Top Picks For Baby Shower Gifts With Elli Junior You may remember that around this time last year, BCME’s founder Rio held her gorgeous bohemian baby shower here in Dubai. Baby Kai is now nine months old and is not only one of the cutest babies we’ve ever seen (we’re not biased, honest!) but is proving to be one super active, happy little boy. As a new Mum, Rio now knows which items would make useful baby shower…
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My Saving Grace – Sublime Home Care Dubai Hi lovelies, I’m so sorry that I have been AWOL with this little corner of the website! You see, having a baby while trying to run a full-time business is probably the hardest thing I have ever done. These past five months have been intense, to say the least, and without family, a nanny or the hubby around during the day to help, I have been run…
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Project Nursery – The Makeover Yay! The time has finally come; the nursery is done and dusted, phew! I started #projectnursery (as I call it), from around 15 weeks pregnant. Some people thought I was mad starting so early, but there is always a method to my madness. Running a business is tough; I have constant deadlines and a small team to manage, as well as launching new projects and writing content, etc…. I work…
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What To Pack In Your Hospital Bag – My List So, if like me you are pregnant and want to be ultra-organised and have everything in order, you may very well be thinking about putting together your hospital bag. I started thinking about this at around week 30 and gradually filled up LO’s cot with what I would need. At week 36, I packed everything away and now have it all on stand-by for the…
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Having A Baby On A Budget Yup, that’s right, having a baby is NOT cheap, least of all when you are having one in Dubai! The hubby and I are having to be very frugal and clever when it comes to giving this wee man growing inside me everything he needs. There are some costs that are inventible and cannot be avoided, such as adequate medical insurance and good maternity cover (if like me you…
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Half Way there! Rio’s Baby Journey After Marriage Hello lovelies. I hope you all enjoyed the long Eid weekend! I spent my Eid weekend spring cleaning and I guess you could call it ‘nesting’, a common term used for pregnant ladies who have an urge to clean and organise during pregnancy, and an overwhelming desire to get their home ready for their new arrival. The nesting instinct is strongest in the later weeks coming up to…
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Baby Club ME: It’s a BOY! Rio’s baby journey after marriage Hi lovelies, Well, as you can tell from the title, we have found out the sex of our baby! Adam and I opted to find out earlier than the typical 16 weeks by having a test known as the ‘Panorama blood test’. This blood test assesses the risk of having a baby with Downs Syndrome, of which I have a slightly increased chance since…
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We’re Having A Baby! Hi there lovelies, Rio here reporting for one of my rare personal updates. At the beginning of the year, you may have read my ‘A Year In Reflection’ post, where I opened my heart up about the highs and lows 2015 had brought my husband and I, including the unfortunate loss of my first pregnancy in October. This of course took me a little while to recover from, both emotionally and physically, but…
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