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Willa

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Latest post on 26 February 2012 - 16:27
For the past couple of weeks I did not see the French fresh farm chicken on the shelves in carrefour. This morning I managed to ask the section manager it seems the municipality rules that the shelf life of a fresh chicken should be 3 days, the French chicken was 7 days. So back to frozen tasteless chicken. Hi there...just thought you might like to know that we bought a french fresh farm chicken in waitrose, dxb marina mall yesterday...
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Latest post on 26 February 2012 - 15:54
Willa, the maternity waiting period usually refers to delivery only so all your antenatal appts will still be covered immediately. Since you're not pregnant yet your premium should be low. Things to note, with ADNIC your hubby will have to join up with too (they wont take you on your own). Al Wathba had a 6 month wait but as you're not pregnant yet your waiting period will be up in the time it takes you to fall pregnant & carry to term. Either way, all your antenatal appointments are covered immediately. This confused me in the beginning too! Oh thank you! Everyone has been so helpful! ...I am currently getting a few quotes for insurance. ADNIC does worry me because both my husband and I have pre-exisiting conditions so the premium could be high...but as you point out that the wait period is for delivery, it's worth considering other companies. In some ways I feel like just going for it and perhaps taking a package with a hospital...but it's the 'what if' worry about costs adding up if something were to go wrong. Anyways, am trying to weigh up all options and be sensible! Thanks for your help ladies. :)
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Latest post on 19 February 2012 - 18:28
Just wanted to add that I do have a gov health card... and am not against Latifa... apart from possibility of not being able to have my husband with me the whole time? Also am confused as to what the gov card entitles me to... if you pay a package anyway, but if there were complications what they could end up charging you on top of the package even at a gov hospital?
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Latest post on 19 February 2012 - 17:25
Oh thank you so much, really helpful to hear your experiences... I'm now considering trying to get a policy with ADNIC as I've read on this forum that they cover with no wait for maternity. As I'm not actually pregnant yet, I'd hope the premium wouldn't be too high?! But will definately look at Latifa and all our options. We've been making savings, but had hoped to have that for our future with the baby, not as a means to have one! The company changing my insurance policy has been quite a blow.
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Latest post on 19 February 2012 - 14:45
Thanks for your replies ladies. Would be interested to hear from anyone else who has perhpas gone through this. How much did it end up costing? Did you end up having to pay more than the package costs? Any stories of experience would be helpful, thanks.
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Latest post on 19 February 2012 - 08:59
My company is moving health insurance provider and even though I have been with the company for nearly two years I am now most probably going to be losing my no wait maternity benefits. This is very upsetting as my husband and I were planning to start trying for a baby this year. I understand you can pay for packages with hospitals, including Latifa, but I worry about costs getting out of hand if something goes wrong. I would be very interested to hear of anyone’s experiences of having a baby in Dubai without health insurance so we can make an informed decision about what to do now. Thanks very much.
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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 16:59
Thanks simpleasabc. Very helpful link, which does make me feel bit better. I've been reading 'What to expect, before you're expecting' Heidi Murkoff and they recommend having the vaccination if you aren't immune. So I thought it was super important! The NHS link is reassuring that I don't need to panic about it! I'll enquire with a few other docs in case.
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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 16:10
Sorry, I should have mentioned... They've done a blood test to check my immunity to Rubella and then I'll have that vaccine if I need it. My concern is the chickenpox vaccine, as all the books I've read stress it's important, yet this doctor said I couldn't have it. I wondered if anyone has had it here recently?
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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 15:39
Hey. Went to see a doc today for a preconception checkup and enquired about the chicken pox vaccine as I never had chickenpox as a child. She told me I couldn't have this as they don't do it (EHL Dub Mall) which I was surprised about, as I had read that it was very important to be vaccinated against this before TTC. Has anyone had this vaccine here recently? Any advice as to where I can get this and how much it might cost? Thanks!