Holiday with a one year old. What the hell do I HAVE to take!!!

[mumbear]

Have booked a hol, just to spain so its not too far to travel. DD will be one when we go (shes nearly 9 months now) I need to know

Are there any restrictions with taking food/milk for her (am not breastfeeding now so will be cartons of formula) and I was just thinking of taking enough baby jars for lunch as were only staying half board.

And what must I absolutely not forget to take!!

This is all new to me im usually a lie on a sun lounger with multiple beers kinda person. That was another lifetime

lol about the other lifetime!

you need...
suncream
nappies
swim nappies
cot sheets/gro bag
baby monitor

umm and lots of other things that i have forgotten, having never ventured abroad since having kids!!

Think ill have to take less clothing even though there is more of me iyswim !!! Does anyone know about the airport traver restrictions?

travel

I had trouble flying with cartons of formula as they MAY want you to open and taste it. Which then means you need something to tip it into and can't keep it for long once open. I guess Spain isn't a very long flight though so it might be OK to just pour it into a bottle. Also you can usually buy formula in Boots in Duty Free though so that may be an option.

Will you not be on whole milk?
You can buy it once through security - we "commute" weekly on internal flights for work .
BLWing is definitely the way to go here - DD just eats what I eat. My dd also drank out of a normal cup by 1 - maybe something to aim for? Or else just take a cup and a bottle.

I would take a few nappies (they sell them in Spain!) and a few swim nappies. And clothes, but you can just wash, don't need to take loads. I would take calpol, etc, etc, you don't want to be hunting for first aid stuff.

And toys. Toys. and more toys. Amazing how fast they need more, IMO.

Baby carrier, or little collapsible pushchair and sunshade.

It's not too bad, honest!

pack formula in case, you can get very good organic baby food there and any baby goods, they have babys in spain, you could also carry bottles with powder in and add water on plane.all major nappy brands in supermarkets.

Sorry if I piggyback on your thread but we're going in a few weeks and my DS is also one. Can you take jars of baby food on the plane? Or is it just liquids they won't allow you to carry?

They only sell huge packs of nappies in Spain, so don't take loads with you. Pampers id Dodot and we have huggies too. You can buy Hipp organic jars in some supermarkets. Have a look at the labels on Spanish jars as it is common for salt or sugar to be added. tapas ids great for babies. Paella, tortilla etc.

Where are you going? I am in Spain so if you need any advice let me know.

Would def buy nappies there, they are so bulky could end up taking half of your suitcase!

Went to Spain when lo was a baby, bought jars of food there quite easily. I know of friends that have taken those dried baby cereals. Also, I can never find Weetabix when I am away so I always take those., and sometime ready brek.

Grobag if they use one, or maybe their favourite blanket for nighttime. Most hotels I have been to ask you to take baby bedding.

You can take, but you have to taste. You can take finger foods to your heart's content though

whoops I meant Pampers is called Dodot.

If she's one , use cows milk. You can buy jars there or just let her nibble on bread and cheese/ham/salad/fruit etc . buggy with sunshade plus light blanket for evenings out, several changes of clothes you can handwash (take a tube of travel wash gel)and hang on balcony, sunhat, sunscreen, small toys (staking cups, small blow up ball)

The other thing I do when staying in hotels is take a couple of little snack pots and discretely pinch things from the dining room. Many hotels in Spain do buffet style breakfast and dinner. I get ds things like cucumber, baby corn, cheese etc. If you do this at breakfast then you have a ready supply of snacks until you have lunch or go to the shop. You can always store stuff in the mini bar too.

Talc is good for getting sand off without scratching.

Bring buckets of suncream and offer plenty of water, it can be really hot here in the summer. You will find that the Spanish disappear after lunch when it is really hot and come back to the pool about 430 ish and stay there until late. We follow a Spanish routine in the summer as it is so hot.

Thanks for all your suggestions, Mylittlepud- I was going to wait until coming home to put her on cows milk, (she will only be one and a few days) as we are going to a hotel halfboard there is no fridge in the room so i couldnt keep cows milk for her. Thats why I thought cartons of formula would be perfect. She probably wont have bottles anyway she only has one at bedtime now. It would be in the case anyway (hmm wonder if it would freeze in the cargo area!) Fab idea Lucy5 i will have a little loo around at breakfast and get some fruit for her, Also is it ok to give her the bottled water? Ive heard that bottled water can be quite high in salt and babies shouldnt have it obv she cant have the tap water.

Oh lucy5 im going to callela, i think is the costa brava. not usually where i would pick but is more touristy so there will no doubt be a fair few shops there!

you dont need half as much as you think, when we went to USA with DD aged 6months, her bag was left at gatwick and we only had a few items with us, and we did not get her bag back until the day before we came home! We only needed to buy a few things, and this time, with a 20 month old, brought much much less for a lot longer!

You need, as far as I am concerned, in particular for flight,
Clear bag with medicine in - calpol sachets and syringe, teething gel, arnica, cotton wool, thermometer,
Baby bottles, sterilising tablets
four cartons of milk - two for flight and two in case you are delayed.
Nappies
Wetwipes
Book/toy or two for entertaining
If you can - pop up travel cot - that saved our bacon
Two undersuits/sleepsuits in case of accidents/delay.

For rest of trip:
7 baby grows
3 sleepsuits
couple pairs of trousers/dresses/teeshirts each
suncream - baby specific - I got some that
Sun hat
maybe babybanz if she will wear them?
was not, and it irritated her eyes
Snack pots
favourite toys/books for bedtime routine
nappies for journey.
Specific baby wash, in case you cant buy it locally, if you are particular about this.

I will look through my suitcase and see what else I can find that we needed. We still brought too much!

Hope that helps

agree - also blanket/grobag, cot sheets, flannel, and of course baby monitor!!! We dont need that as staying with family, so did not think of that!!!

Going to USA, very strict on liquid items - can take bottles with milk in, ready made formula etc, just need to be prepared to test it, although personally, I have been through about 10 flights to and within USA and have never been asked to taste.

Hi! Just been to Australia with my 11 month old... they wouldn't let me take formula cartons through security. Luckily I had powdered formula and the cartons were just for back up (but you can usually buy airside). Powder is much better for travelling and will prob last you the whole trip! You might have a kettle in your room to do once-boiled water, or failing that ask the hotel to do fill the bottles for you. You prob won't need many clothes (I took FAR too many!), but short-sleeved vests useful for out and about.

Am suprised at suggestions for baby monitor as would not have ever thought of that!! am stayin in one room ie baby will be in cot beside me so I dont think that will be necessary. I really hope they dont want me to taste formula it makes me gag!!

I think certain bottled waters are better than others but I don't know which. There is definitely a thread on here if you search. I use solan de cabras , which is recommended as safe to use with babies by the Spanish health authorities. It comes in a very distinctive blue bottle.

Raye was that formula in your hand luggage or case?

mumbear - baby monitors I guess for when baby is asleep in another room and you are not, if there is additional rooms, but if you dont need one wont need to take it, more room for other stuff!

I took monitor when DD was younger she although we shared a room to sleep, she went to bed earlier than me, or for naps, meant I could wonder round the house and still hear her, but her room was in a house, not a hotel.

Hi - sorry for delay. The carton formula I had taken away from me was in hand luggage.

We have been away a few times with ours at various ages, and if they are eating bread/cheese/finger foods/rice/pasta, then it'll be a doddle.

It you're only away for a couple of weeks, then it won't matter tooooooo much if their diet consists of rather fewer veg than usual. You can always buy bananas (excellent cos you don't need to wash them!), apples, loads of fruit etc.... when there, for a few vitamins, and if in Spain, as already mentioned by others, all the tapas stuff is perfect.

When we went slightly further away we did take a couple of large babyfood jars, full of vegetables, just to satisfy myself that there was a decent intake of nutrients every day or so, to make a change from rice and noodles.

I wouldn't have swimming nappies myself, (well, unless in a pool cos I guess other guests don't want your child weeing in it), I have always used a waterproof pair of baby 'trunks' that have a bit of a lining for my DS's. Faaar less bulky. Just make sure that their not due a no.2 (!)