Taking a small baby abroad..................................
Discussion
what am I forgetting?
We will be taking a 5 month old to Tenerife next week and having never taken a baby so young on holiday before, wondered if there is anything we really must take to make life easier.
Going to take Milton to sterilise the bottles, and make them up as we go with bottled water.
Enough jars of food to last a week as presumably everything cooked will be seasoned.
Pop up tent to shield the sun, plus one of those UV protective suit and hat things.
Mosquito net.
Calpol, bonjela and dioralyte.
Swim nappies.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something really basic, so hoping for some pearls of wisdom.
We will be taking a 5 month old to Tenerife next week and having never taken a baby so young on holiday before, wondered if there is anything we really must take to make life easier.
Going to take Milton to sterilise the bottles, and make them up as we go with bottled water.
Enough jars of food to last a week as presumably everything cooked will be seasoned.
Pop up tent to shield the sun, plus one of those UV protective suit and hat things.
Mosquito net.
Calpol, bonjela and dioralyte.
Swim nappies.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something really basic, so hoping for some pearls of wisdom.

BenElliottRacing said:
IIRC Mineral water (am assuming you mean this in your post) isn't good for babies.
Remember being told off by Katie for trying to make Shelby (my little girl) a drink using bottled water.
Apologies if I've made the wrong assumption reading your post.
That is what I meant, the health visitor told us to use bottled water, and then I checked with the chemist and they verified it would be OK.Remember being told off by Katie for trying to make Shelby (my little girl) a drink using bottled water.
Apologies if I've made the wrong assumption reading your post.
You may do this already but spread stuff far and wide across all the bags would be my tip Ali, especially if taking multiples of same items (nappies/food etc) then a few in each bag. We didn't on our first trip away with Linus and sods law lost that key bag. Spent a lot of holiday time tracking down and buying more and more bits, as it became more and more apparent with each day that the bag was never going to arrive.
Tuscanless Ali said:
BenElliottRacing said:
IIRC Mineral water (am assuming you mean this in your post) isn't good for babies.
Remember being told off by Katie for trying to make Shelby (my little girl) a drink using bottled water.
Apologies if I've made the wrong assumption reading your post.
That is what I meant, the health visitor told us to use bottled water, and then I checked with the chemist and they verified it would be OK.Remember being told off by Katie for trying to make Shelby (my little girl) a drink using bottled water.
Apologies if I've made the wrong assumption reading your post.
Puggit said:
Tuscanless Ali said:
BenElliottRacing said:
IIRC Mineral water (am assuming you mean this in your post) isn't good for babies.
Remember being told off by Katie for trying to make Shelby (my little girl) a drink using bottled water.
Apologies if I've made the wrong assumption reading your post.
That is what I meant, the health visitor told us to use bottled water, and then I checked with the chemist and they verified it would be OK.Remember being told off by Katie for trying to make Shelby (my little girl) a drink using bottled water.
Apologies if I've made the wrong assumption reading your post.
Amateurish said:
Don't you use boiled water to make up formula? If so, tap water will be just fine.
If you have the space, take nappies and wipes as they are way more expensive over there.
Baby suntan cream.
If you have the space, take nappies and wipes as they are way more expensive over there.
Baby suntan cream.

Tap water in the Canaries is not recommended for adult consumption, let alone babies!
Cleaning adult teeth, fine - drinking, nooooooo!
definitely nappies and formula.
Both are mega expensive out there.
if you are self catering I would ditch taking babyfood in jars and make your own whilst there, easy to knock up a bit of veg or mash a banana etc. At five months old she wont be eating that much surely?
Mine didnt eat till they were six months
Both are mega expensive out there.
if you are self catering I would ditch taking babyfood in jars and make your own whilst there, easy to knock up a bit of veg or mash a banana etc. At five months old she wont be eating that much surely?
Mine didnt eat till they were six months
Just done this with a 1yr old to Portugal for the first time
The only things we had which you don't on your list were
Bottle warmer (and plug adapter)
Clothes - especially what she will sleep in considering the temperature - and a sunhat
Bed linen for the crib, towels
Lots of toys (maybe not at 5 months though?)
We took a blender and made our own food
For what it's worth, we use Evian to make up bottles even at home
The only things we had which you don't on your list were
Bottle warmer (and plug adapter)
Clothes - especially what she will sleep in considering the temperature - and a sunhat
Bed linen for the crib, towels
Lots of toys (maybe not at 5 months though?)
We took a blender and made our own food
For what it's worth, we use Evian to make up bottles even at home
If you check babyworld.co.uk it states that not all bottled water is suitable for babies - if it is suitable it will say so on the bottle. It adds not to use spring water as they do not have to state mineal content. Have a good trip btw as well! (When they start walking then the fun really begins on hols!!!!!)
Look for pics of kids on the bottled water as that's safe for kids. You want low sodium levels. We spent a whole day in majorca once looking for the right stuff.
We took a baby seat for the car hire as the seats you get given are sh*te and involve a lot of wrestling and they're just unsafe. Most airlines allow this as extra luggage FOC or for a small charge. Just do it.
Other than that, plenty of wipes.
We took a baby seat for the car hire as the seats you get given are sh*te and involve a lot of wrestling and they're just unsafe. Most airlines allow this as extra luggage FOC or for a small charge. Just do it.
Other than that, plenty of wipes.
We have a similar water issue here in Dubai - the mineral water has a high sodium content and while the tap water is safe to drink it is not recommended for long periods of time as it has high mineral contents and can lead to kidney stones.
We buy the bottled water produced by Pepsi and Coca Cola - I know it is a rip off, paying for essentially treated water, but its the best compromise and has a lower sodium content - maybe look out for those brands.
We buy the bottled water produced by Pepsi and Coca Cola - I know it is a rip off, paying for essentially treated water, but its the best compromise and has a lower sodium content - maybe look out for those brands.
Lemmonie said:
definitely nappies and formula.
Both are mega expensive out there.
if you are self catering I would ditch taking babyfood in jars and make your own whilst there, easy to knock up a bit of veg or mash a banana etc. At five months old she wont be eating that much surely?
Mine didnt eat till they were six months
Going all inclusive so it's not going to be easy to knock anything up, banana is OK, but that's the main reason we are taking jars. She was weaned as soon as she got teeth and could sit up on her own (4 months.) she already has 3 meals a day Both are mega expensive out there.
if you are self catering I would ditch taking babyfood in jars and make your own whilst there, easy to knock up a bit of veg or mash a banana etc. At five months old she wont be eating that much surely?
Mine didnt eat till they were six months

I got the battery fan yesterday.

Mum and baby have gone this morning, but I'm not going until Sunday, so still got time to get anything else if need be.
Thanks all.
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