A 9month Old Abroad!?!?

[KrissieJules]

Hello mums

I'm nervous about taking my daughter to spain for 10days, she'll be 9months old and I'm worried about everything from food to sunburn!

Anyone taken such a young child abrroad???

Yes. I lived abroad with babies. They have them there too, you know ;)

Seriously, you will be fine. Make sure you have enough food and nappies for the first few days, so you are not rushing out to the shops when you arrive.

easy peasy... spain is fab for babies, pampers are called DODOT, baby food like Hipp is available, also very good euro brands like Hero and Nestle, Aptimil is called Mulipa, and best advise for the sun is keep her in the shade when you can. take a clip on brolly for the buggy. and invest in a special beaker so she likes using it. the spanish put sugar in their kids drinking water to make sure they drink enough!

where and when are you going?

Lightweight leggings and thin long sleeved tops are great for preventing sunburn, use them when dd is in the pool too. We took our dd to Florida at that age and it was brilliant.

I took my 6mo ds to menorica for 10days
It was great!
Take lots and lots of nappies coz they cost a fortune over there
Also take plenty of the food he's used to. I expected baby food to be available, but it wasn't
Other than that keep him out of direct sun etc...
Have a great time

By he/ his I mean she/ her

One more thing, when random strangers wonder off with dd, they are not stealing her
A waiter did this with my ds, and I was getting seriously worried, but then saw him showing ds all the buffet equipment and saying hello to all the other guests.
He had him for about 15 mins, before he brought him back with a jelly custard they had made!

nappies are cheaper abroad than ryan air luggage allowance.

I took my baby abroad to live when she was 8 weeks and she was fine. Take some high factor baby sun cream and a UV suit for the pool and keep her out of the direct sun as much as possible. Make sure she drinks lots of water.

Don't waste your luggage allowance on nappies, they aren't that expensive and it is easier to get them there.

It depends what your baby is eating but you will be able to find things for her. I used to feed my dd on little bits from my plate when we went out or get them to make up some mashed potato, soup, scrambled egg, pasta, mashed vegetables etc.

You will be fine, enjoy it, going on holiday with a baby is lovely

Brill suggestions and advice!

We're going to Fuengerola in Spain for 10days in July :)