Travelling with Baby
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Topic: Travelling with Baby
Posted By: Dani01
Subject: Travelling with Baby
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 10:55am
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My baby is 2 months old and we are going up to Auckland for a long weekend.
I'm trying to form a list and ofcourse know alot of the main things but what are some important things that you have taken away for your baby - please help with my list. Thanks 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 11:00am
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I took a floor rug with us - people who don't have kids get a bit grossed out by spills on the carpet, and if when we stopped for a feed on the journey I'd let her have some tummy time under a tree so we could stretch our legs and change her without having to hunt for a child friendly public loo.
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 11:30am
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pamol just in case. steralising tablets and container (if you use them) little smell free bags for putting nappies in. something for baby to sit/lie on when hanging out on the floor ------------- 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 7:42pm
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Bathwash ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 7:54pm
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we are doing a 2 week road trip at the end of the month.....so this is super helpful for me too..
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Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 8:51pm
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Posted By: wellygirl
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 4:20pm
I just did a 5 day trip to Auckland with my 4 month old DD - toys were a good distraction 
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Posted By: mollycat
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 5:18pm
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 04 July 2010 at 11:43pm
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Fabulous list! Having an unexpected trip up the other end of the country in 2 days so gotta start preparing right now! *SIGH* Hope she is a good traveler! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 04 July 2010 at 11:50pm
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nappy bags
instant hand sanitizer - you can get small dettol ones at the supermarket bum cream (a small sample if you have one) use any sample packets you have been given eg. samples of washing powder, baby wash/lotion/shampoo dishwashing liquid & bottle brush (if you are going somewhere that won't have them) anything that helps your baby get to sleep eg. blankie, CD with white noise/lullaby music or something familiar from home don't forget jackets, hats and mittens sleep sacks are great for travelling ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Luna_Azzura
Date Posted: 06 July 2010 at 12:20pm
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We went down to Nelson the other week to stay with the IL's, I couldn't take the rocker or play gym so took a couple of large muslins to pop on the floor so DD could wriggle about etc. I had forgotten they had wooden flooring and i could just pop the muslins in the wash if she had a little spill on them.
If your flying ANZ allow you to take a car seat and push chair for free on top of your baggae allowance and your buba gets their own allowance too! I didn't know this till someone said!
If your driving and have minimal space maybe just take a sling/front pack instead of a push chair?
DD is too big for the moses basket so IL's borrowed a carry cot from a friend and DD slept in that wherever we went (afternoon naps etc).
I also took the monitor as DD slept in a room downstairs and their living room was upstairs and i couldn't hear her crying from up there so it was well worth taking. Depends on where your staying though.
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Posted By: NewPhoenix
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 6:37pm
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Posted By: Kimnthekids
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 9:21pm
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definately plastic bags - for dirty washing, nappies, rubbish, anything!
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 8:55pm
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Whenever we go to see family down country (7hrs from us) we throw the whole change mat (and a towel) onto the back seat for changing baby when we stop. Its so handy to have a changing mat when you are away too, that way you arent worried about messing up someones towels etc.
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 8:05pm
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Hi we just went and I OVER packed but better to over pack than under pack right?
For Lily I had her capsule and pram, tbh we used the pram once and would have been better off just taking the front pack! I had enough clothes for her for a week even though we were only gone for 4 days (3 nights). I was going to take towels but we staying in motels so didn't bother. We wanted to take her play gym or bouncer but didn't have enough space but she was more than happy to just have a blanket to lay on with a few little toys like a soft chime ball, a soft baby book and a rattle. We borrowed a port-a-cot which she was also happy to play in. We had her nappy bag too and we took 1 pack of nappies too. I took 2 sets of sheets for the portacot, 2 quilts, a woolen aircell blanket plus 2 of her normal blankets and her wrap. We stayed in 2 different motels and were lucky that one of them which we stayed at for 2 nights had a heater which they put on for us before we arrived and if was on a timer and thermostat so was great, the other place didn't have this - brr! We also took her monitor which was great! And we did the whole change mat on back seat of car too. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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