A Rough Guide to Travel with Babies
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 […]
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 […]
This is a guide of essential stuff that I recommend having in a diaper bag, let’s say for a 15 + hour international journey. Baby will get, with the majority of U.S. and other international carriers I have flown on, his/her own carry-on bag. 1) […]
A healthy infant can typically start flying internationally after one week old, as long as baby’s pediatrician gives the ok. On most domestic flights babies under two years of age fly free for infant-in-lap tickets, and most international flights babies under two years of age […]
This information is geared specifically to U.S. citizens. If you are planning on traveling internationally with baby, you will need a U.S. passport for him/ her. We knew that we had to travel with Veda soon after her birth (at 6 weeks to Paraguay), so I […]
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 […]
I’ve done a lot of packing that has involved neatly organizing all of my own, my husband’s, and baby’s belongings in several suitcases. Invariably, everything ends up in a jumbled mess as I attempt to search for baby’s cloth diapers, that warm sweater of mine, […]
My husband and I thought our three month old was sick when she spent every night for the first two weeks in Amman, Jordan screaming. We finally figured out there was nothing wrong with her at all; she simply needed time to adjust to the […]
I have a lovely compact red leather passport holder that can easily contain my passport, airline ticket, credit cards, and cash. I’ve had a hard time giving it up, but it’s not practical for traveling with a family and all of the travel documents that […]