Can anyone tell me what medical precautions I need for my 10
month old baby? We are travelling to Bali (Sanur beach) in
June and this is my first trip with him. I am keen not to
over medicate/immunise, and I am very worried about malaria.
Is this a problem where we are going? If so I may cancel my
trip.
Thanks.
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I'd make sure that they're up-to-date with the usual
childhood immunisations. Bali is considered a low risk
malarial area, particularly in the South (eg places like
Sanur). Have a look at www.1000traveltips.org as this site
has info about malaria all over the place and basically says
that malaria is not too much of a worry in Bali. You should
guard against insect bites though. Mosquitos come out at
dusk. Take some insect repellent, Rid has a good percentage
of DEET in it and cover up. You might want to get a
mosquito net to put over your son's bed as even
airconditioning doesn't keep them all away necessarily. You
should consult your doctor of course. Many will recommend a
Hep A immunisation, although I don't know whether children
can have it anyway. Some will also recommend a typhoid
immunisation, but many people don't bother with it. You
will probably end up with conflicting advice so in the end
you should make your own choice. I would say go! He'll
have a great time, there's plenty of things that are okay
for little kids to eat.
Keep bottled water always ready for him. Little ones can
easily dehydrate in tropical climates. Make sure you don't
leave the hotel without a water bottle for him.
Keep him covered at dusk, prevention from bites is
important. A wide brimmed hat is a must as is the swim
shirt/suit that covers legs and arms being burnt.
We spent three months in Thailand and one in Nepal with our
five to nine month old. Your lucky, when we posted a
message similar to yours here we immediately received four
back telling us how crazy we were especially since our son
was not immunized. Bull, it was absolutely awesome, you
guys are gonna have a great time. All of the locals will
fall in love with your child. I can't tell you how many
times the locals would half-jokingly say to us "you go,
baby stay" whenever we were leaving their town. Now my big
concern for you is that I think that traveling with a ten
month old would actually be much more difficult considering
how mobile they are and how much they like to put things in
their mouth. Also, our son was still nursing which made
concerns regarding food lessen. Absolutely make sure you
have enough mosquito repellant as it is hard to get good
stuff for a babys skin in Asia. You really do not want
your child to get a single bite. Along with malaria there
is dengue fever which both my wife and I had, but
fortunately not our son. We were on Koh Tao in Thailand.
Now again, there are many possible health risks that most
everyone will remind you of, but that doesn't mean that
your child will ever get sick. It just means you have to
be extremely conscious, a mothering instinct as old as life
itself. Email me if you have any specific questions.
Taveling Thailand with 2 year old and 8 month old. Any tips?
Just back from 5 weeks backpacking in bali & lombok with
our (just) 2 yr old.Our son had the usual childhood
immunizations,but our doctor only recomended hep A &
typhoid for us & not our son.apparently both diseases
produce mild symptoms in young children(this info from
M.A.S.T.A)We were all careful about what we ate and drank
and where and had no health problems whatsoever, apart from
our son suffering from a mild fever for 24 hrs. We found a
visit to the local 24 hr medical clinic very helpful &
reassuring.we also packed a medical kit with baby
panadol,gastrolyte,iodine,bandaids,immodium& anti nausea
tabs(for us)etc. we all took anti malaria drugs for
lombok,however i dont believe this is necessary for
Bali,not in the dry season in the more touristy areas.
the balinese people are wonderful & absolutely adore
children, your son will be treated like a king and spoilt
rotten!(ours was)Have a great time and dont worry too much,
facilities are pretty good.Feel free to e mail me if you
have any questions
We have moved to Singapore and are travelling extensively
round the area.
Malaria is around,but you can't give the children the anit
malaria tablets anyway, and also Dengue fever which has no
kown vaccination anyway. Keep arms and legs covered in the
evenings. I wear long dresses. Hotels usually provide mos-
repellant. I also take coils which you can burn in a
saucer or beer bottle under the table and leave one smoking
in the room whilst you go out to eat. You can also get
citronella candles. Also there is herbal mos repellant
which I use on my kids which means they can lick the ice-
cream off their arms without being chemically posioned!
Sunsuits are available pretty much worldwide now - cheapest
in Australia. You can also get suncream that is purple but
dries to nothing so you can see how much of the child you
have covered! And suncream with mos repellant in it.
Never run out of bottled water!
Have a lovely holiday.
We have moved to Singapore and are travelling extensively
round the area.
Malaria is around,but you can't give the children the anit
malaria tablets anyway, and also Dengue fever which has no
kown vaccination anyway. Keep arms and legs covered in the
evenings. I wear long dresses. Hotels usually provide mos-
repellant. I also take coils which you can burn in a
saucer or beer bottle under the table and leave one smoking
in the room whilst you go out to eat. You can also get
citronella candles. Also there is herbal mos repellant
which I use on my kids which means they can lick the ice-
cream off their arms without being chemically posioned!
Sunsuits are available pretty much worldwide now - cheapest
in Australia. You can also get suncream that is purple but
dries to nothing so you can see how much of the child you
have covered! And suncream with mos repellant in it.
Never run out of bottled water!
Have a lovely holiday.
Just for your info; DEET is a neurotoxin. Be sparing with
application of it on young children. Infants have higher
absorption through their skin. Don't use a preparation with
higher than 7% in it. The best approach is to make sure the
baby is covered, and use a mosquito net. I echo the warning
of making sure the child get lots of clean water (take your
own purifier).
I am pregnant and due in early April. One of my best friends is getting married in July in Bail. I really want to make the trip. Does anyone have any information about flying (7 hour trip) with a 10 week old baby? I would appreciate any advice.
I am pregnant and due in early April. One of my best friends is getting married in July in Bail. I really want to make the trip. Does anyone have any information about flying (7 hour trip) with a 10 week old baby? I would appreciate any advice.
Hello folks,
We're off to Bali on 6th June this year and will be staying in Ubud for one month. I was in Bali 2 years ago and spent about a week in Ubud but this was pre-baby...
We're taking our 15 month old son with us and I wondered if anyone else has spent a reasonable time in Ubud and could offer us advice on things to do, things to take, things not to take etc. Nappies? Milk? High chairs? Places to stay? etc...
Thank in advance...