Car Rides & Road Trips: BOB
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BOB Double Stroller at Airport
Asked by K.S. from Denver
on June 1, 2010
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I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with taking the BOB double stroller through security at the airport? We are traveling with a 2 and 4 yr old so while ...
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- You will want to check with your airline to make sure they still will gate check ANYTHING. I had a good friend that just flew from Colorado to Ohio and the airline she...
- I was just traveling this weekend, and there was a family with 2 young kids. They not only brought their double stroller to the gate and had it tagged just before boar...
- It is hard to get ANY stroller through security. I usually check mine.
Bob Duallie Stroller at Disney?
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on April 18, 2010
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We're going to Disney in a few weeks and I'm trying to decide what stroller to bring. We have a Bob Duallie that I love and I really want to bring but I don't know if...
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- I know nothing about the Bob, but if I were you, I would take 2 double umbrella strollers and buy a connector if you want only one person to have to push. Don't stress...
- I did Disneyland tons when my kids were younger b/c we lived near the park. Until my youngest was about 9 months, he did Disney in the Baby Bjorn...for all the rides ...
- I have one, and I would take it. We go to many arts festivals and music festivals that are very crowded, and I love it because you kind of "cut a swath" through the cr...
Car Seats
Asked by K.B. from Charlotte
on September 9, 2008
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I have an 8 month old son who is still using his Graco Infant Carrier Car Seat but I would like to go ahead and look into buying a car seat that will grow with him. H...
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- Just a thought... for now if you roll up a smallish towel and put it under the carseat BASE when you latch it in with a seat belt (near the back of the seat) it should...
- My daughter is still very young, but when I was registering for her shower, my brothers both encouraged me to get the Brittax Marathon car seat. It can be rear and fr...
- I did a bunch of research before I recently bought my daughter a convertible seat. She's tiny so she couldn't switch until about 15 months, but I love the Evenflow Tr...
Creative Ideas to Keep 2 and 5 Year Olds Busy on a Long Car Trip???
Asked by S.S. from Dallas
on June 2, 2009
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We will be taking a fairly long car trip this summer, and I was wondering if anyone had any creative ideas to keep a 2 year old and 5 year old (both girls) entertained...
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- My family takes a 16 hour drive one way each year. We love car Bingo. You can find the cards on ebay. Their great. Will keep the kids busy. I also make a small m...
- We are also planning a vacation that will have us in the car for many days. I have been collecting ideas of things for them to do in the car. Some I have tried, some...
- Oh what fun. Been there done that. Make sure you make some stops along the way so the kids can run. We would usually stop at a roadside park and have a picnic and t...
Family Trip to Disney
Asked by P.L. from Boston
on May 23, 2010
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Hello - we will be taking a family trip to Disney and I'm looking for some advice from those of that have done a similar trip, There will be 10 of us all together - 4...
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- There's a book -- The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World by Bob Sehlinger (there's one for Disneyland, too.) It is researched by the author and his team making trip...
- The biggest piece of advice I have to give you is be prepared to work on the youngest one's schedule. With six adults you can "divide and conquer" but if you can't ke...
- Another OP resident weighing in on Disney... My standard advice is to get the autograph books right away. There is a gift stand as you enter the park. Get the one...
Cheap Disney Trip Planner
Asked by M.N. from Chicago
on March 25, 2009
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I would love to go to Walt Disney World next year for my son's 5th B*Day. Can someone help with tips on where to go to plan a cheap trip? Does anyone know websites whe...
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- Go to hotwire.com. Another cheap way is to be a guest of a timeshare company. However, you'd have to sit through their sales presentation which takes longer than 2 h...
- Hi M., There was just an article in Parenting Magazine about saving money on trips to Disney World. Here are some of their tips: 1. Go to mousesavers.com for de...
- 'Cheap' and 'Disney' don't really go together but I can give you a couple of tips :) You can save on hotels by staying in or near Downtown Disney rather than on the...
Weekend Trip Issue
Asked by D.R. from St. Louis
on January 6, 2012
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At the end of March we are taking a small weekend trip to Shiloh , TN for a civil war re-enactment. My 7 y/o daughter will be going with us, and wants to take her fav...
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- I love the take a picture idea as one option! Also, why not let her take him and make one rule...he never leaves the car? We did this with our 3 children all the w...
- Bears need vacations too. Leave him at home or other safe place. In anticipation of this I got a bear with his very own suitcase. Little Alfred will be left at a sa...
- Let her take that teddy bear ! It makes her happy, and is a security thing too maybe. Tell her she needs to be careful with it on the trip. If you are going into a...
Car Seat
Asked by S.B. from Portland
on August 22, 2008
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OK i hope that i am not the only one out there with this problem but every time I put my little girl in the car seat she screams. Why? She is almost 3 months old now (...
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- Our son, at 5 months started screaming in the car within seconds of being strapped in. The only thing that worked was "Rockabye Lullaby: Radiohead" which is a glockens...
- Hi S., After two children who were just fine in the car, my third daughter was also a cryer whenever we tried to take her anywhere in her first months of life. I k...
- Hi, I had a baby einstein toy that attached to the car seat handle and it played music.. It had a clear part of the toy that was made to look like an ocean with floa...
How to Keep 13 Month Entertained During 4 Hours Plane Trip?
Asked by L.D. from Boston
on December 16, 2008
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Hi all,
I would like to ask for suggestions of how to keep a 13 month old entertained during 4 hours plane trip. My daughter is very active and I am very concern o...
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- im gonna b honest with you its gonna b very hard.I took my 2 year old 2 disney and we had 2 take 2 planes there.She was scared 4 the first 1 but then she was ok with t...
- I agree - bring lots of new toys, interesting things that keep her busy. Also, when I traveled with our daughter at 13 mos. (long plane ride) I found that bringing a ...
- A portable DVD player along with some new movies. We love the baby einstein dvd's. Helped to keep our little one entertained at that age on the plane. Of course sna...
Convertible Car Seats
Asked by E.K. from Portland
on September 9, 2008
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My 5 month old son is starting to outgrow his infant car seat. We are looking for a convertible seat to last us a while. We expect our little boy will not be small f...
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- I completely recommend the Britaxs. We bought both our boys the Boulevards which have the added protection of side impact and accomodate up to 80 lbs. We love that i...
- Hi, I recconmend this type of car seat. Maybe not this brand, but the style. I went to Babies R Us and got his when he turned one and invested about 150.00, he is n...
- Britax is the gold standard for car seats so I would encourage you to go with that brand. There is a britax on albeebaby.com that is sold under the fisher price label ...
