https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 13:38:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn/page/2#post-1914724 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:48:50 +0000 plantains 1914724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took DD on a trip to Maine at 7 weeks. It was a 7 hour drive and she slept for about 5 of those ours hahaha. It was so much easier in those days before she developed motion sickness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1913708 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:16:24 +0000 matador84 1913708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did multiple solo 3-6 hour road trips with my son from 3 months on. I haven't done solo with both kids yet, but we have taken anywhere from 1-9 hour road trip with both kids and it's been completely manageable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1913431 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:35:06 +0000 LindsayInNY 1913431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the input!! Makes me feel better :) We love vacationing on Martha's Vineyard but didn't get to this past summer. We tentatively booked a week next August so I wasn't sure if that was completely insane of us. Seems like it should be doable with a 6 week-ish baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1912217 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:54:37 +0000 JoJoGirl 1912217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Hahah yeah i guess it depends on the baby. I don't really remember. All I know is after the 12 week trip we swore off driving anywhere ever again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1912215 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:53:41 +0000 Smurfette 1912215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: ha, first three weeks, not for R. More like the first 5 days. Then she woke up and wasn't happy. </p> <p>We did a 4 hour trip at 8 weeks. It took 5.5 hours with stopping to nurse and diaper changes. R wasn't thrilled with the car still but it was better then we thought. I did have to sit in the back the whole time with her, instead of sit with DH up front. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1912195 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:49:18 +0000 JoJoGirl 1912195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We traveled to my family's lake house 5 hours' drive away when LO was 10 days old. It was actually pretty easy because she slept the whole time. We had a HORRIBLE time trying to make that same trip when she was 12 weeks old and hated the car. They sleep all the time for the first 3 weeks so anytime before that should be fine :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1912183 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:46:57 +0000 marionberry 1912183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would think any trip with the long drive would be best to do when they're younger. We took a 6 Hour drive when J was nearly 10 months and it was a little more difficult. However we took him on a flight for nearly 3 hours when he was six months and he did great. Depending on how good your baby is in the car, I think will help you make your decision. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1912167 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:44:03 +0000 bushelandapeck 1912167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started driving to our lake house (2 hours away) when DS was one week old. He loved his car seat though so we were lucky that he almost always slept the entire time. We won't be traveling that far with DD until thanksgiving when she'll be 7 weeks or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1912135 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:35:35 +0000 Bubbles 1912135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a 2 hour drive to my parents home when LO was 5 days old, returning when he was about 9 or 10 days old I think. The car part was fine, he just slept all the way. But it was a bit stressful being away from home - LO was a very colicky and difficult baby. I think it completely depends on the personality of the baby. We went on another trip 4 hours away when he was around 12 weeks, and this was a lot more chill. However I'm not sure we could have had what I would call a 'relaxing' holiday at any point, and he's now 10mo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1912052 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:51:05 +0000 illumina 1912052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it partly depends on how chill your LO is and partly how chill you are about taking a newborn away from home. For me, I didn't feel ready at 8 weeks (we had plans, but cancelled them) but at 11 weeks felt fine about it, so took a trip for a few days which was a 4hr drive each way. LO didn't nap great in the car, but she was sleeping through the night and was pretty easy to tote around in the Ergo all day so we could sightsee and go out for meals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911970 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 05:55:50 +0000 looch 1911970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a car trip at 4 months, in hindsight we could have gone earlier, but I don't know that we would have even been able to leave the room!</p> <p>I would be fine with a trip beginning at around 6 weeks, baby has first round of shots and you're likely done with the PP bleeding and possible able to sit for longer periods of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911940 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:13:20 +0000 Pumuckl 1911940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took our first big trip with him at 8 weeks to visit family (5 hour drive one-way). We took him on a vacation trip at 3 and 4.5 months and on a 7.5 week long road trip at 5-6 months. It was awesome. But he never had issues sleeping in his carseat and we just pulled over to nurse whenever he would get hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911901 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:11:26 +0000 lamariniere 1911901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on the baby. DS hated the car and would scream the entire time. He was also a fussy, high needs baby who nursed at least every 90 min the first 3 months and didn't nap much either in the car or stroller. </p> <p>DD was never in a car until 4 months, but I think she would have been a good car traveller before 3 months. She was totally low needs and slept a ton until she was 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911883 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:26:51 +0000 lady grey 1911883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: My son HATED the car until he was almost 5 months, so no road trips for us. We took him on a 6 hour plane ride at 3 months and that went great, he just nursed and slept the whole time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911835 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:59:10 +0000 blackbird 1911835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I totally like being a homebody in the early days, but we'll be going to the lake this year when LO is 12 weeks or so. I just prefer sleep deprivation in my own home heh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911833 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:57:57 +0000 fairy 1911833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Travel at that very young age was really easy (especially compared to travelling with a toddler now!) because they sleep a lot and are usually able to sleep just about anywhere. We did our first week-long trip at 8-9 weeks, she slept the entire time on the plane there and back, and would sleep in restaurants, anywhere I took her in a sling (legit took her to a movie theater in that sling! and covered her ears), and did really well in August Florida heat at an amusement park, etc. Especially easy if nursing! Only downside was that we didn't bring our pack-n-play that has the newborn napper and so she wasn't used to sleeping on a flat surface - ended up cosleeping for that week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911817 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:47:15 +0000 PinkElephant 1911817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think car trips are harder than flights, because you're tied to the carseat and need to pull over to breastfeed or comfort a fussy baby.</p> <p>With our first, we did a 12 hour trip (2 flights) to Hawaii at 10 weeks, and it was great - she was too young to really get jet lagged or even notice she was on a plane. At 5 months we attempted a 6 hour drive...utter disaster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911811 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:38:31 +0000 autumnlove 1911811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went on a 7 hour road trip when she was 2.5 months old and it went well! She slept for most of the time in the car! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911792 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:18:37 +0000 Boheme 1911792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends on the baby, but our LO found the car really soothing, so car trips were fairly easy as a newborn and small infant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911788 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:15:48 +0000 avivoca 1911788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 4 weeks, we drove two hours and spent the weekend at a conference for DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911782 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:10:32 +0000 Mrs. J 1911782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 7.5 weeks, we flew with the ILs and rented a condo in Mexico. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911777 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:06:55 +0000 Rockies11 1911777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did a 4 hour roadtrip each way when she was 2 weeks. It was totally fine. Actually it was much easier to do then than it is to do now with our 15 month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911746 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:47:20 +0000 MamaCate 1911746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a two hour trip to visit family at 3 weeks and 7 weeks. They are pretty portable at that age so as long as you are prepared for lots of nursing and little sleep, I think little is fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911738 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:42:44 +0000 ALV91711 1911738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a roadtrip at about 10 weeks. We split it into two days. There was lots of stopping to nurse but other than that it went pretty smoothly. </p> <p>Then at 3 months a short plane trip and we've done plenty of plane trips since. DS is 19 months now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911708 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:28:43 +0000 Espion 1911708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We drove 13 hours and then flew 8 hours with a 5 week old. You can make anything happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911695 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:20:35 +0000 78h2o 1911695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We drove about 2 hours when she was about 2.5 weeks. No issues, I think she slept the whole way. I flew with her by myself when she was 8 weeks, across country...also totally fine. Wish she still traveled so easily! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911677 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:08:11 +0000 Weagle 1911677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just did a 16 hour trip one day and 3 hours the next with a 5 week old. Not too bad, but it's our second. We're not quite so stressed about things this time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911669 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:05:58 +0000 birdofafeather 1911669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we drove 2.5 hours to my parents when LO was 3 weeks. we did a 2 night vacay for our anniversary with her to the mountains 2 hours away when she was 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911667 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:05:14 +0000 Adira 1911667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We drove 2 hours each way at 4 weeks, though it was just for the day. Not sure it was super relaxing either - I was nursing every 3 hours, roughly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/age-to-realistically-travel-with-newborn#post-1911633 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:54:50 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1911633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a 3 hour road trip at 4.5 weeks to my parents. It was easy. </p> <p>We did a 5 hour road trip to a cottage at 4 months. Drive was easy. Week wasn't suuuuuper relaxing because our baby doesn't nap and was too young to be in the sun, so I spent more time inside then I wanted. He's a good baby though. </p>