Hello I'm looking for information from Mums already in Accra. My husband has been offered a position for 2-3 yrs & we are now weighing up all possibilities. My queries are around family life. We are from Australia with a 21 month old daughter & do not know much other than what we can find on google & therefore are finding it hard to IMAGINE what life is like.
1)Where is the best place to live with a small child ?
2)The whole Malaria subject has me panicked. I am going to go to the travel doctor here in Brisbane but I would like to know from fellow Mums their practical experiences. We plan on extending our family as well so am aware that I cannot take the medication or my daughter due to her age. Having said all that - I don't actually want to take the medicine at all but prepared to take it for the first few months if I am not pregnant. Are their areas in Accra where it is more controlled for example...?
3)Has anyone experienced childbirth in Accra ? our other possibility is to fly back to Holland (where my husband is from) to have the baby.
4)Activities - are there many organized activities amoungst the expat groups and are their any especially catered to children ? Is there a good mothers group ?
5)Is there any reason for not being able to keep up my independent lifestyle ?
6)My daughter suffers from Anaphylaxis (allergic to dairy & egg) - she requires an epipen etc. I rely heavily on the labelling in the shops on ingredients & tend to cook all her food from scratch. What are the supplies & availability like of specialised food ? proper labelling.
I'll leave it there as I have many more questions but am very interested in hearing what fellow Mums have to say.
Thank you for taking the time to answer all my queries. I appreciate it very much.
Tia
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