kaimui22

umm..i posted the same questions  華美子 asked in another forum and I got attacked by MANY MANY non-parents...mind you I was posting in the Parenting section. people said I was irresponsible (?why?) for bringing a young baby to such a crowded place...people said the baby shouldn't have to suffer jetlag, change or weather..etc etc...

generally I think all those non-parents are the ones that had to endure a painful plane ride with a noisy toddler/baby and that's why they are so against it.

but the reasons for me bringing my baby to HK was so he could see his great grandparents..as well as his grandma who flew over to HK from TW. Many older people are afraid of plane rides..and some cannot even get on a plane..so the best way is to go visit them.

Also, I don't see a big problem for the "HK Environment"..we all grew up fine in HK..so why shouldn't our baby be okay too? And..travelling is not necessary an "suffering ordeal"..it can be fun and a great experience if you are well prepared.

華美子 : I remember something else..you can bring some ready-to-feed for the plane ride so you don't have to mix bottles on the plane. But if your baby is going to be 14-15 months old...she might not require so much formula/milk. She will be able to eat almost everything we eat already..so travelling at that age is actually better than travelling before 1 years old. I might bring my baby back to HK again before he turns 2...hopefully the next time we go back it won't be for something sad...

as for the jetlag coming back...it took me 2 weeks to get over jetlag when I came back. It took my baby 4-5 days to get over jetlag. Haha..I don't know why but he endured the whole experience quite well...no problems. Another bonus...when he got back, he grew 6 teeth and LOTS of hair in 1 month. but once we got back..he didn't grow anything @[email protected] must be something in HK's water. Even my son's younger cousin got his first 2 teeth when he was 4 months..as well as a full head of hair @_@

my family laughs at that fact and says we should bring him back for another month and he'll have a full head of hair and a full mouth of teeth..haha