A Rough Guide to Travel with Babies
There are so many reasons to breastfeed, and among them is: 1) to protect baby from disease while traveling; 2) convenience when traveling; 3) much cheaper than formula. I’ve had a successful and rewarding breastfeeding relationship with my daughter that has created a very close bond between […]
I have pumped my breasts in many unsavory places (like on top of toilet seats), and in awkward places such as riding in the back of a 4×4 surrounded by work colleagues on unpaved dirt roads. I’m committed to breastfeeding, or at least supply my […]
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 […]
If you’ve been on any flight with small children or babies, you know that at some point one of them will probably cry, often times when the plane is descending. My baby has been one of the babies screaming on the descent (but only on […]
TSA requirements are still that you may not have more than 3.4 oz of liquid in each container, and must all fit into a quart-size clear plastic bag. I recommend getting a reusable quart-size clear plastic bag to put all liquids under 3.4 oz of both yours […]
I have found that many baby items are regularly available at grocery stores and pharmacies many places in the world, developing countries included. However, some items can be very expensive (like baby food), and it can also be difficult to find specialty items such as […]
Smaller babies, let’s say newborn to six months, are significantly easier to fly with than older babies and toddlers, primarily because they spend much of their time sleeping and are not yet mobile. As long as your baby is healthy and your pediatrician approves travel, […]
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 […]
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 […]