tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57202843624692599892024-03-13T14:59:50.421-07:00Having a baby in FranceWendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-817812194678464122017-03-02T02:01:00.004-08:002017-03-02T02:01:32.099-08:00My pregnancy blog from the beginningYou can start from the beginning by clicking on this post:<br />
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<br />Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-70215077301726476772011-06-10T02:00:00.000-07:002011-06-10T02:00:37.350-07:00Plans to extend paternity leave<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FATHERS are encouraged to take a month off work to look after a new-born child under new measures put forward to the French government. <br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A report submitted to the minister for solidarity, Roselyne Bachelot, has called for both parents to have four weeks of paid leave immediately after birth. Men are currently eligible for just 11 days, capped at about €80 per day.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I called Grandir Nature (0800 622 833) and made an appointment for a conseiller to call me back. She did and she asked me a series of questions to see which breast pump suited my needs. I also bought a little set of accessories, which is also reimbursed by the social security and mutuelle. They deliver your breast pump 48 hrs later to your door OR 24 hrs later (if ordered before a certain time, I can't remember) to a Relais Colis.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They also sell organic cloth nappies, organic herbal teas to help breast feeding, creams, bras, cushions (all for breastfeeding, you understand), tops, bottles, cleaning products for baby clothes, bedding, and all sorts of different things, organic, equitable, etc. Really good.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you Carolina.</span></span>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-21574095185356031812011-01-25T04:00:00.000-08:002011-01-25T04:00:18.236-08:00Parental leave rules explained<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="back" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><tbody>
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The plan was approved at first reading by MEPs in Strasbourg. Ministers from each member state will now debate it in the Council of Europe. <br />
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Fromer family minister Nadine Morano is against the increase, which she estimates would cost the French social security system an extra €1.3bn a year. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Read more: <a href="http://www.connexionfrance.com/maternity-paternity-leave-parental-rules-france-11284-news-article.html">http://www.connexionfrance.com/maternity-paternity-leave-parental-rules-france-11284-news-article.html</a></div>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-43452664153608187912011-01-21T03:39:00.000-08:002011-01-21T03:39:21.225-08:00Modern Home Modern Baby blog<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When you see that heartbeat at your first ultrasound, the world stops for just a second and all of the fear and wonder of possibility rushes in. With my first child, the “I am having a baby!” thought filled me with such dreams – I could imagine us, as a family, walking in the park, going to the beach, teaching my child to be a citizen of the world. We could do it! Travel and children are not mutually exclusive, we told ourselves!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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Dr Françoise Deschamps-Boujol<br />
Ecographie gynecologique et obstetricale - Doppler<br />
131 Avenue de Lodève<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Didn't have to wait long for an appointment (for the following week, actually). Doctor printed all the photos there and then and the secretary typed all the info there and then so I only had to wait, literally, five minutes and I left with all the reports for my doctor. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are a few signs on the walls, however, warning that coming with other children to do pregnancy scans is not recommended. I didn't read exactly what it said but they'd rather you didn't turn up with other kids.<br />
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Didn't have an ordonnance either, as it was just for my piece of mind as I was being so anxious so I had to pay €50 and they asked for my carte vitale, although I don't know if I will be refunded or not. I was so pleased with it all that I will go back there with my 22 week scan ordonnance to do it.</span></div>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-73692703617420918272010-06-17T06:13:00.000-07:002010-07-22T02:22:16.096-07:00Mosquito Gadget<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi86CYDhCQ4jnUBYFqQzibNZkJ1CyaGl8S-lGmlFLCVikvAaeAehAnGbL-u6lP6skWXv_d8N8UQV7CTuedPlVgqjl14kI8WnpHTHxXeC8UDbyETgwI-TFW5-r5b9wX8F0UaZPUm2du4X-t/s1600/medLove-Bug-Mosquito.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi86CYDhCQ4jnUBYFqQzibNZkJ1CyaGl8S-lGmlFLCVikvAaeAehAnGbL-u6lP6skWXv_d8N8UQV7CTuedPlVgqjl14kI8WnpHTHxXeC8UDbyETgwI-TFW5-r5b9wX8F0UaZPUm2du4X-t/s320/medLove-Bug-Mosquito.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just received my new baby mosquito repellant gadget - <a href="http://www.hellobabydirect.co.uk/categorylist/baby-travel-insect-repellant/">The Lovebug.</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's a chemical free ladybird shaped thing that you can attach to the cot or wherever to protect baby from mozzie bites - it emits a tiny noise like a dragonfly's wing beat which is the mosquito's natural predator.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well Eloise is now 15 months old. Mamma, Dadda and pointing at everything (dogs mostly in the street) are the popular things of the moment) and she's pretty good at holding her own with her 5 year old sister, Alicia.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Eloise preferring to play with dolls whilst Alicia is a Lego kind of girl... so surprising how different kids can be. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It costs 0.05pc of your salary - Euro0.95/hour for us (based on 2007 tax return... complicated huh?) and she can go for 8 hours a week... ie 2 mornings or 2 afternoons booked in advance plus another 8 hours if I call up on the off chance someone else has cancelled.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have to take a bag with 2 nappies, a change of clothes, a piece of fruit / cup of fruit juice for the morning or something dairy for the afternoon.. no cakes / biscuits allowed... and her teddy or whatever.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They have a room full of cot bunkbeds, a room for nappy changes and hand washing and a room for playing with things like wet pasta (yes really..) as well as an outdoor area.<br />
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A year has passed already - like lightening in fact.<br />
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Eloise is now a little more than 9 kilos, has 6 teeth and runs (not walks) - she loves her bike (her feet don't touch the floor or the peddles) and will be starting at the halte garderie (occasional creche) very soon.<br />
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We've just had another injection at the doctors (measles etc) - we've had very little in the way of illnesses, only a small gastro for which no medicine was prescribed - just no milk / eat carrots, quince and rice and wash your hands lots really... and we've just stopped breast feeding completely.<br />
And we've just fitted locks on the kitchen cupboard doors... hmmm.Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-17159079800351670312009-08-06T12:15:00.000-07:002009-08-06T12:16:34.503-07:00Helena Frith Powell on babies in UK and France...<h2 style="font-family: verdana;" class="post-title"> <a href="http://helenafrithpowell.com/daily-mail-articles/how-long-after-giving-birth-should-a-woman-wait-to-make-love/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: How long after giving birth should a woman wait to make love?">How long after giving birth should a woman wait to make love?</a> </h2> <p style="font-family: verdana;">It’s an issue all parents face - but rarely talk about. Now, one mother dares to ask that important question…</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">After giving birth, a woman thinks of many things; chocolate, baby names, how soon she can go home, how soon she can sit down without the help of an inflatable rubber ring, and which breastfeeding bras are the most practical. <a href="http://helenafrithpowell.com/daily-mail-articles/how-long-after-giving-birth-should-a-woman-wait-to-make-love/">Read more...</a></p>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-64613036606932970282009-07-30T03:41:00.000-07:002009-07-30T03:42:34.913-07:00www.Enciente.com<span style="font-family: verdana;">If you can read a bit of French - this is a very full site on everything to do with being pregnant in France... Click here to go to </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.enceinte.com/">www.encient.com</a>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-80544334623831212402009-07-22T06:50:00.000-07:002009-07-22T06:56:33.282-07:009 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXeNeVVjyZJ14gD9hMEYNrLfhB3wNvLJSr_7p7rWRsoGRo8meL0bDAtvHlrrlj9yFaQm1FPzmUiltc59r3tHXKpamDU4HWNA_5BctGNukwHGDzouloyGCRDk4WUmhmmTBZqwEMBmLsizC/s1600-h/P6020119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXeNeVVjyZJ14gD9hMEYNrLfhB3wNvLJSr_7p7rWRsoGRo8meL0bDAtvHlrrlj9yFaQm1FPzmUiltc59r3tHXKpamDU4HWNA_5BctGNukwHGDzouloyGCRDk4WUmhmmTBZqwEMBmLsizC/s400/P6020119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361282884332578450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It's been a little while since my last post...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Eloise is now 9 months and 3 weeks old - she's cruising the furniture - eating chunks of anything she can get her hands on (mostly off the floor) and has 2 teeth (the first one of which was rather painful..) and she loves the swimming pool.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />This month we have to visit the doctor to have an obligatory 9 month check - there is a sheet in the back of your carnet de sante that has to be completed by the doctor and stamped otherwise you don't receive anymore money from the CAF.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Eloise was generally measured and weighed - questions on the form included "can she play peepo?" (yes) and does she point with her finger? (no) and does she know her name (yes).</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />We have to go back at 1 year old to have another vaccination.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Cost of visit to doctor Euro27.</span>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-9925043821161302582009-04-21T01:10:00.000-07:002010-03-16T01:10:28.806-07:00Baby Walker<div style="text-align: center;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E_lgNkfoxts&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E_lgNkfoxts&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-73396291252657794162009-04-20T09:12:00.000-07:002009-04-20T09:13:31.292-07:00Six months three weeks..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3456663400_afab8505dd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3456663400_afab8505dd.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm sitting up - albeit a little wobbly and have a cushion in waiting... and I'm eating anything I can get my hands on...</span></span>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-21617331577804006912009-02-27T09:47:00.001-08:002009-02-27T09:48:09.419-08:00Baptism in France<span style="font-family: verdana;">There is an interesting article about a Baptism in France on <a href="http://www.thisfrenchlife.com/thisfrenchlife/2009/02/baby-steps-towards-a-french-baptism.html">This French Life's</a> site here.</span>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-28735684224758794232009-02-20T03:07:00.000-08:002009-02-20T03:07:00.528-08:00Mum and Toddler Group, Montpellier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jS8UY9lOx8KfOIFn6u8QMa3Ts6g0q3J_7E5zWIc5ShGtccWDJ0ovbRvpU0NbdMd6IJdGMQH60O7NPG-Ww69-_hxA92yCFD8_sJeWXSANzgr6CclDU881i6D6PO56fnrKcqJz9DJ7e9Ub/s1600-h/pig.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jS8UY9lOx8KfOIFn6u8QMa3Ts6g0q3J_7E5zWIc5ShGtccWDJ0ovbRvpU0NbdMd6IJdGMQH60O7NPG-Ww69-_hxA92yCFD8_sJeWXSANzgr6CclDU881i6D6PO56fnrKcqJz9DJ7e9Ub/s400/pig.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304464052296217218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Come over to the PIG - parent and infant group of Montpellier<br />- we have a <a href="http://piglanguedoc.blogspot.com/">new website here.</a><br />Meeting on Wednesdays in Castelnau le Lez , just outside Montpellier.<br /><br /></div>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-43619371014640016672009-02-19T02:11:00.000-08:002009-02-19T02:18:31.858-08:00Bad back<span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the bad sides of a c-section is the bad back afterwards.... (you've lost your stomach muscles to hold everything together...)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been trying hard to walk to school to get the big sister, at least twice a day (i.e. nearly 4.5kms a day) to drop a few post baby pounds. But, this has set off some aches in my lower back / pelvis.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The GP gives me a prescription (not needed I find actually) to go to the physiotherapist - y</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ou are allowed, free, 10 appointments at the kiné under your maternity cover - so off I go. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">If I'm lucky I get a lovely massage and the tens machine, after I've had a hot bag of cherry stones to warm up the muscles placed on my back for 10 mins.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">If I'm not so lucky: 10 mins on the bike, then on my back for stomach / leg / breathing movements and then on all fours for arms and legs out in front and behind.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Actually the day after I feel worse than before... so I hope it's doing some good! - the massage is great though! I've just go to remember to hold in my stomach when I walk (not easy!)</span>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-37206113379642983462009-02-17T06:52:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:52:00.792-08:00Look what I can do: 4.5 months<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyneNNJMkT9fIuYWzKoYrzlNZ1B6TZxZyNXElAZWAkXBe-wuaJlH3SIIBf5P63ARGx0OAodh5M-Y-nn68lqTw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-74063671043553391572009-02-16T02:08:00.000-08:002009-02-16T02:21:41.911-08:004 month check up<span style="font-family: verdana;">Off to the local GP again for the 4 month check up. Eloise now weighs 6.69kg, is 61cm tall and has a head circumferance of 41cm.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the last few days she's had pretty dry and spotty skin on her tummy and chest - I've tried a few different creams but nothing seems to work... the doctor says it's ezcema from her having very dry skin - so we are prescribed Dexeryl cream and she suggests that we buy some savon surgras - which I find in the chemist in the form of a tube of</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.mustela.com/fr/main.html#/gammes-produits/soin-bebe/bain-bebe/gel-surgras"> gel /soap from Mustela</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Within 48hrs all the spots / dry stuff is gone - really pleased... we still have quite a problem with cradle cap which is rather unsightly and now Eloise can manage to get her extra sharp little nails to the back of her head to scratch which is annoying.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">During the doctor's visit we also have the third and last of the vaccinations - which I've just had to go and buy from the chemist - and due to the fact that our mutuelle still isn't up to date for Eloise (either blame the mutuelle or husband's company for not getting their act together) I have to pay the 'top up' and will claim it back later... So I know that the cost of the 2 vaccinations are actually Euro85 and I pay Euro29 for this.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also get a prescription for the weekly vitamin K capsules she's been having since birth. We gave up on the daily clementine flavoured vit c after the first week as she kept 'sicking' them up! (mind you, so did Alicia when she had them 4 years ago!)<br /><br />We don't have to return to the doctor monthly now, unless there is a problem with Eloise (with Alicia we went to the pediatrician, each month until she was over a year old - which now thinking back, was totally unnecessary and expensive at Euro40 - odd a go)<br /><br />We do have to have a medical check during her 9th month to continue claiming child benefit money... a reminder is sent for this and a paper for this can be found in the back of the carnet de sante.<br /><br />The doctor also said we could start feeding Eloise fruit puree now - but I want to hold off a little longer...<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Euro27 for the visit to the doctor...</span>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-75515104983549089622009-02-11T00:45:00.000-08:002009-02-11T00:46:06.853-08:00Packing List for the clinique<span style="font-family: verdana;">I've just added that </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://having-a-baby-in-france.blogspot.com/2008/09/packing-list-for-clinique.html">here.</a>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-72986344273626544462009-02-09T01:51:00.000-08:002009-02-09T01:52:56.034-08:00Baby brain is a myth<span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm not sure I agree with </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1138954/Baby-brain-myth--womens-intelligence-increases-motherhood-claims-study.html">this:</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I've / still am suffered /ing from this and had it with both pregnancies...</span>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720284362469259989.post-65191091375508294622009-02-04T02:49:00.000-08:002009-02-04T02:51:40.324-08:00Declaring the birth at the hospital<span style="font-family: verdana;">If your little one is born ast l'hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, daddy doesn't have to trail all the way to the mairie in Montpellier city centre.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Arnaud de Villeneuve now has their own guichet naissances-Etat. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hopefully this will spread to the other cliniques.</span>Wendy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10953698048635131344noreply@blogger.com0