How to prepare your child to handle an emergency

Be prepared for emergencies The very idea of your child being forced to deal with a scary and strenuous emergency situation is probably downright repellent, but as a

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Giving birth in Spain: part 4

10 things I can tell you about giving birth in Spain (part 4 of 4) A personal birth story Concluding the birth story of Bibsey Mama: 10. On

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Giving birth in Spain: part 3

10 things I can tell you about giving birth in Spain (part 3 of 4) A personal birth story Continuing the birth story of Bibsey Mama: 6. The

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Giving birth in Spain: part 2

10 things I can tell you about giving birth in Spain (part 2 of 4) A personal birth story Continuing the birth story of Bibsey Mama: 3. Avoid

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Giving birth in Spain

10 things I can tell you about giving birth in Spain (part 1 of 4) A personal birth story The following is based on my experience of giving

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Returning to give birth in your home country

Giving birth in your home country As we saw in the previous post, attitudes about childbirth in Azerbaijan were very different. Some of the more startling myths included:

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Pregnancy and birth superstitions in Azerbaijan

Pregnant in Azerbaijan “Don’t let them tell me the sex”, I asked the nurse for about the tenth time. My husband and I were in the waiting room

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Flying when pregnant

Flying during pregnancy Many women will need to fly when they are pregnant, whether for a wedding, business trip or a well- deserved relaxing ‘baby-moon’. Whatever the reason,

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TCK – a cultural identity crisis?

Third Culture Kids, ‘home’ and identity I can be brown, I can be blue, and now I’m a TCK, too! I have been reading about TCK’s, Third Culture

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What to expect on board the plane when flying with a baby

What to expect when flying with a baby This information is a general ‘what to expect once you are boarding or are on board the flight,’ so you

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