First holiday with 7 month old - any tips?

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We are due to go away in a few weeks with our 7 month old

We're off to the Lake District for a week. It's only about 1.5 hours from.us and we love it

First time away with ds and we are very excited but also a bit nervous!

We are staying in a self catering cottage so we can do our own thing. The cottage has a washing machine which is good.

Found some pram friendly walks and will do boat trips and a few other relaxing things.

I'm planning to use ready made formula to make things easier.

Has anyone done similar with a baby?

Was it ok?

Any tips to make things easier?

You will have a lovely time I'm sure... Just remember a holiday with a baby just just the same as being at home without all your stuff!!

Maybe plan relaxing time on your own, and take all the emergency stuff.. Calpol etc as you don't want to find an all night tesco on holiday

K

We did it when DS was 6mo and I'm afraid that it was horrendous. He slept really badly, there was nowhere comfortable to breastfeed him and we came home a day early.

But you'll probably be fine...as previous poster said, remember that you will need to do everything you do at home, but without all your usual stuff, so pack anything that you consider essential.

We always take a roll of black binbags, scissors and parcel tape to make a temporary blackout blind in DSs room.

If you have a travel cot that your baby is used to, I would definitely take it.

Don't expect to have a holiday in the sense that you did pre-DC. You will not come back rested - it is a change of scene and pace, but not a rest.

We did a similar holiday and had a fab time. Only problem ee cane across was the cot provided by the cottage was terrible - broken dirty and uncomfortable. We bought a travel cot with an extra mattress and then had no issues.
have a great time

We took DD to the Cotswolds, to stay in a converted barn flat at the same age.

The cot we were provided with was awful too. Apart from that, it was a wonderful holiday. It was lovely having so much time to spend together as a family. We walked, visited NT properties and local landmarks, sat and chatted and cuddled DD a lot too.

Make sure you take plenty of photos too :)

It all depends on the your baby's ability to adjust to unfamiliar surroundings and your attitudes. We went on a self catering holliday when our son was about eight months, in Yorkshire. You need to pack and plan well. I find that things go better when we lower our ambitions, maximum one outing per day, and if your cottage is nice plan for some cottage days as well. Some people take their kids out in the evening and they sleep in their pram while parents are dining and when home they just put them to bed without waking them. That would not work for us, so we made sure we had loads of nice food in the cabin for a nice tapas-style meal in the evenings after our boy was a asleep.
As for ready-made formula, it is so convenient. I know that in the UK you even have ready made milk in bottles for which you can buy ready-sterilised teats.
You know your baby, so pay attention to how he is and build your days around his needs and you will have a lovely time.

We have been visiting the lakes since before our dc, 3 dc later we still visit. Take your own travel cot and first aid kit (with cal pol), there is a childrens outdoor shop in Ambleside where you can hire child carriers (top of high st) also very good on stocking up on winter outdoor gear if you are seriously outdoor people whatever the weather! Chester's at Skelwith bridge is a must for lunch or just cake :), and the south lakes wild animal park which is about 1hr from coniston is also worth a visit. Griseldale Forrest is buggy friendly, and fairly sheltered even on a wet day, and there is a very nice swimming pool in Keswick. Enjoy your holiday!