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First holiday abroad with 1year old. What do I need?

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beanybean · 03/04/2009 08:29

Help! We are about to take our first holiday abroad (Italy) with our 1yr old. What do we really need? Thanks.

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PostAndGo · 03/04/2009 08:31

Don't forget to take the baby!

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beanybean · 03/04/2009 08:33

Thanks!

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IheartEASTEREGGS · 03/04/2009 08:36

take cartons of formula, the cows milk brand there made my ds sick! lucky we took formula in case...

apart from that, just take anything you'd normally need - pram, carseat if getting taxis, dummy, comforter

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beanybean · 03/04/2009 08:41

Gosh I hadn't thought about taxis and car seats. Think we will hire a car so with get one with that, although I've looked into it already and it's really expensive. What about those travel stairgates?

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IheartEASTEREGGS · 03/04/2009 08:51

i'd take your own car seat, you have no idea how they keep the others or how safe they are
car seats dont count as part of your lugage allowance (nor do prams)

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beanybean · 03/04/2009 08:54

I considered that but what if our car seat doesn't fit the hire car? We are travelling with Ryan Air and they do charge, althuogh not sure how much. Thought if we went with a well-known company there might be more reassurance of the car seat being safe , not in accident etc.

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Dillydaydreamer · 03/04/2009 09:28

We went with dd age 15mths to spain.
I wouldn't bother with stairgate, just be vigilent if there are stairs. Quite often there will be nothing to attach them to.
Travel cot is a good idea as we didn't take one to Portugal and the one provided looked like one from a Rumanian orphanage
small folding buggy.
bottles if needed.
I wouldn't bother with loads of formula, they sell it anyway if lo can't tolerate the cows milk.
Take enough milk for 1 day
nappies/wipes if you have a preference, buy out there if not. Again 24-48hr supply.
Lots depends on where you are staying as well and how fussy an eater they are.
UV sunsuits are good and limit having to put loads of cream on constantly.
Sun tents tend to be a waste of time as they crawl out all the time

Dillydaydreamer · 03/04/2009 09:30

We drove to Spain so had a car seat but we flew to Portugal and didn't take one. We just held her at 6mths on our lap in taxis (as did generations of parents when I was small)

mrsmike · 03/04/2009 09:53

Hire cars in Europe tend to be all standard makes like they are here so your own car seat will fit. I would definitely take own car seat - we didn't a few times and were shocked at the bad state of car seats on offer with the hire company, and now always take our own, It just goes in with the luggage when you check in.

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