taking a baby to india

Nick-H

Can't help thinking there's a lesson for the grownups there too

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haddojetty

Hi all, I'm reading these posts with much enthusiasm as we are taking out 5 year old son to Goa next Feb (he will be six then). He hasn't had his MMR as I'm paranoid about it but now we know we are going I am considering him getting the vaccine as I can't bear the thought of putting his health at risk. Any opinions anyone? Also can I protect him against Malaria with tablets or is he too young? ANY advice against keeping him well is appreciated please. xx

edwardseco

Small children complicate Malaria prevention. Doxycycline is ruled out since it can turn teeth black below the age of 10. See the CDC site for pediatric details and good advice..

gypsygal

i went through my whole pregnancy in india as well as haveing my doughter in bombay and i must admit i was freaked out by the whole third world country and child death rate but we have to understand that the population in india is much greater and my docter had a record of delivering 15 babys per month succesfully with no problems and i know that as long as you wash your hands and sterilise your bottles and all other objects that baby comes in contact with you will be ok and make sure to keep your baby in a close inviroment and not crawling on the sand or a dirty floor you will be fine!!! keep a clean home just as you would in your home town !!!!

dhans

We went to india with our kids (then 3 and 5 years old) over last X-mas. Health was our main concern this time. We thought that the hazards were manageable (otherwise we would not have gone). Everybody was inoculated for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Typhus, Hepatitis A and B. As malaria prophylaxis we used Proguanil hydrochloride (Paludrine) during our stay. As a general precaution we took multivitamins every day. We trained our kids to wash their hands a lot more than we normally do (yeah we know you should always etc…, but sometimes these things just don’t happen). We even started brushing teeth out of a bottle before the last few weeks for the holiday.

In India we tried to keep a leisurely pace, building in a couple of hours of relaxing in the hotel room at teatime. Although we travelled quite a distance (about 2500 kilometres) we have the feeling that we took it easy. With the exception of Frank who was ill for a day, we were lucky as for the rest we didn't get ill

Read : http://www.indiamike.com/india/journ...urnal&j=9 402 for the rest of the report.

Regards,

Hans

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Marte

When we came to India the suggestion that made the most sense to protect our children from Malaria and Dengue was to use insect repellent whenever we went out and to use long sleeve t-shirts and pants when possible. (There is no medicine to prevent Dengue and the Malaria medicine is way to strong for children). I have bottles of insect repellent and sun block by the door and my son is not allowed out without spraying them on. They also suggested that we get all the preventive shots, including rabies. I know a lot of ex-pat children and know that this is the preferred method used by most families here. Hope that works for you

loozit

I am currently 8 months pregnant and my husband is in india (Hyderabad) thanks to the inefficient high commission in Chennai. I am trying to find out as the appeal for my husbands visa will not be till after our son is born in May at what age would i be able to travel with our son and are there any specific things i should be asking my dr?
I was in Hyderabad in November 2006 and so am aware of where i would be going etc, obviously the climate would be different in the summer.

Haze

I am taking my daughters (aged 3 & 5) to India this summer and thought I would pass on something that just occurred to me yesterday; to write a document appointing someone in India as their caretaker should I be rendered incapable of looking after my kids myself. I will leave a copy of this with my embassy and keep a copy in my bag at all times. Of course, this might be more pressing for me because I parent alone, but I thought I'd pass it on anyway.

Hazel (Not paranoid - just careful!)

Haze

Loozit

Most airlines will allow you to take a baby onboard once s/he is three days old! As long as you are exclusively breastfeeding, your baby will receive anti-bodies from your milk and be protected against whatever you are protected against.

HTH

Hazel

capt_mahajan

Hazel, I would also keep the 'caretaker's' phone number, with the appropriate codes, on the kids person somewhere, and tell them a little bit about it.

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Haze

What a smart idea, Captain. As they are girls, they tend to carry bags themselves so I could easily insert the phone number.

Hazel

dhans

We make small plastic cards with our mobile phonenumber(s) (take the shrinkfoil (or whatever you call it in english) bussiness card size). We attach these to the kids clothes with small tierips, or put them in their pockets.

Hans