Formula on holiday!

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We are going away next week and the tap water isnt drinkable and i know there is an issue with sodium levels in bottled water.
What do people do in this scenario if not using ready made? Xx

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Following! I didn’t even think about the sodium!

When we went away last year our little girl was 8 months old and on formula and the drinking water was not recommended. We were lucky that the shops sold Evian which has low sodium levels but if you google bottled water and the safe levels you can check on the bottles in the shops! We used bottled water to wash the bottles and boiled the water in the kettle once only for making the milk! Also used bottled water with a Milton tablet for the cold water steriliser too! (We used a collapsible bucket for this as it fitted better in the case) ☺️

I went holiday to my country and I done some research on the type of water bottles they had and I was comparing them to what I would use at home , I used chatgpt as I had to research, if you have the time I would search what water bottles are in available in the destination of holiday, I was comparing ingredients of each bottled

We searched up what’s the best bottled water we can use. We had lots of Evian. Hope this helps.

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Holiday disappointment

Just a vent ! Looking to see if anyone can relate or make me feel better as feeling alone with it .. currently last day being abroad on holiday with the family (7 of us) and my 1 year old daughter! Feeling so overwhelmed and disheartened.. she did so well with the travelling and the first day then it just went down hill.. she has been grizzly from the time she wakes up every day till bed time, with constant entertainment she can be ok but not for very long, I’ve taken her to the room, changed things up, done naps different each time and she’s just not happy. I think she picked up something as she’s losing her voice, had a slight temperature at one point but went down, her fingers have been in her mouth constantly so also may be teething, but no medication has worked. It’s been so hard to watch her miserable, not eating much, not wanting to be in the high chair so we had to split dinners with some people going to dinner and others watching her as it’s been too much for her. My family have been great, helped out and been supportive. As I’ve looked around the resort, yes babies were crying but parents just seemed like they could soothe their babies, some families looked like they were having the best time, I just felt like we were the only couple really struggling. My family said she hasn’t been too bad and are considering a holiday next year.. I just don’t feel validated at all.

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My baby girl will be 6 months old this week.

When she was almost 5 months, I took her on the train for the first time. I didn’t realise there was an event on that day, so it was absolutely packed with loud music, people talking and laughing.

She got so overwhelmed that she cried uncontrollably the whole journey. I couldn’t calm her down at all until we got off the train.

Since then, I’ve been so anxious about taking her anywhere that involves the train or the Underground. I think the experience really traumatised me.

Has anyone else been through something similar? How did you overcome that fear?

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