Traveling & Kids
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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...
Travel Tips Needed for 14 Month Old
Asked by P.W. from Norfolk
on August 9, 2008
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Please help. I am in desperate need of some travel tips that will help my daughter who is 14 months old and myself travel across country via plane with minimal fuss. ...
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- We took our 15 month old to France and let's be honest, it was hard. We pumped him with milk and food to keep him quiet and he promptly vomited it all up in the taxi....
- Well, my first suggestion is to pack a large bag with plenty of NEW toys and a variety of snacks/drinks and keep her in her stroller all the way up to the door of the ...
- Pam, I concur with Elaine. Snacks in little baggies, always! The Target dollar aisle often has great items for those "new" toys, like little books, stickers, etc. so...
Airplane Travel
Asked by C.T. from San Francisco
on July 19, 2010
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We are taking our first airplane flight with our daughters (5.5 and 2.5 years). It is a short flight--one and a half hours only. I have a few questions:
1) Would yo...
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- yes on the carseat, it will keep her still. magic doodles are great.
- We have traveled a lot with our 4 children since they were very young. I would not take the carseat on the plane but would check it in so you can use it when you get ...
- We used a carseat on the plane when our kids were infants, but by 2.5 we had stopped. It gets to be more fun for them to emulate the older sib and parents by using t...
Future Travel
Asked by B.P. from Orlando
on August 13, 2008
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Good morning Mommies! My Mom is retiring this year and has decided to take our entire family on an Alaskan cruise to celebrate. We aren't going until next September ...
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- It appears you have tons of wonderful advice here. Kids adapt...that is the key to remember here...as long as Mom & Dad don't appear stressed, they won't either...so ...
- I've never traveled with my boys, but I have been a passenger on a plane with young kids. And I have to say PLEASE, for the sake of the other passengers, book a flight...
- Hi, B.! First, let me say, How Very Wonderful for you and your family. I have never traveled THAT long at one time, BUT I have traveled ALOT car, train, plane wi...
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 ...
International Travel
Asked by K.R. from Detroit
on February 8, 2006
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My husband is from Germany and we are planning a trip to visit his family in June. Our daughter will be 11 months old and I am looking for advice on traveling with her...
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- Hi K., I traveled a great deal with my first child and I never bought an extra seat. I had a baby bjorn (sp?) and I carried her in that and held her on my lap on th...
- Hi neighbor, I recently flew to TX over Christmas with my son (who is also 11 months). My husband was unable to get out of work for the trip, so just the two of u...
- Hi K., I am a single parent that traveled a lot when my son was under a year old and held him in my arms, but it wasn't easy due to lack of room in the plane. If it's ...
Air Travel
Asked by K.E. from Peoria
on July 7, 2008
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We are planning our first airplane ride with our 2 year old daughter. Any suggestions on a successful plane trip? We are going to bring a DVD player and we purchased...
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- Take some inexpensive"new toys" that you can pull out when she gets bored.
- For maximum safety and comfort bring her carseat onboard too, it generally pretty easy to install...almost all carseats are FAA approved...there is a sticker on it...I...
- I suggest getting several new little toys that she doesn't get to see until the plane ride. They will be so exciting that she will be quite occupied. We have flown w...
7 Weeks Pregnant and Travel for Work.
Asked by L.H. from Denver
on April 22, 2010
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I bring as many healthy snacks as I can with me, but sometimes I have no choice but to eat airport/airline food. Blech. I feel so guilty that I'm not eating 100% organ...
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- I traveled for my job up until 7 1/2 months pregnant with my first one and like you, I tried to eat perfect and all that. I just carried a huge purse and made sure it ...
- you are going to be fine. When I was pregnant with my first the only two things I could eat was spaghitti o's and McDonald's cheeseburgers no pickles extra onion. Th...
- i ate healthy while pregnant and i still had junk every now and then to cure my cravings, i did not eat organic and my daughter turned out just fine, if organic is you...
Travel Abroad with Six Year Old for First Time - a Lot of Travel Questions
Asked by L.S. from San Diego
on October 25, 2010
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Hello Mamas,
We are going to travel to Peru in December. The flight is 9 hours long but luckily we got into a night flight and we hope our son will sleep through mo...
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- looks like other Mom's have answered too: you can check TSA website for info, but you can bring food as long as it's in closed containers and it can go thru security ...
- I travel with my son all the time. He's 8 now. 1) Some airlines have video screens and some don't. Some airlines have them on some of the planes and not others....
- I've been traveling alot for work lately. Most planes do not have onscreen games, and those that do would not have ones appropriate for a child. I would bring toys alo...
Car Travel and Camping with One Year Old
Asked by N.L. from Los Angeles
on July 29, 2009
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Does anyone have suggestions for car travel of approx. 5 hours, and camping with a one year old. How difficult is it? Does their schedule get completly thrown off? ...
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- We just did an 8 hour car trip with an 11 month old to go camping and are doing another 5 hour one this weekend! we found the best thing to do is travel at least part...
- We just drove 7 hours with three kids ages 6, 4 and 1 and it was a piece of cake! Got up at 5:00am, got organized and put kids in the car at 5:30am and hit the road! S...
- We went camping in March with our then 15 month old boy and it was strenuous but lots of fun. He usually has a hard time falling asleep but during the trip his days ...
