Anonymous
Post 12/10/2023 19:08     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How was the trip, OP?


OP here. Oh my goodness. I came back to this forum because we are going back next month I wanted to know where to shop for groceries. I ended up very very SICK and I was in the hospital in the US for 1 week with typhoid fever. Our second child was conceived in Bangladesh. He is now 4. Our 2 year old didn't get sick. Things have changed soooooooo much. I was much more relaxed back then but keep in mind it was my first time to a developing country. I am much more hypervigilant and my husband is suggesting we only take 2 luggage's for 4 people. He drives me nuts sometimes. If I need to bring food for one month how can I fit that in half of a suitcase? If only we had a private jet so we can bring all the food from the US

Does anyone know which water would be best? Evian seems like the only one that's foreign but it's a lot of $$$$

I see Unimart has bread like bagels. Would that be okay to eat? My kids love bread. I thought for meals I could do oatmeal packets, noodles with eggs, bread and peanut butter if I can find bread. I don't think they have an oven I could use to make bread. I could make banana pancakes with banana, coconut oil and eggs.

Thanks for all the help. This time I will for sure get the typhoid vaccine.




OP here. I didn't wear a Burka, and I learned just a few days before the trip that my dear husband told his family I don't wear pants because pants aren't a good thing for women to wear. That said, the trip was amazing, and I loved his family. Some of the neighbors who didn't speak English would ask to come and view me. It was like we had a museum at his house the last few weeks. Sometimes, the rickshaw/ golf cart type of cars (not sure the name of these cars) would do a double-take when we were standing at the corner to get a ride. I remember before the trip, I kept asking my husband if there would be elephants, and he thought it was hilarious because that's more of an Indian thing, and he's so proud to be Bangladeshi. Anyway, on the first day, we saw an elephant who was on the way to the circus. He said so it didn't "count". Oh yeah, another thing is they don't have warm running water at his parent's home, and he didn't tell me that. My hair looked like a hot mess by the end of the trip. I may embrace wearing a scarf on my head for the last few weeks. We will go to Turkey on the way over, so that should be fun.


Anonymous
Post 12/10/2023 18:55     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Anonymous wrote:How was the trip, OP?


OP here. Oh my goodness. I came back to this forum because we are going back next month I wanted to know where to shop for groceries. I ended up very very SICK and I was in the hospital in the US for 1 week with typhoid fever. Our second child was conceived in Bangladesh. He is now 4. Our 2 year old didn't get sick. Things have changed soooooooo much. I was much more relaxed back then but keep in mind it was my first time to a developing country. I am much more hypervigilant and my husband is suggesting we only take 2 luggage's for 4 people. He drives me nuts sometimes. If I need to bring food for one month how can I fit that in half of a suitcase? If only we had a private jet so we can bring all the food from the US

Does anyone know which water would be best? Evian seems like the only one that's foreign but it's a lot of $$$$

I see Unimart has bread like bagels. Would that be okay to eat? My kids love bread. I thought for meals I could do oatmeal packets, noodles with eggs, bread and peanut butter if I can find bread. I don't think they have an oven I could use to make bread. I could make banana pancakes with banana, coconut oil and eggs.

Thanks for all the help. This time I will for sure get the typhoid vaccine.


Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 21:55     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
How was the trip, OP?
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2019 20:30     Subject: Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
We used boiled water (cooled of course) to bathe our kids when we went to Pakistan. It’s a pain in the butt, but better safe than sorry. We also used drinking water (nestle) to brush our teeth and wash their faces.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2019 17:47     Subject: Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Anonymous wrote:OP, watch out for water getting into your DC’s mouth during bathing. The one time I got a horrible virus there, I’m 99.9999% sure it was because some shower water got into my mouth.


I was going to post this as a precaution. I've lived in India and travelled to Nepal and Bangladesh--this is the #1 thing I always tell people. Be very careful in the shower, that's when most people get just a tiny bit of the water in or on their mouths, and then BOOM....down you go with horrible issues.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2019 17:35     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
I’m dying to know how the trip is going-send us an update, OP!!
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2019 11:16     Subject: Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Can you take boxes of power bars or something safe you can eat---for both you and your child? If not, then I wouldn't go.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2019 11:14     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, you will be with family so you will be safe.

I understand your concerns regarding health but I think this is a trip where you just have to bite the bullet and go. Family is family. It is important. Dress conservatively and you'll be fine. You will be stared at no matter what because women are stared at, and especially Western women.

I'm more concerned about your husband threatening to divorce you if you don't go. I hope that was said in jest.


+1

I think YOU should divorce that MoFo! Please!


I’m 10:40 on page 4 and I think if she refuses to go see his family and country after so many years, he’d have a reason to think twice about how she regards him. And he’d be justified in reconsidering whether to spend the rest of his life with her.


Then good riddance. Sorry, OP, don’t want to insult your husband. But if your DH threatens divorce over this then maybe it’s a good thing!
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2019 11:08     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, you will be with family so you will be safe.

I understand your concerns regarding health but I think this is a trip where you just have to bite the bullet and go. Family is family. It is important. Dress conservatively and you'll be fine. You will be stared at no matter what because women are stared at, and especially Western women.

I'm more concerned about your husband threatening to divorce you if you don't go. I hope that was said in jest.


+1

I think YOU should divorce that MoFo! Please!


I’m 10:40 on page 4 and I think if she refuses to go see his family and country after so many years, he’d have a reason to think twice about how she regards him. And he’d be justified in reconsidering whether to spend the rest of his life with her.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2019 11:08     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Is there anyway you can leave the baby behind with your family here?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2019 11:02     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Anonymous wrote:OP, you will be with family so you will be safe.

I understand your concerns regarding health but I think this is a trip where you just have to bite the bullet and go. Family is family. It is important. Dress conservatively and you'll be fine. You will be stared at no matter what because women are stared at, and especially Western women.

I'm more concerned about your husband threatening to divorce you if you don't go. I hope that was said in jest.


+1

I think YOU should divorce that MoFo! Please!
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2019 06:42     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
How is the trip going, OP?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 14:34     Subject: Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Anonymous wrote:OP, watch out for water getting into your DC’s mouth during bathing. The one time I got a horrible virus there, I’m 99.9999% sure it was because some shower water got into my mouth.


OP here. Thanks. I did call CVS and they do travel vaccines. We will go on Monday.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 09:17     Subject: Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
OP, watch out for water getting into your DC’s mouth during bathing. The one time I got a horrible virus there, I’m 99.9999% sure it was because some shower water got into my mouth.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 08:53     Subject: Re:Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt CVS will have the vaccines. Is your husband mute? He should know something about vaccines for his own country. Ask him.

-Bangladeshi American whose parents always got us vaccinated


I've taken my 3.5 year old (twice) and my 5 month old to Bangladesh without travel vaccines. I assessed the risks and took necessary behavioral precautions. Bottled water only, limit fresh fruits to bananas or homegrown fruits, brushing teeth with bottled water, no street food. Sounds like OP is prepared.