular private hospital in Dubai and have nothing but good things to say about her.
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 11:21
pentel replied : It seems to me that salome has professional issues with Cecille and is trying to discredit her? I dont have any issues with her but I dont agree at all with the medical advices she gives . For your information I am not the only one ( as a healthcare professional ) how was very disapointed and unhappy working with her a few years ago in a private hospital in Dubai . This is maybe why she works for herself now ?! <em>edited by salome on 21/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 06:09
Sandfly replied : And the 'rule' was given to a specific mother in respect of a specific baby; it was almost certainly not intended to be distributed as gospel to a wide group of mothers with babies with differing needs. And what about this one Sandfly ? Spamm wrote : This midwife has very strange theory... http://gulfnews.com/life-style/parenting/parenting-solutions-feeding-thumb-sucking-1.811746 I would also be interested to know from where she took the rule ''one hour of sleep per week of age'' This rule wasnt given to a specific mother of a specific baby ! Sandfly replied : and there are very few 4kg babies who need to feed more often than every couple of hours False ! Did you hear about macrosomia ? <em>edited by salome on 20/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 16:09
Nutty replied : Perhaps book an appt and go see for yourself before passing judgement on her methods and philosophy. Thanks for your advice Nutty but I worked ( I am myself an healthcare professional )with her a couple of years ago and was very disapointed ...
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Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 08:03
Sandfly wrote : I found Cecile very supportive with regard to breast feeding. I am happy for you Sandfly but as Kiwispiers said: Your midwife is giving advice that goes against current medical recommendations, whether it is successful or not. And this information( the rule with a 4kgs baby overnight ...) is unacceptable and unsafe for some babies .
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 18:18
kiwispiers replied : salome I agree with you as you'll see in my post, but nutty was simply repeating what she was told. I agree with you . We shouldnt see health professionals take advantage of the naivety of mums .
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 16:13
kiwispiers replied : Your midwife is giving advice that goes against current medical recommendations, whether it is successful or not, so I think it is fair enough for people to question it (but let's not shoot he messenger). Leaving babies fasting for a couple of hours could lead to hypoglycemia and cause brain damages depending on each case individually. Therefore, these instructions do not apply on all babies, each and everyone of them has its special case. It is unacceptable to put one's children at risk in order to get a good night sleep. This midwife is unprofessional, and I find it outraging that she targets sleep-deprived mothers by giving this type of incorrect information.
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Latest post on 17 June 2011 - 16:12
nutty replied : My midwife told me about being physically able at 4kg rule.My DD slept through the night on BF alone from10 weeks and was 4kg at birth. When i asked about this i was told it can take that long to get into the swing of things and develop good sleep habits. My friend brought her DS home from hospital 2 months ago and he slept 7 hours straight from birth in the night and now does 12 hours with a dreamfeed at 10.30pm. Lots of my friends who all saw the same midwife are in the same position so sounds a bit more normal to my ears. Can you ask to your midwife where is this rule coming from ? Can she show us any medical serious study regarding this ? Thanks a lot !
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Latest post on 09 June 2011 - 12:26
Very long, complicated and expensive process . Plenty of paperwork...Be ready to pay her 1365 euros minimum per month plus the URSSAFF fees for France as you are still her employer there . It took me 2 months to get it !
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Latest post on 07 June 2011 - 13:27
She needs a Schengen visa . It is a very long, expensive and complicated process unfortunatly ...
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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 13:44
salome wrote: Call Marissa 0507452770 Thanks for the number. But i am wondering if you know if she has references, or do you personally know her? Yes I know her personally .She is the nanny from a six years old girl since more than 5 years . I meet her almost every day with my children at the play area closed to my villa and I would personnaly hire her if needed . She is free in one month .
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Latest post on 27 March 2011 - 17:33
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Latest post on 10 March 2011 - 07:54
jag replied : DH and I sometimes come home at random times, and the house is always tidy, and the kids are quiet and being entertained.... Jag your maid is amazing ! <em>edited by salome on 10/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 14:48
The nurseries here are very costly and some families cant afford it and hire a maid/nanny instead.
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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 10:57
designbabe replied : Advantages - one on one care as opposed to a 3 babies to one helper ratio in every daycare/nursery. The ratio is 2 babies per staff at the nursery where is my 12 month old baby . If you hire a nanny who works as a maid as well , the ratio is definitely not one by one as she will be busy with cooking, cleaning, ironing .... Never forget that a maid/nanny here is not trained like in Europe, America...They have ( all filipino, malaysian, indian ....)their proper habits ( it is healthy to leave a baby crying to help their lungs growing , feeding a baby lying in a pram is normal....). I worked for a couple of years in Asia ( training care assistants, nurses, midwives...) in several hospitals and it was hard to convince the staff to change .
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Latest post on 25 January 2011 - 10:28
Babyrat wrote : I'm not sure how big the demand is for midwives is in Dubai as majority of people have insurance and so are seen by the Obs. Did you deliver in Dubai ? I did and I felt so sorry for the midwives complaining of the shortage of staff ( 2 on duty instead of 3 or 4 ) . There is actually a huge demand for staff in maternity in private hospitals and in public like Al Wasl . The salary is ridiculous (9000 dirhs per month in Al Wasl ) for long working hours in private hospitals ( 48 hours per week ). A lot of people dont have insurance and OB dont work full time in maternity wards !
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Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 14:54
Thank you writing this. I didnt write it . This is from 7 DAYS . <em>edited by salome on 24/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 14:21
Here, a ‘nanny’s’ job is cleaning, washing and ironing the clothes, cleaning the car, cooking three times a day, taking the kids to school and out elsewhere. The nanny has to be super energetic . To be honest I cant apply for the job lol . <em>edited by salome on 24/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 12 January 2011 - 08:02
lemondrops wrote : Even in the best of nurseries, you're looking at a carer to baby ratio of 3 to 1, instead of a 1 to 1 ratio you would get with a nanny. I personally find that in the first year all your LO needs is love and attention; it doesn't matter if he/she gets it from a masters degree holder or a maid with just a highschool education. In fact, most of the caretakers in nurseries are teaching assistants from India or the philipines with a two year diploma and a pediatric first aid course. You'd be surprised how many degree holders from those countries take up jobs as maids or nannies to support their families back home. But at the end of the day, the one on one attention is unbeatable particularly for a baby under two. If you're worried about your LO's health and safety, you can always arrange for your helper to attend a pediatric first aid course. 1 to 1 ratio with a nanny : that means that she cares of the child full time but as far as I know mostly of the families have a nanny working as a maid as well ( in charge of cooking, ironing, cleaning ...) . Even if she is a super nanny all this cant be done during the nap of the child so what happens when the nanny is busy cooking in the kitchen ? Hello Kitty replied : I was once in Hong Kong, where there's the same maid/nanny culture and an American friend of mine told me a story. She had taken her two children (2 and 4) to the GP and after a few minutes he commented that it was nice to see a mum who didn't have a nanny. She hadn't said anything so asked him how he knew. He told her that he could tell by the way her children spoke. Children raised by nannies didn't speak as well as those who weren't. Agree . My girlfriend who works as a teacher is able to tell wich child went to the nursery before attending the school ( high level of vocabulary...) The must would be to have a day care at the nursery and a nanny during holidays , evening.... It really depends on what you are looking for. I know that this is very costly and I can understand that a lot of families cant afford it .
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Latest post on 10 January 2011 - 16:08
Shaf wrote : Frenchy, I have yet to check it out, but i hear good things about Emirates British Nursery which is a little bit further into mirdif. I am actually going to check them out next week. oh i wish i cud put my ds in ebn... they are really full which is y i am considering a nanny.. You said you are going to check this nursery next week and then you said they are full so you will get a nanny ?!!! confusing isnt it ? <em>edited by salome on 10/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 January 2011 - 11:52
It seems that you are against nurseries . Why ? Shaf wrote : Thank you BFC. I would rather having with a nanny inside the house where I am present than shove DS off to a nursery. Wish more people would be less judgmental here. I live in Al Warqa, which is about 2 mins after Mirdif City Centre.. so pretty much the other end of the world! Any older mums who want to be hired?
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Latest post on 10 January 2011 - 11:32
Totally agree with Flower Child . Shaf do you have a baby/child there ?
 
 
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