Here are our top tips and ideas for the perfect family vacation with a baby!
Planning and packing
You need to bring extra EVERYTHING. What if you can't find your child's brand of formula or diapers or the fever medication that works?
- Does your baby need any documentation to travel? Birth certificate, passport, Immunization card?
- Would you need to give them any special medications to protect them against malaria or other local illnesses?
- If you baby is on solids, is there suitable food for him to eat?
- Where will baby sleep? Take a travel crib, it is a good long term investment if you travel fairly regularly. Many of them have a convenient changing mat attachment and side pockets for easy access to diapers, wipes, creams and powders.
- Top Tip: Put your baby down for their naps in the travel crib in the week before you travel. That way, even though the room may be new and strange, their safe space will be familiar.
Love local
For your first family vacation with baby, consider staying relatively close to home.
Why local?
- If you travel further away, you need to consider jetlag. Which is bad enough before you have a baby that wakes multiple times a night.
- The excess baggage is less of a concern over a shorter distance. If you are in a neighboring area, the local stores are more likely to stock the same brands as you are used to having.
- People who speak your language. When you have a baby, not being able to express exactly what you need to can lead to misunderstandings that could be dangerous.
On the move
Exploring and taking in the sights as a family with your baby is doable! Take a sturdy
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