Mummies in Australia?
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The milk powders in australia normally come in 3 types. The 0-6 mths, 6-12 mths and 12 mths and above... They do not have milk powders for older kids and etc.
The fresh milk for kids has extra vitamins as comapred to the adult's one. They even have DHA added inside the kids's fresh milk.
The fresh milk for kids has extra vitamins as comapred to the adult's one. They even have DHA added inside the kids's fresh milk.
Hi mummies
long time no hear...currently me waiting for my delivery next month can't wait...wonder how's the rest....
Hidora
the milk thing was very infomative la....
juz wondering how the sales of house in PERTH now...has it went down...cos last month was checking out the price was steeper than early tis year...so tot since the ozzy dollars went down the price of the house will go down too....
Hi Peachy
welcome to the club..so which part of sydney u moving to???
long time no hear...currently me waiting for my delivery next month can't wait...wonder how's the rest....
Hidora
the milk thing was very infomative la....
juz wondering how the sales of house in PERTH now...has it went down...cos last month was checking out the price was steeper than early tis year...so tot since the ozzy dollars went down the price of the house will go down too....
Hi Peachy
welcome to the club..so which part of sydney u moving to???
Peachy,
But even for kid's fresh milk, selection is very limited. Currently only Pura Kid's comes with DHA and extra vitamins and calcium.
I moved over to Perth since last June.. But have been coming back to Sg for holidays.. SAHM, so can fly around. But every time come back Sg sure fall sick.. The humidity and climate of Sg is pretty bad for my sinus.
ryatie22.
We are not hunting for houses yet. Gonna wait for the recession to hit in to see if prices may drop even more.
But even for kid's fresh milk, selection is very limited. Currently only Pura Kid's comes with DHA and extra vitamins and calcium.
I moved over to Perth since last June.. But have been coming back to Sg for holidays.. SAHM, so can fly around. But every time come back Sg sure fall sick.. The humidity and climate of Sg is pretty bad for my sinus.
ryatie22.
We are not hunting for houses yet. Gonna wait for the recession to hit in to see if prices may drop even more.
Hey ryatie
havent confrm where am i gg to stay leh...will have a temp place to hse first then look for our own accomodation. Hubby will be studying there so prob will stay near school
u havent shift to Oz yet? May i ask which movers are u using?
Hidora
i hope Pura kids is available in Sydney. To be on the safe side, i better lug 1 tin of milk powder over...in case he cant get used to it.
Air is fresher over in Perth huh! Qte rainy over in spore recently bt still hot. sigh...my electricity bills soaring with the a/c on almost every afternoon n nite.
havent confrm where am i gg to stay leh...will have a temp place to hse first then look for our own accomodation. Hubby will be studying there so prob will stay near school
u havent shift to Oz yet? May i ask which movers are u using?
Hidora
i hope Pura kids is available in Sydney. To be on the safe side, i better lug 1 tin of milk powder over...in case he cant get used to it.
Air is fresher over in Perth huh! Qte rainy over in spore recently bt still hot. sigh...my electricity bills soaring with the a/c on almost every afternoon n nite.
Peachy
i'd not shift yet but my hubby intend not to bring too much stuff over..seems his not tat worried...but for me i think..half container also not enuff...i remmeber reading tat 1 of the mummies shifted almost whole house stuff into 1 container...it cost about 5-8k if i not mistaken....
i'd not shift yet but my hubby intend not to bring too much stuff over..seems his not tat worried...but for me i think..half container also not enuff...i remmeber reading tat 1 of the mummies shifted almost whole house stuff into 1 container...it cost about 5-8k if i not mistaken....
ryatie,
Will let you know if my hb inform me... Heh... I know nuts about property... so he's the one who is keeping track.
peachy,
Pura should be available in Sydney as it's one of the big brands. If your kid is not very old, you can still go for the formula.. they got Heinz, Bellamy Organic, S-26, Nan and Karicare. I was using Bellamy Organic cos it's pretty cheap and simply because it's organic.
Actually during summer/ winter time in Australia, your electricity bill will also be expensive.. Temp is about 40 deg on average in summer... It's simply unbearable! We bought a portable aircon just for summer. It starts to get warm around Nov and last around March... Then when winter comes, it becomes too cold to bear.. So you tend to use more hot water, and on electricity blanket and heater.
Yup, air is definitely better in Australia.. Esp Tazzie. When you touch down in Australia, you can actually smell fresh air.. But in Sg, you smell exhaust fumes.
Will let you know if my hb inform me... Heh... I know nuts about property... so he's the one who is keeping track.
peachy,
Pura should be available in Sydney as it's one of the big brands. If your kid is not very old, you can still go for the formula.. they got Heinz, Bellamy Organic, S-26, Nan and Karicare. I was using Bellamy Organic cos it's pretty cheap and simply because it's organic.
Actually during summer/ winter time in Australia, your electricity bill will also be expensive.. Temp is about 40 deg on average in summer... It's simply unbearable! We bought a portable aircon just for summer. It starts to get warm around Nov and last around March... Then when winter comes, it becomes too cold to bear.. So you tend to use more hot water, and on electricity blanket and heater.
Yup, air is definitely better in Australia.. Esp Tazzie. When you touch down in Australia, you can actually smell fresh air.. But in Sg, you smell exhaust fumes.
hI Hopec, hidora and ryatie
will be there for ard 2 yrs. Wont be bringing furniture, just clothes, toys and small electrical appliacances...wun be needing a container..i hope!!
My kid is 19mths, old enuff to take fresh milk. Just tt i have been giving him powder milk all these while coz its gt more nutrients than normal milk. So prob will change to Pura when i reach there. can save $ too, GainIQ expensive man...
Yupz...shipping not cheap, trying to find the best deal still.Since i dun have a lot to ship, i estimate it shld cost me ard $1-2K. Hope theres enough time. *cross fingers*
will be there for ard 2 yrs. Wont be bringing furniture, just clothes, toys and small electrical appliacances...wun be needing a container..i hope!!
My kid is 19mths, old enuff to take fresh milk. Just tt i have been giving him powder milk all these while coz its gt more nutrients than normal milk. So prob will change to Pura when i reach there. can save $ too, GainIQ expensive man...
Yupz...shipping not cheap, trying to find the best deal still.Since i dun have a lot to ship, i estimate it shld cost me ard $1-2K. Hope theres enough time. *cross fingers*
peachy,
Since your kid is 19 mths, can still go for the stage 3 milk powder. I gave my son stage 3 until about 2 yrs+ before I make a switch to fresh milk. The milk powder and fresh milk are about the same price here. One can of stage 3 (900g) is about $12 - $20 depending on the brands. Pura Kids is $2+ for 1 liter.
For us, during weekends or holiday, we go to places like the museum. It has a lot of things like dinosaurs which will definitely attract kids and entrance fee is only $2. You should check out if there's any museum near your area. We also go to places like the aquarium, the wildlife park, the national park, the beach, the vineyard and etc. Driving normally takes about 45mins to 1 hour.
Here's some the the places we went around in Perth.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lobah/collections/72157604228580433/
Since your kid is 19 mths, can still go for the stage 3 milk powder. I gave my son stage 3 until about 2 yrs+ before I make a switch to fresh milk. The milk powder and fresh milk are about the same price here. One can of stage 3 (900g) is about $12 - $20 depending on the brands. Pura Kids is $2+ for 1 liter.
For us, during weekends or holiday, we go to places like the museum. It has a lot of things like dinosaurs which will definitely attract kids and entrance fee is only $2. You should check out if there's any museum near your area. We also go to places like the aquarium, the wildlife park, the national park, the beach, the vineyard and etc. Driving normally takes about 45mins to 1 hour.
Here's some the the places we went around in Perth.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lobah/collections/72157604228580433/
mngo,
My son drinks his fresh milk through bottle too. I warm it up in the microwave a bit before giving to him. During day time I give it to him cold in a mug with straw.
There are a couple museums in Perth. The one we went to is in Perth City.
http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/oursites/oursites.asp
My son drinks his fresh milk through bottle too. I warm it up in the microwave a bit before giving to him. During day time I give it to him cold in a mug with straw.
There are a couple museums in Perth. The one we went to is in Perth City.
http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/oursites/oursites.asp
peachy,
We didn't really go around much, but we try to make an effort to bring kiddo out for walk as he's stuck at home through out the weekdays. Because of the traveling distance, sometimes it's quite hard to go anywhere when you have to factor in time for feeding and napping for the kid.
Frankly, Sg is much more convenient and places of interest are cheaper too. So whenever I'm back, I will try to bring my son around. At least in Sg I can travel by myself whereas in Perth I gotta rely on my hb to drive us around.
We didn't really go around much, but we try to make an effort to bring kiddo out for walk as he's stuck at home through out the weekdays. Because of the traveling distance, sometimes it's quite hard to go anywhere when you have to factor in time for feeding and napping for the kid.
Frankly, Sg is much more convenient and places of interest are cheaper too. So whenever I'm back, I will try to bring my son around. At least in Sg I can travel by myself whereas in Perth I gotta rely on my hb to drive us around.
true...spore very small, easy to get ard. at least i can still drive to the nearest mall, walk a bit, buy lunch and come back in time to cook my son's lunch and feed. dun thk i can do that in sydney...gosh, gg to be prisoner for at least 5 days a wk.
Celtricia: shes a mummy too? hehe...was wondering where are all the sporean mummies in sydney!
Celtricia: shes a mummy too? hehe...was wondering where are all the sporean mummies in sydney!
mngo,
There are many places to go... but the traveling is a killer... Like if we wanna go Margaret River, it will take like 3 hours to drive... even to Swan Valley from our house take about 45min to 1 hr. Sometimes when you wake up a bit later, eat your lunch, do some marketing, it already 3pm. Then can't go any where cos most places close at 5pm on Saturday and not open at all on Sunday...
At least in Sg, I don't have to worry about shops not open on Sunday.
There are many places to go... but the traveling is a killer... Like if we wanna go Margaret River, it will take like 3 hours to drive... even to Swan Valley from our house take about 45min to 1 hr. Sometimes when you wake up a bit later, eat your lunch, do some marketing, it already 3pm. Then can't go any where cos most places close at 5pm on Saturday and not open at all on Sunday...
At least in Sg, I don't have to worry about shops not open on Sunday.
HI Mommies...
do u have any problem finding schools (be it childcare/ college) for your kids?
I tried many childcare and gosh.. all fully booked till next yr end. some even told me that I have to wait for at least 3 yrs! as for pvt college.. the parents here registered their kids before they turn 1.. so again we have to be put on waiting list and their waiting list is sooo long! so now i m having prob finding a childcare and even college. sigh..
can share ur experiences? not too sure how their schooling system work here..
by the way.. i am staying in gold coast.
tks
do u have any problem finding schools (be it childcare/ college) for your kids?
I tried many childcare and gosh.. all fully booked till next yr end. some even told me that I have to wait for at least 3 yrs! as for pvt college.. the parents here registered their kids before they turn 1.. so again we have to be put on waiting list and their waiting list is sooo long! so now i m having prob finding a childcare and even college. sigh..
can share ur experiences? not too sure how their schooling system work here..
by the way.. i am staying in gold coast.
tks
Hi Peachy,
Yes, she's a mother of 2.. she juz went over to sydney in early sept tis yr.. n is still adapting to the environment there.. heehee.. so am gg over to visit her as i've another fren who is there staying near her as well.. n our kids r almost of the same age..
Yes, she's a mother of 2.. she juz went over to sydney in early sept tis yr.. n is still adapting to the environment there.. heehee.. so am gg over to visit her as i've another fren who is there staying near her as well.. n our kids r almost of the same age..
Celtricia: woah lucky gal, gt frens over there! Can ask if shes interested in joining this forum? at least gt pple to share experiences! hehe...and i can learn from her 2!
Hi San, not planning to send my kid to childcare esp after i noe how ex it is... ard AUD$60 per day ya?!
Hi San, not planning to send my kid to childcare esp after i noe how ex it is... ard AUD$60 per day ya?!
ANgelic: MOI! haha...nt yet bt soonz...will be in sunny sydney by end of this year! Whereabts in sydney are u in? I havent found a place yet...sigh. Hwz life? adapted liao? Im dreamin abt the sydney fish market and all the fresh oysters and fish!
I was wondeering whether to pack in my slow cooker, sydney selling those? reasonable price? need to use tt to cook porridge for my son...
I was wondeering whether to pack in my slow cooker, sydney selling those? reasonable price? need to use tt to cook porridge for my son...
Hi Peachy!
Currently I am renting a apartment at Rhodes. Life so far so good.. tiring at times cuz I am looking after 2 active kids! I am sure you will love the fish market!
I think you should pack your slow cooker.. I havent seen any around yet though I heard they are available. Not sure about the price, sorry! Please PM me to chat
Currently I am renting a apartment at Rhodes. Life so far so good.. tiring at times cuz I am looking after 2 active kids! I am sure you will love the fish market!
I think you should pack your slow cooker.. I havent seen any around yet though I heard they are available. Not sure about the price, sorry! Please PM me to chat
San_Bei.
U are right. Pple started queuing before their kids turn 1. Over here, it is the same.
If you want to put your child in private school, esp the better ones, yes. U need to be on waitlist for years! Esp good ones like Grammar School.
Here, it is Wesley, Hale tat's very popular for boys. And Penhros for gals.
I was trying to enroll my boy for Kindy in some Anglican Private schools, but was full. In the end i got him in one of the "quite ok" private Christian school for Kindy. In fact, of the 2 campuses, 1 is already full.
At the same time, i put his name with Trinity College for High School intake. That school has only year 4 and abv, but no place for my son even years down the road.There is a q even for 2019 in Trinity.
I just emailed to Aquinas, and waiting for their reply. See how. IF good, prob will put my boy there in year 4.
U are right. Pple started queuing before their kids turn 1. Over here, it is the same.
If you want to put your child in private school, esp the better ones, yes. U need to be on waitlist for years! Esp good ones like Grammar School.
Here, it is Wesley, Hale tat's very popular for boys. And Penhros for gals.
I was trying to enroll my boy for Kindy in some Anglican Private schools, but was full. In the end i got him in one of the "quite ok" private Christian school for Kindy. In fact, of the 2 campuses, 1 is already full.
At the same time, i put his name with Trinity College for High School intake. That school has only year 4 and abv, but no place for my son even years down the road.There is a q even for 2019 in Trinity.
I just emailed to Aquinas, and waiting for their reply. See how. IF good, prob will put my boy there in year 4.
mngo,
Ya traveling for 45mins - 1hour is already very good. That I know.. But like I say, after doing marketing, eating lunch, attending to the kiddo's needs, there's not much time left in the day lor. Then after traveling there, you are left with like 1 hour to see see around before sun sets or the area closes for the day. Unless we can forgo our weekend marketing trip, then we will have more time to go around.. But it's quite hard cos I need the food for a week's meal.
Ya traveling for 45mins - 1hour is already very good. That I know.. But like I say, after doing marketing, eating lunch, attending to the kiddo's needs, there's not much time left in the day lor. Then after traveling there, you are left with like 1 hour to see see around before sun sets or the area closes for the day. Unless we can forgo our weekend marketing trip, then we will have more time to go around.. But it's quite hard cos I need the food for a week's meal.
hidora
maybe your boy is still small, thats why by the time u all are ready, sun almost sets.
when my boy was less than 3, we spend most time at home. If not, we will cook his lunch, bring out to feed him.
Now, we actually do our marketing on Thurs night. Sat morning 9am, we will go to do Asian grocery shopping. Then bring my son for his weekend class. So by then his class ends, it is 12pm. At least still got a bit of time.
We changed our schedule after realising that weekends grocery could not fit our schedule.
If you want to do grocery shopping, Coles @ Freo does open on Sun.
I would say tat there's good and bad of both countries. For one big diff is convenience of everything. So far i can only see it in HK, Sg as a city. For the other countries i went, it was not tat convenient.
Franky speaking, i think i've got more time here than when i was in SG. Back in SG, we all reach home earliest at 730 (if lucky), most times 8pm, then have to settle dinner at foodcourt where we had to wait for 20 mins for a table.
By the time our dinner ended and all, it's 930. No time to even shop or do grocery shopping.
Saturday lagi worst - everywhere is pack and crowded ! that's wat i dreaded most
maybe your boy is still small, thats why by the time u all are ready, sun almost sets.
when my boy was less than 3, we spend most time at home. If not, we will cook his lunch, bring out to feed him.
Now, we actually do our marketing on Thurs night. Sat morning 9am, we will go to do Asian grocery shopping. Then bring my son for his weekend class. So by then his class ends, it is 12pm. At least still got a bit of time.
We changed our schedule after realising that weekends grocery could not fit our schedule.
If you want to do grocery shopping, Coles @ Freo does open on Sun.
I would say tat there's good and bad of both countries. For one big diff is convenience of everything. So far i can only see it in HK, Sg as a city. For the other countries i went, it was not tat convenient.
Franky speaking, i think i've got more time here than when i was in SG. Back in SG, we all reach home earliest at 730 (if lucky), most times 8pm, then have to settle dinner at foodcourt where we had to wait for 20 mins for a table.
By the time our dinner ended and all, it's 930. No time to even shop or do grocery shopping.
Saturday lagi worst - everywhere is pack and crowded ! that's wat i dreaded most