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Trust me, you want to have these things handy!
To many, this list may seem excessive.
But if you’ve flown
with a baby or toddler, you know that needing something and not
having access to it could be outrageously frustrating! If you
split the contents between the usually allotted 3 bags of carry-on
luggage by most airlines for 2 adults and a lap baby, you should
be able to avoid bringing along a mule to carry everything!
- Plane Tickets
- Passports & Other ID
- Hotel Vouchers/Reservation Correspondence
- Credit Cards/Money
- Travel Insurance Information
- Camera & Charger
- Prescription Medications
- Pen
- Toys
- Books
- Portable DVD Player (if baby
is old enough to enjoy it) & DVDs
- Baby’s ‘Woobie’ or
special blanket or toy (guard this with your life!)
- 1 Diaper per
every hour of your journey
- Wipes, wipes & more wipes
- 2 changes of clothes for baby
- At least 1 change of clothes
for you
- Plastic bags to hold aforementioned possible
laundry
- Snacks
- Food for baby – at least two more meals than
you think you’ll need
- Formula or milk for baby – at
least 2 more feeds than you think you’ll need
- Clean
Bottles or Sippy Cups
- Breast Pump & Accessories (if
you’re pumping)
- Extra Pacifiers (if baby
takes them)
- 2 One-litre
zippered plastic bags for you
and adult
travel partner
containing:
- travel-sized toothpaste
- travel-sized mouthwash
- travel-sized hand
sanitizer
- travel-sized moisturizer
- travel-sized liquid
soap or small bar
of soap
- travel-sized deodorant
- travel-sized shampoo
- travel-sized conditioner
- travel-sized disinfecting
liquid (like alcohol
or peroxide)
- small tube antibiotic
ointment
- toothbrushes
- a few cotton swabs
- 1 One-litre zippered
plastic bag for
baby containing:
- liquid baby antihistamine
- liquid baby acetaminophen
- travel-sized baby
wash
- travel-sized baby
shampoo
- travel-sized baby
moisturizer
- travel-sized diaper
cream
- a few oral re-hydration
unfrozen freeze
pops
I know, I know, this list seems
like a lot. But split amongst 2 ½ of you in easy-to-carry (or pull) carry-on baggage,
it’s totally doable. We’ve taken 3 trips with our
daughter and never once have I had to regret not bringing something
when we were mid-flight or waiting during a delay (one was 4hrs,
and I know that’s lucky).
Travel regulations limit the amount
of liquid you can bring through security, but we’ve had no trouble with our baby’s
formula and food. It was in its original packaging and separate
from the rest of our things. All the travel-sized toiletries
and baby’s mini-pharmacy should fit in your one-litre zippered
plastic bags – ours did.
Happy Travels!
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