Infant Travel Advice
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Travel System Stroller or Other Smaller?- Suggestions for Air Travel with Baby
Asked by H.J. from Austin
on March 23, 2008
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I have 3 trips planned while my daughter is between the ages of 5-6 months. I will be travelling on my own and am very nervous about travelling with an infant.
She d...
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- H. - My daughter took 7 plane trips in her first year of life (all our family is out of state), so I have LOTS of advice! Feel free to pick and choose: Packing: ...
- I have traveled with my infant son too. I googled and researched it before hand. Go to www.flyingwithkids.com they have some great tips. I would say definetly take...
- My 18-month-old has been on at half a dozen plane trips, including one to Mexico, which also required cars, ferries and golf carts to reach our final destination. Most...
New Road Trip Activities
Asked by K.G. from Dallas
on May 10, 2008
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I am writing to see if anyone has seen any new/different "road trip" activities for children ages 3 and 6-- thanks :)
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- www.familyfun.com I found a lot of activities at this site.
- I spy is always fun! We also play a alphabet game We just go through the whole alphabet just finding them in signs or whatever. My sons loving singing the alphabet so...
- We often travel to NJ, or SC, so here's what I do for my 4 and 5 year-old. I have a bag of car-friendly activites (toys and games that don't make a lot of noise, thos...
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...
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...
Travel Toys for Toddlers
Asked by L.C. from Detroit
on June 17, 2008
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We will be leaving this weekend to go on vacation with our 23 month old son. The car ride will be about 5 hours long. I'm looking for toys to help keep my son occupied...
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- My advice is to leave right before nap time. The car ride will make him tired and hopefully he will nap a little longer than normal. Once he wakes up (hopefully you ...
- L., Take some of his existing toys (the smaller ones) and wrap them in tissue paper. Hand him a new "surprise" to unwrap every 1/2 hour or so. You're car will be fi...
- We travel back and forth between MI and CT several times a year since my twin girls were 3 months old, they are 27 months now. The trip can be anywhere between 12-15 ...
Seeking Advice About Air Travel with Toddlers
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on October 24, 2006
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Hi everyone,
I am used to traveling for business purposes, but I rarely travel for pleasure, so I'm afraid I'll be forgetting something this trip. I'm headed to Orl...
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- I just took my 3 year old and 18 month old on a trip. The 3 year old didn't use his car seat on the way back and it was great. The only problem was that it made the ...
- Whatever you do DO NOT use the car seat on the flight, I did this once...BIG MISTAKE. The height of the car seat gave my son the ability to kick the seat in front of ...
- A. - We have 5 children ages 7,5,5,4 and 7 months. We spent 4 weeks traveling abroad this summer with 9-10 hour flights. Here are some (hopefully) useful suggestio...
Road Trip with Baby
Asked by L.M. from Chicago
on November 19, 2008
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Any advice on how to keep a 17-month-old baby entertained during a 7-hour car trip? I am dreading traveling next week. She may nap for an hour or two at most. Travelin...
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- We are traveling about 7 hours to go back to Michigan for Thanksgiving, we also have a 16 month old. The last time we went back we left at 4:00 am. They slept a good...
- Actually, I have a lot of experience with this! (family in Detroit.) It definitely will take longer than you want. Don't plan on one long stop, like a long meal - inst...
- We made a 15 hour trip to the beach this summer and a DVD player saved our lives. We got the one with the dual screens so both kids had one!
Insane in the Plane - 11 Month Old Air Travel Advice
Asked by C.P. from Pocatello
on November 10, 2006
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We are traveling to Louisiana for Christmas and have to take three planes to get there, about 9 hours total. We did this same trip when he was 5 mo. old, so I kind of ...
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- Hi There! My husband and I took our kiddo on his first flight when he too was 11 months old. We flew from Oregon to South Texas and believe me, at that age, I don't th...
- I would invest in the DVD player. We traveled with my daughter at 18 months and the DVD player saved the trip. You could also buy a couple of DVD's that he hasn't se...
- Portable DVD player is a grate idea, Baby Einstain DVD's can capture his atenttion for a while and help him to fall asleep and I don't think headphones are necesari si...
International Travel with Infant
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on February 10, 2011
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My son will be a year old when we travel to Asia. I would really like to hear from moms who have done such long flights with their babies. My son is crawling now and a...
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- Hi! This has come up on Mamapedia several times in the past month or so, and you might want to search for similar questions and see those answers. Definitely DO buy...
- - snacks - comfy clothes and several "extras" - take time to walk up-and-down the aisles as needed - use your iPod to download cartoons so that he has something "no...
- You already have some awesome advice but I haven't noticed anyone mention the "CARES" restraint. It is FAA approved for children 1 year + and over 22Ibs, to be used on...
Travel to Maui with a Toddler...
Asked by M.S. from Salinas
on July 26, 2010
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We are considering/planning a vacation to Maui. We haven't flown yet with our son (he's 18 months old). Do you moms advise bringing your child's own carseat on vacat...
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- We go to Maui just about every year. It is so fun to go with the kids! Kaanapali is a really nice area. We booked a great condo via craigs list, it was the Marriott...
- We traveled to Maui with our toddler at that age. We rented a car seat since that is another piece of luggage you would have to pay for. I would rent a place where you...
- I'd recommend taking your car seat. It's an additional cost if you end up checking it (or if you weren't planning on getting him his own seat but decide to do so after...
