Travel (plane and car) with 14 month old--help me remember what to pack!

Anonymous
We haven't traveled with DS since he was 10 weeks old--everyone has come to us. Now we have 3 trips in the next 6 weeks, and I KNOW I am going to forget some key items or planning points. Please help me out!

Trips include:
2 nights locally
4 nights via a 90 minute plane flight
4 nights via a 7 hour car ride (or it WAS 7 hours pre-baby!)

Tips, tricks, and "don't forget to bring..."?

Thanks!
Anonymous
Same stuff you would normally pack in your diaper bag x 2 and same stuff you would pack for yourself + 2-3 extra outfits, kid medications, pack and play, booster seat,.
Anonymous
For a trip more than 2-3 nights, we generally just pack enough diapers for the trip and buy a sleeve when we get there.

Don't forget: advil and a thermometer.

For any trip (especially air travel) where there might be unexpected delays, I pack enough snack foods that we could skip a meal and still stay on an even keel--my kid has meltdowns with low blood sugar.

For a plane trip: kiddie apps or short videos on a phone (I didn't do tv at that age but tv and junk food rules were suspended on planes).

I like the medium sized wipes packages (72 pack?) that come in the soft plastic packaging with a pop-top. Lasts about a week and it gets smaller as you go through the pack so it folds down flat.
Anonymous
Thanks...what kiddie apps do you like? I'm new to this!
Anonymous
On my iphone I have "look baby!" "peekaboo" "xylophone" and "peekaboo barn." I also have a couple of short (2-4 min) music videos.
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