Prepping: the new world...

kiss_me_now9

We have a prep box now - tins of things, a pack of flour (self raising and bread), yeast, that kind of thing. Got some water at Costco this past week.

My biggest worry is I have a baby who’s CMPA (milk protein allergy) so can’t have normal formula, which means we can’t buy ready made to keep in case of emergencies. If the electric goes off and we have no water, we will struggle to feed her but can make it work by boiling water on the hob (gas) or over tea lights if SHTF completely. The trouble is getting the formula - as it’s prescription we can only get a certain amount at a time and it takes a few days to come in. I’ve put a couple of tubs in our prep box but realistically they wouldn’t last long if we had more than a week or two of disruption to supply chains. It makes me very anxious :(

prepareathome

Have you asked for an extra prescription plus if there is any alternative, can you give the baby in an emergency? Many years ago my first two had milk allergies - one to the sugar and one to the protein so they were on prescription milk. One was a powder ( Galectinmin - had to make up with so much cooled boiled water) and one was a liquid ( Procobee - heat and serve ) and I was told if I was ever somewhere I could not get their milk, I could make up something from items I could buy that would do for a short time. Sorry, after all this time I cannot remember what - my oldest just turned 50 last month, but I have never forgotten the names of their milks.

boultdj

@kiss_me_now9 would coconut milk work for the baby? Also could you ask the doctor to give double amount on a couple of perscriptions, seeing as it advice from the government that we prep.

Floss

@kiss_me_now9 I would speak to your little one's dietician about alternatives, and also request an extra prescription from your GP as a reserve.

MayDogsandCoffee

My prepping today was to bulk buy like crazy so I can avoid the shops on the run up to Christmas ;)

Cosmos1234

Random question, but please can anyone suggest a good head torch for dog walking?

I'm sure it would be handy with power cuts etc too! Many thanks in advance.

DigForVictory

@kiss_me_now9 the standard advice for prescription items is to ask your GP for an extra prescription so you can carry a bit extra - it does presume both that your GP is a cooperative soul & that you can afford to fill said prescription, but asking early saves speculation later. Also, a quiet question in baby clinic can be helpful.
@Cosmos1234 I've a Go Outdoors card & would go & have a play with what they have on the shelves, pondering what sort of battery (double A? rechargable?), can you get it on & off wearing a hat, will it 'ping' off at some monstrously inconvenient moment, how vulnerable is it to rain, what odds of it surviving being chewed, can you operate it wearing mittens, does it cycle through different colours & flash (can be blisteringly irritating), how wide does the beam go, has it got so many functions you Really need to read the manual or can you get it to do the basics without needing an engineer to explain? Oh yes & is it LED (almost certainly, but check) and can you get it is something raucously Hi Viz so any passing motorist can see you? (Sis has a labrador in a neon pink collar which flashes - but has been nearly run over be a car twice by wearing dark clothing since the clocks have gone back as the drivers try to avoid the dog but miss seeing her…)

alice_mary_2

Sea_Shell, I have read 3 of the 4 books in that series and although it is very geared to America, there were lots of things to think about, here in the UK.

I have actually read book 1 a number of times and bawled my eyes out several times during each read through.

A great book that was at one time rumoured to be made into a film…I hope it will be!

Alice

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Sea_Shell

Alice, they are indeed a good read, even if sobering.

Easy to imagine similar in UK , just without the guns.

No good having a stash, if you can't defend it, if things go south.

Cosmos1234

@DigForVictory thank you, that's given me a clearer idea of what I need. I've had a look on the Go Outdoors website, and will go and try a few out in store so I can see what they're like in person.