Traveling - Rural UK with 14 month old, no mini fridges

[Anonymous]

if your kid can't drink cows milk then why bother with other milks? They don't provide much in terms of calories or nutrition and milk is not necessary after the first year. problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:leave the milk on the window sill outside.

This. Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Order a mini fridge off amazon UK. have it delivered to a relative. pick it up when you arrive and cart it round with you.

Or, when you get to the UK buy a goat and bring it with you. squirt the teat directly into your child's mouth. It literally cannot get any fresher.

[Anonymous]

I took DD at 20 mos and we dont drink cows milk either. At home she drinks Almond milk in cereal or with a smoothie. When we were in England we just didnt do milk. Get your DD used to drinking water from a sippy before you go and keep life as simple as possible.

[Anonymous]

I'd avoid the U.K. They have LOT of knife-crime. So much that they have turn-in boxes for people to surrender their knives. But stabbings are off the charts in Britain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UHT does need to be in the fridge once opened. I reckon you will have fridge access everywhere, certainly every hotel room in the UK I have ever stayed in had one. I don't know about B&Bs but I am sure they will let you use their fridge in their kitchen. At that time of year you could even try keeping the milk outside!

The hotel we stayed in in Oxford had no fridge in the room. It was a third floor walk-up and we had no access to the kitchen. Actually, the hotel we frequent in London has no fridges in rooms either.

That said, your kid doesn't need milk, unless it is a cow. It will be fine.

[Anonymous]

If you get stuck, you can always order steamed almond or soy milk at a coffee shop and pout it into a bottle or cup. There are tons of coffee shops and they open early. It isn't the cheapest option, but always works in a pinch.

[Anonymous]

OP, you sound like a prima donna. Good grief, it's not that serious. And we're talking just a few days right? Geesh, get a grip.

[Anonymous]

The UK, because of the long history of vegetarianism and veganism, has no shortage of alternative dairy products everywhere. Expecting a mini fridge everywhere may be more problematic but just contact the hotel/B&B and ask if they have one. Or just buy a new container each day?

The UK is a cool and damp country, especially in the winter, and in the past it was fine to leave a milk jug out of the fridge overnight because the room temperatures were always cool enough. Interior spaces tend to be warmer these days but you could always leave the container in the car overnight and it'll be cold enough to preserve it, methinks.

[Anonymous]

Buy small containers of soy milk -- recommend you do this in a larger town at a big supermarket, not in a small village shop. Open as needed. How much does she drink per day? I think a liter bottle would be fine at room temp for 24 hours.

Here are the kinds of products you can expect to be able to buy:
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/milk-butter-and-eggs/dairy-alternatives

And yes, if you say "We need to be able to accommodate a baby in the room" and they offer you a cot, they mean a crib.

[Anonymous]

They sell small containers of shelf stable milk in the stores. You could also bring a small cooler. We filled a sports bottle and kept in cooler bag throughout the day. They will have pack n plays, but child can also sleep in bed.