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Travelling with a baby in SE Asia
We will travel to Malaysia next December with an 8 month old baby.
Possibly we'll do some travelling in the region, maybe to Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, or perhaps we'll just stay in Malaysia. I guess the baby will need vaccinations, will it ? What about health issues more in general, such as for instance dirty food & intestinal upsets ? How well can babies cope with long plane trips (12 hours) and climatic variations (from winter in Germany to the tropical heat and humidity of SE Asia) ? And by the way, how do you carry babies around with you while in a holiday ? Any other issues to consider ? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Austria, Budapest and Portugal |
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Travelling with a baby in SE Asia
Alfred We will travel to Malaysia next December with an 8 month old baby. Possibly we'll do some travelling in the region, maybe to Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, or perhaps we'll just stay in Malaysia. Mmmm....you're quite optimistic! I guess the baby will need vaccinations, will it ? In the UK, the HIB etc are all done by the end of month 4...no further jabs required until MMR at one; I don't know what the German way of doing things is. What about health issues more in general, such as for instance dirty food & intestinal upsets ? Up until generally a year or so, babies usually feed on milk, mothers or otherwise! Your other half would be well advised to breastfeed at least some of the time, as this sorts out a lot of infections on it's own. Sterilising fluid you will obviously bring How well can babies cope with long plane trips (12 hours) depends...if your other half can breastfeed them, you can usually keep them quiet. Make *sure* that you get a bassinet for the baby to sleep in...there are often shortages. A proven tip is to go to the first/business class checkin and say " the lady/man over there said we could check in here" and bypass the queues that way. Get there early so you get the bassinet...or things get difficult and climatic variations (from winter in Germany to the tropical heat and humidity of SE Asia) ? Hmm...feed them water as well as milk. Don't rush about the first few days And by the way, how do you carry babies around with you while in a holiday ? Any other issues to consider ? At that age, a Baby Bjorn carrier should still be OK. With regards to everything else, I would advise that generally it's better to take a baby away on a trip like this when they are 3-6 months old; they are lighter, don't crawl around (or get frustrated when they can't), and can usually be fed on mothers milk exclusively, which makes life *so* much easier. I'm also a tad worried about all the malarial areas you are visiting, eg Vietnam. I'm no doctor, but the baby would seem to be unlikely to be able to take anti-malarial drugs, and the consequences of an infection could be fatal. See a serious specialist to see what they say, or better, go elsewhere in SE Asia... Rupert |
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Travelling with a baby in SE Asia
We will travel to Malaysia next December with an 8 month old baby.
Possibly we'll do some travelling in the region, maybe to Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, or perhaps we'll just stay in Malaysia. ################ DON'T. BG |
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