Car Rides & Road Trips: Myself
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Car Trip Ideas
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on May 10, 2010
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Hey all you creative Momma's. Hit me with your best ideas/tips/suggestions on surviving a 10 hour car trip with my VERY ACTIVE 17 month old!! Thanks.
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- do most of the driving overnight if you can. They will sleep and you will have peace. I do this anytime I travel, even with my almost 5 yo
- We just did it at Christmas twice with 2 kids (3.5 and 20 months). First from Indianapolis to Cleveland and back (300 miles each way) and then from Indy to DC and bac...
- I couldn't agree more with the advice already given here. My family lives in Texas, my husband's family lives in Iowa and we live in Chicago so we are always in the ca...
Seeking Car Trip Advice
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on November 17, 2011
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We are driving to Florida (from Illinois) and I have a almost 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl. I think I have enough entertainment and snacks, but just in case is...
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- For long car trips I always pack a stash of small new toys, games, etcetera that I can hand out as needed and plan lots of stops along the way to stretch (this drives ...
- J.: That's a long drive. I hope you plan on stopping about every two hours to let the kids out and run. That's what we do when we take trips that are long - VA to M...
- Pillow case and towel from home. (Scents of home are comforting when asleep). extra underwear for accidents water prescriptions just in case sunblock
Dinner for a Car Trip
Asked by J.C. from Washington DC
on August 20, 2009
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We are headed out of town soon. The trip will take about 5 hours, and we are leaving later in the afternoon. We didn't want to stop for dinner but would rather let m...
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- My 2-year-old prefers a steady rotation of little things, so I would pack little baggies of olives, chicken or hot dog pieces, slices of apples and peanut butter, box ...
- I just did a 4 hour road trip with a 2 1/2 yr old last week. Go ahead and stop around dinner time. Try to plan it out so that its at about the 1/2 way point. Do bathro...
- I bought each of my kids a sectioned Tupperware-type box and packed them with a meal. I packed sandwiches when they were older, but at two string cheese and cut up lu...
Long Car Trip
Asked by S.P. from Chicago
on October 14, 2008
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My in-laws want my husband and i and our soon to be 1 yr old to go on a 11+ hrs. trip so we can meet up with family for thanksgiving. I really don't want to go b/c th...
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- Both of my children have traveled a lot since birth, both in the car and on planes. I have a 5 yr old daughter and a 2 year old son. Kids do very well traveling if y...
- The sooner you get the kids used to car rides the better. I understand your relunctance in going. It is a lot of work and it is always tough when it comes to family....
- Could you have people come to you? If not, and you really would like to go, but are just nervous, I would say the bestthing to do would be to drive overnight. My hus...
Car Trip Advice Needed!
Asked by C.M. from New York
on February 8, 2012
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Hi fellow mamas. I am taking a road trip with my son. We have a hatchback that's awesome during the rest of the year, but for this one week trip, there's not enough ...
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- Have you seen the soft roof carriers? They're really nice: roomy when you need it AND fold small for storage.
- I second renting, or, how much stuff are we talking about? Your cheapest option might be to just mail a box of stuff there, and then mail your dirty laundry back home.
- Rent.......that way you arent putting the wear and tear on your vehicle.
Car Trip with a Two Month Old
Asked by J.O. from Sarasota
on November 20, 2007
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I am thinking about taking a road trip back home for Christmas. It is my son's first Christmas and I don't think I can stand to be away from my family. This will be ...
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- I have taken trips with my son while he was young, It wasn't quite 20 hrs but it was 13-14 hrs. As your son he sleeps in the car..even to this day and he is 12. I thin...
- First of all I would have a little morte realistic expectations. You are going to need more then one night in a hotel because of all of the stops it will take. Not onl...
- It is much easier to take a trip with a child that age. When my youngest was 2 weeks old. We fled from Hurricane Frances (I think was the name) and we had a 8 year old...
How to Handle a 10-Month Old on a Long Car Trip??
Asked by C.H. from Columbus
on June 16, 2009
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Hi all - we are taking our first trip with our 10-month old to Myrtle Beach in a few weeks, and I'm getting anxious about the long car trip. It's 11 hours total, and ...
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- Hi C., I remember responding to a similar question not long ago, so you might find something more in the archives. We did both the night-time drive and the "leav...
- We just drove from Ohio and Illinois with our 10 month old. We drove late at night there and let her sleep through the trip. For the trip back we gave her puffs in a...
- We always traveled the bulk of the drive through the night. Our kids would sleep,one of us would try to sleep, and the other drive. In the morning we would try to find...
Road Trip
Asked by T.C. from Dallas
on July 9, 2011
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I am going on a road trip with my 3 year old and 7 month old sons. My question is should I switch my baby from his carrier to a rear facing car seat? We are going to b...
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- Keep him where he is. They are now recommending children say rear facing till 2 and most carriers will hold a lot of weight. It about safety not convience. Also the ca...
- I would keep him in the carrier/car seat for now since you can plop that into the stroller very easily. Maybe switch later. Have fun!
- We took drove with our then 9 month old twins to Florida over Christmas and used the carriers. I realized on that trip that they were really getting snug in the carri...
Road Trip!?!
Asked by L.C. from Minneapolis
on October 7, 2011
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My Brother will be graduating from basic training in a few months and I would really like to be there to see him graduate. The problem is..... the road trip that we ma...
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- It's not so bad. If you split it up into three days, that's about 7 hours of driving a day. Take a short break and a long one, try to stay at hotels with pools so your...
- What if you go with your family and leave your son home with your husband? Get him a babysitter while your husband is at work or school. It might be nice for you to ...
- My kids don't do really well in a car either..... if I were you I would consider having your parents ride together and you and your younger sister ride in your car - m...
Car Trip with Just 1 Year Old
Asked by S.E. from Cleveland
on April 17, 2008
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I am taking a 4 hour car trip with my two boys, ages almost 4 and just turned 1. The big boy is easy. He colors and has a little computer and can keep happy just fin...
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- Can you leave really early? If you get him out of bed and put him directly into the car, maybe he will sleep most of the way. That way you won't have to entertain hi...
- S., Just about any toy that's NEW. Don't let him even see it until the trip so that he can spend his time trying to figure it out. I'd suggest a jigsaw puzzle - o...
- I have a one year old daughter and we frequently have to travel 4 hours to see my in-laws. We take a portable dvd player with us and her favorite veggie tales and bab...
