When going on a trip to the sea with a small child, you need to take into account some specific points. Vacation with a baby has its own nuances. So that the rest is not overshadowed by anything, parents must be fully armed.
First aid kit
There are many lists of necessary medicines for a trip to the sea on the Internet. You can ask your pediatrician for recommendations. But any list will still have to be supplemented. If the family is going abroad, then the first aid kit should be as complete as possible. Indeed, in Egypt or Turkey it will be quite difficult to buy a familiar medicine or its analogue.
If you travel within your own country, you can collect a smaller first aid kit. But always be sure to take with you those drugs that need to be taken in emergency situations: antipyretics, medicines for diarrhea, for example. It is also necessary to put in the first-aid kit everything that the baby was treated with recently. If a child had a cold shortly before the trip, and they treated him with some specific remedy for a cold, take him with you. In case of chronic diseases, all medications prescribed by the doctor must be taken with you.
At sea, babies are often sick. Affected by the stress of a change in location and climate. Drug costs in resort towns can be very high. Therefore, you need to have a certain amount of money for such a case.
Sleeping place
When parents are booking accommodation, they need to think about where their baby will sleep. This can be a separate bed or an extra adult bed. Someone will be comfortable sleeping with the baby on a double bed.
The trip is very stressful for children, which often affects their ability to ask for a potty. Even children 4-5 years old can start wetting the bed in their sleep. Therefore, be sure to take with you or ask the hotel for a large oilcloth to protect the mattress.
A large number of changeable clothes
Even if it is possible to wash it, it is better to take a large number of pants, T-shirts, and underpants with you on a trip to the sea with your baby. When you live at home, you don't really think about how often you change your child's clothes. And during rest, you have to change clothes more often: children often spill something on themselves, do not have time to use the toilet, etc. A complete set of clothes should always and everywhere be with you.
Diapers and baby food
If the baby needs diapers, it is better to take more of them. It is not always possible to buy them, they are either simply not in stores, or they are very expensive. In foreign countries, there are generally other unfamiliar brands of diapers, and babies also have allergies to them. This also applies to baby food. To minimize acclimatization, it is better to feed the baby with familiar mashed potatoes and cereals. Under no circumstances should new complementary foods be introduced during the trip.
Acclimatization
The child's body is rebuilt in about 2 weeks. During this time, the baby gets used to the active sun, sea wind and high temperatures. The first week of acclimatization is just beginning, so if the child feels great for 7 days, it doesn't mean anything. You should not take it with you on numerous excursions or swim in the sea all day. It is in the second week that an active restructuring of the body occurs, then diarrhea or a runny nose begins. In each individual case, acclimatization will be different. You need to be ready for it and take care of the child for at least two weeks.
It is advisable to plan a vacation either short or very long (3 weeks or more). In the first case, acclimatization will not start. In the second, the baby will have time to both adapt and relax.
Health care
It is advisable to find out before the start of the holiday where the baby can be provided with medical assistance. If the family is going abroad, it is better to take out insurance that will cover all expenses if necessary. Within Russia, the compulsory medical insurance policy is valid. Having it, you can contact your local pediatrician. Where the polyclinic is located, it would be good to write down the phone number of the reception and the doctor's home call in advance. Contacts of a paid pediatrician will also not be superfluous if the baby gets sick on the weekend when the clinic is not working. All information can be easily found out by writing to local young mothers.
Young parents will have to think not only about how to relax, but also how to make their trip safe and pleasant for their baby. Baby clothes, mashed potatoes, diapers take up a lot of space. We must be mentally prepared that the suitcase for the child will be even larger than the parent's.
