Overseas Move: Infant
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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-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...
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 N.M. from Honolulu
on June 2, 2010
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Hi all!
I am a working mother of 5 and I live on a tiny island, called Guam in the Pacific Ocean. Recently, my husband accepted a great job offer in Arizona. We thoug...
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- Hi N., Your husband will need to find somewhere that you can all live, look into schools for the rest of the kids, and get a general layout of the city: grocery sto...
- Do you need to sell your house? If not that does make it a tad easier and one less thing to do... If you do have to sell that is something to start on right away. D...
- Pack one suitcase with sheets. Have each person pack one towel/washcloth in their suitcase. When I move, I always set up the kitchen first. That way when everyone i...
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...
Need Advice on a Stroller and Other Infant Gear
Asked by D.B. from Grand Rapids
on May 7, 2009
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Hello. I am trying to figure out the best stroller situation for my son who is due in August. We are going w/a bigger car seat, not one of those infant carriers that f...
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- The strollers that accept the infant seat are soooo convenient. I used it with my great niece when I kidnapped her and it was wonderful. The stoller is nice to use a...
- If your asked the baby, he'd say he wants to be on your body as much as possible until he's older and more interested in the world around him. I guess some of it depe...
- I wouldn't trade my carseat stroller set for anything! When they are little and fall asleep in the car it is so wonderful to not have to wake them up every time you tr...
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...
