Babies and time difference?

Slb22

Hi there,

I am looking to see if anyone has any insight/advice to how babies handle time difference.  My H has to go to London for work (5 hour time difference from here).  He has to go twice in 2 weeks.  We are thinking of me and my LO going with him.  She will be 5 ½ months when we go.  There are about 100 things to consider for this trip, but right now my main concern is the time difference.  I would hate to go there and have her be completely miserable and messed up with the time difference.  And then come home and have her be miserable and messed up as she adjusts back.    Has anyone ever done this before and if so, how bad was it? 

 If we don’t go with him, he will come home for 2 days in between his 2 meetings and will be gone for almost 2 weeks total. 

Thanks!

lovemygirls07

we recently went on a trip and it was a 3hr difference. The first night we just used her regular sleep/bedtime. The 2nd day she pretty much adjusted her shedule on her own. Then we when we got him, the same thing happened. She pretty much adjusted her own schedule. I know 5hrs is a big difference, but I think everything just adjusts on it's own, without much effort on your part. GL!

Charlotte51

I took my LO on a trip with a 6 hour time difference, she was 8 weeks when we went and 12 when we came back and adjusted to the time better than we did (which is what her pediatrician predicted so I think it's the norm).  I would say she was 75% adjusted after the first night and totally adjusted within 3 nights on the way there and the way back. HTH!

Slb22

Thanks for the replies!