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Sahara…I’m in Karachi these days with my 2 month old as well as a 2.5 yr old…

I travelled with emirates… 6.5 hours from Denmark to Dubai, 1.5 hours stay and then 1.5 hours flit from Dubai to Karachi.

First off, emirates was a superb airline… As are ettihad and qatar… They have the money to spend so don’t go stingy on what they have to offer to their passengers.

Fantastic crew, jaw dropping food quality and great in flight entertainment… They helped me out so so much with my 2 monsters… Even took midget off of my hands so I could take a breather.. Took him for a ill walk and play around the plane .. Both my kids refused to sleep so it was torture… Holding I’ll miss nd dealing with the older one.

I didn’t even use midget’s toys, food and other things I had packed for him cuz he got it all the minute he entered the plane ..from back pack to snacks to toys and coloring books with crayons… I cursed cuz it was another friggin bag to carry!

They have full milk for toddlers..just ask. I had taken his portable DVD player too which was of no use cuz he was perfectly happy watching the cartoons they were airing.

I had given my stroller at the gate and was to get it in Karachi… That was ok too cuz they had Laos of strollers at Dubai airport.. (it’s the same in Doha)… Infact they will even ride u to the security check in those ‘cart like cars’… If u have lots to carry …

First, I love your iPad posts

Also, sounds like you had a great experience with Emirates. Hopefully Qatar will be comparable.

Now on to Karachi.

Holy smokes! It’s hot here man… My kids are in shorts and tees… Which is hard in itself cuz of…god damned MOSQUITOES!!! That is one thing I had overlooked… They are everywhere and a pain in the ass..

Haven’t bit genie that much but midget is all red and bumpy… We have tried it all from electric rackets to coils, Mospel, nothing helps… Just keep their limbs covered… And bites they do get, rub bentnovate N on em ( what the doc gave midget)…oh and I’m also having him sleep under a mosquito net… Wish I could wrap it around him for his waking hours!

omg it’s hot!! I was assuming the weather would be mild and the mosquitoes would have gone. Will definitely get a net, though I don’t know exactly how to attach them and such. And I just got a bunch of long-sleeved undershirts for madam. I think most of these wedding events are outdoors, in lawns, so will have to keep an eye on her.

He drinks whole milk 3 times a day cuz he loves milk… The first day was a bit of a shock for him cuz even whole milk in Denmark is like skimmed milk here… Full milk here is thicker… But after a bit of talkingin to.. He took to it and it’s a smooth sailing now..he drinks Olpers.

Any tummy issues with the milk? Did you buy Olpers from there?

Eiliyah was on nan 1 Pro, but they don’t have Pro here… S she is drinking the basic nan 1 and again , no issues. I wash their bottles with regular water and then give the final rinse with Nestlé water.

They are mashallah doing fine… We cook our own food with normal rap water and midgets eats it fine… He drinks nestle water though.

So glad they’re adjusting so well, mA!

Diapers.. I only brought with me what I had at home in denmark. Midget is potty trained but I still put him in them for the night… Bought pampers and hated them. Leaks and more leaks.. I’ve used them before out of necessity and hated them then too… I don’t know why they make them so crap now… And u can’t find pull ups here… S I moved on to Huggies..still not as great but at least they dont leak.. And they have pull ups in that brand so that’s good…work for genie too.

I think the Pampers leak thing may be a boy issue – as SIL is having the same issue with her son. Things are better now that they’ve switched to Huggies.

Another shock for midget was the bread and butter…the latter we overcame by buying lurpak instead of blue band… But the bread is still not something he is taking to fully… And that sucks cuz he loves jam toast for bfast .. I make diff kinds do spreads for him for lunch but again, he don’t like the bread…tried diff kinds ..nothing that he really likes but will eat if really hungry… Just going totally wi roti these days…

Oh wow. Didn’t expect the bread to be an issue. I don’t remember it being noticeably different from here. Madam likes her toast in the morning too. But usually breakfast is pretty easy with her, so not too worried.

Veggies aren’t to his liking either… He loves carrots and even though paki carrots are yummy…he hates em. Diff texture and taste I guess.

Madam loves raw veggies. When peeled and served at home it’s not an issue, but I don’t want her having salads at wedding events and such. Stopping her (and her adoring relatives) will be a problem!!

He doesn’t eat anything from outside.. We have given him KFC once… Was fine.. And pizza from pizza hut… But it’s not something we wanna do a whole lot of. Otherwise, no mithai ( insanely hard cuz he loves it and it’s wedding season so there is loads of it)… Or nimko…If we go out, I buy him biscuits or other packaged goods… No bakery crisps though… And take home cooked meals with me…

We don’t take them to places outside of defense cuz its just mad crowds… They stay home mostly… In the evening we take them to places like pak towers…

If u are planning on doing wedding preps… Hope u can leave them with someone they are comfy with just so they aren’t dragged around .. It’s super hot during the day. Took midget once to tariq road and he had a melt down. So we had my Khala come over and stay with her kids ..let midget get comfy with them. And then it was set… We collect on work we gotta do outside… Invite her over the day before… Midget and genie stay with her whilst mom and I go out and do our own thing…

Definitely leaving her if I go out shopping. Luckily we’ve got lots of family around, and hubby would much rather stick around the house, so it works out for me. mashAllah

Don’t fret too much… All kids are diff…react differently…just go with the flow. U won’t enjoy much if u worry a whole lot.

Thanks!