Holiday abroad help please

Hi all,
We plan to go on holiday in September to menorca and would like some advice/list of things we need to take.
Would also like any advice / support on how the airport security works with rapid cool, boiling water ect. How much luggage ect is needed ect 😂
Or just anything useful/ helpful anyone has found!

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Take a sling/carrier. Sling would be better as it's easier to wear on the flight if little one is nosey. Take something to bath little one in - blow up bath/swimming pool. Mosquito net for cot, compact toys. If you're lacking space in suitcase use boots click and collect airside.
Not sure how it works with boiling water but I took a load of ready made formula through and they just tested and it was fine.
In the airport, if you aks for something such as going through the fast lane, they will probably let you. We had bags to drop during the IT outage, asked a staff member if there was a way we could drop ours quicker and they told us to just go straight to the front of the queue

Pram Fan & A few hand held ones, Snooze Shade and Travel / Cabin Size pram were our must haves!!

Collapsable basin and milton tablets for sterilising, one more formula tub than you think you will use - for us our boy drank more milk.

My advice - if you think you might need it bring it! I thought i over packed but used almost everything i brought!

Airport wise i left my nubys in the hold luggage and brought cooled boiled water to make my bottles that way, brought all formula, water, hot water flask, premade formula etc through security no problem!! X

We have done three flights now, this time our luggage did not come through so I advice to pack all the essentials of the baby to your carry on bag JUST in case.

With a baby you can go straight to priority on security, passport control and on gate. Also youll have Pre-boarding automatically which means youll be the first ones to go to the plane.

From my personal experience and preference, I found it better to be last on the plane rather than first

If you have a nuby rapid cool it can’t go in the hold as it has a lithium battery - so pack in hand luggage

Thanks all!
Could I ask what you did with prams?
Ours seems relatively big versus prams I have previously seen when I go on holiday!

On the way out I took my pram to the gate and dealt with it there and then had my little one in the carrier. On the way home, I put my pram in the hold and just kept my little one in the carrier the whole time when I was walking about. Gave me more hands

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If yall still giving your kids processed food, pls seek help

I understand not everybody can afford healthy ingredients all the time, but I’m seeing so many moms on social media giving they kids artificial cereals, coffee, frozen pancakes, velveetta Mac and cheese, hot Cheetos, kraft, the list goes on. I’m sorry but are yall not capable of cooking from scratch or ?? On top of that, if you still using canola and vegetable oil in 2026 you gotta stop. Am I the only one that notices this ???

Sahm .. the dad role .

Hi!! I’m 2 months pp. and I really would like your opinion on this situation if you have a moment.
So I have always had a job before the baby, and my bd .. not really. But 2 weeks before he was born he scored a really good job and I was able to be a sahm. Which is what I wanted , and I’m unsure if it’s still what I want or if the situation just isn’t right.
At first he was a great help in the hospital as I had an emergency c section. I was in the hospital for about a week and for most of that time I was in bed .
But after that.. I’m lucky if he will watch the baby while I shower .and I mean that seriously.
I am the only one who changes diapers, only one who bathes , feeds or watched him in general. And of course he may be tired after work but it’s like he completely avoids any responsibility. Like he will take a hour coming home and stop by his friends house otw . He will sit down stairs for hours knowing I won’t go down there bc I’m uncomfy . So I have the baby then.
We have been out maybe 2-3 times sense I had him & he refused to push the stroller c change or anything. In fact we got to the mall and said he needed to split up and I had the baby.
I feel he only wants the baby when it’s for … attention? Like to post the baby on social media or if his family is here he will take him .

I just feel like on days he doesn’t have work the next morning he should be helping , and if he is up early before work while I’m still sleeping he should get the baby instead of scrolling on reels for 3 hours .

Honestly he has really ruined my new born phase with my son. Within the first week of us being home I had to full on switch to survival mode I would call it. He would complain if dinner wasn’t done or if the room was a mess , he would complain if the diaper caddy had no diapers which really makes no sense bc he didn’t even changed the diapers . It was just everything.
I’m just wondering if there is anything I could say to get some type of help out of him.
I tried reaching out to his mother but honestly his hole family is oblivious to his behaviour.

AITA?

This isn't a major issue, just wondering if I'm being a bit of an asshole.

• I do shift work, 5 out of 7 days, full-time.
• My partner works from home (mostly, sometimes he goes into the office) M-F, full-time.

Anyway, whenever I have a day off during the week he gets in his feelings when I make myself food (breakfast and lunch) but not him. His reason is he's working, I'm not - Which is fair but I've asked him how many times on a weekend has he gotten up, on his day off and made me breakfast and a lunch to take with me to work? You guessed it, 0.

So basically, just because I'm at home I don't think the responsibility to feed him should automatically fall on me when he manages to feed himself just fine while I'm at work.

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Should I respect his wishes??

I’ve been a SAHM for 4 years now and my husband does a great job providing for our family and we never need for anything. With that i still had to sacrifice some wants like shopping when I want getting my hair and nails done regularly so when I can I try to supplement for my wants and savings by selling my craft items at vendor markets and recently I’ve started donating plasma. Which has been consistent income for me. $125 twice a week. Well my husband has expressed that he doesn’t like me donating plasma. He feels like it’s not worth it to put my body through those conditions for $125. He even went out to sell one of his guns today and gave me all the money and told me “I shouldn’t have to donate plasma no more”. That was so sweet but I disagree. I planned on continuing to donate plasma to save for my kids birthdays thats coming up, a trip we have planned and our anniversary. I don’t know what to do. I finally found something that pays something consistently and my husband is against it. What should I do?