Traveling with Baby

If you are planning for a short trip or traveling with a baby out of town, preparation is the key to successful trip. Your planning will depend on several factors such as whether you are breast feeding or bottle-feeding formula, whether you are using disposable diapers or not, how old is your baby, and more.

In making your travel plan you should start with a list well in advance of the date of your trip and write down a list of all necessities that you use for your child every day. Once you have a list, you will be able to consider what you will need to bring with you, what you can and can’t do without.

Obviously there will be a lot less items to pack if you are breast feeding as you won’t have to take containers of formula and the necessary bottles and cleaning products. This is a big advantage of breast feeding.

If your travels are taking you to places that you are unfamiliar with you will need to check in advance to see whether there are suitable facilities for warming the baby formula and to sufficiently clean baby bottles and such to ensure good hygiene.

Disposable diapers are very convenient for travel as you don’t have to be concerned with cleaning diapers. However, depending on your time away and the availability of shopping, you will need to take sufficient amount to last for the time that you are away from home. This could be quite a bundle of disposables that you will need to take to ensure that you don’t run out of supplies.

You might even need to take a portable cots and additional bedding with you. If you are staying at hotels, you can ask if there is any portable baby cot available and remember to book in advance.

Many people will delay travel plans until their child gets a bit older and traveling becomes a little easier, however there is no reason why you shouldn’t travel with a new baby as long as you are well organized and remember to bring all that you need.

Take plastic bags for dirty clothing and nappies, enough creams for diaper rash and other skin irritations and plenty of tissues and cloths for cleaning up. A suitable sunscreen and sunhat to keep your baby’s sensitive skin protected from the sun if you are going to a sunny location is also something that is a necessity. Take any medications and small first aid kit that your baby is likely to need as well.

Baby carriers will make it a lot easier for you to get about with your baby too and it is well worth considering buying one of these if you don’t already have one. For convenience, you can look for baby slings or below ultra-lightweight foldable baby strollers options.