Infant Travel Advice
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Travel Advice
Asked by R.H. from Minneapolis
on November 29, 2005
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Any advice on airline travel with an infant?
My partner and I will be making a short flight to Cincinnati for Christmas with our daughter who will then be 3 months ...
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- When my daughter was small we used to fly frequesntly from here to Denver. The thing that my doctor suggested and I found to have worked was to have something ready fo...
- Please be sure she is either nursing or drinking from a bottle as you take off and descend. And do not offer her these things until right before take off - if the tak...
- Been there. I was lucky and had a good baby. If you are nursing, try to nurse as you take off and then when you are descending. The sucking action keeps their ears ...
Travel
Asked by J.B. from Rapid City
on February 25, 2011
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We're planning to fly to Seattle this summer with our 2 kids. Our daughter will be 4 at the time, and our son will have just turned 2. We haven't flown for years (sinc...
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- Regardless, of whether the airline will allow you to have your just turned two on your lap, my biggest advice is to buy him a ticket. Whatever the cost of the ticket w...
- We went on a vacation when my children were almost 4 and almost 2. We rented car seats and found it to be worth the extra expense! However, if you do take car seat...
- Check Southwest if they fly from your area. No charge for baggage. You can check up to two bags each. Also I have found they have the lowest prices. Your son will ...
Overseas Travel Advice?
Asked by K.G. from Chicago
on August 8, 2006
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My husband, daughter, mother-in-law and I will be traveling to the U.K. soon. We used to live there and are seasoned travelers...but this will be our first visit with...
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- This may sound strange, but my best advice regarding sleep, etc. is to pretend that you're still in Chicago as far as nap and bedtime (and even mealtime to the extend ...
- A lightweight stroller to help move baby through the airport, and books/dvd/toys on plane are helpful. The flight we went on was very erratic in regards to giving juic...
- portable DVD player with a bunch of new dvd's of her favorite shows----a LIFESAVER!!!!!
International Travel
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on October 6, 2007
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I will go on international air travel with my 11 month old baby boy. Is there any advice you can give me to make the flight as smooth as possible?
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- Please don't give him Benedryl unless you have given it several times before. A huge percentage of children (mine and several others I know) have the adverse reaction...
- A., I fly with a carrier but we do not go out of the continential U.S. My advise to you would be take lots of snacks for your little one. As well as the usual things ...
- I flew with my 13 day-old six years ago, and I breast fed him during take-off and landing, figuring this would help with the pressure changes in his ears. It's probabl...
Pregnancy and Travel
Asked by J.S. from Tampa
on June 14, 2010
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Hey Mamas -
I am currently 24 weeks pregnant, high-risk only based on the fact that I had an unexplained stillborn 4 years ago. I am out of work per doctor's orders. ...
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- The movement of the car will be good for the baby! The more movement the baby receives, the better for them. No or little movement makes a baby high risk for issues la...
- Ask your doctor. If you shouldn't your brother will certainly understand if you send a present for the shower,etc. best, k
- I would discuss it with your doctor, but I took a flight to Disney World then walked around the parks for a week when I was 7 and a half months pregnant in the middle ...
Taking a Trip
Asked by G.F. from Miami
on August 15, 2007
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Hello Moms,
It has been a while, I hope all is well with all mothers. I am planning to take a trip some time in September to beautiful Jamaica (yeah!) and I will be...
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- Hi G., I took my son to Jamaica when he was 5 months old (his great-grandma died). I packed diapers, wipes, babyfood, and formula and ended up using almost everyth...
- We just returned from a vacation with our 2 year old. I packed his clothes by outfits in ziploc bags. It was great. I just grabbed a bag each morning and it had his...
- I fly with my son annually and we took our first trip when he was about 8 months old. He is now 5, and having been on at least 7 plane trips with him, he is now a well...
Advice on Our First RV Trip
Asked by D.F. from Spokane
on July 1, 2008
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Hey Ladies- We are about to ebark on our first trip in our travel trailor. We will be going to a lake about an hour or so away for just a couple of nights. My husban...
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- Hi D., I'm a grandma now and we have a motor home but when the kids were young we had a little trailor. If this is your first trip the most important advice I could gi...
- The only things I can think to add as we ran into other campers... know how to do your gray/galley/black water draining know how to start up your water heater test ...
- D., I have many a fond memory of traveling in my grandparents Motorhome as a child. They had an oooooolldd Champion that looked like a Winnebago. It had a factory...
Travel Advice
Asked by A.S. from Las Vegas
on May 15, 2007
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I am taking my 8 month old and 3 1/2 year old on a trip in June and I need some advice. I did not buy a seat for the baby, so I am debating if I should bring his infa...
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- All the airlines will let you take it up to the plane. Then right before you get on you set it outside of the cockpit door and they check it under the plane for you. I...
- Hey A., I took my daughter on a 3 1/2 hour flight when she was 1 y/o. I took our car seat but I had to buy her, her own plane ticket. At the gate you can check anythin...
- I took a 6 hour flight with a newborn and a 21 month old. We had to buy the toddler a seat which she sat in "most' of the time the new born I held in mine or my husban...
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...
Travel to Mexico
Asked by S.F. from Dallas
on December 17, 2010
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Good Morning,
I just need some advice. My husband and our 2 children ages 11 and 7 are planning to go to an all inclusive resport in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico for t...
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- They issued a travel advisory this week advising No Travel to Mexico during Christmas.
- I would'nt go to Mexico, sorry. Way too unstable and there is no line for these cartels on who is off limits.
- I was in Playa Del Carmen in late August and felt toally safe. We were with a group of 21 (inlcuding kids) and went into town two nights for dinner. We had an amazin...
