The key issues will be time difference & heat. I took eldest DD to Trinidad when she was 6 months to stay with my ex partners family and if I’m honest, it was hard work! The advice is to try and adjust their sleeping patterns gradually before you go to help fit in with the new time zone. Speak to the customer services department at the airline and ask what assistance they can give you and how you would secure a bassinet (a basket which attaches to the wall on the plane where you can put your baby). I’m not sure you can reserve these now and it may be pot luck!

For the plane take spare clothes, muslins etc and buy wipes etc after you go through duty free. Take a spare top for yourself in case you get sicked on! Find out from the airline what will happen with your buggy and where it needs to go.

In your suitcase, pack the best sun shade you can find for your buggy, a sun hat and factor 50 suncream. Take some baby friendly insect repellant as well (unfortunately for babies I think the advice is not to use deet based products so it would have to be something natural) and repellant plug ins for the room. If they aren’t fussy about food, don’t bother packing food for them but do if they are! Take lots of light clothes and stuff to layer up on cooler evenings.

As above, heat is the key problem and try and keep DC in the shade as much as possible. A really hot over tired baby isn’t much fun! Though it was lovely to introduce DD to all her Trini family, it was definetely more hard work than I was anticipating and I didnt take youngest DD on a plane till she was 18 months!

Final thing, most Mums get really really anxious & stressed when their babies cry on a plane. Try not to worry too much about this - many of the other passengers will have done the same themselves and will be sympathetic!

PS - you’ll also need to look at what injections she will need (if any). The nurse at your DRs can provide this advice and they are usually free

Nope, she had cooled boiled water but that’s what ex partners family drank anyway. I’m sure bottled water would be fine! It is a real faff travelling with a baby somewhere tropical and tbh I wasn’t very well prepared so a had a hot, over tired & sweaty & really bad tempered baby for 2 weeks! Neither of my kids were good travellers when small & would regularly hurl on the way to the airport or on the plane which is why I’d recommend the plane spare clothes just in case! I didn’t do the sleep adjusting thing either so DD’s pattern was totally whacked!

Any travel with small kids is a right pain the backside but if you’ve got all the gear with you, calpol and stuff they’ll eat it should be less hassle when you are there. Would definitely check the injection thing with the nurse though.

Although it's definitely easier when they are older, it's very doable.
We took 9mth old to New Zealand, then 3mth old to NZ and Malaysia. It was the 2yr old that could walk but not yet be entertained by a film that was harder!
And harder still the uptight (now ex) DH who couldn't deal with the odd 'look" when DC weren't silent.

You'll both be upside down with sleep for a few days, but I still take a while to adjust and enjoy being awake at different times - easier to go with it than fight it.

You'll most likely be able to gate-check the buggy. If you have a sling, it's worth taking on board as sometimes buggies end up with the rest of the luggage at the other end.
Wipes, nappies, snacks and changes of clothes - essentially what youd take for a normal day out.
If you're travelling alone, accept offers of entertaining your DC so you can eat and go to the loo.

Have a fab holiday.
Oh and Google about mineral / bottled water - is there something about high sodium content??

Which aspects are you nervous about? We might be able to help.