I am wondering if anyone has tried travelling to an all inclusive resort with a baby?

I have heard that some people do this, but I am very confused how?

Do you just take a whole luggage bag full of diapers with you? Do you have to take all the baby food?

Lots of questions....

Anna Moldavski wrote:

I am wondering if anyone has tried travelling to an all inclusive resort with a baby?

I have heard that some people do this, but I am very confused how?

Do you just take a whole luggage bag full of diapers with you? Do you have to take all the baby food?

Lots of questions....

Hi Anna

We just returned from Dominican 3 weeks ago with our 8 month old Julian and it was wonderful!  The resort was all inclusive.  We brought a playpen for him to sleep at night.  During Julian's daytime naps, he was confortable sleeping in the stroller on the beach or at the pool.  I did see a couple beach tents for infants which were quite nice and easy to transport.  I think I overpacked because the weather was extremely hot and Julian wore onesy's most of the time.  I also brought more diapers than I needed and way too many food jars than I used.  I brought about 30 jars, plus 2 boxes of cereal.  I fed Julian fresh fruit from the buffet, but that's about all I limited the buffet for him.  As for his water in take, the resort supplies you with filtered water, and Julian was ok with that.  Make sure baby is always hydrated with water! 

We brought Julian in the ocean and swimming pool and he enjoyed it!  Just make sure to rince after taking them from the pool.

For Julian's baths, we didn't place him in the tub, however, either myself or dad showered with him, while the other washed him down.

My suggestion, pack light and make sure you travel with baby Advil or Tempra; a thermometre; at least 3 hats (not caps) but ones which provide shade to baby's ears and neck; light blankets; beach blanket so baby can sit in sand; and diaper rash cream.

Our experience with our infant down south was terrific!  The locals absolutely love babies - they were extremely friendly and accommodating to families with small children!

Hope this offers some comfort level regarding travel.

Jennifer

 

 

Hi,

we travelled to Cuba on November and had a great time. Our daughter is technically not a baby anymore :(   SHe was 19 months old when we travelled, so our toddler had lots of fun down south.  We did have a hard time in the plane onthe way there, she sat on my lap but was very fussy. I would recommend a dvd player so your baby can watch a video, that definetely helped us for a whole 20 minutes!!..  I also took a couple of toys for her to play on the plane and that helped a little as well.. Bring your own food as the airline will not give you an extra meal, unless you're paying for an extra seat for your baby/toddler.

As far as packing, we had a crib in the room so we didn't need to bring a playpen. We packed lots of diapers (too many I think), tylenol, a thermometer, hats, sunscreen, a light sweater, some tupperware containers (to take some fruit/veggies from the buffet for in-between meal snacks), sippy cups and also lots of snacks. We found that the buffet schedules didn't quite match with our daughter meal schedules, so we would give her snacks (dried fruit, crackers) in between.  I also took our own milk (froze it the night before and packed it in a thermal bag in our luggage - I also took some cheese strings, and yogurts). I was afraid of how she would react to a different kind of milk (!).  They checked our bags when we got there, but after I explained why I was bringing it, they didn't have a problem with it, but told me that they had to check anyway.. they were very friendly there..  Resort and airport staff are very friendly to families with small children!

As for "adult' time, didn't really get much of it!  We didn't use the available babysitting services, but it was ok, we had a balcony in our room and we would just stay out in the balcony having a coffee while our daughter slept in her crib.   

anyway, have fun in your trip. You will be surprised how our babies just know that they are on vacation too and adjust very well!

Paola

Can anyone who has travelled to Mexico let me know if they required car seats down there.  We travelled with my oldest when she was 6 months on a cruise, lugged her car seat down with us, and they NEVER wanted us to use it, even in Florida the taxi driver just told me to hold her on my lap.  I'm assuming in Mexico it's the same....anyone with experience?