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Flavored Water okay...for Toddler on Trip
Asked by K.B. from Portland
on September 2, 2009
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We are going out of town this weekend, and it seems when my lil man leaves the comforts of his normal surroundings....he doesn't eat or drink that well. The food thing...
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- you've already got tons of suggestions -- I'll add that my 18 month old loves a little lemon juice in her water! She likes tart things!
- Flavored water is fine for your little guy to drink. Actually my pediatrician suggested giving my daughter that instead of soda. She suggested watering it down a bit ...
- I agree with Judy about "special for the trip." Especially for a short trip, whatever makes the trip go smoothly and doesn't cause the kid long term health imbalanc...
Seeking Advice on Planning a Trip with a 14 Month Old
Asked by T.P. from San Francisco
on September 3, 2008
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Hi Moms. I would like to plan a vacation for early October with my husband and my 14 month old and am looking for advice on the best place to go. My top choices are ...
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- Kapalua Villas in Maui is a great family resort with wonderful full service amenities. kapaluavillas.com We (family of three) stayed in a spacious, comfortable one bed...
- I haven't been to Mexico with our kids but took my daughter to India at 6 mos old. If you are really worried about the milk, you can buy Parmalat or Horizon or any of...
- Hi, T., We've traveled to Mexico twice with our family: once to Cabo San Lucas when our daughter was 3.5 and our son was only 6 months old. We stayed in a resort. T...
Traveling to Costa Rica
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on May 15, 2009
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Hi,
My family is considering taking a trip to Costa Rica. My son will be 23 months at the time. So I would like advice/what to expect. Also, my son has a food al...
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- I have a friend living in Japan whose younger son has several life threatening allergies such as eggs and peanuts. She had a friend write on a card in Japanese what hi...
- I haven't been to Costa Rica, but I have a child with a food allergy and agree that you should have something written up - not just the food allergies, but what needs ...
- Hi M., You will love Costa Rica, that's where I am from, although I been living here in the USA for 16 years now, but went back with my own children 3 years ago and b...
Family Trip by Car - from Connecticut
Asked by T.M. from New York
on May 4, 2008
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Hello everyone,
My husband, 3 1/2 year old daughter and I are trying to plan our summer vacation. We're considering Hershey Park, Hershey, PA.
1)Has anyone be...
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- Hi T., We have been to Hershey Park a couple time with our children. I am the mother of 4, now ranging from 9-17. My son was about 2 years old last time we when a...
- our family of four took our camper to hershey park 3 years ago one of our girls was 2 and one 4. not much to do with children that young. nothing outside of town, unle...
- Hi T., Have you ever been to Shawnee, PA? It's very family oriented. It's close to the NJ border. When you check-in at the place, they give you a list of activitie...
Advice on Traveling with a 2.5 Month Old?
Asked by C.Z. from New York
on October 13, 2008
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Thanks in advance! My husband and I are flying from NY to LA at the end of the month and bringing our baby boy for his first flight. He will be 2.5 months old then. I'...
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- I just flew to Disney World with my 3.5 month old. I wouldn't be freaked, they are easy at that age. Check your car seat, I wouldn't bring on the plane. Just hold him....
- I have not flown yet with my child who is 18 months now, but a lot of my friends have with their children and have given advice or rather what they wish they had done....
- Hi, My first flight with my son was at age 8 months and at that time a sling really helped me (especially cause we couldn't bring the car seat on board--we didn't wa...
Seeking Travel Advice for a Pregnant Mom with a Toddler
Asked by L.K. from Dallas
on February 28, 2007
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I am traveling with my 2 year old and I am pregnant. My husband is not flying with us. What is your advice on how to get the car seat around the airport. We don't h...
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- Well, you know that officially, you do not have to put your child in a carseat on the plane so, you could check it with your baggage. But in my experience (I have two ...
- I worked for an airline for 10 years! My advice would be to check it! Your two year old can sit in a seat with out a carseat. They will bag the car seat and check it f...
- If it were me, I would not try to lug a car seat around an airport. Your 2 year old will want out of it half of the time anyway, and then you are stuck chasing a 2 ye...
Repellent
Asked by L.N. from Washington DC
on July 11, 2008
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i am taking my 4 year old girls overseas for the first time. i am trying to think of anything and everything. well, one of my girls gets huge bumps that last for weeks...
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- L., I have not seen a lot of success with the Avon Skin So Soft lotions when it comes to mosquitoes. It works with gnats and "no see 'ems", but not mosquitoes. ...
- http://www.kokogm.com/Green_Market/Repellent.html only used it once so far, but seemed to work.
- Pin dryer sheets (like bounce) to her clothing...it repels mosquitoes. We did this in Costa Rica and it really worked.
Expected to Travel 1400 Miles to in Laws for Christmas
Asked by S.V. from New York
on November 2, 2007
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Hi all, just looking for a little advice. My in laws moved down south last year and now expect us to travel every Christmas to their new home. It's over a 14 hour dri...
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- Don't go. Pregnancy is tough enough. your MIL should be able to remmber that. Make lief as easy for yourself as possible, esp. now. Your in laws should try to be under...
- Maybe if you could come up with some nice ideas that can become traditions your husband would be more open to that. Tell him that you would like to start your own fami...
- Can you tell your husband that with #2, things will be much more difficult? Could the in-laws come HERE every other year? This would be a good year to start since it...
Need Advice on Air Travel
Asked by D.B. from Sacramento
on July 15, 2009
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Hi moms you have always been so helpful in the past, I have to ask for your advice again. We are finally going on vacation!!! Yey. We have a 2 yr old and I want to mak...
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- Hi, I have taken my 3 yo and 20 mo old on a couple of flights. We have never brought the car seat on the plane. Depends on where you are going. When we went to Hawai...
- Hi Diane, I just flew with my 18mo old a few weeks ago, and had written in about tips for that trip (as well as being 7mo pregnant). Things went fairly smoothly and ...
- My mother is a flight attendant so I know all about this subject. She gives us passes to fly down to her all the time. Since your child is now 2 years old, you need to...
Taking My Little Man to Hawaii
Asked by L.A. from Dallas
on July 12, 2009
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In October my husband and I will be taking our 15 month old son to Hawaii to visit his great grandparents! This will be my first flight as well as his! I'm very nervou...
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- I know you can give it and he probably can take 1 teaspoon by then. My son is allergic to mosquito's so we were told by our doctor that we could give twice the recom...
- Benadryl is fine - just watch the dosage and use wisely - e.g., at the beginning of the flight and then if it gets really fussy midflight. With that long of a flight, ...
- We are frequent flyers with our now 14 yr old but she started flying with us as an infant. My first suggestion is that he have his own seat. It is SO worth it. ...
