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Latest post on 26 January 2014 - 14:01

Even though I've left the area, I always go back to the little salon in The Greens to have my eyebrows threaded. Both of their two hair removal ladies are good.

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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 16:23

I might not be the best person to advice you (have started another thread about my 13-month old not eating) but before I ran in to problems our DD always ate really well. We've made sure to give her flavoursome food from day 1. We don't give her spicy food as in hot food, but she eats plenty of spices and herbs just like her parents do. My DD was also late in developing teeth but still had the purees - just make sure they are smooth and not difficult to eat. DD now proudly boasts 4 teeth - once it happens, it happens quickly!

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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 16:16

Hi there Swedish Girl, It could be a phase, possibly a developmental milestone or teething or attachement issues. DD is almost exactly the same age and we have been through a couple of phases like that. Have you noticed if perhaps she is more interested to eat if for example you are at a restaurant? Or not sitting in her high chair (assuming that she does now), or perhaps that she wants to handle food herself? Ours went through a phase that she would gladly eat things she could pick up but not if i gave her the same thing myself, so I tried to give things that were solid enough that she could grab and eat. When did yours start solids? You mention she was BF till 8 months but was she having any solids prior to that? Hi Big Blue! We eat out fairly regularly (once a week on average) but haven't noticed her being more interested in food when in a restaurant. She's noticably more frustrated at meal times and sometimes cries and whinges in her high chair. If we take her out and let her sit on our laps she calms down, but still doesn't eat. Thing is as well that I'm of the attitude that babies ofour DD's age should be allowed to play with and investigate food, even if they make a mess. But my DH gets irritated by the mess she makes and so when he feeds her (at least twice a day as he is at home with her fulltime) he makes sure that she can't reach her plate/bowl/spoon and only gives her a couple of small bits of food to feed herself. For that reason it's difficult to say whether she would prefer to feed herself. Last night DH agreed to try my method of just letting her get on with it, which resulted in food pretty much everywhere except in her mouth... We started introducing solids at about 6 months. We would feed her pureed food whilst sitting in our laps, supplemented by me BF her as well. At about 8 months she started sitting in her high chair and has gobbled down food until turning 1, which is when this period of not eating started (roughly). Grateful for any further advice you might have.

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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 16:03

I've had laproscopic surgery AND general surgery during pregnancy (there wasn't room for both cyst & baby). Unfortunately the laproscopic surgery was unsuccessful as the cyst was too large to remove without painkillers (as I was pregnant they couldn't give me anything stronger than Panadol) and it was segregated by internal walls. It took them about an hour of poking around in my stomach with two long metal sticks to work that out :) But the procedure left just a few small holes which weren't even stitched, just taped. I went home the same day and didn't feel any discomfort other than a little pain. It was worse after I had general surgery under anaesthesia during the pregnancy to remove the cyst "the traditional way" (it was the size of a football). It was sort of like a ceasaran, with a 20cm long scar at the bikini line. That recovery took about 5 days, which is when I was able to move around like normal again (given that I was 5 months pregnant at the time), with additional pain and discomfort for about 2 weeks. On a positive note, the general surgery prepared me well for my pregnancy ending in an emergency ceasarean... the recovery from that was nothing compared to the general surgery! I had both procedures done at the City Hospital.

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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 12:21

Hi Rose! I would recommend your daughter to look at organisations in the UAE which conserve historical sites and preserve cultural heritage. There are actually quite a few if you spend some time researching online. The tourism sector might also be an option (such as TDIC). Best of luck!

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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 14:24

Thank you so much The Swedish Girl. Do you have kids in school age? Which school do you recommend ? We have been looking into GEMS World Academy. Is there a big Swedish community in Dubai, where do the majority live? We would like our kids to interact with other Swedes for them to maintain the language :-) Tack så mycket :-) No problem, happy to help! My kids are not old enough to attend school yet, but I have a little insight in to the academic world here which is how I know the standards aren't comparable to those in Sweden. I wouldn't say there's a big Swedish community here. I think there's about 3-4000 Swedes in the UAE. To get in touch with them, attend one of the events at the Norwegian Seamen's Church on Oud Metha Road or get in touch via the "Swedes in the UAE" group on Fbook. There's also a networking group for professional women from Nordic countries in the UAE. In terms of where people live I would say that varies a lot. But I guess most Swedes can be found in "New Dubai", many in apartments in the Marina or villas in Emirates Living (Springs, Meadows etc.).

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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 13:56

Like previous posters have said, I think they key is to pick your restaurant carefully when it comes to deliveries, and also think about what type of food travels better or worse. I would for example never order anything involving chips for delivery, as no matter how nice when just cooked, they will arrive soggy and horrible. Here's a few trusty delivery favourites used by my husband and I when we're too lazy to cook: Pizza from NKD - very good if you like thin crusts Currybox and Noodlebox for an Asian fix (great lunch deals as well, and you can replace the rice with salad) Wagamama (I sometimes get cravings for their chicken noodle soup) Chin Chin for Chinese food Brick Lane for the British Indian (although their chicken dishes aren't the best - chicken is a bit chewy) Mashawi for delicious Lebanese BBQ ...and then a couple of local restaurants that we've tried in situ before we've ordered deliveries.

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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 13:46

I've had a dark brown leather sofa for about 10 years. Since moving to Dubai I've bought the leather care kit they sell at the Marina. It's usually two products that you need to use regularly. First you use a cleaning cream which you rub gently in to the leather with a sponge. Then you use a treatment cream which keeps the leather supple. This needs to go all over the sofa about once or twice a year, and in my experience really works in keeping it looking nice. The one thing you must never do to leather is to expose it to wet rags, scratchy cleaning pads or try to dry it by using excessive heat like a hair dryer. Gently does it! I've also used the leather cleaning kits from Ikea which are okay. Works well on leather handbags too!

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Latest post on 05 September 2013 - 12:24

The Greens has shot up in the last year :-( even the old bits Yeah, I know - I just left! But prices are still better than other areas that offer similar standards of living.

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Latest post on 05 September 2013 - 12:17

Hi OP! As a fellow Swede I can tell you that the schooling in Dubai won't match the quality back home. But there are schools that offer additional Swedish curriculum so I would advise you to seek those out. Speak to the Swedish church (shared with the Norwegian Seamen's Church on Oud Metha Road) and join the community forums on Facebook (Swedes in the UAE for example). Also, in Sweden a 30k salary would be considered really good, but as some of the other posters say it won't be easy to manage on this with a family in Dubai. My advice to you would be to forget about living in a villa. They are much more expensive to rent and also cost much more in terms of utilities etc. Get a nice apartment instead. You can get almost the same living space for less rent, with a much lower utility cost and usually the white goods is already in place, saving you the expense of buying it yourselves. There are relatively "cheap" apartments of a good size and of good standards in areas like Motor City, The Greens (old bit), JLT, JBR and Mirdif. Good luck/lycka till!

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