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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 […]

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 […]

Six Ways to Keep Baby Happy While Flying

Six Ways to Keep Baby Happy While Flying

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 […]

Counting our Blessings As We Let Go of Aksa

Counting our Blessings As We Let Go of Aksa

When we venture out to travel or make the decision to bring life into the world, we face a vast unknown.  We hope for the best, and plan for the worst.  We face obstacles and challenges and try our best to enjoy the ride.  We […]

Towel vs. Moby Wrap Throw-Down (Guest Post)

Towel vs. Moby Wrap Throw-Down (Guest Post)

A few weeks ago I wrote a post on using the Moby wrap to wrap baby African-style.  One of Gypsy Momma’s blog readers, Sarah Sell, wanted to try this out.  She experimented with her Moby wrap, and also with a beach towel, and sent the […]

Enriching Your Child’s Learning with Language

Enriching Your Child’s Learning with Language

I think learning different languages can really be helpful to any human being’s development, and since small children and babies are little sponges, traveling can be a great opportunity to introduce a new language, even if it’s just a few words, to a baby, toddler, […]

Encouraging Kids to Reflect on Travels…and Life

Encouraging Kids to Reflect on Travels…and Life

How great would it be to look back at all of your own travel experiences through the eyes of your seven-year-old or twelve-year-old self?  What would have that younger version of you written about a camel ride to see the Great Pyramids, or a hiking […]

Top 10 Baby Travel Essentials

Top 10 Baby Travel Essentials

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 […]

Public transportation is a parent’s best friend

Public transportation is a parent’s best friend

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 […]

Do Not Underestimate the Power of the Modern Day Boombox

Do Not Underestimate the Power of the Modern Day Boombox

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, […]