Coming back to India with 1yr old - any suggestions?

by **Mother** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:00 am

Coming back to india with 1 year old baby, alone - any suggestions? Please refrain from -ve comments

by **:-)** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 1:35 pm

Probably ur thiking \" what would people think if i return \" according to me...its ur life....people will talk anythin...u need not worry abt it....

by **Mother** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 10:12 pm

Good God, u totally misinterpreted my board message... \"coming alone\" means travelling alone. i need suggestions regarding flight journey, stuff to carry etc.

by RP » Fri Feb 14, 2003 10:38 pm

(1) Make sure you get the front row set with extra leg room - more importantly because it will have a \'boulk head\' or a \'sleeping bed\' for your baby. You need to book this in advance with the Airline you will be travelling by, (2) Do not carry too much luggage on board, especially if you are traveling by yourself - just the basics, (3) If you can hadle it all with one diaper bag, that is ideal, (4) Take plenty of rest before you leave, (5) something your baby is used to - like a blanket or a small stuffed toy or a small pillow - they feel \'at home\' when they have something like that, (6) Take more formula and bottle food than you need - never know ehen flighlt may be cancelled/missed (hope not), (7) Feel very comfortable to ask for help from flight attendants on board, (8) See if you can get a window seat, and (9) take extra clothes and small blankets for baby - in case he/she throws up. Hope this helps. If you have company, that is good. Do not worry. Time will fly - may not seem like it. Make sure you have enough food (if you use formula) for your kid while you are in India. One year is not bad. Two or three year olds can be worse. Good luck and happy journey.

by **Faheem** » Sat Feb 15, 2003 1:37 am

Mother, please print and carry RP\'s response and you will be fine. He did an excellent job. I would like to stress one of his points, order your kid\'s \"sleeping bed\" through your travel agent, its called \"Bassinet\". It will be alloted on first come first serve basis, so plan to check in earlier. Assuming you would be leaving from US, you might want to plan for your \'layover\'. If flying over pacific via Singapore I have some very good tips. Let us know.

by **Mrs.Robinson** » Sat Feb 15, 2003 10:27 am

I think all the guys have given you terrific advice. you should do just fine, but make one thing is for sure - BRING THE BABY ALONG!

by **;-)** » Sat Feb 15, 2003 11:49 am

ha ha ha ha 0:) :-)

) that was \"coming back....alone\".....i am enjoying my stupidity....

by **durga** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 10:21 pm

check w/ ur various airlines who cud provide u w/ travelling help for a mother-travelling alone w/ infant. I found singapore airlines THE BEST.. and almost all the others, fair to extremly bad. see to it that the baby adn u are in good health.. take extra precautions, if need be. pack light (including a change for urslef) for the cabin baggage. take extra food and if u r feeding, continue until u return. Thats\' the best source of nutrition w/ comfort, yet, no infections. request for the front most aisel along with a basinet, at the time of booking. confirm a day before abt\' it again. go very early for the check-in. make friends with the co-travellers who cud possibly be ur saviours too.. preferably an older Indian lady for being kind enough to hold the baby \"IF\" you do not get the airhostesses to do that for u.. sometimes they very thoughtfully, even sit beside you !! be friends and keep smiling the sweetest, w/ the other co-travellers, afterall they are gonna hear \'all\' the racket ur lil\' one is gonna but make. dress travel-smart and mom-smart, take care of urself first so that u can take care of the baby too. carry some ibubrufen, if not feeding. the rest u leave it on God, and keep smiling and hugging ur lil\' one..

by **Purushothama** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 10:23 pm

Hi Mother of a baby,
If u r planning to stay in India for a month or so it is better to organize for the baby\'s full month diapers and BABY FOOD which she is used to.

If u r already in India and perticularly in HYD u can ask me to help for baby food brought from US

by **Mother** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:17 am

thx everybody for the suggestions. coming back to sweet india on march 8th via malaysian airlineqs.

by **durga** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 3:14 pm

Malasian ?!! uh..o If u can change, i wud suggest it, to sinagpore airlines. Out of my friends\' and that of my experience.

by RP » Tue Feb 25, 2003 9:45 pm

Durga - with due respect, this is not the time to make the Mother panic. She will be fine. We all have our opinions about airlines, but if we treat them right, they will too. I heard my friends complain from Emirates to Air India to British to Singapore to Lufthansa to anything you can think of. It is a matter of personal prefernce and not a time to dishearten her.

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