Tips for abroad holiday

Hi all,
We’re off to menorca for our 13 week olds first holiday. Any tips on keeping baby cool? Anything you think is a must have when travelling? Top tips?
Thanks in advance

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We’re going to Spain in 3 weeks lo with be 15 weeks….. I’m taking a fan for the pram…. Formula in my hand luggage…. Sterising tablets, lots of sun hats, baby carrier …. And the mum!!!!!!

It may seem weird but a cooling blanket

Click and collect at the airport after security any nappies or formula just remember to take a carrier bag. This way your hand luggage is taken up by it all.
Spare set of clothes in hand luggage for yourself and baby.
Plenty of sunhats, fully body swim suits for little one. You can buy a sterilising spray for bottles etc.

https://www.snoozeshade.com

Snoozeshade, both for the pram & cot!

Pram fan! Xxx

Don’t know if youre breast feeding or formula but if formula the Aptamil pre measured baby tabs were brilliant - one tab is equivalent to a scoop - good to have some in your bag for the beach, airport, delays and on the go!

Also a few pegs to peg a big muslin on the pram/ buggy if you don’t have a snooze shade. Just always leave a gap for breeze to get in or will heat up like an oven in there

https://www.boots.com/aptamil-1-first-milk-from-birth-tabs-120s-10292676?srsltid=AfmBOooMEb54-ZJStIB7hNxFZKi-NYMV9FOd_f7FW3gyPue3RM006XX4

I second snoozeshade and pram fan! We found them so helpful when I took my 4 month old to Menorca a few weeks ago. Also found that going out in the day to areas where there was a breeze was super helpful as we could mooch round the shops, stop for lunch etc and she’d be happy and cool in her pram. If we sat by the pool or at the beach for too long then she’d get way too hot and get very aggy. Im not sure where in Menorca you are going or if you’re hiring a car but Fornells was lovely with a breeze!

I also took microwave sterilising bags rather than Milton tabs and a bucket, as they are as thin as A4 paper so take up zero space, and take 3 mins to sterilise things in the microwave! That’s only if you have a microwave where you’re staying though tbf

Snoozeshade and a pram fan best thing ever! A collapsible bucket & Milton tablets for sterilising too … if you’re formula feeding you can wash and sterilise with tap water then just use some baby safe bottle water to boil to make formula up, the bottle water will have a baby on it x

The baby safe water in Menorca is called Bezoya, we found it in every shop so very accessible ☺️

Do you guys bring a car seat when you travel?

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Does anyone know about what water to buy in Alicante fkr baby??

font Vella is a popular baby safe baby safe brand all over Spain

You can buy electric fans that attach to buggy… I got one for my bubs. Temu or amazon x

I second this and it has a zip top secure a fan inside too we did this in Dubai it was a life saver

Do any of you recommend a good travel buggie for a 9month old? We’re flying easy jet to Spain with a formula fed baby and I have no idea how we’re going to do it all x x

we bought the silver cross Clic stroller and I love it, it’s so light weight and is cabin approved so can go over head - well it could with BA anyways xx

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Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

Are these men ok?

I get so sad seeing all the posts on here daily about women dealing with partners who are treating them horribly. I know it seems over represented because those of us with great partners don’t need to write posts asking for help, but I really hope most of us don’t have these kinds of men in our lives!

I tell my husband about these posts I see sometimes and he’s even shocked by some of the things these guys say/do.

Nobody’s perfect, and every relationship takes work. And becoming parents is a stress test unlike any other for sure, but seeing how many women get stuck in these relationships with men who aren’t interested in being better is so so sad😞

But is/was your partner helpful, loving, and supportive during your pregnancy/PP/etc? Was he a wonderful person but changed for the worst after becoming a parent? Has he put effort into becoming the partner you need him to be, even if he struggles?

Pouches

I’m not one of those mums who stand in the kitchen making every meal from scratch and batches of healthy snacks as I simply do not have time with other children and soon back to a full time job, but I do try give my weaning baby part of what we eat at meal times and will throw something healthy together if what we eat isn’t suitable. However, I do have some pouches in for convenience or a last resort. I’ve only used these a few times in the space of two months but she absolutely LOVES them. She will scream for more, get excited when she sees the pouch and will literally eat the whole thing. She’s underweight so this is massive for me seeing her eat so well, but the guilt is getting to me a bit! Anybody else like a little pouch every now and then and can make me feel a little better about giving her them😅

Friends with shitty husbands

Does anyone have a close friend with a shittv husband?

My best friend of 14years married her high school sweetheart (minus the sweetheart.) He was always a POS growing up, had an on and off relationship and eventually from what I was told, they sorted their shit out and got married. I moved countries and her and I drifted apart for a while so I didn't know too much about what their relationship was like but assumed all was well since her social media alluded to that.

We both had babies within a year of each other, she had hers first and when she gave birth I found out I was pregnant. I had a rough pregnancy and we weren't in contact much but after my LO was born we spoke a lot. This is when I found out that she was struggling with PPD etc. She opened up about how useless her husband is, I would go as far as to say abusive. She's a SAHM who basically does absolutely evervthing & is being financially abused She's completelv touched out and is about to have a second child in a week.

I absolutelv cannot stand her husband. I hate how he treats her. I hate to hear about him. She posted on social media all the time about how lucky she is to have him as a husband and father to her babies yet cries to me on the phone in private about what really goes on.
I'm at a point now where I want to tell her that I don't want to hear about it anymore. I feel guilty that she's going through this but she's also allowing it to continue in a sense. I'm so emotionally exhausted with her problems and just want to shake her.

How do you/would you navigate this situation?