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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you have already got some great advice. This trip will be easy, interesting, fun as long as you don't see Indian food and India as something "different, other, spicy". Precautions need to be taken, so I am not saying that you can act as though you are in the U.S. But not being terrorized by the differences and the precautions will really help your trip and your child's eventual attitude to India. I know this isn't really what you are asking. I am Indian and I have seen many American friends treat a trip to India as though they are going to some wasteland, and their attitudes influenced how the trip went. It is a complex interplay. It is worth thinking through because I am sure neither you nor your DH want your child to treat India like it is a horrible, scary place.

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OP here - I want her to love India, I certainly fell in love with the country, especially the people, when I visited for the first time a few years back.  [b]I am just having severe anxiety about keeping her safe (sleeping and food in particular)[/b] and the lengthy travel to get there.  I know so many adults that get ill, I can't imagine having an issue with a small child.

Again, really appreciate the wonderful advice received here, I feel a lot more confident that I can prepare us to have a safe and healthy trip so we can enjoy introducing her to her indian side of the family. [/quote]

I posted earlier....I don't know what you mean by keeping her safe when sleep? You mean if she's in bed w/ you. You got some good suggestions already.

Re food: I just did a Google search and there is powdered Pedialyte--and equivalent--if packing some helps alleviate some worry. Also, go to ped and see if she will give you instructions on what to do and/or give you a general antibiotic to fill.[/quote]

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