Tips on Travelling With Your Baby and Feeding On-The-Go

Unless you’re let­ting your baby drive when you go trav­el­ling together, there is no need to stress out.

Hav­ing a new­born baby in the house is enough of a cul­ture shock for many new moms, so prepar­ing your baby for a day out­side the house the first few times can be a bit unnerv­ing. You want to be safe, you want to triple check that every­thing is planned accordingly.

The rea­son most new par­ents feel stressed about tak­ing their baby out the first time is that they are not used to plan­ning ahead so dili­gently. But Doing so will save time, stress and money for the whole family.

You have a baby now, so your entire rou­tine going to change, espe­cially when you are on the go. You can’t just pop into a restau­rant on a whim with­out the appro­pri­ate food on hand for your child. And be pre­pared to get stares and sneers from fel­low din­ers if your child is in a bratty mood.

If you have a young baby, then obvi­ously milk or for­mula is nec­es­sary fine, but for an older baby that has already become accus­tomed to solid foods, you’ll need to carry a few extra things with you.

You will need a durable, insu­lated bag to store cold milk and for­mula in. Baby bot­tles with dis­pos­able lin­ers are ideal…it really helps when you need to clean up on the go.

If you’re still breast-feeding and plan on being away from home for more than a day, then bring a breast pump with you. You will want to extract breast milk in the overnight while the baby sleeps. This way you will have fresh bot­tled breast milk for the whole day.

Trav­el­ing on a plane is some­thing that needs extra atten­tion and prepa­ra­tion. The changes in alti­tude can be hard to bear for many babies. Sched­ul­ing feed­ings before you get on the plane ensures they get their daily nutri­ents with­out a prob­lem. You don’t want to get caught 30,000 feet in the air stress­ing over your hun­gry baby and strug­gling to feed the baby.

Keep­ing the baby strapped in prop­erly and safe on a plane is another major con­cern. There is a very handy and sturdy child avi­a­tion restraint sys­tem approved by the air­lines and the FAA. In fact it is the ONLY child travel safety device that is APPROVED by the FAA. It’s called CARES and ensures the safest envi­ron­ment for your child on a plane. You can check it out here. It is cur­rently $74.95 direct from the com­pany, and it’s well worth it if you plan on fly­ing with your child.

You can also get it for a bet­ter price at Ama­zon for $71 with FREE ship­ping (CARES Child Avi­a­tion Restraint Sys­tem).