Hello, and welcome to my very first entry to my very first blog.
I like blogs. Two of my favourite blogs (The Design Files & Meet me at Mike's) keep me sane when I am traveling and when I need something with which to divert myself.
In May of this year I had my first baby. A little girl names Beatrice Pearl. When she was three and a half weeks old she did her first long haul flight to London and by the time she is 6 months old she will have changed time zones 7 times, taken 4 x 24 hour flights, 2 x transatlantic flights, a couple of all day train trips and various taxis, cars, and buses.
I must preface all my advice and shared experiences with the disclaimer that 1) we are very lucky to have a baby who sleeps and eats easily and is very chilled and happy. We may have had something to do with this but I suspect it is mostly luck. 2) I have a very supportive husband, parents and parents in law, not to mention fantastic, experienced friends all over the place. 3) I am making most of this up as I go along.
The first time I traveled with Bebe I tried to look up every website I could for advice on how to deal with jetlag and flying generally. I found quite a lot of advice for traveling with toddlers but not much for infants. I also didn't find much in the way of advice of equipment etc that was good for carting around the place. So, here goes. I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions and make this blog a little collection of advice and stories for others (and myself) to draw upon.
Have a look at the pages (links on the right) for info on equipment, hire and other things that will continue to get updated.
Happy travels!
xx Ali
3 comments:
Great idea, Ali! We've travelled a lot with our little guys too. Spike's already on his 2nd psssport. My gf's always email me with questions but I never thought of putting it all in one place. So glad to hear little Bebe is taking it all in her stride. The younger they are, the easier it is! Looking forward to seeing you guys back in Aus. x
Hi Fahey, I'd love to hear any ideas you had from all the travel! I am well aware that it is going to get more difficult as she gets older - she is already needing more attention each flight we take. If there is anything you want to write please send it to me and I will post it up here!
Hopefully see you back in Oz for a playdate! xx
Hi!
I have a 3 month old who has travelled from Bali to oz with me but we are looking at 4 trips next year to oz and USA! Please continue to blog, you have helped us buy the essentials without getting crazy!
Thanku, hope you are both well :-) x
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