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[quote=Anonymous]Traveled to Florida with a 4 month old and Europe when he was 9 months (Amsterdam) and Portugal again when he was 18 months.  We had a pretty good time, especially for the last two.  DEFINITELY stay in an apartment like place with some kitchen facilities, a tub (no shower only places) and an extra room for the baby to sleep.  You are trapped back home sometimes for naps, though despite what I thought, our son DID nap in his stroller in Portugal.  I was surprised.  Just took his lovey, blanket and bottle of milk, and he was good to go.  It was a bit shorter nap than usual, but better than the alternative.  Otherwise, you are back at the hotel/apartment for those naps and in the evening, so that's why it's extra important to have an extra room or two.  Also, we were able to get out at night because we hired babysitters a couple of times.  That was awesome (our son slept through the night and never suffered from jetlag), so it was pretty easy.  And paying $50 night or so was way easier via the babysitter route than paying for a relative to come.  Also, then we didn't feel responsile for the happiness of another family member.  But if your mom can stay out of the way, and if you won't feel guilty leaving her with the kid, go for it.  A place with a washer/dryer is also really good.  If you go somewhere that there's less to do at night, it might be easier to go somewhere beachy because you won't feel like you really want to go out like you might in a city.  We have our son on a pretty rigid nap etc. schedule and stayed that way all through vacation, and I think it was those strict "now is the time to eat/sleep" routines that kept him from jet lag.  Good luck![/quote]

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