Infant Travel Advice: Elmo
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Major Trip This Week
Asked by K.O. from Minneapolis
on August 7, 2006
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My husband and I are taking our girls on a pretty big trip this week which will involve a couple of plane rides as well as one long car ride at some point. I have a DV...
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- In our experience, it works better for the infants if one of the adults rides in the backseat next to them. That way if there are problems, you won't have to stop too...
- We took our son on his first big trip when he was nine months old. Our trip involved plane transfers and a fairly long drive as well. It all went fairly well, here's...
- Hi K., We took our son to Hawaii when he was 12 months and he played with a plastic cup for most of the 8 hour trip! I wouldn't worry too much about the 9 month ol...
Long Road Trip!!
Asked by A.M. from San Diego
on May 29, 2007
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Hello fellow moms, My husband and I are going on a road trip with our 23 month old very active boy. I am looking for ideas to keep him occupied during the drive. He do...
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- I might get some flack for this one but I know well how a toddler can be on a long roadtrip - my husband and I recently took our 18 month old on a drive to Las Vegas w...
- I would drive with my daughter from New Mexico to California every 6 months before moving back to California in 2005. If i could I would travel at night to avoid the f...
- Hi I am K. - i have a 3 yo daughter who is very active also. We take a portable DVD player w/ movies & her favorite CD's and play thise in the car. I also take t...
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...
Need Advice on Air Travel
Asked by D.B. from Sacramento
on July 15, 2009
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Hi moms you have always been so helpful in the past, I have to ask for your advice again. We are finally going on vacation!!! Yey. We have a 2 yr old and I want to mak...
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- Hi, I have taken my 3 yo and 20 mo old on a couple of flights. We have never brought the car seat on the plane. Depends on where you are going. When we went to Hawai...
- Hi Diane, I just flew with my 18mo old a few weeks ago, and had written in about tips for that trip (as well as being 7mo pregnant). Things went fairly smoothly and ...
- My mother is a flight attendant so I know all about this subject. She gives us passes to fly down to her all the time. Since your child is now 2 years old, you need to...
Airplane Travel
Asked by H.G. from Dallas
on July 11, 2008
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I'm going to be flying to San Diego with my 11 month old twins next week. We've flown with them before, but this time I'm traveling with a friend because my husband i...
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- I'll try not to repeat what has already been said. I am pretty sure that the TSA (security) makes exceptions for formula or breast milk in baby bottles. I would take ...
- Hi H., I've flown many times with my son, now 15 months, but I imagine its a lot harder with twins! I encourage my son to be active and mobile in the airport, befor...
- We've put our son's carseat (and if we go now that we have 2, we'd do it for the younger) in the plane and had him sit in it. It makes it more like a car ride. If you ...
Upcoming 10 Day Trip to Utah
Asked by L.H. from San Antonio
on August 2, 2006
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Hi Everyone,
We are about to take our first major trip with our 16 month old son to Utah. (Fortunately, we are flying so I don't have to worry about a 24 hour road...
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- Hi L., I'm N. and I have 2 little boys. My oldest flew a lot with us out of the country before the age of two.He was very well behaved. I dressed him in pajamas or l...
- I recently took my 2 year old on a plane ride from Houston to Savannah. I brought a DVD as a last resort, but never even used it. Mainly, I brought her favorite toy ...
- Have you tried Lakeshore. It is store that contains all kiids of developmental toys for children. I would look there for the book you are looking for. It is locat...
Long Car Trip with My 18 Month Old
Asked by S.T. from New York
on January 31, 2010
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Hi Moms, I heading from New England to the pan handle to spend a month in FL. The plan is to stop and visit family in NC for one night, so there are 2 days of travelin...
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- We have done it with DVD player and without. Mine are very used to long car rides. Take lots of breaks while he is awake. When he is asleep, drive.
- I have 3 boys and travel a few times a year with all of them. We have a DVD player in our van but I don't even know if it works. We let the boys pick a couple of toy...
- Hi S., Skip the DVD player. My husband and I moved across the country (New Mexico to New Jersey) when my son was just 15 months old and the trip went great. It wa...
Seeking INFO on How to Travel with 9 Month Old Twins...
Asked by A.B. from Las Vegas
on July 28, 2006
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Hello. I'm going to be traveling with my 9 month old twins in August. I would like any tips or suggestions on how to travel with children. My doctor has suggested t...
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- Well... I hopw you are traveling with someone else to help you... My sister and I both recently took trips with our brand new babies.. About 4 1/2 to 5 months old. ...
- Hi! I've always used Benadryl when flying with my little ones (now 5 and 3) and they've always been angels on flights. I would try it out beforehand just to make sure...
- Hi A., my name is T. i am a flight attendant. What airline are you traveling on, are you traveling by yourself. I don't know if all the airlines are the same but i fly...
Road Trip Advice with One Year Old
Asked by C. from Chicago
on July 25, 2006
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Hi Travel Moms out there - My husband and I are considering driving, vs. flying, out east (15 hours from Chicago to Delaware Shore)in August. We are going to stay 2+ ...
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- We've driven to east PA a couple times with our son. The best was when we drove through the night when he slept the most. Otherwise we would break the trip into two ...
- My husband and I drove to Louisiana for Christmas with our one year old son and 2 and a half year old daughter (then). We began the drive just after they ate dinner, ...
- C.~ We have taken our 10.5 month old son on long drive trips. He is very active and bores easily. We stopped every 2-3 to stretch legs and look at scenery. Also g...
Travel Entertainment Ideas Needed
Asked by R.D. from Spartanburg
on February 26, 2007
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I am planning to make a car trip to visit family within the next few weeks, and I need some ideas to keep my 18 month old son entertained! This is a drive that takes...
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- I hate to recommend it b/c we avoided them until my daughter was 2 and now she's addicted but what about a portable DVD player with DVDs? We made a 10 hour drive for ...
- I would suggest a portable DVD player. We usually have to take a 10-11hr to Ohio every year and that came in handy.
- You can buy a DVD player for around $100 that can go in the car- that will take up at least a few hours if he'll stay entertained watching movies.
