Baby stores in Doha

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Soonindoha, I would just like to add that I found it rather difficult to get ready made baby safety gates which fit (ie need the extensions to fit in the door or staircase here). Baby gates can be obtained but the extensions are not so easy to get here in Doha. Another baby milk brand found here is Aptamil by Milupa. There is a good range of Johnson & Johnson baby products (eg wipes, shampoo, baby bath). We brought our baby playpen with us so not sure about the range & quality of playpens available here. There is a big range of cribs & baby feeding chairs from the stores already mentioned by others above (Mothercare, Babyshop, Toys R Us). You can get other daily baby necessities from Carrefour, Giant, Lulu & Megamart.

Today was the first day that the Maid came & Guess what? I fired her in just 2 hours!!!!

Now i guess i will be calling those baby sitters!!

:/ Hope to get this resolved soon!!

There is no specific brand for baby product but i personally prefer to use baby-direct online store to buy baby products. You can find too many baby products on this store in your budget.

Check out Luxe Little - www.luxelittle.com

They are an online store based in Dubai and shipping time to Doha is 2-3 days. They have a range of products for newborn babies as well as baby gifts and baby clothes.

AHA!!

suzan1979, who are you? hehehe!

Yes, you can find Gerber, Carter's, Playtex, Munchkinthey are all in Toys R Us.. as for Luvable friends, Playskool, I have never known them.. mostly you will find them.

There is Chicco, Dr. Browns as well.

You can also find stores like Mothercare, Mamas & Papas, Prenatal, Orchestra, Oshkosh, etc.

Dont worry, you can be able to find everything here!

Half of the shops at City Center are for babies !:D

Also an option: shop online!

Especially at www.justkidding-me.com (based in Dubai) they have a good variety of high quality strollers such as Bugaboo and car seats (maxicosi).

Good luck on your shopping :)

"my family is deciding on taking an assignment in Dubai..."

Dubai is in UAE. This is QatarLiving. Qatar and Emirates are different countries. You may want to try www.expatwoman.com if you are looking for activities for your kids in Dubai.

my family is deciding on taking an assignment in Dubai. I have a 3 yr old and 9 wk old. I am happy to hear that there are many option as far as shopping needs. What about activities though? My 3 yr old is in gymnastics. Are there such activities to join there? What about arts and craft stores for kids projects?

----> there is a gym class for toddler run a german lady instructor with the aspire. And there are some playgroup around Doha. Have a look at mums group under Qatar Group (see on the top right of this page). I posted some kids actitivities around Doha. For craft ... ellen thomson have a craft class for kids. I can find the number for you once you get here...

my family is deciding on taking an assignment in Dubai. I have a 3 yr old and 9 wk old. I am happy to hear that there are many option as far as shopping needs. What about activities though? My 3 yr old is in gymnastics. Are there such activities to join there? What about arts and craft stores for kids projects?

I'll try to answer your questions to the best of my abilities. My son is about to turn 8 months old so I had a lot of similar questions when I came out here three months ago.

Toys 'r' Us has a small selection of baby items. That said, I was surprised to see some of the items that I found there (i.e. Bumbo seat) but they were more expensive than what I could pay back home. Brand varies depending on what kind of product you're looking for. Here's what I found:

Baby items (nursing/feeding): Chicco, Avent, Munchkin, Gerber, etc.

car seats/Strollers: MacLaren, Pliko, Chicco, Graco

Jarred food: Gerber, limited selection of Heinz organic, hero

Formula: Similac, Nan (by Nestle)

Diapers: Pampers and Huggies and Luv?? (recommend Pampers)

As far as toys are concerned, you can find them just about anywhere! Plenty to choose from and a lot of award wining toys.

Clothes: For newborns, I'd recommend Baby Shop and Mothercare. Good selection and good quality

Probably the most disappointing thing was the crib bedding itself. I could not find out waterproof sheets so I"ll have to order some online. I was used to really thick bumpers but the ones our here are super thin and some brands only offer bumpers that cover only 1/3 of the crib (just around the baby's head).

Diaper bags tend to be very simple and ugly here. I'm so glad I brought mine.

I can't recall if I saw any baby monitors. We brought one out but since we have the crib in our room, it's not really necessary.

My advice to you is that unless you're really set on gettinng something very specific, buy them in Doha. Some of the baby items are far superior than what I'd expect to find back home (i.e. nasal aspirator). Any questions, feel free to email me at [email protected].

I noticed they have Gerber in the baby food section :-) The rest not too sure ... my son is 5 yrs old now.

Hi,

we are moving to Qatar next month from South Africa, we have a 3yr old boy and a baby and are looking for info on indoor amusement for him. Can anyone recommend a good swimming teacher, someone whose program is fun and not military!? Do they have any kindermusik or Monkeynaastix classes in Doha?

Thanks for ur answers. Can I have more details, like concerning the Toys'r'us store, do you find a babies'r'us section with a lot of choice.

Can I find these brands at Toys'r'us : Gerber, Carter's, Luvable friends, Playskool, Munchkin, Playtex.... What other brands can I find?

PS: ESL Teacher, when u say "And if you are in Morocco right now baby items will be much cheaper there"

by "there" do you mean Doha or morocco?

Thanks again for your precious help

many outlets of mothercare.

there is babyshop, chicco, toys r us, premaman,

for clothes and stuff, there are more such as oshkosh, seargant major, kekos, Bhs, marks and spencer, reset,adams, zara. then there are department stores where you can get affordable cheaper stuff. all in all lots of places to get baby things from.

dubai does have more choice/variety and more shops to choose from.

Just to answer the other two questions:

There is definately greater variety in Dubai

And if you are in Morocco right now baby items will be much cheaper there. Honestly, the prices aren't too bad in some of the shops.

Mothercare, Chicco, Toysr'us, The baby Shop, Carrefour and other big supermarkets. Happy shopping.