https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:57:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822949 Fri, 31 May 2013 19:22:30 +0000 jmarionsmith 822949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we traveled 6 hours with our 8 month old. we stopped once for lunch and a diaper change.</p> <p>we left right at the time of his am nap. he passed out pretty quickly and slept just over an hour. we rode for another hour a half and stopped for lunch. after an hour or so back on the road he fell asleep for his afternoon nap and again slept just over an hour. we were only an half hour away from our destination when he woke from his last nap. it worked perfectly and thankfully we didn't have any poop stops! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822918 Fri, 31 May 2013 19:08:49 +0000 pinkcupcake 822918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did a five hr trip - LO is 15 months. I made sure to bring tons of snacks, her favorite books, her favorite songs, and unfettered access to my phone :) she did well in the beginning so the first segment was about 2 hrs. After that we stopped every hr to let her walk and get some air. She did very well and didn't lose it until we were 15 mins from our destination. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822546 Fri, 31 May 2013 15:33:08 +0000 heffalump 822546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our longest was a little over 4 hours. We time it around her nap. We try to leave at nap time, two hours later when she gets up get a snack, change the diaper, get back in the car and we have two hours where I have to entertain her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822494 Fri, 31 May 2013 15:13:04 +0000 JoJoGirl 822494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just successfully managed a road trip when LO was 10 days old :) it was super easy. She slept the whole way. Our ped recommends car seat breaks every 90 mins so we used those to change and feed her. Trip usually takes 4.5 hrs took 6 one way and 5.5 the way home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822448 Fri, 31 May 2013 14:58:36 +0000 prettylizy 822448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: done this too many times. Snack on the go. I really pissed DH off once because I crawled into the backseat while we were driving down a highway to nurse her in her carseat. He flipped! lol!</p> <p>For our usual 4 hour trip to visit my sister we plan for 1 stop that usually involves a meal or snack. It's easier than trying to power through anymore. When she was 6 months and under, we could go 4 hours without stopping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822439 Fri, 31 May 2013 14:56:43 +0000 emahlee 822439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did an 8-hour trip with LO when he was 4 months. We timed it so that we'd leave late afternoon, stop once to nurse, put down the little guy for the night at around 7PM, and nurse once more when we arrived at the location at around 11PM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822318 Fri, 31 May 2013 14:14:34 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 822318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: We've taken a few road trips, but all of them were around 4 hours. DD hates the car.... we were able to go right around her nap time, so that saved us. When she woke up, we did what we could to keep her occupied but we ended up stopping w/ about 30 min left so we could eat and let her run around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822316 Fri, 31 May 2013 14:14:10 +0000 ALV91711 822316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did a long road trip with our 2 month old. We stopped about every two hours and a couple times a bit shorter than that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822248 Fri, 31 May 2013 13:53:56 +0000 birdofafeather 822248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've done many 2-3 hour trips to visit family. We've had to stop once at most and usually now we can do it without stopping at all. She's 4.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-822154 Fri, 31 May 2013 13:19:16 +0000 Honeybee 822154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do 5-6 hours all time to go visit our families. We've already made that trip 4 times this year! :) We usually leave after lunch and the kids nap in the car for about 3 hours. We can usually stretch out driving an extra hour or so before we stop for a 15 minute break Then we do the last 1-2 hour stretch all together. When DD was younger, we'd stop twice on our drive. We'd leave at morning naptime, stop for 15 minutes when she woke up, stop again for lunch, and then get back on the road for her afternoon nap. I also wait as long as possible to get in the backseat with the kids. DS never cries for longer than 10 minutes, but I wait until I know he's really cranky because I get carsick in the backseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821682 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:42:12 +0000 rattles 821682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Totally agreed! I did have to yell at DH to stop switching lanes...pretty sure I flashed several truckers, ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821678 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:41:52 +0000 Bao 821678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Probably tomorrow ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821669 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:40:31 +0000 regberadaisy 821669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: haha I was so proud of myself. It's like a mom badge of honor...</p> <p>@Bao: haha you'll see one day! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821661 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:38:06 +0000 rattles 821661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Haha, I should have mentioned that. Definitely would have had to stop more if I hadn't mastered that move! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821657 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:36:52 +0000 Smurfette 821657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She was 7 weeks. It is a 4 hour drive. The way down we stopped twice to feed and diaper change. Ended up taking 5 1/2 hours. The way home, we stopped once, and took a little less then 5 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821643 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:32:44 +0000 Bao 821643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: haha what?! That is talent... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821624 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:28:34 +0000 regberadaisy 821624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: yup, I did. There was also one emergency, completely unsafe, leaning over car seat nursing session. :P Hahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821618 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:26:29 +0000 Bao 821618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Did one of you sit in the back by her? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821614 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:25:44 +0000 rattles 821614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took a trip that was 725 miles each way with LO and stopped 4 times (same there and back). Basically we stopped every three hours or so. She was younger than your LO though (3.5 months at the time). We did a big chunk of the way there early in the morning (left at 4am) so that we could get some mileage under our belts while she slept. The stops were longer than they would have been without her so that she could stretch and roll, but they weren't nearly as frequent as I thought they'd need to be. We did build in a cushion day so that if her sleep or day had been awful, we'd have time to adjust before any plans. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821603 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:23:04 +0000 BlueWolverine 821603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been to see DH's family twice and are heading out again this afternoon. The drive usually takes 4 hours. Last time LO was 2.5 mo and it was super easy. She slept almot the entire way. We had to stop to feed her but it was pretty quick. I liked the opportunity to get her out of the car seat. I thank my lucky stars for having such a good little road tripper. She's 4.5 mo now, so we'll see how it goes today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821596 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:22:15 +0000 regberadaisy 821596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, quite a few times. Twice to Toronto; 1.5 hours. And twice to NYC about 6hours one way. We only stopped once each time for gas. She mainly napped/slept most of the time. The last time she was almost 12 months. We drove right at her bedtime and she actually slept the whole way. On the way back during the day she played for a bit then napped. She woke up when we stopped for gas and a early dinner. Then played for a bit in the car and slept the rest of the way again.</p> <p>We brought some of her favorite toys and lots of snacks. There was one or two freak outs that were solved by puffs. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-taken-a-road-trip-with-your-lo#post-821579 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:17:50 +0000 Bao 821579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How often did you have to stop? How far did you travel? We are going on our first little road trip tomorrow and it's about 5 hours to our destination. LO is 9 months old and I'm hoping she takes a good nap on the way. I'm really not sure what to expect though, but hoping we don't need to stop too many times. </p>