New Recruit - MyWife Expecting and first kid one on the way!

sapphire wrote
Hi. We're also in the same boat - just got the offer letter and second child delivery expected in a few weeks. We're planning to arrive some time after that. For those who have faced this (cacord / atifshm) can you advise on your experiences - whether it went smoothly, things to watch out for, whether its tough(er) settling in, whether they automatically change the housing allocation to 3 bed (our offer work sheet currently says 2 bed since we're 3 people now), when do they ask or amend this during the process? thanks

When we signed our offer we just wrote next to every place that mentioned only 1 child that child #2 would be born on ____ date. They were very aware of our status and as soon as we had a birth certificate, we sent that in and they revised our complete offer letter to state the increase in repat money as well as the change in our housing. We made it very clear that we would not move without the offer letter stating that we had two children however they needed documentation (birth certificate) and understandably so, before making the change. It was an easy process. I will say that I have heard it is much harder to change housing once here. Many friends who have children upon arriving have to wait until after the child is born and even after that there is often a delay in moving houses since at RT we are getting incredibly full. As for settling in with a newborn, I found it difficult (we also came in late May which was a difficult time to move) moving, settling in and getting used to having two children and a new surroundings but it is manageable and there are tons of people to offer help and guidance. I packed a lot of baby gear in our ebox as well as activities for my older child which helped tremendously. But it is manageable and we are all doing well now and enjoying our time here!