Traveling With Kids: What To Pack, Part 2 by Travelogger

Nov|29|2007

Traveling With Kids: What To Pack, Part 2

Posted by Camica as Destinations, Family, People, Tips, Transport

Your kids may be half your size, but they usually end up taking twice the luggage space. Here’s some more tips on what you’ll need to pack for your carry-on, or diaper bags.

If you’re traveling on a plane and you have an infant with you, be sure to bring along a bottle or pacifier for your baby to suck. This will relieve your baby from ear pain caused by air pressure changes during takeoff and landing.
Be sure to bring only as much baby food as you’ll need for during the journey, with a little allowance for good measure. For the rest of the trip, you can stow the extra baby food in your checked-in baggage. Or better yet, check if there are groceries or stores where you can buy baby food at your destination, that way you’ll minimize the things you’ll need to bring.
As with the solids, remember to bring enough formula you’ll need for the journey. Baby food and baby formula are exempt from the 3-1-1 rule, so don’t hesitate to carry-on as much as your baby needs.
My battle-cry for travel is: use disposables! It’s very convenient, hygienic (since you may not always find time to clean or sterilize baby’s things), and a great space-saver. Disposable bottles with drop-in liners are perfect for jet-setting infants!
Again, if your baby is eating solids, it’s always a good idea to bring bibs along. There are a lot of disposable bibs in the market that, along with paper towels, will save you from the mess and hassle of having to launder them.
Don’t forget to bring along enough diapers for the journey, as well as plastic bags for you to throw used diapers in. And be sure to bring along a changing pad for those icky public bathrooms and changing tables.
Anti-bacterial baby wipes are great for cleaning up sticky messes. You should also consider bringing disposable cleaning wipes to clean surfaces of places with questionable sanitation.

To be continued…