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!
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...
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...
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...
Moving
Asked by S.D. from Springfield
on January 3, 2009
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My husband has gotten a promotion and we are starting the process of moving. This is he biggest move that any of us have ever gone through. 15 hours away from everyth...
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- Good Morning S., In 91 we moved from Ks to TX. Our son's were 15,17. We only had lived in KS. Hubby was in military before we were married so he in a way was into long...
- We went to the library and got ever book/video about the place we moved. I also went on the state/city website to find out the "cool" stuff to do and the stuff that i...
- My husband is in the military. We have only made one big move, which was from Wisconsin to Kansas. We're about 13 hours away from "home". And we've been away for almos...
Out of Country Moving....
Asked by B.W. from Augusta
on October 23, 2008
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My family and I will be moving to Japan in April. My husband is in the army. This will be the first move that we have had - and on top of that - it's overseas!! Does a...
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- Can't tell you much about traveling and settling logistics, but Japan is an amazing place. The people are nice, impeccably dressed, wildly interesting, and the food is...
- Idk about Japan, but we were overseas and I flew alot with my son. something that helped on the takeoff and touchdown were special "presents" I wrapped and he could o...
- I would call the passport office cause I dont know if you need a passport since the laws have changed since I was in the military.Especially sisnce it takes a long tim...
Question About Moving to Germany
Asked by L.S. from Stationed Overseas
on May 2, 2008
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We will soon be moving to Schweinfurt and living in Army housing. Any advise on how much household "stuff" we should or should not bring. Any advise regarding an Amr...
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- Hey this is C. and i am in the air force stationed at ramstein. It is really awesome to be be station in germany but the weather is crazy, no ac, really small streets,...
- Hello L.. My name is N., & I to am an Army spouse that stays at home with her children (by choice). We moved here to Germany last August from Ft. Sill, OK. As far as h...
- L. now is the time to get rid of all the stuff you never use and have been meaning to get rid of. A lot of people told me not to bring my kitchen appliances and I re...
