A Rough Guide to Travel with Babies
Before I had a baby I used to groan when I was standing behind a family with small kids, a stroller, and all sorts of stuff, and sometimes I still do. I can’t believe how much stuff people try to manage with small kids! Now, […]
If you are able to breastfeed and are traveling internationally with a baby, breastfeed for as long as you can. There are lists upon lists why breast is best with a plethora of benefits for mother and baby, and here I’d like to highlight what I’ve […]
After traveling with a baby internationally over a dozen times and on over three dozen separate flights to places in Africa, South America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the U.S., I’ve determined what the top travel essentials are when traveling with a baby. 1) Baby […]
We like to travel as light as possible with baby in tow, so when we can leave the car seat at home, we’re thrilled. Public transportation makes that possible, which is why it’s great to explore cities with kids in the U.S. and around the […]
It’s Travel Tip Tuesday! Every Tuesday I will post a travel tip related to traveling with babies, toddlers, and small children. Readers are encouraged to reply with their own travel tips by commenting or via email for posting. Travel tips can be anecdotes, lessons learned, […]
You certainly don’t need to travel outside the U.S. to sample delicious international fare (especially when you’re living in a city like Chicago). It does add to the fun of travel, though, for both adults and babies to sample the local flavors. One of Veda’s […]
This weekend my husband and I took our 11 month babe hiking with us in Drakensberg, South Africa. We stayed at a lovely mountain retreat a four-hour drive from where we are staying, and a trillion miles from civilization. The views of the dramatic Drakensberg […]
My husband and I love our Moby wrap that both of us frequently use to tote our babe around comfortably and hands-free. If I could have only one thing in the world to make traveling with a baby easy, it would be a baby wrap. […]
In June we spent a month in India with Veda, who was going through about 8-10 diapers per day. They do not have garbage pick-up, or even a place to bring garbage to, so every morning people walk out of their house a block down […]
I am breastfeeding my 11 month old daughter, incubating my 12 week fetus, and hosting parasites in my intestines. I feel so used! After two weeks of diarrhea-denial (I just keep thinking it would get better?), I started to feel weak, dizzy, and I started […]