Flying with a baby

How to survive air travel with a baby Flying with children of any age can strike fear into their parents and the other passengers alike. When you arrive

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Expat Chat: Interview with a US expat in Serbia

Laura shares her expat life What is your name? Laura Dennis Where are you originally from? I grew up on the East Coast of the United States, went

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How to help your children cope with tragedies they see on the news

First published on 16th April 2013 in response to the Boston marathon bombing. Yesterday’s appalling news from Boston serves to highlight how easy it is for horrible things

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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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