Ten Tips for Your First Vacation With Your Baby
Planning your first vacation with you baby is essential to the success of your trip.
Here are ten tips to follow to help you when planning your trip.
1. Anticipate where you will get food and water for your baby. It may not be an issue if you are traveling to a popular tourist destination, but it may be if you are going to a more remote area.
2. Be self-sufficient when it comes to medications. Bring the medications that your baby may need for fevers, upset stomach, rashes, ear infections and diarrhea.
3. Accommodations. Think about reserving a room with a balcony that you can comfortably sit on viewing the ocean, or overlooking a mountain range. You can count on spending more time in your room as your baby will need their regular nap times. If your room has a balcony you and your spouse can still enjoy your time together – sitting on the balcony – while your baby gets their needed sleep.
4. Don’t plan on being as busy as you were on trips before baby. You can’t just go-go-go. Take time to stop periodically, and play with the baby. If there are some sites or adventures that one of you just has to see – agree up front that there will be times when one parent heads off on their own to see or do what is important to them while the other parent tends to the baby.
5. Guard against too much time in the stroller for the baby. Taking a comfortable stroller with you on vacation is important – just make sure that your child doesn’t sleep too much during the daytime. Many babies love to fall asleep in their stroller – which might cause them not to sleep well at night. Make sure there are plenty of opportunities during the day to take the baby out of the stroller and play with them.
6. If your trip involves flying – when possible try to take direct flights. Connecting flights are more difficult on babies.
7. Travel bed. Bringing your own compact travel bed with you ensures that your baby will be sleeping in a comfortable and safe environment. There is no guarantee about the quality of the crib that the hotel will provide to you when you arrive.
8. Car seat. If your vacation plans include renting a vehicle then think about bringing your child’s car seat with you. Having your on car seat means that your baby will be comfortable in it and you will be comfortable knowing how to put it into the rental car and knowing that your child is as safe as they would be at home.
9. Vaccinations. Check with your baby’s doctor 6 to 8 weeks before the trip to ensure that your baby has all the necessary shots before they travel.
10. Check list. Write a list of the items that you will carry with you as you travel and a list of the items that you will pack for your baby to be used during the trip. Check the list a week before the trip and then check it again the day before the trip to make sure that you have everything.
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