All About Travelling Pregnant Or With Kids

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I dun think Japan very good for children leh. at least not Tokyo. no doubt a lot of baby changing room and nursery, and it's clean and child friendly and it's very safe for children. but it's super crowded! :shock:

go to any train/metro station, and there is no lack of people, even busying than raffles place, many many times. and we have to squeeze in train bum to bum, with baby in tow. not easy lah...in my opinion, maybe aa beach resort or laid back places such as Australia would be better ( I never tried before though)??

Restaurants in Tokyo dun have baby chair, so either your baby sit on your lap, or sit in a pram (you need to bring though).

Not sure if you can bring water onboard the plane, cos security very tight nowadays. maybe check with the airline??

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Not sure if you can bring water onboard the plane, cos security very tight nowadays. maybe check with the airline??

You just ask for water on the plane, or just refill your water bottle from water cooler after going thru the security.

Oh, but must qualify, I don't use milk powder so don't need sterilising/boiled water, etc. So we travel really light. We only pack baby's clothes, the thinnest pack of diapers, some books, a few small packs of raisins/biscuits, that's all.

During holiday, the baby just eats whatever we eat. Other than that, he breastfeeds.

No need to think so much. Just go, lor. It will not be as easy as travelling without baby - the baby would be heavy to carry, he will cry when tired, etc, but at least you get to travel!

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phankao:

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Not sure if you can bring water onboard the plane, cos security very tight nowadays. maybe check with the airline??

You just ask for water on the plane, or just refill your water bottle from water cooler after going thru the security.

Busymom mentioned that if mummy is fussy, then can she bring own water. NOT the water on plane or water cooler.
For this, have to check with the airline.

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would you travel to an isolated place in scandinavia with toddlers for 1 month? and stay in hotel?


I understand that some places in scandinavia is very isolated with maybe 3000 population. how to go stay there with toddler for 1 month? if the hotel doesn't allow cooking, and can only eat what they cook.

anyone experience this before?
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[Busymom]

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phankao:

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Not sure if you can bring water onboard the plane, cos security very tight nowadays. maybe check with the airline??

You just ask for water on the plane, or just refill your water bottle from water cooler after going thru the security.

Busymom mentioned that if mummy is fussy, then can she bring own water. NOT the water on plane or water cooler.
For this, have to check with the airline.[/quote]So far, we have been able to get past security with water for the children, water for making milk and water in water bottle. Sometimes, security may just ask you to drink the water in front of them. It also helps if the child is still rather young. Of course, don't kick up a scene if the security officer disallows it.

We usually use hot water from the plane. As for cool water, if you didn't manage to get past security with your own water, try asking the flight attendants for water from bottled water. Also, another way is to get hot water from the plane, asked for the amount that you need for making that 200ml of milk for instance, and let the water cool down naturally. In this case, bring along a themos to store the hot water that you will need later. This is what we do before landing.

As for asking the airline, they can't really advise. It really depends on the airport security officer.

[Busymom]

phankao:

We only pack baby's clothes, the thinnest pack of diapers, some books, a few small packs of raisins/biscuits, that's all.

We bring 2 types of diapers - one for day wear and one for the night, as we don't want to wet the hotel bed.

[Busymom]

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I dun think Japan very good for children leh. at least not Tokyo. no doubt a lot of baby changing room and nursery, and it's clean and child friendly and it's very safe for children. but it's super crowded! :shock:

go to any train/metro station, and there is no lack of people, even busying than raffles place, many many times. and we have to squeeze in train bum to bum, with baby in tow. not easy lah...in my opinion, maybe aa beach resort or laid back places such as Australia would be better ( I never tried before though)??

Restaurants in Tokyo dun have baby chair, so either your baby sit on your lap, or sit in a pram (you need to bring though).

Not sure if you can bring water onboard the plane, cos security very tight nowadays. maybe check with the airline??

Yes, certain places in Tokyo can be crowded, usually the shopping belt area e.g. Shibuya, etc. However, the other places such as parks, gardens, shrines are fine from our past experiences. A good place to go to is the Oedo-Onsen Monogatari. Of course, you have to decide if your child is old enough for the onsen.

If you avoid the train stations during the morning rush hour, I think it is not that bad.

As for the restaurants, check if they have baby chairs before you go in. Also, look around at the restaurant, its patrons, etc. before you decide whether to eat there. Most restarants do not have a smoke-free area. If you see a table of working men, best not to sit next to them.

Places such as Australia and New Zealand are good for young children. As for beach resorts, I actually feel less comfortable as medical assistance can be a problem if you need that, and of course, food choices would be limited. For us, the biggest consideration is always, hygiene, food, and of course, getting around.

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Busymom:

phankao:

We only pack baby's clothes, the thinnest pack of diapers, some books, a few small packs of raisins/biscuits, that's all.

We bring 2 types of diapers - one for day wear and one for the night, as we don't want to wet the hotel bed.

I just bring huggies bc they are the slimmest. I think I usually buy the pack that has 20+ diapers and it can hold - won't wet/leak.

I calculate how many I roughly need a day. For toddler it's about 4 a day, so I only bring that amount plus another 4 or 5 more just in case. Anyway, there are always extras in my bag.

Travel is the only time I buy this expensive brand lah. Other than that, we use the cheapest Fairprice diapers.

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phankao:

Busymom:

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We only pack baby's clothes, the thinnest pack of diapers, some books, a few small packs of raisins/biscuits, that's all.

We bring 2 types of diapers - one for day wear and one for the night, as we don't want to wet the hotel bed.

I just bring huggies bc they are the slimmest. I think I usually buy the pack that has 20+ diapers and it can hold - won't wet/leak.

I calculate how many I roughly need a day. For toddler it's about 4 a day, so I only bring that amount plus another 4 or 5 more just in case. Anyway, there are always extras in my bag.

Travel is the only time I buy this expensive brand lah. Other than that, we use the cheapest Fairprice diapers.[/quote]We calculated too, but still the unexpected can happen sometimes. The first time we went to Japan, we ran out of diapers and milk powder... and as Tokyo was the last stop, it actually wasn't easy trying to buy both when we were there. For diapers, we ended up buying loose pieces from diapers dispensing machine in nursery rooms! That was some kind of an experience as DD had diarrhoea during our last few days there, which I suspect was due to DH's way of washing her milk bottles - without sterilising with hot water!

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I remembered once when we travelled while DS was still a very young toddler. We packed ready-made meals (like the pigeon ones) for him. Alas he didn’t like ANY of them!!! It was his first time trying that, he usually had homecooked meals at home. Then I realised he didn’t like any ready-made baby meals at all! So we wasted all the money buying so many there. We forgot to "trial" at home first. So do remember to trial with your child before the trip if he/she usually only eat homemade meals…