{"id":21183,"date":"2025-01-30T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21183"},"modified":"2025-01-30T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:29:23","slug":"how-to-travel-with-babies-and-toddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21183","title":{"rendered":"How to Travel With Babies and Toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Traveling with a baby or a toddler can be fun, frustrating, even revelatory. Planning is key, and so is your willingness to tailor the trip to the youngest traveler. As Dr. Elizabeth Barnett, the director of the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/pediatrics-travel-and-international-health\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pediatric travel program<\/a> at Boston Medical Center, advises, \u201cIf you take a young child, it\u2019s all about the child.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-211c8822\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Choose one (or two) destinations<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This is not the time for a \u201cnine European capitals in seven days\u201d trip. Think about picking one place or splitting your trip between two destinations. That will allow you to settle in and get the sleep schedule sorted out. Most small children thrive on routines. If you find the right playground or bakery, your child will enjoy returning.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-ba4c0d8\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Getting there: It\u2019s all about strategy \u2014 and luck<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Airports, airplanes, long drives, train rides: They all loom large, depending on your child\u2019s disposition. Get ready to distract, soothe, sing, nurse \u2014 whatever helps. For toddlers, pediatricians agree that travel is the perfect occasion to forget screen time rules and embrace devices and programming that will help pass the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For babies, sucking something aboard an airplane can help with painful air pressure changes in the ears, so pack a pacifier and a bottle, and if you\u2019re breastfeeding, dress for <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/ages-stages\/baby\/breastfeeding\/Pages\/How-to-Nurse-on-an-Airplane.aspx?_gl=1*vyr5sh*_ga*MzAyNDY5ODAxLjE3MTcyNzU4Mjc.*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*MTcyMTkyMzEyMS45LjAuMTcyMTkyMzEyMS4wLjAuMA..\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">comfortable semipublic nursing<\/a>. Don\u2019t give your baby medication to promote sleep unless you\u2019ve discussed it with your pediatrician \u2014 and if you get clearance, try it at home first in case there are negative reactions. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/safety-prevention\/on-the-go\/Pages\/Flying-with-Baby.aspx?_gl=1*tenmal*_ga*MzAyNDY5ODAxLjE3MTcyNzU4Mjc.*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*MTcyMTkyMzEyMS45LjEuMTcyMTkyMzI5My4wLjAuMA..\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Healthychildren.org<\/a>, from the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a good source for tips on air travel with babies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Keep in mind that if an infant car seat is going to be used on an airplane, it should say on the label that it is certified for use on aircraft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some children behave perfectly on long flights, while others lose it completely. But every child is capable of both. It\u2019s up to you to bring along <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/lists\/kids-on-a-plane-what-to-bring-to-keep-everyone-almost-sane\/\" title>equipment and diversions<\/a>, snacks, changes of clothing and a friendly, apologetic smile in case your child <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/11\/fear-of-crying-the-problem-of-babies-and-airplanes\/?searchResultPosition=1\" title>interferes with other passengers\u2019 comfort<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Planning is key, and so is your willingness to tailor the trip to the youngest traveler. As Dr. Elizabeth Barnett, the director of the pediatric travel program at Boston Medical Center, advises, \u201cIf you take a young child, it\u2019s all about the child.\u201dChoose one (or two) destinationsThis is not the time for a \u201cnine European capitals in seven days\u201d trip. Think about picking one place or splitting your trip between two destinations. That will allow you to settle in and get the sleep schedule sorted out. Most small children thrive on routines. If you find the right playground or bakery, your child will enjoy returning.Getting there: It\u2019s all about strategy \u2014 and luckAirports, airplanes, long drives, train rides: They all loom large, depending on your child\u2019s disposition. Get ready to distract, soothe, sing, nurse \u2014 whatever helps. For toddlers, pediatricians agree that travel is the perfect occasion to forget screen time rules and embrace devices and programming that will help pass the time.For babies, sucking something aboard an airplane can help with painful air pressure changes in the ears, so pack a pacifier and a bottle, and if you\u2019re breastfeeding, dress for comfortable semipublic nursing. Don\u2019t give your baby medication to promote sleep unless you\u2019ve discussed it with your pediatrician \u2014 and if you get clearance, try it at home first in case there are negative reactions. Healthychildren.org, from the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a good source for tips on air travel with babies.Keep in mind that if an infant car seat is going to be used on an airplane, it should say on the label that it is certified for use on aircraft.Some children behave perfectly on long flights, while others lose it completely. But every child is capable of both. 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