First family trip to Hong Kong

Kashismum and Capital, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your responses. They totally help us out a lot. Capital, do you hae any suggestion for the airplane ride? I have a co-worker who traveled to France a few times. He says that its a terrible experience, but you just have to deal with it. Is that the general consensus?
 
We flew to Hong Kong when our daughter was 7 months old. I was very nervous for the flight but she slept pretty much from take off to landing with just a few uneventful wakes to eat. She did have her own seat though which helped.
 
loupou,

Thanks for sharing your recommendation. It's very useful. I have added it to my favorites.
 
The flight probably won't be that bad. The younger the baby the easier it is. If your child is under a certain weight. (not sure the limit) you can ask for a bassinette that snaps onto the bulkhead, if you have bulk head seats. I am doing a trip to Hk with an 11 month old and a 3 year old in February, I expect that to be a terrible expereince. What I am really worried about is the time change. That is a killer. I have to admit, for me I am so concerned about the lack of sleep and dealing with 2 little ones who will only want mommy and not daddy, that I am not even looking forward to the trip. So if anyone has any advise on dealing with jet lag I'd love to hear it.
 
Keep in mind that the gates/turnstiles to get to the KCR/MTR are about 20 inches wide. A lot of US strollers won't fit between them. Some grocery store turnstiles are even smaller, but you can avoid those.
Our 7 month old has been flying since 3 months and is Gold Medallion with Delta and flights have been a breeze. However, he has no problem with the pressure changes. Some babies seem to be really bothered by the pressure and it will be worse if they have some sort of inner ear problem. Have a bottle handy in case takeoffs and landings are an issue.
Also, Korean Air is really overboard with the seat belt warning and every time they put that warning on the baby has to come out of the bassinet which is a major headache.
 
Hi

I managed to sling ds through my 10 days trip in erHK about 18 months ago before my boy turned 2. And it was easy to go everywhere without the stroller as some places are very crowded.

Just breastfeed the bb during take off and landing, my son has been travelling since he was 3 months and never encounted any problem with pressure changes too. He is so accustomed to taking the flight that he can entertain him and packed his own toys for the flight.

In fact, we are outstationed in Japan now and will be heading back to Vancouver in a few days time.
 
Hi there,

i am thinking of planning a trip there again in Mar 07.

Can advise on the weather?
is it going to be very warm with lotsa rain?
 
march is usually still on the coolish side with little rain. check out the HK observatory website for more info. on past weather.
 
Hi Carang.

Thanks.

This oct i went and thought that it will be cooling. End up it is rather warm. So disappointing. I like cool weather...hee
 
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