When planning their vacation, some parents decide to stay in their region of residence. Others prefer to travel with children. You often have to choose based on your family budget. Some people travel to warm countries, others vacation on the Russian coast of the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and Caspian Sea. The choice is much more difficult for those parents in whose family a child is growing up. In this case, questions arise: Should I take my child to the sea? At what age can a child go to the sea? What are the benefits of the sea for a child? In this article you will find answers to these questions.
When planning their vacation, some parents decide to stay in their region of residence. Others prefer to go on a trip to the sea with their children.
Contraindications for traveling to the sea
- Infectious diseases of the acute stage: ARVI, influenza, chickenpox, intestinal infections, etc.
- Infectious mononucleosis, which was suffered by the baby less than six months before the intended trip
- Cardiovascular pathologies
- Chronic kidney disease
- Endocrinological disorders
- Oncological diseases
- High intracranial pressure
- Some dermatological problems
- Severe allergic reactions
If you have the slightest suspicion of any health problem in your baby, contact a specialized specialist. For example, if a child suffers from eczema or psoriasis, a consultation with a dermatologist is mandatory. Allergic reactions are also common among children. Therefore, it would not be a bad idea to seek advice from an allergist. After all, there are jellyfish in the sea. In distant lands, pollen from certain plants and much more can cause a reaction.
Holidays at sea with a one-year-old child
If you plan to travel by car, then there will really be much fewer problems. You can take everything you need with you. But a long trip can tire a child. But it is not always possible to use your own car; in most cases you have to get to the resorts by plane.
Although traveling by plane with a child is not easy, it is quite possible. The main thing is to pack a child’s bag, which you will be allowed to take on board. You can take baby food, toys and necessary medications in it. Warm water to dilute the mixture can be obtained from the flight attendants or taken with you in a bottle.
In order for your child to endure the flight comfortably, you need to follow several rules. During takeoff and landing, your baby should be given a drink or a pacifier. It is important that he swallows constantly. Lollipops will help an adult, but this is not an option for a 6-month-old baby. It's no secret that your ears get blocked during a flight. For an adult, this will not bring anything other than discomfort, but a child may experience health problems. To prevent stuffy ears, you can drip vasoconstrictor drops into your nose. If you have a runny nose, this is absolutely necessary. Even during the flight, it is necessary to moisten the nasal passages, because the air in the cabin is very dry.
A separate question is what exactly to take with you when traveling with a child. With a car everything is simple - you can throw almost anything, but with an airplane it’s more difficult. In this case, you will have to be much more strict about the selection of things. First of all, you need to collect a first aid kit for your child, putting in antipyretic and painkillers, medicines for bruises, bruises, cuts and abrasions, medicines for digestive problems, medicines for colds and runny noses, broad-spectrum antibiotics in children's dosages.
You need to take with you not only medicines, but also instructions for them, as this is required by the rules for transporting medicines. Of course, clothes, toys, sunscreen, food and everything else that the child cannot do without are also needed. The main thing here is not to take too much of everything.
In a civilized European country, you can easily buy diapers, well-known formulas and jars of canned food for children, although the names may differ. You can only take food with you for a few days.
If your strength allows, you can take a folding stroller with you. With a small child in a vacation spot, it will come in very handy.
If you plan to spend a vacation with your child near the sea coast, then you need to take into account such dangers as sunburn. That is why in addition to medications, the first aid kit should contain sunscreen medications. These can be creams, special water-repellent gels and milk. Before purchasing, be sure to read everything indicated on the package. The cream must contain at least 50 points of protection against type B and A rays, it must be suitable for the baby’s age, and the number of applications on average should not exceed once every two hours.
In addition, before taking a protective gel or cream on the road, you need to conduct a trial test for allergic reactions at home. Often, having applied the cream to the child’s skin already at the resort, parents are horrified to discover blisters and ulcers appearing on the baby’s body, and devote the entire vacation to treatment for allergies.
At what age can a child go to the sea?
Parents should take into account the advice of pediatricians regarding the age at which a child can go to sea. A toddler who has not reached 6 months of age will feel much more comfortable at home. It is better not to go on holiday to distant lands with your child at all until his first birthday. This is due to the fact that in the first year of life the baby should not be outside in hot weather. It will need to be hidden in the shade until it is 3 years old. The reason for this is that the baby's skin is not able to tan due to the lack of melanin.
On vacation, it will be difficult for a baby under one year old to organize proper nutrition, especially if he is bottle-fed. Mom will have to struggle with sterilizing nipples and bottles, and look for ways to warm up food. The only way out is to rent an apartment with a kitchen on the first coastline.
In addition, in the first year of life, the baby often cries because of an incorrectly selected formula, tummy problems, or teething. These factors can lead to fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. During the trip, any of the problems may arise. The possibility of severe adaptation to climate change cannot be ruled out. It will also be difficult to adjust your daily routine in a new time zone. The parents' vacation will be busy caring for the baby, eliminating the causes of whims and calming the baby. If you don't have a grandmother or nanny nearby, you definitely won't be able to have a good rest. And the neighbors obviously won’t be happy. A constantly crying baby will also ruin their vacation.
With a baby who is one year old, it will be easier for parents at sea. At this age, it is much easier for a child to create a menu. It can be fed with adult food.
With a baby who is one year old, it will be easier for parents at sea. At this age, it is much easier for a child to create a menu. It can be fed with adult food.
However, if the baby is at the stage of potty training (or is accustomed to using it), then there will be difficulties during the trip. In this case, you will need to take a potty, additional panties, shorts, panties or skirts (in case of “accidents”).
Doctor Komarovsky about summer holidays The child should rest...
“And my allergies started in the village, the same in the city, so every year they took me to the sea, otherwise I would suffocate. Now, of course, it has started to fade; I take pills very, very rarely, once every two years. My mother is still sure that the sea air contributed to
— @in_fog, nowadays not all people are happy owners of a “village”)))
- I won’t compare which is better, with a well-organized vacation, it’s good everywhere, probably. I'll tell you about the village. I adored her as a child! Every summer, at my grandmother’s, on the street - all day long, after all, in the city, a child without a parent can go out very little. We swam in a dirty river, where I would never go now, ate apples in the collective farm garden: we picked them up from the ground, and not only didn’t wash them, we didn’t even wipe them on our clothes. And no poisoning or problems with stool. Even now, after giving birth, I’m planning to visit my mother in the village, although now I’m bored there and I don’t know how long I’ll last, I just think that at first it will be easier with her. Few people can afford to spend the whole summer at sea, so why choose. We rested for 2 weeks at the resort, and then went to the village) I’m only “for” the village
— @atishapak, I agree. You can have a very wonderful vacation, but crazy money @slavik11 wealth is not discussed. There are always options. I work alone. Since she was one year old, my daughter has been at sea for one and a half to two months every year
— @slavik11, I didn’t see anything about wealth in Komarovsky’s article) I also can’t boast of colossal earnings, and after giving birth to our first daughter, we were poor students. And even now we walk to the market to buy groceries)) and there is no special garden. We just try to choose quiet and unpopular places.
— @atishapak, this is about people of low income. If I had the opportunity to live separately on the seashore, go by car to the market or store, cook in the kitchen with a condenser, knowing that the children are playing in the garden, I would also go to the sea. We can't afford such a vacation. That's why it's better to live in a village than at sea
- I don’t agree) the village is wonderful, but I love the sea) and so do my children. We never vacation at sea where there are a lot of people, living conditions are even better than at home, I cook the food myself from excellent products. My children don’t get sick at sea) but get high, eat fruit from their bellies and dive around the clock!
— @slavik11, me too
