To not travel until they're older ?

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Kids are 6 months and 2.5. Just pricing up even a last minute trip abroad to Spain , looking at sky high prices plus flights plus 2 passports for kids , as well as all the formula , nappies , kiddy tat we would need.
Aibu to say, we are not going abroad until they are at least 3 and 5 so the older one can have a longer lasting passport and my stress levels can be reduced !
I'm not used to travelling abroad much but dp is a seasoned traveller but hopefully can wait a few years.

Makes no difference to passports.

Sounds like you're not fussed about going abroad as you're putting obstacles in the way. It may seem daunting but I really enjoyed taking my LO abroad for first time at 5 months. I was breastfeeding aswell so really easy, just took pram and nappies and 1 pack wipes and bought nappies and wipes out there.
When I look back at the photos I think it was all worth it

@HappyMinion 10 is a bit dramatic I went on holiday every year since I was about 4 and I remember them all

We started to travel abroad with DD when she was 6. She could really enjoy the experience then and so could we!! We couldn’t really afford it before then anyway. I admire people who travel with their little ones, but it wasn’t for me.

I was under the impression that passports expired at 5, dp thought you could still take a dc on an adult passport! Not anymore mate 🤔

No they are of 5 year duration.

We've done long and short-haul a few times each year since the DCs were a few months old. They've always enjoyed travelling and I've always found it fun. If it's not fun for you, don't do it.

I did look into a Martinhal type holiday but it was just sooo expensive out of holiday time even. Kids club (preferably included) is a MUST.

We waited til DS was 5 and had a lovely stress free holiday. Babies and holidays are no relaxing for the parents.

I didn't go on holiday for ages and then we just went UK. Holiday lodges or self catering cottages.Worked for us. No desire to take DC abroad till at least 8-9 i.e. can remember it

Ours had been abroad because we live abroad, and so have been travelling on planes etc. for as long as they remember (ipad, headphones, a bag of haribo, and a bottle of water and we're good!) - but the holidays they've most enjoyed are when we were living in the UK and went to centre parcs. They just wanted to go swimming at least once a day, hang out on the little lake beach, scoot around in the woods, and watch the ducks/squirrels come up to the cabin. Anything more is wasted while they're little - you just want something safe, easy, and where you can have dinner and a glass of wine and wander home to put them to bed.

Taking holidays is a personal decision on what is right for you and your family. We just returned from an excellent family holiday in Jordan. We went camel riding, trekking, to the desert, the dead sea, roman ruins, Petra. I don't find holidaying with my DC particularly stressful (no more so than parenting elsewhere). I also find the idea that you wouldn't take them abroad 'until they can remember it' a little strange. Seeing a different culture and trying new things is character building. They might not remember every detail but they will be shaped by their experiences.

That said, no-one ever died from not going on a foreign holiday. If you're all happy with holidaying in the UK, why not? Loads of good options.

We travelled from when ours were 6 months. Take formula. Onky take enough nappies for trip and buy stuff there.

It is far easier the smaller they are I found.

We didn't fly until our kids were older, but we certainly took them abroad. We used to stick them in the car and drive down through France to Italy, stopping over for a night in the alps. TBH they slept most of the way, and once you get to Italy, they are so geared towards children the holidays were always a breeze. We once got stuck in a 20 mile jam in Italy, for several hours, finally managed to get off the motorway and stopped at a roadside cafe. The nonna of the house handmade a fresh plain risotto for my 18month old as they felt so sorry for us. Great memories.

Hols when mine were young were mostly in Britain tho we did do Portugal once and euro Disney twice

I've loved all Our hols Centreparcs is a good option out of school hols too.

Some of our best holidays have been in the UK. We have some of the most stunning scenary in the world, not to mention history, so I think It's a shame when people overlook what's on their doorstep, especially if It's to sit round a pool eating pizza in an AI that could be anywhere! Although we have been going abroad most years since our youngest was 3, we still try to squeeze in at least 1 UK break per year too.

Grilledobviously meant you'd need formula and nappies at home if you need them abroad, so it's not extra money. Not that you'll need them at 3 and 5 (though loads of kids are still in night nappies even at 5).

If you're relaxed about it travelling with kids is easy, especially if you stay in Europe. They have shops everywhere, you don't have to pack the kitchen cupboards and half of Tesco...

However don't, if you don't want to, it's not unreasonable either way.

We've always found accomodation and keeping everyone fed and entertained in other parts of Europe multiple times cheaper than England, but we are on the European mainland. Flights are the kicker. The UK is an expensive holiday for us, Italy or France or Croatia cheaper and more relaxing because the weather is usually better and people are less helicoptery so all the kids on the well equipped campsites (except a few UK ones on a tight leash) run about in the sunshine and make friends.

Do what suits you, but accommodation in Italy can be really cheap outside school holidays.

BackforGood people take babies and toddlers abroad because they want to go abroad and babies and toddlers are portable and generally happy anywhere their parents are relaxed and happy and there is space to run about. It isn't hot everywhere all year, and going abroad doesn't mean being too hot. 2 of my kids were born in abroad and it wasn't any harder looking after babies and toddlers here than the one I had in Surrey

I was anti taking my LO abroad then I just did. Just before he was two and still free on a flight! He was amazing and loved it. So now we've got second one coming I've already booked two holidays with her too- as I'm usually restricted to term time with my on and so much cheaper on mat leave. Hopefully she'll be as good as her big brother. But YANBU the thought of screaming babies/ toddlers on flights is horrendous but our LO just falls asleep in car/ buggy anything in motion which included the plane so we were lucky.

TBH I wouldn't take a FF baby overseas. Not unless you have for them used to the already made up stuff.

DSIL took DN away to Greece when he was four months old and had to come back after a few days as he completely refused the milk. It tasted or smelled different because of the different water. She took him to A&E because he was so dehydrated it was awful.

I took mine as babies but they were EBF. We always had a really great time, no issues. However, my idea of a great holiday isn't lying around on the beach or by the pool for two weeks. I like to be up and about doing and seeing things. I think if you like that sort of holiday, and many do, it could be difficult with young babies.

"you have got them"

Dc are 4 and 6 and we've stayed within uk. Possibly we'll go abroad next year. They love our holidays and it's relatively stress free for us. Dd1 has ASD so new places and experiences can be challenging for her.

I think it wouldn’t be much of a holiday with young dc. Me and dh are thinking about just staying in the uk and maybe saving all the Euro hols up and instead going on a big family hol to Florida when they’re alittle older

We went on holiday abroad with DD when she was 5 months and when she was 18 months. Now she's 2 and we have a 4 month old I think we'll leave it a few years. With one you can take it turns and still have some time relaxing. With 2 tinies no one gets any time to relax and I'd rather do it without the added hassle of flights, transfers and them trying to drown themselves in the pool.

Oyster how did you find it when your dd was 18 months? We just have one at the moment and I always though it would be too hard keeping ds cool in the heat and everything and that maybe it wouldn’t be very relaxing.