Car Rides & Road Trips
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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...
Road Trip
Asked by T.F. from Minneapolis
on July 14, 2012
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My three sons (9,6 and 3) and I are going to be taking a road trip from Minnesota to Florida, with a number of stops on the way down and back to visit friends. I was ...
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- They need to be able to run around. Stop at rest areas and let them do that. It's too hard to behave well when cooped up and not able to run off the wiggles. (The w...
- I'm sorry, I'm still laughing at Dawn's poop bag blowing in the breeze out the window! I agree with everyone who says to make lots of stops. In fact, tack on a good...
- This website has some great game/printable ideas. I used it when we traveled from Texas to Calfifornia. In one of my parenting magazines I read about getting a roll ...
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...
Taking a 16 Hour Trip by Car
Asked by J.R. from Phoenix
on April 2, 2009
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Hello Everyone,
I'll be taking a 16 hour trip by car to East Texas in about 2 weeks and I have two small girls who will be traveling with me. The oldest is 4 years o...
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- We take many long road trips all over the country, but we usually stop every 1-1/2 to 2 hours to let our 4-year-old boy run around, even if it's just in a convenience ...
- Hi there--I did a trip like that alone with my 2.5 year old last year. My best advice is if you are stopping for meals, stop at places like McDonalds that have the pla...
- Check out momsminivan.com. It is packed with ideas!
Road Trip
Asked by A.P. from Minneapolis
on December 22, 2007
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We are taking our first long road trip with our son the end of december, a 9-10 hour trip to Michigan. I was wondering if anyone has any advice for how to survive the ...
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- He'll be fine! Just remember to take stops every couple hours, time stops around his nursing times and mealtimes, let him play a little and get out of the carseat. Sin...
- About the only things I can really think of to suggest is have someone sit in the back seat with him to ease in keeping him entertained, and stop every couple of hours...
- This past July my family and I went on a 12 hour road trip to see my parents. My very active daughter was 13 months at the time and things that worked for her were: 1...
Best Car Seat for Long Road Trip
Asked by A.B. from Chicago
on November 29, 2009
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Hi moms,
Can anyone recommend a good car seat that is comfortable for their toddler to sleep in on a long road trip. We have the Cosco Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat an...
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- I have begun to believe that comfort in car seats will vary by body type. I've had to change out car seats over the years, for my 3 children. So my suggestion, after...
- We have the Evenflo Triumph Advance DLX Convertible Car Seat - Lincoln. They had 3 that looked the same. Some have more padding. . We went with the more plush one. I t...
- LOVE our Britax roundabout. She has been in it since 9 months, and still at 19 months, we've not had any complaints from her. She rode contentedly for 10 hours last m...
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...
Car Trip and 22 Mo Old
Asked by M.P. from Green Bay
on January 10, 2012
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My husband and I are driving to FL (live in WI) in April. Our son will be 22 months at the time. Any car trip experienced moms have any tips for making the drive mor...
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- With four kids (9, 7, 5, and 3) living in PA with all our family in Wisconsin, we had to make long car trips several times a year. We would get in the car at around n...
- Hello. I just thought I'd let you know that someone else has done it. We are also from wis. And we had 2- 3 year olds at the time. That was 30 years ago. I don't think...
- Drive at night or nap times when you can. When kiddo is sleeping, keep the pedal to the metal and don't make any unnecessary stops or if you do stop, keep one person i...
