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Friday, July 29, 2011

Knocked up abroad: the baby-friendly difference | Gadling.com

"Knocked up abroad: the baby-friendly difference

by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) on Jul 29th 2011 at 11:30AM

Just over two weeks ago, I made the leap from pregnant American in Istanbul to expat with child. My decision to have my first baby in a foreign country has been met with reactions from friends and strangers ranging from surprise and curiosity to outright disapproval. The transition to new parenthood is a strange and challenging time for nearly everyone, but living in a country that respects pregnant women and worships babies has made all the difference. While baby and child bans are being considered in many places from travel companies like Malaysia Airlines to American restaurants, Turkey remains one big baby-friendly country."

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