Where to go on the sea with small children?

Not long ago, parents who went on vacation to the sea, tried to leave a small child with grandparents, because it was believed that you would not rest with a child, and even flights, travels and the new climate would not bring much benefit to the child.

Now the view on family vacations has changed, and more and more parents, planning a vacation, are going to spend it with the baby. In this article we will try to help in this planning, having considered various options for trips to the sea with a tot, from newborn to 3 years.

To leave a success and bring pleasure to all family members, you should plan it in advance. Without children, you can quickly get together and fly to the beach for a last minute trip, with a little child it will not work that way.

Rest with the baby requires compliance with a variety of conditions, without which the crumbs will be uncomfortable, and he, in turn, will give parents as much trouble and trouble as possible.

Acclimatization occurs in all children, without exception. Moreover, the younger the peanut, the more he runs this natural biological process of adaptation to new conditions. Acclimatization manifests itself in different ways. A child may begin to act up, sleep poorly or, on the contrary, sleep almost constantly, many have an appetite, often not for the better.

In severe cases, respiratory symptoms appear - runny nose, cough. No less common and intestinal "trouble" - diarrhea or constipation, vomiting. Otitis can start, allergies can appear.

If you carefully observe such babies, then you will notice only some changes in your mood or appetite. Anyway, it is better to hope for good, and to prepare for the worst.

In fairness, we note that there are children who have acclimatization is hidden, without bright symptoms.

Remember that the baby will get the benefit from the sea and the sun only after the acclimatization process is completed, and it usually lasts from 2 to 3 weeks in infants up to 1 year old. Therefore, with such a baby is best to go to the sea for a month. Children from 1 year to 3 years have an already more developed immunity, and their acclimatization takes a little less time - from 1 week to 2 weeks, you can get by with a shorter vacation.

There are several ways to reduce the severity of acclimatization:

• Water the child with the water that you took from home. And when it ends, it is bulked with water purchased in the store.
• Do not rush immediately after arrival to go with the child to the sea. Let a day or two just breathe new air for you while walking around the hotel, and only then open the swimming season.
• Keep the rest of your day routine at rest.
• Make sure that the crumb does not overheat, because overheating contributes to the appearance of cough, runny nose, inflammatory processes.

The presence of infrastructure is mandatory for a holiday with a small child, so that there is a doctor, pharmacies, shops within walking distance. Therefore, rest in tents on a wild beach with a baby is not the best solution.At the same time, it is important that you do not push with the kid on the touristy beach, because the little ones need rest, silence, and a large crowd of people also creates an additional risk of catching viral respiratory or enteroviral infections.

You should not choose very popular resorts for your holiday, such as Sochi, Adler, Anapa. It is best to carefully look at the small and relatively quiet villages, located near the resort towns.

For rest with the newborn will be suitable sanatoriums in the vicinity. Anapithere is a wonderful healing air filled with the aromas of eucalyptus, pine forests and the sea. With a child from one year to three years will be comfortable in the villages Vityazevo, Djemete, since here the best sandy beaches on the Black Sea coast of our country, and the gentle legs of your toddler will appreciate it.

With sand in other cities along the Black Sea is quite difficult, since large and small pebbles prevail. In addition, urban beaches in major resort towns are not as clean, so that they can release a 1.5-year-old or 2-year-old baby and not fear for his health.

Almost the same as in the Russian south, but only "abroad". The beaches are almost everywhere stony, but if you live in one of the many sanatoriums and health resorts Abkhazialeft over from the time of the Soviet Union, one can count not only on a wonderful healing holiday, but also on delicious food, a swimming pool and wellness treatments for the whole family, including the youngest members.

Pitsunda, Gagra and Sukhum are well suited for rest with babies. A visa is not required.

Among foreign destinations - the most popular among Russian families. Fly close, do not need a visa, all the resorts of the country are working on an "all inclusive", which greatly simplifies the life of the mother on vacation. She does not need to cook, wash dishes, go for groceries.

In 90% of the country's hotels there is a children's menu in the restaurant, and a child of 2-3 years will not be left without food. Children's table includes cereals, omelets, muffins and ice cream, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, milk, compotes, juices, boiled and steamed meat, fish, poultry.

In 90% of the country's hotels there is a children's menu in the restaurant, and a child of 2-3 years will not be left without food. Children's table includes cereals, omelets, muffins and ice cream, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, milk, compotes, juices, boiled and steamed meat, fish, poultry.

The best resort destinations with baby from birth to 3 years old - Belek, Alania, Fethiye. These are calm resorts, where there is no scorching sun, there are soft sea breezes, a lot of forest plantations - pines and eucalyptus trees. Crazy fun for families with kids - not yet the main thing.

With baby you can have a great time in Italy, Of spain and Greece. These countries require a visa, well, if there is a valid Schengen, not only with parents, but also with a tiny traveler.

In Italy, one should prefer the resort of Rimini, in Spain - Salou, in Bulgaria - Nessebar, in Greece - the island of Corfu, in Croatia - Dubrovnik. These resorts are renowned for being optimal for children's recreation, here the staff is more attentive to the problems of children, and the infrastructure for kids is as well developed as possible, which makes baby anyway, but it is already very important for a child of 1.5-3 years old.

In Primorye is not hot, and this is a big plus. Vladivostok itself and many other cities in the region are ready to offer sanatorium holidays and small hotels. For a holiday with a baby, this is a very good option, but on the condition that it will not be taken from the Krasnodar Territory to the Far East across the whole country. Residents of the northern regions of Primorye fits perfectly.

Rest on it is cheaper than on the Black Sea, and therefore during the season there can be seen a very large number of tourists. Choose quiet places without a child's infrastructure, but with a great nature. For example, stanitsa Golubitskaya. These are great beaches, clean air. True, there are no hotels here as such, and therefore accommodation is possible mainly in rented accommodation in the private sector. If such a prospect does not scare - good luck!

If you plan to travel with a baby, then it is best to choose a country whose climate is most similar to its native climate. So you can protect your baby not only from severe acclimatization, but also from specific local diseases that can be obtained by tourists in exotic countries.

A child under 3 years has a very weak immunity, who is not even familiar with the native viruses for the area and the rotavirus. Moreover, he never had contact with malaria or tropical fever. For him, these infections can be fatal. Thus, it is better not to fly to Brazil, India or the country of Central Africa.

It is best to travel with the child to the Russian south or to those regions of Turkey where there is no sweltering heat, provided that you live permanently in Central Russia or the Volga region. If you are Siberians or residents of the North, it is better to go to Primorye, to the Kaliningrad region in the Baltic.

For travel with babies, trips to Europe — to Italy, to Spain, to Greece — are quite like. From Asian countries (China, Vietnam and Thailand) while it is better to give up until the moment when the child grows up to at least 3 years.

If you are already determined with the country, it's time to understand where you will live with the whole family. There are several options:

• Hotel;
• Mini-hotel or guest house;
• Hostel;
• Medical and sanatorium;
• Camping;
• Self-rented accommodation.

Hostels and campgrounds are definitely not suitable for traveling with a small child. It is best to choose a good hotel or guest house, if financial opportunities do not allow to stay in the hotel.

If you rent a house yourself, then you need to choose a room or apartment so that it has all the amenities (light, hot water, gas or electric stove), because adherence to hygienic principles for a baby is of great importance.

There is an opportunity to go to the sea at any time of the year, just in winter, only seas in exotic countries will meet you with warmth and sunshine. It will be difficult for a baby to change from a snowy December in Russia to a hot December in Indonesia, and therefore it is best to plan a trip, preferably for the warm season.

However, you should not go to the resorts in the peak season, the child will not benefit from the crowd of tourists. It is optimal to go to the Russian south at the end of May and the beginning of June, and then in September. In Europe, you can go at the end of April.

Turkey resorts for holidays with a baby are optimal in May and September-October. In Egypt, you can fly in April and early May, and then in October.

Residents of the northern regions Of Russia The Baltic Sea is best suited to the resorts of the Kaliningrad region, where it is not so hot, you should go in early June and then in late August. The resorts of the Caspian Sea with baby will be most comfortable in late May and June, on the Azov Sea - in May and early September.

Season, which is called "high" - means the maximum influx of tourists, planning a trip to a summer vacation with a baby up to 3 years old, it is best to schedule a rest at the very beginning of the season or the very end. Thus, it is best to take leave to mum and dad in May-June, end of August-September, in September until mid-October.

With a baby, the best way to travel is on foot, since walking is very useful for the crumbs, and abrupt changes in climatic and time zones are not. It is clear that no one goes to the resort on foot, and therefore it is necessary to choose how to get to the place of rest.

The best transport in terms of the health of the crumbs - rail. Traveling on a trip will take more time than by plane, but acclimatization will be smoother. If you go to the resort no more than 2 days, you can safely take a train ticket.

If you take the train to the sea for more than 2-3 days, you should prefer to travel by plane. There are some age restrictions for flights, but we will tell about them below.

The planes have special folding hammocks on the backs of the front seats in order not to hold the child in their arms throughout the flight.

If you go from a house to a place of rest no more than one and a half thousand kilometers, you can go by car. This will make it possible to make stops, when necessary, to walk with a baby, to buy baby food for him.

In such a voyage it is better to go to both parents, so that one has the opportunity to drive a car, and the other has to follow the baby.

When you travel with your child, you take a little more things than if you went alone. If you approach the issue in advance, you will not forget anything. List of things should include:

• Clothes for adults and children. The baby does not need to take too much clothes, it will be enough 5-6 shirts or T-shirts, 2-3 bodysuits, 6-7 sliders, one “exit” suit, 1 warm suit.
• For a child from one to three years old - be sure to take jeans and a windbreaker, in case the weather turns bad. Do not forget the hats.
• The stroller should be taken only if the hotel does not provide a vehicle for the baby. Sometimes this service is free, sometimes - the wheelchair can be rented for an additional fee. You can find out this question in advance when booking a room by calling the reservation department.
• If a stroller in a hotel or sanatorium is not foreseen at all, then take along a light folding pushchair.. It will facilitate your task of walking in the resort.
• Hygiene products. It is equally important for a newborn and a six-month-old child that he always has a clean butt. During the trip and during your stay at the resort, you will need wet sanitary napkins without perfume, diapers, powder and baby cream.
• Baby food. Dry soluble cereal for children from 6 months to 1 year, you can take the mixture by age. But here to buy fruit and meat puree is best on the spot, on arrival. Be sure to take the bottle, replaceable nipples, bottle sterilizer (it is convenient to sterilize the baby’s dishes, even in the train).
• First aid kit mother and child. You should not trust ready-made pharmacy kits, they have too much superfluous and chronically lack the necessary. Assemble the first aid kit yourself. Do not forget to include in it: antiseptics (brilliant green, iodine, "Miramistin") Antipyretic for a child (" Paracetamol "or" Ibuprofen "), vasoconstrictor nasal drops (" Nazivin Sensitive "or"Nazol Baby"), Drops in the ears (" Otopax "), means to restore the water-salt balance of the child with diarrhea or vomiting ("Regidron», «Smecta"," Humana Electrolyte "), an electronic thermometer, cotton wool, cotton pads and sticks, small scissors, a plaster and a bandage (important for one and a half year old children and older, who like to fall), as well as a disposable syringe without a needle (it is convenient to wash the nose and water child vomiting).

Before traveling to the sea, Komarovsky advises parents to show the child to the pediatrician a couple of days before the departure date, so that he can make sure that the baby is healthy and does not face any heavy and prolonged acclimatization.

For a month of departure, it is necessary to check whether all vaccinations were given to the child according to the age, if the pediatrician allows, then for a fee at any private clinic you can get the child vaccinated against rotavirus infection, which is transmitted with water on the seas and in swimming pools where many people bathe. Even if it does not protect the crumbs completely, it will significantly reduce the severity of the flow of rotavirus infection.

Flying in an airplane will not cause any harm to the infant, says Yevgeny Komarovsky, although with babies up to 2 weeks of age, it is better to refrain from flying, but after 2 weeks there are no restrictions. Kids carry air travel much easier and easier than their parents think. During takeoff and landing, it is important to remember to give the child to suck on a pacifier or give a drink from a bottle of water, this will protect the baby's ears from barotrauma, otitis.

Be sure to use creams and sprays from ultraviolet rays with maximum protection. Giving a child on the beach more to drink ordinary water, do not leave him for a long time without a canopy, even if the crumb in a headdress. At the first signs of a solar "overdose" - to ensure peace, drink plenty of water and call a doctor.

Do not feed or water it while resting with new products unfamiliar to the baby, local cuisine. Do not water the local water, not pre-boiled and not filtered.

According to reviews of mothers who have already managed to make a sea voyage with a chest, the most difficult thing is the attitude of relatives, especially the older generation. Grandmothers for the most part categorically reject ideas, loudly lament that the world has gone mad and tearfully pity the baby. If this was survived without damage to the nerves, half the work has already been done.

The second “difficult” period is waiting for young parents on the train or on the plane, as companions are usually not very happy about the neighborhood with a small child who can scream without stopping all the way.

Many parents note that after returning from the sea, the baby, who had not been in good health before, became less likely to be sick. The positive influence of the sea climate on the child’s immunity is difficult to overestimate.