Traveling to India - share lists, tips & suggestions

hi friends,
iam travelling to india with my 14 month son and iam worried about his food that i can carry.the main concern is that he is used to boiled water for formulas etc.he has started on whole milk which i boil on stovetop and cool it.(india habit...).now iam worried that i would b getting just warm water or milk in flight,which they just keep in hot water and give,so it may effect his stomach.i dont know how much this fear is valid,but yes iam concerned about it.what should i do?
and the other doubt is can i carry some breakfast item like upma,idli in ziplocks for my son or just have to take sealed food?
i really need your help.
thank you friends for your time
regards..
naaz

Hi friend..You can get mineral water inside flight.You can use that.Else You can fill your baby's bottles with the water you use and take in flight.I did not have problems taking so.

Just give a try..If clicked you can take.I took chapathi and fed him before take off...It passed all scanning..They did not remove it.

Hi frnd,

i took poori& aalu& puliogare.it passed all d scaning.

you can request for hot water/ hot milk on plane. What they do is they fill your bottle with cold milk and keep in a container of hot water. so it is passive heating and slow process. I used to request 30 mins in advance. Also request them when they are not serving food for other passengers. Baby is allowed on board. Even if they question you can say it is for the baby. I always did that without any problem

Rithi

hi ,

please help!.. I'm traveling to India with my 7 month old son. Can i get baby food the one i get in usa like gerber food also where can i find Pampers diapers in chennai.
It will be a great help if u provide some inputs.

thanks,

saranya

hi saranya,

No need for worrying. U can get all baby foods,diapers,&
all baby stuffs in Naidu hall thts located in pondy bazaar and
just born in Nugambakkam. but just born is bit costly.

( they both hv gerber foods, Enfamil/similac formulas & pampers diapers &
wet wipes and all baby needs).

wish u a happy & safe trip.

rgds,
krithin

Hi friends
As some of you know. I am planning to visit India soon with DD. Many of us have visited India after birth of their baby in different countries. And many of us are planning in near future. I was wondering if I and others can use your experience and make our most awaiting India trip enjoyable and memorable.

I have few questions in my mind which I want to start with.
1) How do you manage 24 hr. journey? Any tips on that
2) How much time it will take for DD to adjust with time difference? What should be done.

Will add some more later
Thanks
Meeta

Hi Meeta..
1.Long flight travel will not be as dreadful as we imagine.Since new place and lot of people aorund,activities going on children will be entertained.Do have few of her fav toys.Snack,milk ready.Let her suck bottle/pacifier during take off and landing.
2.About a week..for us..LEt her sleep when ever she feels like..The sleep cycle will set by itself.

hi saranya,

u get most of the stuff in india. we went this yr and found all the stuff there.
they are ready to arrange for the stroller which has car seat, if u order.

even the local pharmacies have the pampers diaper in various sizes. the Rmkv guy have the large pack diaper like how we get here in costco or sams.they have the wipes, the sippy cups, the feeidng bottles like here. u get almost everything. few items really good there like the feeding bottle which comes with the spoon which u cannot find in US. look for those kind of stuff too.

i took the gerber stuff adequately for the trip so i did not get a chance to look for that in chennai shops.

hope this one helps.

Hmmm Meeta, i thought of starting a thread abt this!! Have lots of questions but nothing cumns in my mind now, will think and post some questions so tat it might be useful for those who visit India with Infants