kayla I sent in my ILR application in Jan 08 and it came back about 4 weeks later. You sent yours already should be back in no time if you give them all the docs they want.
D is doing fine. He was 8 months old on Tuesday. I've started 3 solid meals over a week ago and his milk intake has dropped drastically. Now have oversupply of EBM in the fridge.
I started D with homemade baby rice. Just grinded up some of my thai rice into powder, cooked it in FM and thinned it with BM.
There are a few websites you can read up on about making your own baby food.
http://www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/index.html
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/index.htm
It gave interesting info but a bit 'lehchei' to go on the computer everytime to look it up so I found this
book on Amazon which I thought was excellent. Very useful as it comes with meal planners for the different ages. It's written by 2 paediatric dieticians. I use it all the time and adapt recipes accordingly to what I have in my fridge. It's a great book! Hhighly recommended.
Fufu NHS=National Health Service. And under NHS you don't pay for scans and blood tests. However unlike Sg where gynae will scan you at almost every visit, over here it is normal to have only 2 scans for the whole of your pregnancy. Obviously you get more scans if they detect a problem.
ir the first visit my HV came to my home. Subsequently I take my baby to baby clinic for weighing. HVs are nurses. You can read more about what they do on
here. For baby's check up or if they are ill you bring them to see your GP.
My son is not a Sg citizen as my hubby is a brit. Didn't apply Sg citizenship as it could be a hassle what with NS, bonds etc etc.
I get by pretty ok. Sometimes a little tiring. I work part time but bring my baby along with me so I don't really have child care problems. Are you going to be a SAHM when you come? You could always look for Mother & Toddler groups around your area. I go to one at a Children's Centre. Good way to meet other mums and babes.
Just one thing. BBC panorama did a documentary a year or so ago on some of the maternity wards and let's say it was kind of appalling! When I first saw the documentary I really thought twice whether I wanted to have my baby in the UK even though medical was free! But then I met my MW and decided that I was in safe hands and also the area we live in was ranked among the better ones for maternity care. However I have a friend who decided to go back to Sg to have her baby b'cos she wasn't comfy with the hospital in her area. So it really depends. Best to talk to people who live in the vicinity and find out what their experiences are like. You can get lots of info from the mums in toddler groups.