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We need some items removed from our property - old furniture mainly - I'm looking for a skip/or a van and a couple of guys to move it - unfortunately I'm not in London and my tenant can't lift heavy objects - any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi, A friend of ours is looking for a position as an au pair July/August time in the UK. She is a young French girl, living in France, and wants to better her English .. So she comes 'cheap'. She's not looking for money as such, she's wanting a live in postion and to be fed of coz. If you'd like further information and to speak to the family please let me know. Thanks, Lindsay

Ah, as I thought - thanks for letting me know - I will be going private straight away - I'm heading home from overseas especially to have my son seen so only have a few weeks - especially if there are more procedures/referrals. And just thought NHS won't see us as currently we're 'not' residents so not paying taxes hey .. hmmm ..

Thanks very much - the 3rd recommendation for them - I'll give them a call in the morning!

I'm travelling back home for a couple of weeks especially for my son to see some specialists .. and my worry is the NHS could take some time to get in to be seen and any follow ups / referrals they could take time too.

Hi, I need to find a PAED for my 2 year old and also an ENT specialist .. any recommendations please? Thanks!

Molly, do a search on Vieamin E oil for ear infections! Its a simple natural remedy and apparently the results are amazing - I'm almost excited to try it out as I suffered terribly as a youngster from ear infections and was given all the medicated antibiotics - not really what we want to be giving our youngsters hey .. (randomly on the forum after someone private messaged me ..)

Lou - darn, was hoping you'd miss this one ;-) Back to work soon hey - good luck x Polly - we can't get iPlayer here (gutted as missed finale of Britain's next top model and my family's crazy gap year, can't watch Australia's masterchef ..) but that series does sound interesting, sad as well. Imagine its good for the men to watch too. Ha ha, I'm sure every mother lets that thought slip into their head at some stage - the 'what ifs' but letters are an interesting thought - even in general to write them for fun almost and your son can read them when he grows up regardless .. horrible thought though :-(

Molly - no, its what we were expecting - can't wait to get stuck in! A lot more expensive though .. they automatically put the "western" hat on you and assume you're rolling in it as your company pays for everything - but we're breaking them down so they're taking it easy on us - especially when it comes to house hunting (or 'villas' as they like to call them here) as they're not showing us the complete castles anymore but reasonable sized and manageable villas. The food is yummmmmmy. You'll have to come see for yourselves though ;-) ps, the girls will be celebrities here. x

That's a good way of looking at it - I'll blame it on nature and natural instinct - not me being silly and overacting!! I'm hoping the kiddies will eventually join us on our pursuits too. Over night we've even now discussed giving up our driver in a few months (giving us a while to settle into the local way of life) and swapping onto mopeds as the kids seem to behave naturally and safely on them. Thanks :-)

I know I don't officially currently live in ED (but will be back soonish) and its a compliment that I value the opinions here .. so ladies please don't shake your heads in despair (I know hubby is ;-) .. but the expat forum here is pretty formal and general (no feeling in it!) So we were staying in an awesome spot on Vietnam's coast and had intended going diving - I had a small thought about hubby and I both being away from our son in a off land, under water, foreign country etc - but I dismissed it quickly. We're completely ok with leaving him in the hotel with a sitter as they're all so lovely and he's a friendly contented chap so has loads of fun. A day later my hubby mentioned the same thought .. so we decided not to go diving 'in case' something happened to us .. are we being silly? over reacting? will we ever feel ok about doing slightly 'wilder' sports? because of kids? He's only 15 months so maybe we're still newish parents ..

yay! (sorry) I'm not the only one with a temper tantrum little one that hasn't yet even hit the terrible 2s. My hubby places him as gently as possible onto the floor so he can kick and scream and stands back almost ignoring him and doesn't react but quietly and calmly says 'are you finished' and repeats himself and our son actually responds and stops almost immediately and gets rewarded by having a cuddle - where as I panic and try whatever to stop him generally only making matters worse so he plays on the attention. Just a thought ..

We son went to SA when he was 6 months so only had the usual limited jabs. He's since had the BCG - other then me originally being from SA hubby likes going 'into the bush' and roughing it whether in Africa or Asia so we got it just to be safe but also hopefully our son will travel when he's older too so at least he's covered. With regards to mozzies - you should be fine but maybe use citronella oil for your little one - obviously not directly onto the skin but put a drop onto the clothes. Water is SA is generally absolutely fine directly from taps too - if you end up in a game park or bush just ask - but your hosts will generally provide bottled water if there were any risks regardless. If anything make sure you've got sun protection and good skin creams (we just notice that while their sin is healthy in the sunshine it can dry out quite a bit.) Enjoy!

Those plug in wall Karvol things are fantastic too - I've used them for my little boy - to make matters worse he's always slept on his tummy - but they really do work and definitely helped keep him clear through the night.

my fault - sorry!