Road-trip with baby

Summer come! Lot of family are prepare for holiday. Bab's first holiday, for herself, doesn't have any significance, but I believe that pressure on parents is almost on maximum. How travel will pass, will baby feel nice in new environment...

How to make road-trip easier for mom and dad:

Car seat

Car seat is necessary! If you don't have it, you can borrow it from your friends, because road-trip in it, for kid and you, will be more simply. Before trip, check one more, is it adequate instal.

 More is better

For difference by regular recommendations for adults, for babies and toddlers recommendation is- More stuff is better! Especially, if this is first time out-home-for-few-days for you and your kid. Better is to return lot of unused things, then searching for something in strange town (you don't know where to find it!).

Timing

My experience- at night! Night can be problem because of dark and temperature changes in dawn, but kid will sleep all the way. We usually depart around midnight, and arrive about 7 AM. It is easier for me to walk by the sea, waiting for arranging room, than fighting with nervous kid in car. I believe this is easier for kids, too. One time we make mistake (last summer) and never more, unless this "small one" grown up.

Toys for trip

Unless you are supporter of night-trip, you go on short trip or simply you don't want to risk with waking in car (kids), put toys next to car seat. It should be soft toys, so they can't hurt kid if you  by suddenly stop the car.

Extra mirror

I planned to buy this (few times), but till now, i didn't. And I think it's a great idea, especially when only one adult go on road trip with kids. With this you'll less turn your head to supervise kids. Instal extra mirror next to "regular" one, and position it well. If your baby is very young, and is turn to back of the car, then you can put one more mirror. Baby will have fun, you will be calm.

First aid 

Small toiletry bag with things like dry and wet wipes, few Pampers (if you need it), some plastic bags, painkillers...I suppose that you have First aid kit in trunk.

Medications

 

About this, I'm pretty thoroughly. Where ever we go, only pharmacies are better equipped. Cream for insect bites, cream for allergies, antibiotic cream, antipyretic drugs (thermometer), painkillers, probiotics, herbal spray for throat, nose spray….

Food, drink

By parents choice and kids wishes, but water is the best solution. Drink must be in bottle, so please, don't choose  no-spill cups, because you can spill liquid when you  pour into it.

Psychic prepare

This is only road-trip, and it will last only couple of hours, and you and your kids will beautiful spend that time. Most of all, they will sleep, and you will have time for rest. If kids became nervous, you can make as many pauses as you want. No need to hurry!