Taking babies, toddlers and kids on holidays
Hi ladies & gents,
I had started a discussion in the "ask mods thread" about whether we could have somewhere to post Q&As regarding going on holidays with bub & kids. This was from a purely selfish point of view......I am trying to arrange a holiday in March (ish) for me, DH and Pup who will be 20 months by then, and experience over the past month where we went away for a couple of nights and had to share a room tells me that some research into a week long holiday is warranted!
There are websites specifically dealing with holidaying with kids (Aussie ones), but I thought that it might be good to get some feedback from members on here that have had some good, bad and otherwise experiences on travelling with kids.
I thought that maybe we could post on here with requests for suggestions and also possibly some recommendations for those that have just been on a holiday and found the facilities well suited to a particular age group.
I, for one, find that my prerequisites on what I need for a holiday have now changed substantially. At the least I am looking for acomodation with either 2 rooms or a partioned off area, possibly a kiddie club (but not essential), but somewhere with facilities that will keep a toddler interested and SAFE.
Also, I want to try and get something that allows ME top have a holiday....not just different scenery to do the same things as I do at home (ie washing, cooking, looking after kids..etc) IYKWIM?? This can be the trap of using self contained accomodation.
So who's interested? Let's get the discussion rolling. I'm sure that ove rthe Christmas/New Year period, there are a few of us that have been on hols that can give some feedback - good AND bad.
Travelling overseas with a 5 month old
We are considering a trip via singapore to europe for 3 weeks then on to visit family in the US for 2 more weeks. I haven't found a lot in forums discussing os travel with babes this age. Is this because we're insane to do it? We're wondering about the logistics of travel in taxis (ie carseat), although we hope to rent a car in europe. Also, do most hotels offer portacots/cribs? And what about feeding? I'm breast feeding, but we do still give bubs a bottle of expressed milk/formula after his last feed before putting him to sleep for the night. We use cloth nappies exclusively at home but realise we'll have to use disposables for the trip. Any ideas about availability and cost of nappies and formula in Europe? Any brands you can recommend? And any ideas how to sterilise bottles quickly and easily? I have a microwave steriliser for the bottles and pump at home but this seems a bit bulky to take with us. Thanks very much for any advice!