Bringing infant to HK

hellothere

Anyone here with experience of bringing a 10-month-old infant along to HK for a couple of weeks?

I've heard stories of infants being uncomfortable during the 12+ hour flight, so is it better to have a short stopover rather than taking a direct flight?  Also, are kids easy to get sick in HK?

I'd also like to know your experience of feeding (solid food/breastfeeding) and changing diapers in HK.

Thank you.

peter236

Hong Kong is a very clean place.
There are so many babies in Hong Kong, so the people there are feeding solid food/breastfeeding their babies and changing diapers, without any problems at all.

Where do you want the flight to stopover?
Maybe this route Vancouver -> Alaska -> Russian Far East -> Beijing -> Hong Kong

low_B

10 month old.....hmm....you bb watch TV ma? I took my daughter to HK @ Jan, she is almost 2, she love to watch TV, so I bring mini DVD player and some new toys to her lor. When u booked the flight, u can asked them to bring bb food for u but dun expect too much. AC give me Heinz jar food. HK is not really bb welcome place, stroller is not really convience

Catpiano

10 month old .. is good ..  he just sleep most the time anyway .. so .. doesn't matter direct flight (11 hr) or stop in Japan/Korea

He/she probably won't be sick, ( very rare a 10 month old get sick ) but you probably will!!!

Almost everytime I go HK ..  I get sick .. ( well, lack of sleep, go out till 4/5am every night .. lol )

No worry, it is fun to carry baby with you!

Do you drive in HK??

Look4chrisng

My wife took our 1.5yr girl  back home. She was sick for the first week with stomach flu.  So watch out for that.

One tip I later found out is to bring a hand carry suitcase (not the soft kind) and pillows with you.  Take the foot rest out and put the suitcase between the foot rest the seat in front of you.  Put the pillows on top.  You just make yourself a bed for bb to sleep.

daimo

if your child can sleep overnight, take a night flight.

I took a day time flight to Japan and the jetlag was a disaster.

I took a night flight to Hk and there was virtually no jetlag.

Catpiano

U better enjoy la..  with 10 month old .. so much free time ..  

hellothere

Thanks for all your replies.

low_B: yea he does watch TV. Maybe he can watch baby einstein during the flight.
Catpiano: no I don't drive in HK.

My main concerns are him getting sick in HK (I've known friends whose kids get sick in HK - cold/flu etc, and, doctors in HK tend to give out lots of medications for infants) and feeding and changing diapers.  I guess I'll just have to live with it.

Catpiano

10 month old ..  I guess still breast feeding?  as long as still breast feeding, very rare infant will get sick..  (that is why, 1 yr plus, will get sick more)

And if you go HK in winter, less chance to get sick too. (not too hot, and more dry)

low_B

I'll bring infant Tylenol w/me, last time my daughter got sick in HK ah!