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What is the Best Car Seat for Travel?

What is the Best Car Seat for Travel?

A car seat is not required on any airplane, although you may opt to bring one (or a child restraint system for an older child) on the plane if you purchase a seat for a child under two, or are traveling with a child over […]

To Ship or Not to Ship?

To Ship or Not to Ship?

If you’re traveling for a longer length of time, it may make sense to ship items that you may need for baby that you won’t be able to purchase, particularly if you are heading to a developing country with more limited access to baby supplies.  […]

Summer in January

Summer in January

Every Sunday I will simply post a photo that says it all, perhaps with a short description or caption.  Photos are meant to inspire, make you laugh, or a tell a story.  Submit your own photo to be featured on Sunday Photo Fun Day, or […]

How do you feed baby while traveling?

How do you feed baby while traveling?

We try to minimize the stuff we have to drag along with us internationally, or domestically, when we travel by air or road with baby.  As it is, we are usually hauling twice as many bags for baby on longer trips as for my husband […]

Confessions of a Cheesecake Drugging: Is Sugar the Answer to Baby’s Jet Lag?

Confessions of a Cheesecake Drugging: Is Sugar the Answer to Baby’s Jet Lag?

I try my best to feed my baby healthy, organic food focused on lots of whole grains, fruits, and veggies, and I try to minimize the amount of sugar, including juice, that she gets.  However, I have to confess that recently my husband and I […]

Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise on the Go

Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise on the Go

Carrying, birthing, and caring for babies takes energy and physical strength.  Prenatal and postnatal exercise can be beneficial: 1) to help stay emotionally balanced; 2) to prepare for the physical endurance required for birthing; and 3) help one’s body to recover more quickly after birth. […]

Three Reasons to Choose a Baby Wrap for Travel

Three Reasons to Choose a Baby Wrap for Travel

I’ve written several posts about baby-wearing and wrapping.  We’ve tried negotiated airports, planes, and travel wearing baby in a wrap and having baby in a stroller.  A baby wrap makes airport travel really convenient with a baby/ toddler.  Baby wraps come in all sorts of […]

Five Tips to Practice Water Health Safety with Baby

Five Tips to Practice Water Health Safety with Baby

There are lots of water-borne diseases that baby can be exposed to, whether you are hiking in the U.S. or traveling to a developing country.  With proper precautions, you can protect baby from many of these illnesses.  The following five tips are precautions that I […]

Bulkhead or Aisle? Choosing the Best Seats with Baby

Bulkhead or Aisle? Choosing the Best Seats with Baby

My husband and I discuss our airline seating options every time we book a flight with baby about which is better: bulkhead seats with more leg room and a bassinet, or a an aisle seat/row with an empty seat(s) next to us.  It really depends on the […]

Dressed to Fly

Dressed to Fly

It’s critical to choose the right flying attire, especially for those long hauls with 8 + hour flights, layovers, and several connections.  The two key elements in selecting attire for a day or two of flight travel are :1) comfort, and 2) simplicity.  No, I […]