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[quote=Anonymous]We travel with our kids to India every year to see family. We've been doing it since they were babies. It really is all in the attitude and keeping the risks in perspective. Our children love the long haul flights because they watch movies, play video games, and eat junk without limits! Don't bother with the car seat. Snuggle and enjoy, snuggle and complain with your DH. Or do both. Our kids would not sit in the car seat when they were babies so it ended up being a burden and we didn't do it twice. When they wanted to sleep, they snuggled in our arms. Or they stood or sat in the airline seat and did whatever babies do.

Once you are in India, your baby will be fine if he or she sleeps in your bed for a few weeks. Our kids do on almost all holidays, and it never changes what they do at home on a regular basis. A habit is not built on one holiday or indeed on any holidays. Its OK for holidays to be different. Re food safety, your baby may indeed get travelers diarrhea in India. No matter what people say and what you do, this may happen. It won't be the end of the world if that happens (although a pain in the neck.) Carry some powdered pedialyte with you. You can get all medications in India from the reputable pharmacies but its a good idea to take a broad spectrum antibiotic with you as well. You can buy some travel medical insurance if that helps you feel better - there are some that will locate a good Indian doctor to come to your home or hotel if the baby or you need help. Fortunately house calls are still common, and remember basically any medication is easy to obtain. Your DH's relatives probably have a doctor who would visit if needed too if you don't want to pay for the special medical insurance.

Last but not least, your baby truly can eat food from India and be OK. There is nothing magical or right about American baby food or American food, and I am not saying that in a nasty way. You just seem overly anxious about a non-issue. Its not as if Indians are mashing green chillies into their rice and feeding that to the little children. Its just rice. Its just lentils. Vegetables, cooked differently than what you are used to. Nothing that will shock your or any child's system.

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