Travelling long haul with 5 month old

[Mango401]

Hi guys! I'm currently 5 months pregnant at the moment, but I'm currently thinking ahead.. this year we have a very close family members wedding to go to. Little one will be five months old when the time comes for the wedding. We were originally planning flying down as it's a ten hour journey driving... but that means we have to hire cars etc, and haul all little ones things like pram etc onto plane. We also have a five year old coming. My partner suggested last night we drive instead, and stop half way overnight for a break before continuing. Has anyone travelled their little one so young before in a car for this long? I understand that you should be stopping more than every two hours to take little one out for a bit, but I'm just nervous of which option to go for.. if we are flying they want to get tickets organised now so we are trying to come to a decision, but I've never travelled this far with a little one so young and I'm very nervous of it!

Last time we flew down to see this family member, my son was 1, and it was a nightmare! We had hired a car, which took them 3 hours to get ready for us, even though they knew what time we arrived, and we picked a big spacious car and got told they could only offer us a corsa! It was a nightmare and very stressful, and I'm worried this will happen again but with two children! Any advice would be great!

[E_05]

I feel like I could of written this, my best friends getting married when hopefully my baby will only be 6 weeks, it’s a relatively short flight but I’m worried about baby’s ear. Our other option is driving and getting the ferry which is a 11 hr journey 😫 we’re having the same trouble of deciding which is best.

I really hope you’re able to make the right decision for you, if the flight is short I think that’s what I’d lean more towards xx

[Anya80]

I’ve travelled quite a lot with my son when he was little. Well what can I say it’s not easy both means, but all can be getting through if you want badly (as we wanted) to travel 😂then on you forget quickly the issues.

I’ve travelled first with my son by car when he was as little as 9wks, 10hrs drive, crossing uk channel, off to Europe! We travelled at night, I recommend this with small babies. I was breastfeeding so was better off with easy access to milk which was always available. We haven’t stopped that often, when I needed to breastfeed him I’ve just taken him out for minute or so and put back to his seat, he was really fine. We were stopping for own relaxation and time off drive. I’ve stack with my son on back seat all the journey to checking up constantly on him so he was really comfortable, me not so much🤣

Travelling by plane perhaps less stressful with few months old babies then toddler I realised recently my son worst flight was when he was 2yr old and needed to seat on him own he hated seat belts while baby don’t mind if is fastened.

We often chosen car journey when going for longer time so more could be taken with. But to be honest my advise is don’t panic you travel with your husband other baby (second one) so there will be plenty to think about during the travel try to be excited that you show your new baby that travelling is necessary too and your older child is already mature enough to even help you out with some easy task during travel. Pack only items you need for flight, you can always buy everywhere you go other needed things.

And finally the travel whatever means you go might not be that scary altghough tiring (but we all know that anyway) and all your earlier stress be unnecessary. You will be fine xxx