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Almost 3 Year Old Travel with Grandparents?
Asked by J.C. from Washington DC
on September 7, 2008
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My parents recently asked if they could take my almost 3 year old to Tenneessee to visit my brother's family for a long weekend. My initial response was "NO!". If I ...
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- i think you ought to let her go. she loves and knows her gps well and it would give you time with the baby
- Hi J., Thats a big trip, I understand why you would have that knee jerk response! I cant give you an opinion about this because you know your daughter well. You k...
- I say let her go - it's a good time for her to bond more with grandma and grandpa (babysitting is a different kind of bonding then an actual trip together would create...
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...
Travel on Air with a 3Month Old Infant.
Asked by J.J. from Greensboro
on August 13, 2012
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I'm going to travel a 24-hour flight (South Carolina USA -to- Philippines) when my baby is going to be 3 months old...
Q1: What are the things should I bring for my b...
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- I'm sorry I don't know anything about any documents, but someone else may be able to help you. What I wanted to say is that be sure you are feeding your baby (bottl...
- This might be tough. You HAVE to have a passport. If the baby was born in the US, you have to apply for a social security number (they'll do it for you in the hospit...
- My daughter at 3 months slept through most flights I took, none as long as 24 hours. At 3 months there is not much you can do to entertain, so make sure you have lots...
Air Travel with a Toddler - Checking a Carseat
Asked by D.M. from Albany
on March 25, 2010
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I will be flying with my 2 year old daughter next week. It's a 3 hour, non-stop flight and I've read all the previous posts about air travel (entertainment, ear poppi...
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- Gate check it!!! Yes, it is easier to check it with your luggage, but have you ever seen how the baggage handlers just throw around luggage? I wouldn't want to risk an...
- I made a large cloth bag from extra fabric (or you can purchase some for much less than a duffle!). The bag was just a big rectangle that I put a drawstring thorught ...
- We traveled to Fl last year with a less then one year old and a three year old. We took one car seat on the flight and checked the other one. We borrowed from a frie...
Travel System and Crib Recommendation for Infants
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on February 22, 2010
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We are not sure whether to go with Graco or Chicco brands for travel system.Chicco seems to be more compact and light weight.Please let me know if you have used any of...
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- We got the Graco Pack 'n' Play with the bassinet, which worked really well for us. The changing table part is pretty worthless, we just changed her on a towel on the b...
- If you shop at Babies R Us, they have the weights of everything listed on the displays. It was a few years ago when I was shopping, so I'm not sure if it's still true...
- We have the Chicco Cortina travel system and love it. DS is now 16-months old, and while we no longer use the Chicco Keyfit infant seat, we regularly use the stroller...
Seeking Advice---how to Travel with 11 Week Old
Asked by L.R. from Dallas
on July 23, 2008
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We are traveling to the San Francisco/Sonoma area in 2 weeks and I searching for advice on how to travel efficiently. My dtr will be 11 weeks old and I will still be...
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- We just traveled to California with my 7 and 4 year old boys, ok yes very different than an 11 week old, however, my husband is Platnium status ( he is always gone) an...
- ask your pediatrician, but at this age I don't believe it is necessary to sterilize bottles (if you can wash well)Attach carseat base to carseat (but label both with a...
- I would recommend that you ask your friends if they can borrow anything that you need (pack and play/crib, stroller, car seat) and I would buy as much as possible when...
Travel W/o Breastfed 8 Month Old
Asked by B.H. from Evansville
on May 1, 2012
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Hello I'm a FTM and my husband wants to go on an 8 day overseas trip. I'm very hesitant to go because she's still breastfed and her caregiver will be my mom and she's ...
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- why not take her? if there is enough time for her to get a passport (if she doesnt already have one) and for her to get her shots GO for it.
- I breastfed both my kids exclusively. My Husband was proud of me, because he knew it was not easy work. He even bragged to his friends that our kids self-weaned. ...
- I would go on the trip. Pump while you're gone so that you don't lose the milk. Your baby will adjust OK. Babies cry or make a fuss when someone leaves but once tha...
Air Travel Tips W/ Infant
Asked by D.E. from Los Angeles
on March 5, 2008
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I need airplane travel advice…my husband will be on the plane 5 hours (not including checking in) with my 3 1/2 month baby whom I am nursing. We will be sitting in ...
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- Hi, D., I am the mother of two babies, one 19 months old, the other 5 months old. I have flown with the elder baby ten times, all with my elder child on my lap and...
- It's much easier to travel with a baby that you think. Call the airline and ask if they have a place to hang in a portable basinet (provided by the airline). Contine...
- I have a two year old and a two month old. We started traveling with our daughter, now two, when she was three months old. The thing that I suggest if you don't have o...
Air Travel with a 22 Mo. Old
Asked by L.W. from Pittsburgh
on April 11, 2008
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Hello. I am looking for any air travel suggestions with a twenty two month old. This is his third flight. The first one he was young enough for me to hold him...no p...
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- make sure not during nap time, not too early in morning or late at night. crayons, snacks, order a kids meal when you make reservations or call now.
- When my son was young, I traveled with him on my own from Maryland to Washington State several times a year. I used his car seat with tremendous success every time. If...
- Hi L., I'm not sure about the carseat--personally I'd probably just go without it. Less for you to lug. We will be taking our 5 yr old on his first flight this summ...
How Do Moms Cope When Husbands Travel Weeks at a Time?
Asked by K.H. from Denver
on March 3, 2008
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There wasn't a category for overwhelmed, frazzled, SAHM with travelling husband, but that is my issue in a nutshell. My husband just returned from about two weeks on t...
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- I've experienced some of that too. And I'm with ya'. My husband is in the military and the first time I had to cope with him being gone is when he was in Iraq. I was p...
- Hi K., Believe me when I tell you, I completely understand. My husband does a lot of traveling as well, and acutally he was gone for almost 6 weeks straight from ear...
- Kelly, I am currently a military stay at home mom. My husband is in the Army and is often deployed to Iraq for 6mon-1 year. He was first deployed when our 5yr old daug...
