Hello! My husband and I from the UK and were planning a trip to Australia with our 4 month old baby. Arriving mid October, leaving early December. I would love some advice on whether this is sensible, and if so, how to manage the sun/heat/UV levels at this time of uear.

Our plan was to travel slowly, visiting Melbourne, the GOR, Sydney and surrounding areas and allowing plenty of extra time for sleeping, chilling out etc.

Having read more into it, and getting lots of advice from Redditers about heat/sun we're now reconsidering it completely. We didn't realise quite how strong the UV levels are at that time of year. The temperatures in Sydney and Melbourne seem ok, but it sounds like we'd have to stay inside between 10-4pm most days to avoid UV levels over 3. Does this sound right?

We understand we'd need to buy UV covers for the pram, UV protective clothing and that there are some sunscreens suitable for babies (Moogoo?!) but most you shouldn't use before 6 months. We'd also need to be cautious of sun even in the shade, on cloudy days, and that reflective UV radiation can still cause severe burns in babies.

Basically I'm wondering from people who have babies and live in Australia full time, whether this all sounds right and whether there's a way to make our trip work. Or whether visiting at this time would be a wasted trip, spent inside, and it would be better to wait and come in May when the UV levels and lower.

Hello! My husband and I are planning a 7 week trip to Australia in November/December with our baby (who will then be 4 months old). 

I'd love opinions on the itinerary plus travelling with a baby. 

To make it baby/budget friendly we're going to: 

- self cater, with occasional lunches out

- stay longer in places than we normally would

- minimise travel days and avoid too many flights / long drives (over 2 hours) 

We like cities (and happy to potter about getting coffee etc), wildlife, good scenery! 

Our rough itinerary:

Day 1 - 10: Melbourne (we've allowed extra time here to get over jet lag/visit family) 

Day 11- 16: Great ocean road, staying in Apollo Bay (2 nights) and Lorne (3 nights) 

Day 17 - 22: Winelands around Melbourne (Yarra valley or Mornington Peninsula) 

Day 23 - 25: Uluru, stay in Yulara

Day 26 - 34: Sydney

Day 35 -39: Blue Mountains

Day 39 - 47: Noosa 

Day 48 - 52 Melbourne (visit family again, get ready for flight home) 

Day 52 - Flight back to UK 

Would appreciate thoughts on whether this is practical, any places we're missing, any good wildlife spots we could go to, and any other good places to go in Queensland.