prepping for brexit with a small child to cater for, any tips?

[hellisotherpeopleandhorlicks]

DS will be coming up to 1 in December and I am a bit stumped as to what to stock up for him
I'm worried about being able to get things like whole milk as am unsure if he can have whole UHT or if he will touch it as he's fussy.
I've got formula and always keep a good supply

I've always had a well stocked pantry and have got lots of pulses, cereal, pasta, tinned tomatoes and passata, herbs and spices.

I've got nappies and wipes and have these on monthly subscription so hopefully that would be ok

I am lucky enough to have two freezers and one is all frozen veg and fruit that I use for him as well as frozen bread for him too and anything I've made that can be frozen
I was thinking of batch cooking a bit more

Any tips?

Supermarkets will be open. Brexit is not the end of the world.
Please try not to worry.

It sounds like you already have a great stock of food so don't worry, just keep it rotated and topped up.

I think lots of things will still be available, just at a higher price. I'd think about putting the next size of clothes away, and think about picking up new bit and pieces of toys.

If you don't already, have some paracetamol, ibuprofen, teething gel and a thermometer for him. Even if Brexit goes away it's good to have them to hand instead of having to dash out with a sick baby.

I'd say have one "in use" and one in the cupboard as a minimum. When my lot got scarlet fever I couldn't believe how much we got through.

Ah bless, some posters have not noticed this is the preppers board. And have an over estimate of the competence of this government to be ready with their Kent permits...and computer systems. Anyone who has been around for a bit knows the history of new government computer schemes as troubled!

Clothing in next sizes.
Toiletries eg baby wash, shampoo, stuff for you
Cleaning stuff keeps for ages
Bog roll
Christmas and birthday presents
Treats. Bloody important last time.
Birth control if you are not planning another yet
Order any prescription meds slightly early build up a buffer
Sort out your car for winter
Buy anything that you need a specific brand for. Eg if you will only eat Heinz beans, get a backup of those.
Think breakfast, dinner, tea, snacks, drinks, treats, celebration food.
Think what you would eat if say non of your usual breakfast food was available. (Snowy weather for example stopping milk and bread deliveries)

Second above poster, you can go through a lot of children's meds in a short time if they are ill for three days.

@midnightgrace

Supermarkets will be open. Brexit is not the end of the world. Please try not to worry.

Yeah, and pharmacies have been open all year but there's still been some serious shortages of prescribed medications, as I know personally. I've been playing catch-up all year.

Supermarkets have been open all year but my DSD still ended up crying in Lidl because the one type of food her DC with autism was currently eating had just sold out, and she was exhausted. She now keeps a good stash in the house.

No-one can predict how shit things are going to be in January, but it might be Tier 3 Bigly Shit.

Hope for the best, plan for worst. Especially with children involved, and the possibility of self-isolation(s) ever-present.

Medicines, favourite foods, toiletries - all sensible.

Yeah autism is the reason we are walled in by shreddies. ( Might be a slight exaggeration)

Thanks for the advice. Good point about medicine, I have one each of Calpol, nurofen, benylin, snuffle stuff, saline spray and anbesol and teething granules but I'll pick up more as we've gone through a fair bit of the teething stuff alone this last couple of weeks!
Hadn't thought about baby bath etc as well

I might order a batch of Ella's pouches as although we don't use them very often the fruit and veg purees would be useful in a pinch and some of the main meals can be padded with additional pulses etc if needs be. I'll check their shelf life.

Does anyone know if you can freeze whole milk?

I have a good stash of clothing up to 18 months but wasn't sure how far in advance to go.

I was doing our monthly Wilkinson's shop today so I'll check our stores of toiletries as well - I tend to forget about us when I'm focused on DS!

Yes, you can freeze whole milk, I always keep some in the freezer and just take it out the night before we want to use it.

@BlackeyedSusan

Ah bless, some posters have not noticed this is the preppers board. And have an over estimate of the competence of this government to be ready with their Kent permits...and computer systems. Anyone who has been around for a bit knows the history of new government computer schemes as troubled!

Clothing in next sizes.
Toiletries eg baby wash, shampoo, stuff for you
Cleaning stuff keeps for ages
Bog roll
Christmas and birthday presents
Treats. Bloody important last time.
Birth control if you are not planning another yet
Order any prescription meds slightly early build up a buffer
Sort out your car for winter
Buy anything that you need a specific brand for. Eg if you will only eat Heinz beans, get a backup of those.
Think breakfast, dinner, tea, snacks, drinks, treats, celebration food.
Think what you would eat if say non of your usual breakfast food was available. (Snowy weather for example stopping milk and bread deliveries)

No need to be so patronising.

I find filtered milk defrosts better than standard semi skimmed

Just remember when freezing milk to pour a small bit out first, as well as meds for baby don't forget yourself plus honey /lemons always handy, arnica cream for bruises and bumps. Small snackey things you can give if you unwell plus don't forget things you like maybe order your favourite bath/shower/relaxation treats for wintery stressful nights

we have always just frozen bottles of milk as they are. occasionally they will spring a leak, in which case we defrost in a container and transfer to a jug or an empty bottle. saves them leaking into the freezer while they are freezing if there is no room to freeze them upright.

Thank you for the tips!

@BlackeyedSusan

Ah bless, some posters have not noticed this is the preppers board. And have an over estimate of the competence of this government to be ready with their Kent permits...and computer systems. Anyone who has been around for a bit knows the history of new government computer schemes as troubled!

Clothing in next sizes.
Toiletries eg baby wash, shampoo, stuff for you
Cleaning stuff keeps for ages
Bog roll
Christmas and birthday presents
Treats. Bloody important last time.
Birth control if you are not planning another yet
Order any prescription meds slightly early build up a buffer
Sort out your car for winter
Buy anything that you need a specific brand for. Eg if you will only eat Heinz beans, get a backup of those.
Think breakfast, dinner, tea, snacks, drinks, treats, celebration food.
Think what you would eat if say non of your usual breakfast food was available. (Snowy weather for example stopping milk and bread deliveries)

Is there any need to be so patronizing?