Taking a road trip with a baby may be challenging. There are many variables at play, including the materials you need, the baby's schedule, diaper changes, and, of course, crying.

There is, however, a lot you can do to help alleviate the stress that may accompany planning a road trip with your baby.
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1. Be adaptable
This is something I cannot emphasize enough. My husband and I kept telling each other that we had choices before we headed off on a 12-hour road trip with our three-month-old. We could stop and stay someplace if we needed to. We would take a two-hour break if we had to. It was a trip I'd taken every year of my life, and in previous years, we'd made customary stops along the route.
None of them were created by us. That's OK. Don't schedule your stops ahead of time. You'll come to a halt when the baby wants to be fed, and then you'll go fetch some food. When the baby has to be changed, you'll come to a halt and dash to the bathroom. You won't want to stop for lunch if the baby is asleep, which leads us to our next point.
2. Bring a lot of food
It's possible that the pauses for the infant will conflict with the ones you'd want to make for food breaks. While it's understandable for parents to stop for a restroom break, don't stop for food if the baby isn't hungry. You should take advantage of a napping or calm infant to get some driving done.
To keep us going, we brought peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, hummus and carrots, almonds, fruit, and some desserts. I was in the rear with the baby, cooler, and snack bag, passing my husband a snack as needed.
3. Be careful while driving late at night
It may be tempting to travel all night in the hopes that the baby would sleep the whole time. You assume that one parent will drive while the other naps and the baby will sleep the whole time. This is the ideal situation. And you may believe that since your baby falls asleep as soon as she is placed in her car seat, she will remain there for the whole of the journey.
That does not, however, imply that she will sleep for the whole of a lengthy journey. Imagine having to drive all night while your baby screams. Also, keep in mind that if an emergency arises, it is simpler to locate open locations to halt during the day. We knew there were 90 miles of road with no places to stay at night, so making the choice was simple. We didn't want to take any chances along those 90 kilometers at 3 a.m.
4. Prepare yourself
Make sure that you pack enough nappies in the waterproof nappy bag which comes in handy whenever you need them. Make a specific area in the vehicle for the changing pad to be set up. Your phones are fully charged and you have a charger in the vehicle so that you are not stuck in an emergency. You also need to remember the car seat and leave space for the pushchair in the boot. If you're struggling for space, you might want to look at Nuna, Premium Car Seats, Pushchairs, and Baby Gear AU which are designed to be more space-efficient. Pack multiple outfits for both the parents and the baby. The last thing you want is for anybody to be stuck in a vehicle with dried spit-up festering in the air.
Make sure you have enough wipes on hand in case of an emergency. If you're nursing, bring some formula or some frozen food. You'll have to bottle feed your kid if the confined confines of a vehicle prove too difficult for him to breastfeed. Bring anything you use to breastfeed and keep it in the backseat—whether it's a Boppy, a Brest Friend, or a specific blanket. Pack a bag of toys that you may use to keep the baby occupied.
5. Make the most efficient use of your time
There's no need for the entire family to go inside the gas station, convenience shop, or restaurant where you're stopped. Allow one parent to enter while the other takes the infant outside to get some fresh air. While my husband went in to get dinner, I fed my baby in the vehicle and rushed in to use the toilet while he strolled around with the baby and walked the dog.
6. Have one adult in the rear seat with the infant if at all feasible
Unless you have someone with you on your vacation, this is more difficult for a single parent or a parent traveling alone. It's enormous if you can have another adult, a teenager, or even a larger child sitting in the back with you, watching the infant.
When the infant begins to cry, someone is there to explain what is happening. He spat up, he spits up, he lost a toy–whatever it is. Having someone back there to look after the baby's needs will cut down on the number of times you pull over to the side of the road to see what's wrong.
7. Keep in mind that you'll get there when you're ready
Get the idea out of your brain that you'll be at your destination at 6 p.m. Unless you decide to drive through the night, make no stops, and by some miracle, your infant sleeps the whole journey, the trip will take considerably longer than your GPS estimates. A normal five-minute break will take a half-hour, and the infant may need a diaper change 10 minutes after you stopped. Things will arise that you did not anticipate.
It may seem self-evident, but keep in mind that the baby's needs come first. What you want the vacation to be like may not be the greatest option for your kid. Keep your options open, be prepared, take deep breaths, and know that you'll get there eventually.
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