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What do you consider a *must* or useful when traveling with an infant?
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Anonymous
| I'm talking a long trip here.....including possibly flight, train, metros and/or car rides. And of course, hotel stays! Would you take a travel pac n play? Breast pump (if you're breastfeeding)?? Recommendations for easy stroller/car seat? Anything else you could help with! Thanks! |
Anonymous
| OP here - and the idea is not to overload. We'd like to travel as light as possible! |
Anonymous
| How old will your baby be at time of trip? |
Anonymous
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One thing I could never live without on travel...ziploc bags and extra change of clothes (for you AND baby).
Ziploc bags seemed to carry many, many jobs. From putting in a dirty diaper - to putting in a dirty outfit. Dirty cups/bowls/etc. I'm swamped or I'd write more. Just my first thought. |
Anonymous
Agreed. Nothing like traveling with some drying spit up on your shoulder. I take a pack and play. They can be dirty or damaged when using ones provided by the hotel. And this way, I always know my son has a safe, clean place to sleep, or temporarily park him if I'm taking a shower. |
Anonymous
| I also put together a little first aid kit in a collapsable packing bag available at LL Bean for about $20 (for 3). Bandages, Baby Motrin, antiseptic wipes, neosporin, benedryl for allergic reactions, cortisone, sunblock, bug repellant, tweezers, thermometer, and any anti-diarrheal that a doctor recommends/prescribes (we travelled to developing nations). |
Anonymous
| OP here - not going camping or anything, more city/cross-atlantic travel. The baby will be around 4 months and it will be winter... |
Anonymous
| At that age, a Bjorn/Ergo type carrier, if the baby likes it. MUCH easier to deal with in airports/train stations, etc than a stroller. Second the zip-loc bags, you can't have enough of them. And for plane travel, at least twice as many diapers as you think you should need. I traveled overseas with my baby at that age and just took a manual pump, but I never used it, I just fed him when I needed to and also brought formula, because nursing on the plane didn't always work. |
Anonymous
| patience. And a sense of humor. |
Anonymous
| I'd bring the infant car seat and a snap-n-go type stroller frame to put it in. You can use the seat in cars or on planes, trains, etc., and the frame is easily stored during the flight and great for city or airport strolling. A baby blanket or two for putting the baby down on questionably clean floors or covering up when in the carseat. Bring layers of clothing for a baby in the winter - that way its easy to adapt to indoors/outdoors. So a onesie, pants, socks, sweater or jumper-type dress and snug hat would be my go-to outfit. I'd carry a big purse that could double as a diaper bag. I'd bring some of those little dry packets of formula and a bottle in case I needed to be away from the baby and couldn't BF. Extra pacifiers because they always get lost or fall on the dirty floor. |
Anonymous
| car seat back pack. |
Anonymous
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Ease of travel: baby carrier (I love the Beco) and nursing cover. Second the ziplocs. Something soft to put down to change baby on.
First Aid: Saline for babies nose, thermometer, baby tylenol |
Anonymous
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1. Clorox wipes. Especially for a baby under 8 months. Wipe down the airplane seat area.
2. Hand sanitizer. *I know, it sounds way too cautious. But do you really want to get sick on your vacation? Believe me, you are stuck in a hotel room - no humidifier, small quarters and if your baby has a fever, you can't return home... 3. Pacifiers for flight 4. Left pac and play at home. Typically, a hotel has this item. Call ahead. 5. Stroller 6. Car seat |
Anonymous
| pp here. Also, forget the electronic pump. Manual one worked great! |