My wife and I are moving to Qatar in the next few weeks and we have a 6 month old baby. We are comming from the UK and wondering whether or not we can get SMA formula baby milk there? If not then we are going to have to Ship a few tins!!! Thanks
Leigh.
brian, do u know this thread was posted in the year 2009?? so it means that the person has already moved in here..right??? it's too late for ur reply buddy..
No worries at all! I guess that with your littlie your wife wont be working out here? Im sure there are a million brits out here who would be thrilled to have a British midwife over here. We are thinking of having our first in the not too distant future and it's a minefield finding out stuff out here!
Let us know if you want any more info - or if your wife does. There seems to be lots of mum and baby stuff going on if she's up for that - sometimes you just have to go to these things to make some friends even if it seems horrendous at the time!
You can always send a pm if you want to ask me something rather than putting it on the message board - not that Im an oracle - I've only just moved here myself (!!) but from dubai so the middle east is familiar territory.
some people tell me you can get sma in megamart but it wasnt there today- things are like that here - when they are they buy lots cos it may not be there again. In carrefour they had semilac, nestle, aptamil, pediasure ensure and wyeth. On the Sma website it links to wyeth- I dont know if they are made by the same company but apparently they are equivalent. If you google sma and the countries it is in it directs you to wyeth for some countries including qatar. These brands all seem to be readily available in the shops and were in a few different shops so should be easy to get hold of. If you research SMA maybe it is the same as the wyeth??
If your little one has to have sma and the link with wyeth goes nowhere then I would ship it but it'll be fairly expensive. I guess the only alternative is to try to switch to something else thast you can get here gradually before you come so you dont have a mare when you get here?
Wish you all the best with the move and the baby. My research is just testament to how bored I am as I have not yet found a job. I am also in healthcare and it seems hard for westerners to get those kind of jobs here!
foci3173 - thats not a helpful comment and for no reason should Leigh have to justify his actions to you. Not everyone can breastfeed and it's wise to refrain from passing judgment. If we all could then formula would never have been invented and the world's population would be considerably smaller. Leigh was asking for help from the qatar community, that is what this site is supposed to be about. If you can't say something useful it may be best to refrain from commenting at all.
Leigh - am still convinced you can get it here but will go to the shop tomorrow and confirm - sorry for my rant - it just annoys me when people post stupid things like foci3173
unfortunately my son was born with a soft palate deformity and my wife expressed her breast milk steadily for 4 months ( every 2 hrs!!) until her milk dissapeared ( as it does with expressing as a machine can not replace a baby's suckling ). breast feeding is best but is not for everyone. My wife is a devoted midwife and was very depressed with being unable to breastfeed . comments like yours sadly show both ignorance and lack of any empathy . I hope you never have to go through what we went through. Our son is healthy and happy and we are grateful for this.
I' am working in one hypermart here in purchasing dept but we really not have a sma milk. Maybe leight even thou you can find some places here but it will be difficult. try to have alternate one for your angel,,
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brian, do u know this thread was posted in the year 2009?? so it means that the person has already moved in here..right??? it's too late for ur reply buddy..
No worries at all! I guess that with your littlie your wife wont be working out here? Im sure there are a million brits out here who would be thrilled to have a British midwife over here. We are thinking of having our first in the not too distant future and it's a minefield finding out stuff out here!
Let us know if you want any more info - or if your wife does. There seems to be lots of mum and baby stuff going on if she's up for that - sometimes you just have to go to these things to make some friends even if it seems horrendous at the time!
You can always send a pm if you want to ask me something rather than putting it on the message board - not that Im an oracle - I've only just moved here myself (!!) but from dubai so the middle east is familiar territory.
All the best
Hannah
Thanks for your research thats a brilliant job, you've definitely gone the extra mile! We owe you a drink !
I'm sure you and my wife would have lots to talk about.
Cheers
Leigh
right,
some people tell me you can get sma in megamart but it wasnt there today- things are like that here - when they are they buy lots cos it may not be there again. In carrefour they had semilac, nestle, aptamil, pediasure ensure and wyeth. On the Sma website it links to wyeth- I dont know if they are made by the same company but apparently they are equivalent. If you google sma and the countries it is in it directs you to wyeth for some countries including qatar. These brands all seem to be readily available in the shops and were in a few different shops so should be easy to get hold of. If you research SMA maybe it is the same as the wyeth??
If your little one has to have sma and the link with wyeth goes nowhere then I would ship it but it'll be fairly expensive. I guess the only alternative is to try to switch to something else thast you can get here gradually before you come so you dont have a mare when you get here?
Wish you all the best with the move and the baby. My research is just testament to how bored I am as I have not yet found a job. I am also in healthcare and it seems hard for westerners to get those kind of jobs here!
foci3173 - thats not a helpful comment and for no reason should Leigh have to justify his actions to you. Not everyone can breastfeed and it's wise to refrain from passing judgment. If we all could then formula would never have been invented and the world's population would be considerably smaller. Leigh was asking for help from the qatar community, that is what this site is supposed to be about. If you can't say something useful it may be best to refrain from commenting at all.
Leigh - am still convinced you can get it here but will go to the shop tomorrow and confirm - sorry for my rant - it just annoys me when people post stupid things like foci3173
Regards.
picking up. I will check in Mega Mart when I go over the weekend.
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thanks hannah981
unfortunately my son was born with a soft palate deformity and my wife expressed her breast milk steadily for 4 months ( every 2 hrs!!) until her milk dissapeared ( as it does with expressing as a machine can not replace a baby's suckling ). breast feeding is best but is not for everyone. My wife is a devoted midwife and was very depressed with being unable to breastfeed . comments like yours sadly show both ignorance and lack of any empathy . I hope you never have to go through what we went through. Our son is healthy and happy and we are grateful for this.
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I' am working in one hypermart here in purchasing dept but we really not have a sma milk. Maybe leight even thou you can find some places here but it will be difficult. try to have alternate one for your angel,,
Hiya! Im pretty sure you can but I'll look when Im in the supermarket! Happy move planning!