Craziest thing happend today...

No I didn't know they did baby meals, that will be so handy! Will get in contact with my TA and have her add that. Thanks!

What baby formula is there that is in the sachets? I have only ever seen S26 in them but our health nurse has advised us to stay away from it as it causes constipation in a lot of babies. We did try changing her formula once and had that problem so had to go back to what she was originally on which is NAN HA Gold. But I think they only do the big tins? The TA said to just add the scoops to the empty bottles and fill them with water once on the plane (I was thinking of doing this once we cleared security to save time).

Travelling with a baby opens up a whole new world of things to think about lol

I used those formula containers, that have the 3 compartments and the swivel lid, for taking formula on the plane. I took 2, so enough for 6 bottles - plus some extra and the scoop in a container, just in case.

I got DS used to drinking his formula at room temperature, so we did not have to get it heated (had a bad experience on a domestic flight when a flight attendant brought the bottle back to me at nearly boiling point). I made the bottles with bottled water that we purchased once we had cleared customs. Bottled water was also available onboard. Once the bottle was finished, I gave it to the flight attendant to rinse out. I only took 2 bottles.

Formula in the US was more expensive than the formula here, and there were no familiar brands, so I would take enough for your whole trip.

For food on the plane, I used the sachets (Rafferty's Gardens??). I also took heaps of disposable bibs (once you get there, have a look for Pampers bibs in the supermarkets, much cheaper than the ones we can get here).

From memory, the nappies/diaper boxes did not have the kg weight on them, so take note of babies weight in lbs. If you like Huggies, there are 2 different sorts. The more expensive Huggies are like ours, the cheaper ones are more like Snugglers.

On V Australia, the toilets at the back of the plane are bigger and much easier to use for changing nappies.

Baby Care Centres at WDW are fabulous. They sell anything you could ever need for baby (we had to buy nappy rash cream).
 
Congrats on your trip! You leave just 5 days before me. How long are you staying at WDW?

We travelled when DS was 10 months. We took formula in the container with three sections already measured out and then I took a ziplock back with more and the scoop. You are allowed to take water for the baby pre boiled and cooled in bottles. You just have to let it go through the scanner and be willing to drink some if they ask you. We had no problems with this from both the Sydney side and US in 2007.

For ordering the baby/kids meals on V Australia I never got my TA to do it, I just called the airline a month or so beforehand and booked them.

For nappys over there I found the sizing isn't too hard to figure out with weight in lbs or I used to convert it that over there newborn is the same then infant/size1, crawler/size 2, toddler/size 3 etc. that is if you use huggies over here. I also quite like pampers here and there.

Good luck with the rest of your planning/organising. Not long to go now!
 
Thanks again for all the tips!!! They are coming in handy :)

I found in Coles today NAN Pro Ready to Drink formula http://www.nestlebaby.com/au/baby_nutrition/products/infant_formula/NAN_Pro1_Readytodrink.html they come in packs of two. At the moment she is on 5 formula bottles a day so would it be okay for me to bring 5 of these on the plane? Baby had her 6 month vaccination last week and nurse gave us a sample travel stick formula of the S26 but have yet to find them in the stores, may need to look at different chemists.

I also use the Rafferty's Gardens squizy packets. She has 2 different ones during the day at the moment, would that be an okay amount to take on the plane...with the formula? I am so scared I will take these and security will take them off me, paranoid I know!

She wears BabyLove nappies and am thinking I might just take them with us and then we will have extra room in the suitcases coming home.

Do all the toilets on VAustralia have changing tables?
 
Try the on-line chemists for the formula sticks. All 3 of my kids got constipated on s26 Gold. One of them was ok on regular s25. The other 2 had NAN, then I moved them onto Heinz. I found DS drank more on the flight than he usually did. I was also giving him water. I had no problems going through security here, but did have problems in the US. On one flight there was a small amount of liquid left in the bottom of his bottle, which I got into trouble about. On another flight I had forgotten that I had a bottle of water in his nappy bag, and got into trouble about that too. In the US most of the baby food was packaged in plastic, not glass. I think the brand was Gerbers, or something like that. I had no problems with food, only liquid.

From memory, not all the toilets have change tables. We were sitting in the bulk head seats in the rear cabin. There was a toilet in front of us that had a change table. It was so cramped. Thats when the flight attendant told me to use the toilets down the back. Take a plastic change mat or some disposable mats as they get pretty gross.

The downfall of the bulkhead seats is you can't store bags at your feet. I took a small bag with nappies, wipes etc as it was easier to grab that for nappy changes. They let me keep that on the floor, but the bigger bag had to be in the overhead lockers.
 

My health nurse warned me she'd seen a lot of babies get constipated on s26 Gold too so I have tried to stay away from them. I found in Chemist Warehouse today NAN single packs for $1.99

My other concern atm is a baby carrier for her. Her current one is almost at it's weight limit so am looking for a newer one that holds heavier weight, everyone seems to be recommending the Ergo but am finding it hard to track one down at a decent price. We'll really only need it for waiting in lines, the bus and maybe the airport...although we have a stroller we'll hopefully be gate checking which brings me to another question; how/where do I get a gate check tag? Where we check our luggage or where we scan our tickets before boarding the place?
 





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