10 hour road trip with an almost 6month old?
anyone have any travel tips? i havent traveled this long with one this young. Hes breastfed and is not crazy about being in his car seat. We are prepared to make many stops along the way.
THANKS!
I've traveled many times with my now 14m old son. Our shortest trip was 25 hours and longest was 40 hours. His first car ride was when he was only 3 weeks old. My BIGGEST tip: *** stop every 1-2 hours, whether he's crying or not! *** Bring his favorite toys, hand one or two to him then and when he doesn't seem interested anymore, hand him a different one and just switch out the toys through out the trip. Since he's breastfed (as my son was until he turned one) bring a pump, just in case of being engorged, and nurse on HIS normal schedule. IF possible, which I know it's hard, try to keep him on his same eating / sleeping schedule. It will make things easier, because he would be less cranky. I would also bring his fav blanket / music that he uses to sleep with at home. EX: My son woke up at 9am, he would eat lunch around noon, and a nap at 1pm, so I would start driving around 1pm. Then when he woke up from his nap, pull over, nurse (feed if he's getting solids), change him and let him crawl if there is an appropriate place. Then start driving again. I've found that bring his fav. things from home along the trip makes him more comfortable and not really stressed out from being in an un "normal" environment. Well I hope my information helps you out. Good luck!
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