Medical
The number of vaccinations that you may need can seem daunting, and how are you supposed to know which ones to take?
At least 6 months before travelling with the children, you should visit your GP to inform him/her about your plans and more importantly your destinations. They will probably refer you to a nurse who will then work out what vaccinations are required for yourselves and the children and a programme of visits. This will ensure you are fully inoculated for each country.
Make sure you take out a full ´bells and whistles´ medical insurance cover. It is worth every penny when you think about the safety of your children.
Accept that sickness and diarrhea are inevitable as the travelling children build up their immunity. Take a tube of handwashing Alcohol with you to use before every meal time to help avoid illness.
Ask you GP for some antibiotics that you can take for the children. Take Calpol, or similar product but it is possible to buy children medicine in other countries.
Antihistamine cream for insect bites is a must.
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First Aid
It would be advisable to enrole on a first aid course before you leave to ensure you are able to administer basic first aid to your children. You can call your local first aid organisation and they will have an itinerary of courses, that you may find suitable for travelling with children. For UK residents St John´s Ambulance has a nationwide programme of courses available on their internet site www.sja.org.uk
By a professional first aid case, go for the best travelling kit you can buy, and a sterile first aid case with needles. it is not because you will be administering injections, but you can give a doctor your own sterile needle with the full knowledge that it is safe.
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