holiday with baby just under 6months - kids clubs?

[darlingbabs]

We are desperate to go on holiday at the end of sept but the problem is that our baby will be 5.5 months then. Most places that I have found that have kids clubs only take them from 6months. Can anyone suggest anywhere that takes them a little younger. Or can you suggest somewhere we can hire a nanny to come with us/once we are there? any ideas would be gratefully received.

Some Mark Warner and Club Med certainly used to take children from four months but it's years since our children were that little so maybe things have changed. It depended on the resort, not all resorts started that young.

I think Scott Dunn can provide nannies in some of their villas.

I can't believe someone wants to take there 5 month old baby on holiday and then leave him with someone he doesn't know

I must live in a completely different world to some others!

Hi darling babs have done lots of research on this myself!

we are going on a neilsons holiday in september, they have childrens clubs including for babies staffed by fully qualified nannies. have a look on line. scott dunn have nannies (very expensive). I have heard mark warner is good. Sunsail also I have heard good reports about.

Nefret - there is nothing wrong in wanting a couple of hours child free time on holiday - it doesnt mean you are leaving your child all day but a baby free lunch or a chance to have a swim can be really nice. 'leaving your child with someone you don't know' - a fully qualified, reference checked, crb checked nanny/nursery nurse in a supervised childcare environment - whats the harm in that? When your child starts school/nursery etc you are always leaving them with someone that they don't know - whats the difference?

And I object to Nefret's judgemental post.
Some mums need a break.
I would have given my right arm to have someone look after ds. specially a nice qualified anny that many holiday agencies offer. would have given him to anyone, for a couple ogf hours. i kid you not.
does nefret scorn thsoe that use those professional babysitting servcies. or someone who hires a nanny, does she ?

Op, I would just lie. well not lie as such. just say, i was wondering about , if you could have ds, he's only 6 months. i always get ds1's and ds2's ages wrong. i underestimate and over-estimate. i tell people that he's 1 and a half, when later, sat at home i realise he's only a nad 5 months for example. don't worry about it. its minor. He's nearly 6 months. does 5.95 months not qualify then. If he doesn't like it or you are not happy, you don't need to take him again. he might sleep the whole way through. or he might love it and giggle and play.

see how you feel. see what they say. see how he is.

even first choice do cheap'ish holidays where they advertise childcare from 6 months. i'm sure they do.

I did Neilson's Beach Club years ago when DS was 9 months old and the nannies were excellent. They had him for about 5 hours a day and it was a great holiday as we had time to relax, as well as time to spend with DS. If they take younger ones, I do recommend Neilson.

Oblomov, I just said I can't understand why anyone would want to do it. There is no way I would have left my babies with someone I didn't know on holiday. I go on holiday to be with my children, not to give them to someone else to look after.

I don't scorn anyone who does anything, people can do what they want. Why are you being so defensive. Just because you want to get rid of your baby to a nanny it doesn't mean I should.

For goodness sake, I am entitled to my opinion just as much as anyone else. I didn't say the OP shouldn't do it,nor was I judging her, I was just saying I couldn't understand it myself, it just seems so alien to me. The OP is saying her baby will be 5½ months in spetember so at the time of writing her baby is just over a month old, surely she can't need a break so soon! I couldn't get enough of my babies at that age.

As I said before, it seems another world to my life.