Overseas Move
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Moving Overseas
Asked by J.S. from Kansas City
on February 13, 2007
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I am getting ready to move overseas with my husband who is active duty army. we will have to fly with out 3 young kids ages 4-3months. i am needing to know if anyone h...
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- Having travelled overseas quite a few times I would say the best thing for the two year old is a variety of smaller toys, so that you can keep introducing something ne...
- I know when our kids first flown they were 3 & 4, the pilot took them into the cockpit and showed them around and then gave them their first set of wings, it was prett...
- Go to a Dollar store and let all the kids pick out their own bag (book or duffle) then let thempick out all sorts of stuff to play with; books, cars, coloring books, I...
Moving Overseas-YIKES!!!!
Asked by M.A. from Houston
on March 11, 2009
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We just found out my husband may be transferred overseas to Nigeria within a few months. is there anyone out there who has worked/lived in Nigeria with small children...
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- I lived overseas in Indonesia for 4 years when our son was 7 and our daughter was born in Singapore. I haven't lived in Nigeria, but I know people who did and it was ...
- Have you tried talking to some missionaries from there?
- Didn't live in Nigeria but lived in Brazil. It was a great experience. I would also be concerned about safety. What has the company told you regarding housing and s...
Traveling Overseas and Pumping
Asked by A.M. from Bangor
on October 2, 2008
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I have to travel from Montréal to Germany this weekend for a 5-day trip and am still breastfeeding my daughter. So I will pump while I am gone to try to keep my supp...
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- I was doing a lot of air travel when my son was 2 - 6 months old. He is now 9 months old. I found it a lot easier to have a hand pump on the flights. I sat in the w...
- A., I had to leave my 10 month old for 4 days unexpectedly this past May and we did fine. I bought a handheld manual pump that I could just use to express enough m...
- Here are some tips i learned: 1. you can go right through security--ice and all. have not had a problem yet as soon as i said "breastmilk"--and I've actually flown a ...
Moving Overseas, Can We Bring Some of Our "Stuff" with Us?????
Asked by L.C. from Raleigh
on September 1, 2009
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So sounds like God is calling us to move to my hometown. I was wondering if anybody who moved overseas had any of their items brought with them by cargo ship????We do ...
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- Hi L., So sorry I don't know the answer to your question - we just repatriated to the US from Japan, and Cendant through Santa Fe Shipping. And it was a full house...
- Hi L., We moved from the US to Switzerland about a year ago. The company paid for the move, so I have no idea of prices, but I know we had the options of a 20 foot...
- I have absolutely NO advice about moving overseas, but I did want to bid you 'Godspeed' with your young family!
Living Overseas
Asked by J.0. from Washington DC
on September 13, 2010
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Are there any other moms living in Barcelona Spain? I am looking for other english speaking moms to connect with. We moved here in January and I have had a hard time...
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- There is a group on babycenter called International Mommies and you might find someone there. Are you moving there? Military, government or private company? Just as...
- Have you gone on yahoo answers? When I was considering taking a civilian job on a military base in Germany I had many questions. I quickly realized there was a large ...
- Just speaking as someone who only speaks English but has friends and relatives in Europe, I am betting you will meet lots of people there who speak English! Most Europ...
Pregnant and Relocating
Asked by T.W. from Houston
on July 15, 2009
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Hello,
I am 29 weeks pregnant and I am relocating to Houston from Toledo, OH. I have been contacting doctors in the area but no one will take me as a new patient b...
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- I had this same problem when we moved from Tulsa, OK. I wasn't quite as far as you. Only we didn't know which part of Houston we would be moving to at the time becaus...
- Good Luck.....You try Sam Balat in the Medical Center and his phone numer is ###-###-#### , I hope he takes you he is an excellent doctor and very well known on the Ho...
- Call this office and explain your situation to them - shame on other doctors that will not take you as a patient based on a relocation - what are you suppose to do - s...
Moving Overseas-baby on Plane Help!
Asked by J.V. from San Francisco
on March 7, 2010
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My husband and I are moving from San Jose to Cape Town, South Africa in two weeks. Our daughter is 6 months old. What advice do you have for an infant on a looooong fl...
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- net teething feeder...Sassy and Munchkin make one. Fill it with ice, frozen fruit, apple slice, whatever kinds of food you have started her on. If you haven't starte...
- Hopefully at 6 months she is not too mobile yet. Everyone has great suggestions, definitely check if your airline has the bassinet option like Singapore Air does. And ...
- How exciting! Good luck to you. Twenty yrs ago when I traveled from London to Sydney (two consecutive red eye flights with a stop in Singapore) the airlines gave me ...
Any Advice About Moving Overseas with Young Children..
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on June 4, 2009
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We have a great and scary opportunity with my husband's job to move to Switzerland for a few years while he leads up a project. My kids are almost 2 and 4 and I am ju...
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- Hi, We moved to USA from India for about 4 years, when our daughter was just 5 months old! We are back in India now though. Its going to be tougher at times (esp...
- Hi M., Due to my father's job, we moved quite frequently when I was growing up. I lived in England, Sweden, Germany, India in addition to New York, California, and...
- A friend of mine moved to england for 2 years as a little girl. the mom wrote to the people in her new building and explained halloween to them so that my friend coul...
Seeking Help: What to Do with Pets When Moving Overseas
Asked by B.C. from Denver
on February 6, 2010
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My husband was recently offered the job of a lifetime both career and money-wise. The job is in China and after a recent trip there we determined it simply isn't fea...
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- I love animals too and do feel for you. I think your kids would be the perfect ones to take care of the animals! especially since they are attached to them as well and...
- i know its hard - i agonized when i moved here from the uk - i had a dog and 2 cats, my dog was 10 years old, and my cats were 12, so i had the same dillema. in the...
- I am an animal lover and can really sympathize with you. I think if you found a really great person that you could hire to "adopt" them, their lives would be good. T...
Traveling Overseas with a 20Mth Old ( HELP)
Asked by S.C. from Stationed Overseas
on January 19, 2008
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We will pcs-ing to Savannah in the next month from Germany My 20mth old (toddler) Hasnt flown since he was eight months old and I am scared how he will take the flight...
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- I know the feeling. When we flew from RI to Okinawa,Japan, my son was 5 and my daughter was 16 months. my son did very well he had room on the floor to play between th...
- Hi S., I suggest that you have alot of small, quiet toys that will keep him occupied, along with crayons and a coloring book. Having books that you can read quietly to...
- We flew from Germany (Frankfurt) to BWI when my daughter was 17 months old. We took her favorite books, stuffed animals, enough snacks to feed an army (which was handy...
