Traveling with Kids

Sleeping on flights

• Corinne M. Eek--that is tough. My guys would never sleep on planes either, or they would doze off just as we were landing and be a real treat to wake up. In your situation I would probably try to avoid red eyes if possible, so at least you wouldn't also be shattered from a sleepless night. I imagine you have tried just about everything, but this article might give you some ideas: http://havebabywilltravel.com/2011/10/22/traveling-with-a-toddler-how-to-help-them-sleep-on-a-plane/ Good luck!

Vacation napping

• Corinne M. Of course! Don't look at your baby's naps as an inconvenience. If your baby is actually in a decent napping routine, that gives you an opportunity to plan around them. Also, this is probably the only time you actually CAN nap when the baby does. I always found at home I'd be distracted by the gazillion things that needed doing, but when you're on vacation, take advantage and catch up on your rest!

Timing

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Handling long flights and time change for almost 8 month old

• Corinne M. Depending on the time of day of your flight, you will most likely be very busy! Make sure you have lots of things on hand to keep baby busy. She is at the age now where she can be easily distracted by snacks, so make sure to have lots of those on hand as well. Since you'll be going back in time, your challenge will be to try to keep her up to a reasonable bedtime, since her actual bedtime will be early afternoon Hawaii-time. The first day or so you'll probably have a super-early riser on your hands, but once she's up, try to stretch the times between naps to close to Hawaii time, and you may need to wake her up from her naps early to keep from sleeping too long. But it is easier to try to keep a baby awake than to force them to sleep, so make sure you all get lots of fresh air, sunshine, and adjust your mealtimes as closely as you can to Hawaii time as well. Coming home you'll have a night owl on your hands, and chances are you'll be tempted to let her sleep in late and have extra long naps during the day. As painful as it is to wake a sleeping baby, consider that the sooner you get back onto home time, the happier you'll all be! I go into a bit more detail here: Tips for Coping with Baby Jet Lag . Have a great trip!!

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