Travelling with kids can be very hard,
especially babies on the travelling day.
You can end up missing naps, they can end up
going to bed late, then you can end up having
to wake them early in the morning
to get on a flight or to go somewhere.
But here is our question today.
What is your best tips for travelling with a baby?
Number one.
Try and give your child the best opportunity
to try and sleep at the usual times
that they would go to sleep.
Whether that means that you would end up having
to rock them or if you have to take a pram
somewhere while you're at the airport.
Whatever you can do, try and get them to have
a sleep when they usually would.
Now, the nap length might now be as long
as what it usually would because things are
very different while you're traveling.
But don't worry, it's a traveling day.
Number two.
Take any sleep associations
that your baby is used to at home
with you while you're traveling.
So, whether your baby has a dummy, or a pacifier,
or a cuddly, or a special blanket, take it with you.
As soon as your baby has those items they will realize
that it's time to go to sleep.
You may also need to take something like a portable
blackout blind to try and make their bedroom, or
their plane bassinet, or the car a little bit darker.
Because you'll be trying to get them to sleep
in a different place that what they're used to.
White noise is fantastic at helping your baby
calm and settle and be able to tune into something
when they are in a foreign location.
Number three.
Push through to the new timezone for bed time.
Now this, if you're traveling across timezones,
this one might be a little bit tricky,
especially on the first day.
But try and push through as much as possible
to the new bed time timezone.
Let your baby go to sleep and then wake them up
at seven, or at their usual normal.
Allow them to get used to the new timezone quicker.
Now this might mean you're having to wake them
up in the morning at seven o'clock,
take them to the window, let them see
that it's daytime, talk to them, feed them,
do your usual things, but on the new timezone.
This will help them adjust really quickly,
if they are tired and then you can put them down
to their nap a little bit earlier and
let them sleep for longer and catch up there.
But pushing through to that new timezone
is the easiest way to be able to get
your baby to adjust quicker.
It shouldn't take more than a couple of days.
Number four.
Squeeze in another nap if possible.
So, this is really easy on babies or toddlers
that have just dropped a nap.
Now usually traveling days are longer than usual
so you'll have a little bit extra time
to be able to squeeze in another nap.
For babies between six and nine months,
and then also between 12 and 15 months,
try and get that nap that they've dropped back in,
to be able to allow them to catch up
and have a little bit extra sleep than what they have
had in the past while they've been at home.
They'll need it to be able to catch up
and deal with the traveling day.
Number five.
Now this is probably my best tip
and one that I end up having to remember myself
on traveling days is don't sweat it, tomorrow is a new day.
So, if all things turn to custard on the traveling day
and things are just really bad and your baby is so
overtired or cranky, pop them to bed,
wake up, tomorrow is a new fresh day.
Let them catch up the next day
and make sure you enjoy your new location.
Those are my top five tips of traveling with kids
and I hope that you find them helpful.
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