Ok lets widen the search **** all antipodeon mums living in the UK****

[quokka]

Lets have a new thread the other was getting a bit long!

All expats are welcome, I come from Perth WA and have been here for 8 years, married a pom and live in West London with my ds1 2yrs and ds2 1yr. No plans to move back to Oz but we are thinking of moving to Singapore for a couple of years. Well the weathers got to be better than here, and it will be further away from the inlaws

[quarterj]

I spent lots of time in Australia and developed what amounted to a craving for orange twisty things ( that's terrible!) - Twisties.
Looked around for them in the UK - came across some Aussie shops but they had always run out of Twisties. Good thing - snack consumption went down.
Someone suggested I try this snack, dont know if I am allowed to mention the name , but here goes - called Tastees and they are almost exactly the same as Twisties.
Unfortunatly am now scoffing industrial quantities of them!

[moocowme]

Hello

I am an Aussie been here about 7 years. DS is six weeks old and we are going home for the winter(UK winter) can't wait for the warm sunshine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think we will eventually go back home after we have paid of the house a bit more and travellled around Europe more as well. To cold to stay here forever.

[12yeargap]

Ooh, an Aussie thread! I'm an Australian national, born in Adelaide, but have lived here since I was five so culturally a Brit I suppose - can I still come on the thread?

[sunshinefairy]

wow this thread has been quiet. How is everybody?

[Mellin]

Thanks for the details Quokka. Good luck with sorting out your living arrangements. I bet the boys love sleeping on the floor , just like camping!

We are getting back to normal London life, finally. Has taken a week for dd to sync back to GMT time. I'm am missing everyone already, but tis nice not living out of a suitcase and having our own space. Other things I miss - tim tams (ate about a dozen packets), chai lattes (discovered them in Sydney, a bit poncey I know but I don't drink coffee) proper fruit smoothies with milk and barbeque shapes. sighhhhhhh

[KaybeeandZak]

and now he is back on his back again!!!?!? crazy boy... last night he slept thru till 6.45am - ahhh bliss. Fingers crossed its the same tonight! Thanks for the email about the lavender How are you getting on over there?

And are you settling back into UK life again Mellin??

[quokka]

I told you about tummy sleepers! Will email details soon

[KaybeeandZak]

yes i did do baby massage, can you email me the details too as the lavender stuff sounds great, though ds has just started sleeping on his tummy which he seems to prefer

[quokka]

will email numbers later, they are on my other phone and dh has it today. Yes very hot here and not much furniture, so camping on the floor!

[Mellin]

Good to hear from you quokka, how's it going in Singapore? hot or what? Can you CAT me your friends details re the aromatheraphy. I did a baby massage course before I left so should try it out.

Kaybee December will be here quickier than you think and your family will have 1 year of babysitting/pram pushing/adoring to make up for. You probably won't see ds for a couple of weeks!

[quokka]

kaybee she does a sleep blend for me, and ou
rub their bellies with it clockwise with downward strokes on the right hand side. Did you do baby massage at all, I seem to remember you talking about it?

[KaybeeandZak]

quokka does the aromatherapy blend help sleep? if so, i'm interested as ds is a little sod!!

mellin, yeah we are movig back but not until dec so still seems like ages until my family will get to meet ds

[quokka]

Hi Mellin, sounds like you had a fab holiday - you were gone forever! s'pore is good just adjusting to the heat!

As far as jetlagg goes, just go back to your routine as much as poss (I start each day at 7am) it usually takes 1hr per day, my boys have just started sleeping through again after 6 days. I also use an aromatherapy blend that my friend did for me. I can give you her number if you like. She lives in Fulham or can post, very reasonable (£8).

You should join in the west London thread, it moves alot quicker than this one

[Mellin]

Hi Kaybee,
How are you and the bub doing?
The trip was wonderful. dd got so much attention from all the family and I got so much help! It's been a big shock to the system this week having to manage on my own again during the day.
So quokka's moved to Singapore... we stopped off in Hong Kong to visit some friends on the way back and the expat lifestyle there is really amazing. I would imagine something similar in Singapore.
You guys are moving back to NZ soon, aren't you?

[KaybeeandZak]

Hi Mellin, poor you having a 3am start

How was your trip?

Things have been pretty quiet on here, quokka has gone to singapore.....

[Mellin]

Helllooooo, anybody out there???
I have just back from Oz and am having fun trying to get dd readjusted to London time. Was hoping for some sympathy for the 3am start to the day!

[Pisces1902]

eidsvold - love it! I love Adam Hills anyway but this did make me home sick. It's just that irreverence that makes it particularly Aussie isn't it? Thanks for brightening up a day when my dd has been sick and grizzly!

[KaybeeandZak]

I think there's somethign wrong with my email, i can receive but nothing i am sending is getting anywhere - don't know how that's possible. Just post a few bits and pieces like the music ones if thats ok

[quokka]

kaybee not sure I could post them all and it is a long way for you to come! I can post some of the smaller things like music toys? Not sure whats going on with email they might have gone through to my junk mail?

[KaybeeandZak]

i sent you two, both straight after i got yours! how strange. nevermind, i was only saying that i couldn't take the gate as can't affix to a wall! And we'd still love the toys do you want us to come get them, or i could pay you for postage

[quokka]

kaybee I haven't got your emails??? I'm really sorry but have sold it as I was sending you emails and getting no reply! If it falls through I will let you know. I still have those toys if you want (for free)? I was starting to panic and wanted to get rid of things asap.

lol eidsvold

[eidsvold]

sorry hijack thread:

for a laugh try this

here

does it make you a little homesick??

[KaybeeandZak]

hey quokka, are you getting my emails??

[quokka]

Can't remember who wanted my car seat and toys? Will scroll down and check emails. You will need to pick up end of next week?

[quokka]

Anyone want some of my stuff? Have a look here www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=1910&threadid=330543