to take 10 week old abroad?

[Jw35]

Baby due in July. Want to go on holiday in October when the baby will be 10 weeks old. Has anyone ever done this? Why advice would you give? Will also be taking a 22 month old, Is this crazy?

Basically October is our usual month to go on holiday, we would only be going to Spain so 2 hours flight. Not sure when else we could go? I thought of next March but feels so long away and weather might not be as good!

Baby will be formula fed. Thanks!

I took DS (obviously ff!) on a short internal flight - but he still needed a passport for ID - at eight weeks. No problem. Cabin crew helpful and when I had to get up to use the loo both my neighbours wanted to hold him for me. Possibly, in all honesty, because a man travelling alone with such a small child was and is unusual.

Sorry, checked the photo album, eleven weeks.

We took DD to Cyprus at 8 weeks. Piece of cake compared to Spain at 8 months; far less to pack at that age!

Great advice, thanks so much! Won't book until late August or early September. At least then I'll have an idea of what baby is like! Pre mixed is a good suggestion but I'm wondering how many you'd need to take for a whole week? I'm pretty sure you're allowed to take a box of formula, I took some last year for my dd who was 9 months at the time. But different though as she had anti reflux formula so didn't want to risk buying in Spain. As it happened my suitcase went awol and I ended up getting the Spanish anti reflux anyway! Little angel had it no problem!

We took ds at 4 months and he was ridiculously easy. Much harder at 12 months!

But - two things that make me think you'd have it harder:-

1. Milk. I was bf so no stress at all about food. But the people behind us had a bottle fed baby (not sure how old but significantly bigger than ds but still a baby - I'm no good with baby ages) and security made them open and taste all their ready made milk.

1. Seats. With a 22 month old they can also go on parents lap. So you would each have a baby on your lap. And you'd have to be on different sets of seats as each row only has 4 oxygen masks. My in laws had someone sitting next to them in that situation. The oxygen masks were assigned to seat "A" so they were trapped in the seat unless my in laws helped by holding the toddler as they climbed out. (They did!) You can usually buy an extra seat so would advise that - then the 4 of you can have a nice row of 3.

Can't believe you went to check your dates andrewofgg!! That made me smile

Do it op. It's easy.

10 week old is easy. DS first flew abroad when he was 7 weeks, no problems whatsoever.

22 month old on the other hand..

We did similar a few years ago, ds1 was 21 months and ds2 was almost 4 months (dd was 5). We bf though and that was obviously easy enough. Flights were fine, wasn't hot as it was October school week. We all had a nice week

Definitely take LO!

Doesn't matter if you're FF or breastfeeding. Take some supplies of formula (ready made bottles Aptamil are great) so that if there are any delays you're not running out of milk. Take more than you think you need!

It will all need to be scanned through at security, but that's better than running out on the journey!

Just to add, flying out from London airports at least, I have never had to open & taste any of my LO's formula.

Even a bottle of his milk that that he had half finished, they put through the scanner.

Took DS2 to Majorca at 6 weeks old. No trouble at all.

We flew from East Mids when the family behind had to taste all the baby milk.

I wish we'd taken DD abroad for a warm first holiday rather than staying in the Uk for our first holiday when she was 13 weeks old. It rained almost every day, we got a puncture on the pushchair, it was cold.... if we'd gone abroad at least the sun would have been shining.

Just back from my DD2s first holiday (Caribbean) at 4mnths, DD1 is 27 months and has done 3 long haul and 3 short haul holidays. We bought cheap 2nd hand double buggy and also use a sling and reins, all invaluable and covers all walking / pushing / carrying options (and gives a little freedom of an evening!)

Passport photos are sooooooo easy... The rules for the pic are really relaxed for the baby, just read them first, put the baby on a white background like a sheet, take the pic with your phone, use this website www.epassportphoto.com/93/Free/United%20Kingdom/Passport/step1 and take the file to Boots. Costs about 36p

Passport office has 3 week turnaround for infant passports

Don't stress about formula etc, just take what you need plus extra &/or a means of making some (ie sterilised bottles, formula and either buy water or premade in departures).

Take nappy bags - useful for all sorts or reasons and change of top for your self and clothes for kids.

Go, have fun, relax and enjoy your time with the little ones

Remember if you have a truly horrible high needs baby, they'll be miserable wherever you are or whatever you do- so you may as well go and get some sun and a change of scenery.

On the passport front, I applied for a first passport for my youngest online a couple of weeks ago and it arrived in less than a week from me sending the deceleration and signed photos. Just register your baby quickly and get the forms sent off straight after. I can't recommend the online applications highly enough, so much less faff than the paper system.

We took DD1 at 4 weeks, basically the easiest holiday I've had with kids as I was BF so only really needed nappies and clothes for her. Even FF easily do-able, go for it :-)

@pauljoy this kid will be over four by now...

Don’t book anything until you’re sure you’ll get a passport in time. Registering births is taking much longer than normal, and so are passports.

DD1 was a nightmare. For the first 12 weeks she basically screamed. We took her to a Thailand at 6 months and it was hell, if she wasn’t on the boob she screamed. We were there for a wedding and everyone walked her that holiday, even the waiters!!!

DD2, took her away at 5 weeks (not abroad), and she was easy as pie.

Depends on the child, could be easy, might be hell. But you might as well be walking the floor with them abroad as at home.

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