People chastising me for skipping vacation with 7 month old

[Anonymous]

I'll admit I don't have kids but I don't think you are crazy AT ALL.

When I see parents traveling with babies and toddlers, I just think, "Man, that looks like hell."

[Anonymous]

OP - your baby, your rules.

Ignore people/family etc. Just do what you think is best to protect your baby and your peace of mind.

Yes, you can travel every where with the baby, and yes, you can choose to stay at home and have a smooth pace.

Your choice. You know your baby best. Your instincts are correct.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely your choice but I have three kids and I personally think ~18 months is the nightmare travel age. Infants travel easiest and they start to get easier to travel with again sometime after age 2.

[Anonymous]

You certainly dont have to travel and it would only be for your benefit, not hers. But travel at that age is better than it will be a year from now. Babies adapt easier than toddlers and require less things.

I didnt travel until my youngest was 4 because it just wasnt worth it to me. And if that's you as well, that's OK. But this summer is probably your best window if you do want to travel over the next few years.

[Anonymous]

I guess you are prepared not to travel for the next 5 years, because traveling with kids will only get harder until they reach around 5 or so. Under 1 is so easy in hindsight. Even easier when they can't move but you are already past that golden phase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they are trying to tell you that traveling with a baby can be easier than traveling with a toddler.

I think it’s this…once your baby starts walking flying is way more annoying and you have to baby proof any place you stay

[Anonymous]

I think OP is saying her baby is an angel and best baby ever because people who want her to take the baby on a vacation are probably using the baby's easy going nature as a reason to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're not crazy, but you sure are annoying.

+1 truly there is NOBODY who cares whether or not you took a vacation. They are just making polite conversation.

[Anonymous]

At that age, traveling with my son was easy. He slept most of the flight and was content in the seat. He enjoyed looking at art or nature from his stroller but didn’t yet want to run around and touch everything. The only challenging part at that stage was making sure we packed enough formula or knew for sure we could get our brand from a store at our destination. Next year this time will be 1000% more challenging for air travel. Not impossible, but it won’t feel like a vacation by any means.

[Anonymous]

Lots of my friends didn't want to travel with new babies. You don't need to justify your choice, but you'd reasons are all valid. I didn't enjoy traveling until my kids were at least 3.

[Anonymous]

They’re right. It will never be easier to travel with your child than now.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Not crazy at all.. Nor do I blame you.

We waited a bit before we took our first vacation with two kids under two -- I absolutely get it. It's a lot


Good Luck!

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I had the cutest baby girl near the holidays last year. She’s an angel. Best girl ever. But people are now giving us a hard time about refusing to travel with the baby. I just think it’s both a waste of money and also not thinking about the baby’s needs to take a big trip before she is older. I’m thinking maybe next summer when she’s older. I know it still won’t be perfect but it should be just a bit easier. We also early vaccinated for measles, so that’s not as much of a concern but it’s also on my mind still as a heightened risk with travel. I don’t want to carry around a full suitcase of bottles, wipes, diapers, and everything else she needs just to say we went on vacation this summer or made the effort to see relatives who have already come to see the baby in DC. I don’t want to take a long car trip and stop every hour or apologize to strangers on a plane constantly. Am I the crazy one?[/quote]

Crazy in one way: seven months is WAY easier to travel than 19 months. Any age is easier to travel than 19 months.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know what you mean by chastise, OP. They may just be trying to let you know that this is actually a pretty easy age to travel in the scheme of things. But I understand not wanting to do it. I was completely overwhelmed for the first year or so. It’s totally legitimate to not want to add to that with travel. If you think it would make you happy, outside of the whole baby thing, just do it. The first time traveling is scary and overwhelming but then you just do it and get through it and it’s less overwhelming each time. Like everything with babies. You’ll learn how to do things that add to your life and just bring the child along.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re way of talking is really off putting, to start with. People with older kids have btdt, so perhaps listen to some advice. Traveling with one infant is incredibly easy—much easier than it will be than with a toddler or with a toddler and an infant. Take advantage of it. Or don’t. Whatever. The baby of course won’t remember but you and your husband can still vacation. By the time both of my kids hit an age where they could remember their vacations they had been to a half dozen countries since my DH and I didn’t feel like sitting around the house for our vacations. Do whatever you want. But stop talking about your angelic baby.

lol and I agree with this poster.