I have a 2 1/2 month old son and am in Gustav's path? Hurricane preparedness for baby?

Question

I'm in MS about 1 1/2 hours from New Orleans. During Katrina we were out of power and drinkable water for over a week. For my 2 1/2 month old son, I bought: 3 cans of formula, a 150 pack of diapers, 3 packages of wipes, and 2 cases of bottled water. Can ya'll think of anything else I may need or should that be enough?

Answer 1

Get the heck out of there.

Answer 2

We all don't know how bad this hurricane will be when it makes landfall.  I'm located up in Shreveport, LA and we're prepping for the worst.  Such as, sandbags, barricades, supplies, etc.  I would over prepare, rather than get caught without the proper necessities for the storm.

Answer 3

Hi, I read this question yesterday but didn't answer as I'm British and have never experienced a hurricane. But I heard in our news today and it made me think of you so I've just come back to wish you the best, and ask if there was anyway, when it's all over you could post in additional details that you're okay, or temporarily allow email and send me an email letting me know? I know I don't know you and I know there's probably millions of families all over the world going through the same thing all the time but it will just get to me never hearing that you were okay. Best of luck, I'm sure you'll all be absolutely fine but I'll still be praying for you and everyone else in it's path. x*x

Answer 4

Get the heck out of theree!!!!!

Answer 5

more water definitely. and you should have batteries and flashlights, warm blankets, pillows, candles, lighters/matches. all stored away in a safe plastic container  

Answer 6

I am in the same situation with my 5 month old daughter. I have all of the above items packed. I would recommend that you get more water, formula. I have packed the following

4 1/2 cases of water

4 gallons of water

9 cans of formula

20 jars of baby food

2 boxes of cereal

medications for us and  the baby

flashlights

raido

batteries

candles

lantern

food for a week

will fill both bath tubs up with water pre-storm

baby toys

generator plus 10 additional gallons of gas

butane heater if water needs boiling

bleach for sanation

2 large packs of diapers

personal items

important papers, pictures, and documnts

cash on hand

a vehicle full of gas

Good Luck, Be Safe and God Bless

we also have a camper so if needed we can run the a/c in the camper from our generator

butane bottles for camper

Answer 7

Try this website. A lot of the things you may already have in your home but it could remind you of some forgotten items. I think the most important thing is to remember the things YOU need... If you aren't safe then your baby won't be safe. Good luck, and if it gets too bad please leave even if you have to sleep in your car. Many towns and cities will set up shelter as well, research where the shelters are just in case. You need a back up plan. Be safe!

http://www.ready.gov/kids/step1/index.ht...

Answer 8

Get out.  Now.

Answer 9

I would get a couple large cans of premade formula.  That way if water is a mess for awhile and there is a high demand for bottled water you have enough formula.  Also get some hand sanitizer type stuff, things you can disinfect items with, without water.  Oh and another thought, maybe some extra bottles and nipples just incase you cannot sanitize for awhile and run short on clean ones.

Best wishes I hope you don't need any of it!!!

Answer 10

Make sure you have extra water for bathing him... small babies need to be clean, especially if he gets sick at all. I'd also have some infant Tylenol and Ibuprofen on hand. If you don't already have a book on children's health (that tells about first aid and common illnesses and allows you to look up symptoms) that might be worth investing in.

Good luck.

Answer 11

You need more drinking water and more formula.   If you are able to afford it, I would strongly suggest buying a generator and gas to run your a/c from for after the storm to keep your baby from overheating.  You will also need clean water for bathing your baby.  Buy some 5 gallon water containers in the camping section of your local Target or WalMart.  They are good to have on hand for storms.  If you are in an area that can go underwater, forget all of the above and leave with your child immediately.  Your relatives can stay at your house, but you need to keep the baby safe!

Answer 12

As much water as possible (you need it for washing bottles, sterilizing things for the baby, washing the baby, etc), more formula (I don't know how your baby is, but mine would go through 3 cans in a week, and you may find that finding formula to buy afterwards is difficult), hand-sanitizer, some way to boil water if you need to (for everything from sanitizing bottles to drinking)...  

Answer 13

a baby floaty, just in case.