and I are travelers and I am five months pregnant. When can you travel with a child, 6 months, a year or longer? Does it depend on the child? Or is it impossible?
2007-01-10 03:47:55 · 20 answers · asked by ShanaJ 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Some babies travel at days old to see families and are fine. If you are travelers go ahead and try! Just be patient and give yourselves a lot of extra time. Getting a stroller through airport security it a nightmare!! Then if it just doesn't work you will know. I have found babies are very adaptable and adjust well to things that are a part of their life that might be strange to others.
My only concern would be the germs. Make sure you are firm that people not touch or hover over the baby. Maybe cover the top of the stroller with a blanket and say she is sleeping.
Also, try to keep a schedule even while you travel and have some things (pack and play, blankets, toy, etc) that are constant.
Good Luck
2007-01-10 03:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by micheletmoore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shoot, my son was on a plane at 6 weeks. We just got back from a visit with my family and he's now eleven months. He's been on so many trips between the two I don't even know how to list them all. He's been on several 10 hour drives as well as a 24 hour drive. He's also been on planes at 6 weeks, 4 months, 8 months, and 11 months! He's never cried on a plane before OR been trouble while driving. It's all about making sure needs are met as well as keeping it fun. Another thing is to take breaks as often as time permits for the child to stretch.
Traveling is just fine with infants and toddlers. Best of luck!
2007-01-10 05:57:48 · answer #2 · answered by .vato. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually younger is easier (assuming a first world destination). With a car seat / carrier / stroller combo you can strap them in and carry them just about anywhere. When they are old enough to get out of the seat and start crawling around is when the fun starts, culminating at that age when they have learned to walk and say "no".
Car and train travel is easier than plane travel because you will have more room and you will not have to deal with air pressure changes. If you do fly and are nursing, check what the airline's rules are - nursing does help the baby's ears adjust to the pressure. So do bottles and pacifiers - the key is to keep the baby swallowing.
Make sure you have food and diapers to cover the journey and plan on buying more when you get to the destination rather than trying to bring all you will need for the entire trip. Even if you are using cotton diapers, disposables are almost mandatory when traveling.
Good luck, have fun.
2007-01-10 04:03:32 · answer #3 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are ready!
I simply cannot answer any more simply than that. For some people it will be in the child's first few months for others, they will not venture far for the first few years. It really depends on how well the child travels, and you will only find this out by trying, as well as how easily you and your partner cope with the added stresses of traveling with a small child. Of course there are child-friendly ideas for traveling and those which are a complete nightmare.
I have found that it's best not to do long car journeys and although my son will be 3 this year we have not yet braved taking him on an aeroplane. We will when we are ready. But we took out first holiday when he was 16 weeks old and we enjoy weekends away more than weeks as they are easier to plan for.
Good luck and ultimately the decision is yours :)
2007-01-10 04:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by franpal_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two child my family lives in Tennessee and we live in Michigan that is about 10-11 hours driving away and I have took both my child down there both since they were 3 months old mind you when you travel with them so young most of the time if you think it will take you 11 hours count on 15 hours for stops to change diapers and feeding and if they are a little older my daughter last time we went in November was walking and we had to stop and let her run around at some rest stops to burn some energy. But if they are newborn - 6 months they sleep 75% of the travel time.
2007-01-10 04:27:18 · answer #5 · answered by melinda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it depends on the child.
But I think that at around 1 month it's pretty easy to travel with a baby. For one thing at this age they sleep alot, so most of your travel time they will be knocked out, which makes it a little easier on the ears. As your baby gets older it gets tougher. We just took a 20 hr road trip with my son who was 11 months at the time. Not the best age. All he wanted to do was get out of his seat and check things out. A plane would have been better.
The best advice I can give you for traveling with any age child, is be prepared. Bring a Pack-&-Play and make sure that your child is comfortable in it before you travel. We ended up having to pad the bottom of ours really well before our son would sleep on it. If you have everything that you need the trip will be much more enjoyable. Oh and a baby carrier is a must. I found that most of the cheaper carriers are just as good as the Baby Bjorn pack that we have, just make sure that whichever one you buy it has good lower back support and long straps if you or your husband are tall.
Best of Luck... and Happy Travels.
:o)
2007-01-10 03:56:55 · answer #6 · answered by I Ain't Your Momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends some on the child, where you're going and how you plan to get there. If you have a child prone to cold I would say don't fly under 6 months, if not 3 months should be fine. And trust me, you probably won't be up to traveling yourself before about 3 or 4 months.
If you're driving, any time, just make sure to plan for lots of breaks.
2007-01-10 03:53:07 · answer #7 · answered by tabithap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you travel by plane or car or another option?
If traveling by plane, you can at any age, but you have to be very consious of altitude changes and your baby's heath. Nurse or otherwise encourage swallowing during takeoffs and ask your pediatrician before flying if the baby has any sort of cold. Ask the flight attendants to let you know before the initial descent begins, not just the final descent so you can help baby through the altitude change. Learn to change a diaper in sub optimal conditions and get over any modesty issues with nursing in public.
If you travel by car a lot will depend on your child, and really you'll just have to play it by ear. Schedule much longer for any given trips for diaper changing breaks and comfort stops. If you have a child who gets carsick, expect travel to be limited until he or she can be front facing.
2007-01-10 03:57:40 · answer #8 · answered by Kahuna Burger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the child and what type of trip you have planned. We went to Las Vegas from PA when my daughter was 6 months old and she was fine. We also drove to Canada when she turned one (about an eight hour drive). We left in early evening so she was only awake for a few hours and then slept for the rest. It is almost easier with an infant than a toddler. We are flying to Florida with our three year old in a few months and I am not looking forward to trying to keep her in her seat.
2007-01-10 04:17:30 · answer #9 · answered by Jennifer B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what is "acceptable" but you have to do what you feel comfortable with after you have the baby. We took our 2 month old on a 3 week trip abroad and took several 4 days trips before she was two. On the other hand, one of my colleagues just took her 7 year old daughter on her first trip ever. So it depends.
Just make sure you plan enough time for baby naps, feeding etc and are prepared to cut your day short if baby gets too tired.
2007-01-10 03:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by growing inside 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋