Hotel room was to hot to sleep so we left but director won't refund

unholyangel

The-Truth wrote: »

I've tried Googling this but nothings coming up. A local paper surely must have ran a story on it?

If we had a local paper, perhaps they would have.

meer53

GwylimT wrote: »

Because babies shouldn't be given water under six months of age, after this a sip or two at most is advised until around nine months.

Breastfed babies are also fed from breasts, not bottles.

Says who ? Both mine had water from bottles before they were 6 months, as i'm sure, did millions of other babies. What do you think formula is mixed with ?

And, believe it or not, a baby will drink from a bottle even if it is being breastfed. I know, cos i've done it. Twice.

LilElvis

meer53 wrote: »

Says who ? Both mine had water from bottles before they were 6 months, as i'm sure, did millions of other babies. What do you think formula is mixed with ?

And, believe it or not, a baby will drink from a bottle even if it is being breastfed. I know, cos i've done it. Twice.

NHS guidelines do say that breastfed babies shouldn't be given additional water until they are eating solids.

Many babies who are breastfed won't take bottles, even if they contain expressed breast milk. Someone who is exclusively breastfeeding is unlikely to have a bottle with them anyway.

Guidelines have changed over the years re milk, feeding, sleeping position etc. My husband would never guilt-trip his mother but his consultant thinks that his (likely life-limiting) stomach condition was probably caused in part by premature introduction of solid foods. This being premature compared to current guidelines as she started at around 3 months.

GwylimT

meer53 wrote: »

Says who ? Both mine had water from bottles before they were 6 months, as i'm sure, did millions of other babies. What do you think formula is mixed with ?

And, believe it or not, a baby will drink from a bottle even if it is being breastfed. I know, cos i've done it. Twice.

Official health care advice from WHO and peds. Its not exactly new, it was the same when I was a baby!

Formula made with water is nothing like plain water. Babies need a huge amount of calories, every sip of water given denies vital calories and can quickly unbalance electrolyte levels etc.

Lots of breast fed babies wont feed from bottles, our daughter wouldn't.

meer53

GwylimT wrote: »

Official health care advice from WHO and peds. Its not exactly new, it was the same when I was a baby!

Formula made with water is nothing like plain water. Babies need a huge amount of calories, every sip of water given denies vital calories and can quickly unbalance electrolyte levels etc.

Lots of breast fed babies wont feed from bottles, our daughter wouldn't.

If you're dim enough to give water instead of milk then yes i agree (not suggesting YOU would by the way) but in hot weather there is no risk in giving babies a drink of water between feeds. I was advised by a health visitor to give small drinks of water when needed.

In the OP's case, their baby isn't going to seriously dehydrate overnight due to a warm hotel room ! The whole saga was ridiculous.

LilElvis

meer53 wrote: »

If you're dim enough to give water instead of milk then yes i agree (not suggesting YOU would by the way) but in hot weather there is no risk in giving babies a drink of water between feeds. I was advised by a health visitor to give small drinks of water when needed.

In the OP's case, their baby isn't going to seriously dehydrate overnight due to a warm hotel room ! The whole saga was ridiculous.

It's still not what is recommended for breastfed babies.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1955.aspx?CategoryID=62

POPPYOSCAR

LilElvis wrote: »

It's still not what is recommended for breastfed babies.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1955.aspx?CategoryID=62

It says it is not needed, this is not the same thing as being not recommended.

I breastfed both my children and gave them water from a bottle as well. They grew up just fine.

kazzah

lots of babies get constipated and water is the recommended way of softening the stool and relieving the constipation
COMMON SENSE ( remember that old chesnut !) would tell ANY mother that if an environment is likely to cause dehydration in a baby then water is the best way to avoid it.

Sips of water are NOT wasted calories - they are vital hydration - like all things - moderation is the key.

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and so this thread trundles on (and on and on and on...)

Kim_kim

Sarahjones wrote: »

We stayed in a Hotel in Bournemouth and to cut a long story short is was to hot to sleep in. The baby was stripped to her nappy and dripping with sweat. The corridor was cooler than the room. The in room advice was to drink water and put the fan on to cool the room. There was no fan in the room and when room service bought it up it was a 9 inch desk fan. It was not going to cool the room.
We complained to the desk and they said all the rooms were hot etc due to hot weather.
We checked out but the hotel manager couldn't give a refund only the director. 3 weeks later he emails saying he will not refund as it was hot that day!
Is there anything we can do?

I'm intrigued, what time did you leave & did you check in somewhere else?
If you send receipt showing you paid for that night in another hotel they might reconsider.
I think price comes into play here too. If it was a bargain bucket & spade type place then you it would be unreasonable to expect them to have air con.
If it was an expensive hotel, then you are paying for a greater level of comfort, was it a chain or an independent? What price/star?