First holiday with 4 month old!!

I am going away on holiday with my 4 month old. He is formula fed, does anyone have any tips on how to pack feeding supplies or any extras I should be taking with me? A packing list would super helpful! The weather will be around 29/32 degrees!! Thank you!!

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Get the ready made bottles for airport, ask hotel what they have - the hotel I stayed in had a lot so saved us. Milton tablets, washing up liquid, non bio powder detergent, foldable buckets to wash bottles, I bought a cheap bouncer on amazon and it folded up and was so handy and our pram carrycot folded for overhead on flight, overall found it was smooth and she was 12 weeks. DM me if you have any questions x

If you have a microwave in your room, get steriliser bags to take.

If not Milton tablets and a Milton tub (we used this to pack things like suncream in so it didn’t leak when we packed the suitcase!).

Ready made bottles for flight and airport.

Take a bottle or 2 of Evian to make bottles incase you can’t get bottled water as soon as you get there. We also took a travel kettle so you know it’s clean and only has the bottled water in for bottles!

Nuby rapidcool
Flask for boiling water
Bottle brush
Formula pots

It’s helpful to keep cooled boiled water in the fridge each day so it’s ready to go if/when you need it. Also use the hot shot method rather than making milk in the rapidcool as it saves constant cleaning!

Snoozeshade or similar for by the pool naps
Pram fan

Buy nappies when you’re there, just take enough for a day or so x

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Anyone doing the same (weaning)

Breakfast - porridge with fruit pouch mixed
Lunch- yogurt
Dinner - veg puree