7 Month Baby On Holiday

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This is my first ever post and I don't really know how this all works, but just looking for the best tips and suggestions for taking my DD on her first holiday to Salou in September, she will be 7 months.

It says that the average temperature for September is 20-24°C, has anyone ever done this before travelled with a baby this young in this climate and knows what's best for keeping them cool and comfortable.

I've seen a lot of bad things happening recently to young kids going into pools and suffering heart problems due to the coldness of the water and the heat of them. Does this mean I can't take my DD into the water, also how do you know if they are dehydrated and getting enough milk/water? How do you make a bottle in a different country not being able to use their water and with using bottled water will it not have too much sodium?

Is there a guide on what way is best to dress them and should they be in the shade most of the day. Maybe I'm just over thinking it all and worrying about nothing instead of looking forward to it but if anyone can help and share a bit of knowledge on what I can do I would really appreciate it.🙏

Tbh, we’ll probably experience hotter temperatures than that in this country sometime over the next couple of months. Low 20s really isn’t anything to worry about for a baby. Children are amazingly resilient and adapt well.
Take a pop up UV tent for the beach.

Time your DD’s naps with the hottest part of the day.
Don’t cover her head unless you're protecting her from direct sunlight.
By all means take a baby carrier (very useful for the airport and in the evenings) but don’t use it during the hottest part of the day.

There’s no real need to worry about the pool. You can definitely take her swimming and, in fact, should take her swimming. Just don’t spend more than 30 mins in it at a time, don’t take her straight into a heavily air-conditioned building while she’s still wet and rinse off the chlorine afterwards.

You will notice if your dd starts to overheat - her cheeks will start to go red and she will look lethargic. If this happens, give her tepid water and get into the aircon asap. Or get a muslin and mist it with tepid water then lay it over her in just a nappy.
For the flight, we pack bottles of unmade milk powder in our hand luggage/backpack, use bottled water onboard and ask them to heat it. Hint, ask for it to be heated well in advance of when you're going to feed. It’s
easy for them to heat, but hard for you to cool down when it's too hot.
Feed your dd on take off and landing to help with ears. Top of decent starts about half an hour before landing.
It’s fine to use bottled water. Look for Na on the label, which means sodium, and choose one that contains 200mg or less per litre. Check the levels of sulphate (SO or SO4), too. The sulphate levels should be no higher than 250mg per litre. It will still need to be boiled to make sure it is sterile.
If your dd has a particular routine, like certain nap times, do your best to work around that. The less disruption, the more happier she’ll be.

Most holiday destinations where you can't use tap water to make bottles will have bottles water in the supermarkets that have a little picture of a baby somewhere on the label, that means they are safe to use for babies to drink or make formula with. Don't use bottled water without this symbol.
I know evian tends to be universally baby safe, Fontvella is a baby safe Spanish brand.