| The first question upon reading the headline | | | | with warm water on board. The flight |
| may be: Why bother with a baby travel packing | | | | attendant should be willing to provide |
| list. Why not just pack a week's worth of | | | | bottled water and warm it up for you. |
| baby stuff? | | | | |
| | | | Baby Travel Packing List Part Two: The Not So |
| The answer is simply that it is difficult to | | | | Obvious Stuff |
| foresee everything you might need on a trip | | | | |
| with a baby. You probably won't need most of | | | | Obviously, you can ignore some of this stuff |
| the extra stuff you'll be packing, but if you | | | | if it doesn't apply to your travel plans, but |
| do need it, you'll dread the idea of going | | | | don't skip on anything else. |
| without it. | | | | |
| | | | * Loads of Entertainment |
| Baby Travel Packing List Part One: The | | | | |
| Obvious Stuff | | | | Whatever your baby's age, she is going to get |
| | | | really, really bored on long car rides or |
| Okay, so you are probably going to need | | | | plane trips. Try to schedule travel around |
| plenty of diapers, formula, baby food, | | | | your baby's nap or sleep time, but don't |
| pacifiers, some changes of clothes, and so | | | | count on it working out perfectly. Bring |
| on, right? Pack all that stuff, but pack one | | | | toys, coloring books (if your child is |
| and a half to two times as much as you think | | | | approaching toddler age), and whatever else |
| you need. | | | | your child loves to play with. You might want |
| | | | to surprise her with some new toys just for |
| You'll want to bring everything you need to | | | | the trip, too. |
| make your baby comfortable and mobile during | | | | |
| your trip. Certainly, take the carseat as | | | | * Children's Passport |
| well as your baby's favorite sling or | | | | |
| carrier, plus a stroller that is compact and | | | | Don't forget that all babies (even newborns) |
| collapses easily. | | | | need passports before they can fly |
| | | | internationally. |
| You especially won't want to skimp on | | | | |
| diapers. Pack lots of wipes, as well, as they | | | | * A First Aid Kit |
| are great for tidying up and washing sticky | | | | |
| hands. A small bottle of hand sanitizer is | | | | Throw your entire baby medicine cabinet in |
| bound to come in handy, as well. | | | | your bag, including rubbing alcohol and |
| | | | band-aids for little scrapes, and make sure |
| You'll want to make sure you have plenty of | | | | your baby is properly vaccinated before |
| snacks for your children, as well as some | | | | taking off. We all have an immunity built up |
| protein-based snacks for you. I always stash | | | | to local bugs and viruses, but traveling long |
| a bag of raw nuts in my bag. Sometimes, if I | | | | distances can introduce the immune system to |
| have been too busy to eat, these are exactly | | | | brand new diseases. Be prepared. Tell your |
| what I need to get me through to the next | | | | doctor where you're going and request the |
| time I can sit down for a minute. Walnuts, | | | | requisite vaccines. |
| cashews, and pecans are ideal. Trail mix is | | | | |
| great for this, too. | | | | * Something to Read |
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| A note on formula and traveling by plane: As | | | | This one's for you. A lot of the time spent |
| of the time of this writing, airports will | | | | traveling with a baby is going to be |
| not allow people to bring more than three | | | | dedicated to soothing your child's stress |
| ounces of a liquid on a plane in their | | | | from the constant changes. Babies can enjoy |
| carry-on luggage. They may make an exception | | | | traveling, but it's stressful nonetheless, so |
| for baby formula, but don't count on it. It's | | | | you may want to have a book at the ready for |
| best to bring powdered formula and mix it | | | | long stretches of cuddling and napping. |