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June 2012 Moms
Would you travel with a 1-month-old??
I have a family reunion that will be happening about 1 month after the baby arrives (depending on the exact arrival date). It is a short plane ride away. This event is really, really important to me. We only have these once every few years and I will be really sad if I can't make it. At the same time, I just can't see traveling with an infant that small. Of course, I will be checking with my doctor to see if this is even a safe option. Would you consider it? Why or why not?
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Re: Would you travel with a 1-month-old??
DD was such an easy baby, it would have been a breeze with her. The last few babies that have been born that I know are colicky, I don't think it would fly w/ those babies.
This. I wouldn't subject an infant that young to the ordeal of so much travel, germs and people.
Im thinking health wise for you and baby should be fine, its just sanity wise, its a bit of a risk.
I will be travelling a lot with baby on 2 4-hour plane trips probably 6 months after LO is born. I know from seeing friends do this that after a couple of times you get into a groove and know exactly what to do.
Just keep telling yourself, "its an adventure!"
My daughter was 15 days late and I had a c-section. I didn't even leave the hospital until 18 days after my due date. And after that, you're really supposed to hang low for at least 2 weeks. I didn't really feel good until 6 weeks.
So, short answer, NO.
It's easier sure - but not in the first few weeks. There's a reason that most STD covers 6 weeks - because you need that 6 weeks to recover and get accustomed to baby. I flew with DD at 4 months and it was so much easier then at 2 years. At 1 month past my due date, I still wasn't allowed to lift anything more than the baby and I couldn't drive.
yes I would BUT i have heard some airlines wont let the baby fly earlier than 6 weeks and you need a pedi's approval.
If that all went through then yes, they are easy to transport and you just nurse/feed while taking off and landing. now the amount of stuff you need is insane, but id say before 6 months is th easiest time to travel witg kids.
My husband and I planned a week long road trip with our son to visit family when he was approx 4 or 5 weeks old. We breastfed. I had a c-section with him, and was recovering well, but still had some difficulty getting around. As long as I had hubby with me, I was FINE though. I didn't feel the section held me back at all. However, every woman's recovery is different.
We had a blast, and apart from stopping every 2 hours or so to feed and snuggle, he did really well.
Like most others have said, I found the newborn stage to the be EASIEST to travel with babies. They eat, sleep, poop, and look around, and just go with the flow. They are easy to wear or carry, they sleep in the car, and as long as you can deal with the sleep deprivation from normal night wakings, they really don't care where they sleep (crib, pack and play, bassinette, in your bed, etc) like older babies tend to.
We also travelled out of country (again by car) when he was about 7 weeks old, stayed in a hotel, ate out all the time, etc, and again, he did great.
I have also flown with our son when he was 10 months old, and it was night and day. He did decently, but it was a constant dance of bouncing him in the Ergo, playing and reading books, walking him up and down the aisles, trying to get him to nap, and trying not to annoy your plane-mates. Again, he did great, but it was a lot more energy and worry.
All this to say - you can definitely make it work, and it's probably the best time to travel, IMO - BUT - Every woman, baby and recovery is different and you really won't know what works for you and your family until baby is here and you have a sense of how things are going!
Don't rule it out, but don't make a decision right now if you don't have to!
Personally- no. Our pedi recommended keeping DS away from crowds (including large family functions) until after his 2 month shots.
Also I personally had a horrible recovery. Due to some rare complications that i had I was basically on bedrest from wks 4-6 post-partum due to large gushes of blood. (Within seconds I would pass a clot, and then a gush of blood that just getting up to put DS down in the pack and play next to me- i had blood overflowing the hospital pads and running down my leg.) My doc had given my a choice a meds that may help but would also completely stop BF, or go on bed rest and wait until my 6 wk appt to see how i was healing.
With my first baby, no. Too many unknowns and anxiety issues for me then.
With my second baby, I might. I feel more experienced now and might attempt it.
IMO, it totally depends on the child. My son was a TERRIBLE sleeper, I was awake pretty much all night for months, and any trip would have been miserable for us and for anyone in the next hotel room.
I'm planning on going on vacation towards the end of July. If I have the baby the end of May, then he/she will be about 6 weeks old. However, this vacation is very low-key. We rented the same cabin on the lake last year and it was fantastic. It's unfortunate that this is the only week available, but it is what it is. Worst case scenario, we come home early (it only cost us $400 for the week) and it is only a 2 hr drive from home. Just a lot of relaxing and feeding ducks ;-)