Anyone used one of those companies that deliver baby supplies to your holiday destination abroad?

[beanybean]

Thinking this might be a good idea to cut down on weight of baby milk and nappies etc. Are any companies particularly good?

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Never heard of them. Where are you going? I have always used local nappies but taken my own milk. You can always email the milk company and ask what the milk is called and if it is available at your destination.

If you are going somewhere exotic and off the beaten track, great idea. If you're off to Benidorm, I wouldn't bother .

Only going to Tuscany self-catering so shouldn't be difficult to buy supplies out there but wondered if it was worth doing so that you know you'll have all your usual brands etc waiting for you when you get there. You can order everything from readymade cartons of milk to nappies, baby food etc. Seeing as it will weigh a ton and we are flying ryan air who don't allow much baggage, I thought it might be worth it. There are a few companies that offer the service, www.tinytotsaway.com being one of them.

I can't say I've ever seen the value in using such a service but we've never tried to fly ryanair with children with their restrictive baggage policy and I've breastfed so not needed to worry about milk.

I habitually take nappies with me but never once had any problems getting more at our destination (this would include Italy, Greece, Corsica, Turkey, Portugal, Sth Africa, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia and NZ.) They're not heavy anyway, only bulky. I have taken a few jars and bags of snacks too - enough to last a few days and then managed fine while out there. I guess it depends on how old your baby is and how long you're going for and I suppose how close you'll be staying to somewhere that has shops etc. But for Tuscany... I'd find it v. difficult to believe that you'd have a lot of trouble getting baby stuff there. I guess you could work out the cost of using this service vrs buying your own baby stuff and paying Ryan Air for an extra bag on one direction to get it all out there yourself.

Good heavens I just went to that website - for heavens sake it would be far cheaper to pay Ryan air for several extra suitcases than to use that mailing service!

£75 minimum charge for packing and couriering a parcel, and the products available to put inside it are WAY overpriced!

Just take enough nappies for the first couple of days till you get to a shop, and enough milk to last you the trip if necessary. for goodness sake don't spend £75 to have some overpriced nappies and extortionately priced baby food delivered to you.

You get pampers everywhere though sometimes going by a different name.

most countries have baby milk and nappies

If your babyu is on Aptamil, it goes by the name of Milupa in Europe.
Why not take a few cartons to tide you over. Don't get ripped off by one of these delivery companies.

Ridiculous amount of money imho. Presumably you are hiring a car and can pop into a local supermarket or chemist. We found Huggies etc readily available. Use it as an opportunity to feed them local produce

I have used tinytots away - very impressive service. It is expensive though! Great for far flung places where things can be difficult to get hold of.

Or alternatively pack a parcel yourself and DHL it. That works too!

I ifnd it weird that you cannot adapt things around hte country you go to
They have babies too
healthy ones

I had a carseat and some toys couriered to an apartment in Edinburgh once, because we went up by train. It was handy for that, but I wouldn't bother for consumables you can buy anywhere, like milk and nappies. I think the company we used was called "Little Stars"

Have also done the send a parcel to myself poste restante thing, which is far cheaper and great.

Try finding SMA in Namibia! Also different countries have different local regulations - believe it or not certain things we can buy anywhere are only available on prescription in Italy.

well just use something else...

You know exactly what I mean.

Are you talking about condoms? Because you can buy them pretty easily OTC in Italy - but the smallest packet is a packet of five not three which at the time we felt was pure showing off and one-upmanship.

To be honest I don't
BB is going to tuscany not Nambia .

I travel to Greece alot (and not the tourist Greece) and have never thought of posting nappies or any other kind of baby food.

There are babies all over the world and theylive wonderful healthy lives

It just takes a bit of research

yes but they might not be the SAME mrgb

Greece is hardly a wild outpost!

and nor is Tuscany

The OP just wants to make life easy for herself. And why not?

To be fair, I believe formula does have slightly different recipes in different countries (have heard French formula is very rich and sweet for example) - I don't know much about it, but know that some FFed babies are very picky about what they eat and might be easily upset. But surely you can get one tin in your luggage?

My friend went to Zimbabwe a few years ago and took powdered baby food with her.

I work for a tour operator and was looking at some of these companies to recommend to our customers. When I looked at the prices I was really shocked - at least £75 on top of the cost of the actual products (which seemed expensive in themselves). I think that recommending such an overpriced service could potentially damage our brand.

Unless you're going somewhere really far-flung, nappies and baby food are easily available (I have fond memories of DD trying jars of veal with ratatouille and artichoke puree on holiday in France when she was 8 months old). I understand the point about formula milk, but most people can squeeze a tin or two in their luggage.

easier but narrow minded