I am sorry to say my alarm did not go off today so I did not hit the stores until almost 6! I still got lots of shopping done before Vu woke up (dh called) so now I am feeling much better about the gift buying thing!
As promised, I will go back in time with our trip. Todays topic is putting together a medical supply kit to take.
VN has very limited medical care. It is best to bring whatever you think you might need for both yourself and your new child. Even though we used very little, I felt a sense of assurance having it with me.
Here's what I packed. Keep in mind we adopted a 5 yo, not a baby:
LOTS of small containers of hand sanitizer. I put these at each sink, the table and in our bags. Prevention is the best step to staying healthy.
Powdered Gatorade
Power bars
Pedialyte--I brought the type that comes to be made into popsicles--individually wrapped.
Thermometer
Antibiotic cream
Hydrocortisone cream
Benadryl cream
Athletes foot/anit-fungal cream
Benadryl for both adults and children
Pepto Bismol tablets
Immodium
Decongestant for adults and children
Emalite Cream for scabies. I treated Vu as I thought he had them tho I'm not certain--maybe I just really zapped his bug bites!
Alcohol wipes
Band-Aid wash
Mosquito wipes
Baby wipes
Tylenol for adults and children
Ibuprofen for adults and children
Band-Aids
Visine
Lip balm
Lotion
Child Laxative
Antibiotic prescription from our doctor to be used for Ho Chi Minh's Revenge, which we were happy to avoid, esp. given the outbreak of Cholera while we were there: Cipro for adults; Septra for kids
I had everything in original containers. I double bagged liquids in ziplock bags. I hand carried anything I knew I couldn't live without (in case our luggage was lost) remembering to keep liquids to less than 3 ounces.
I have also heard it suggested to bring lice medication and motion sickness medication but I did not.
We donated all the children's medication we did not use to the orphanage in Hanoi. I just gave it to our Holt guide for delivering. It saved me from hauling it all home and I know they are always in need of medication in the orphanages.
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Thanks so much for this list - I'll definitely use it!
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