writing from abroad - does anyone else have probs when travelling with toddler?

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writing from abroad Germany as finally thought could go and visit my dad to cheer myself up

toddler 19 months

been absolutely nightmare

waking up every day at 5 - usually sleeps till 7-8 here no way even after settling in

no naps when usually napped 3 hours

and then has now started having major tantrums and am getting dad telling me am doing all wrong

plus getting very spoilt and ignoring me

is this normal - every bloody friend i have with babies says so easy to travle and they have had a whale of time and no probs..and travelled to say nz or oz or veyr far away - i am only one hour away form uk and bloody ngihtmnare - in own old hiome and not even in hotel so why all going wrong???

i have been sleeping nothing and holiday truning into big stress time - big

mumsnet help me

As usual - the people with the 'darling children' are lying!

I've travelled with my daughter (3 and half at the time) to Germany, the only helps are the usual - try and get them to sleep on the plane, carrying lots of snacks (crackers, biscuits, drinks etc.), carrying lots of 'activities' which they haven't seen before (Aquadraw is good for planes as no messy pens, but the air-conditioning dries the picture so quickly that they have to colour it really quickly), colouring books, stories, etc.

Am not surprised about the lack of sleep - v. exciting for children.
I wouldn't worry to much about him being spoilt - presumably it's only for a short time, once you get him home you'll have a transition period when you'll have to be strict with your own rules, but while you're on holiday, try not to stress about it.

Why not leave him with your dad for the day while you go and take a walk in the park or go shopping? If he thinks he can do so much better...