If you’re planning a long car journey with your baby you may well be asking yourself the questions I was before our first trip – how is my child going to cope with the long journey? How will I keep him/her amused? Is he/she going to cry the whole way? Are we mad?! Our first [...]
This summer I went on a three and a half week road trip of Europe with my husband and our 5 month old son (who celebrated his half birthday while we were in Lake Como!) We chose to take the ferry to mainland Europe so that we could drive our own car while we were [...]
When to Fly Do you always end up with a nasty cold after a flight? Bear this in mind when planning your trip. Your baby’s immune system is at its weakest in the first 6 weeks so if possible delay your trip until after that. If you are going long haul then a night flight [...]
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One of your biggest concerns if you are about to travel to a hot country may be about keeping your baby cool. Babies can’t regulate their own body temperatures the way that adults can so it is important to do what you can to keep your baby cool. Here are my top tips: 1. Don’t [...]
Your first car journey, particularly if you’re on your own, may be daunting. I remember being very impressed when a friend of mine managed to drive to my house with her newborn when she was less than a week old. And she was on time! On my first car journey with Euan I remember turning [...]
It’s so easy to forget the little things that happen day to day when you have a baby, I blinked and Euan was suddenly 6 months old. What happened to my tiny newborn baby? One good tip for making sure that precious memories of your travels with your baby stay fresh is to keep a [...]
Here are my tips for finding family friendly accommodation: Tell the hotel that you are travelling with a baby/child. On our travels we’ve found our hotel/b&b hosts to be extremely accommodating. In France we were given a room on the ground floor so that we didn’t have to worry about getting the buggy/stroller up the [...]
Before you travel with your baby you may be worried about how to keep his/her things clean while you’re away. Having considered all of the options I think that the easiest solution is a packet of Milton tablets. All you’ll really need is a container large enough for 5 litres of water and a packet [...]
