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LO won't nap in the stroller carrier or carseat so we need somewhere to go and take his nap in a pack n play. I pack his lunches with easy finger foods like sweet potato disks, banana, and shredded meat in those cooler bags that come with the medela pump!

We haven't done a whole day yet, but R can still fall asleep in the car seat/stroller. Or when we are out at a family or friend's house, and I know she is due for a nap/tired, I wear her. And she will usually fall asleep.

As for solids, we bring her "lunch" of purees with us every weekend when we go out to lunch or at someone's house.

I would try and time a nap during the show. So you can just hold him and he won't be fussy.

My LO will nap in the ergo if he's tired enough...at that age he was transitioning to 2 naps, so I would have left in the morning either so he coudl take his first nap in the car, OR left after he woke up from his first nap (preferable) and then hoped that he would take a 2nd nap in the ergo on the go.

For food, I would just bring a pouch and feed it to him when he seems hungry. I didn't stress about skipping a meal of solids until maybe 10/11 months? Also, if you're eating, he can have a few small bites of whatever you're having as well.

As for nursing, I often found that if we were out and about my LO had zero interest in nursing, so I wouldn't stress about that.

How long is the nutcracker? There's no way LO would be able to sit through more than a a half hour show at that age (if even that) but he is exceptionally wiggly

@Adira: yea i haven't been out the entire day with the LO and even when we are out, it's usually no more for 3-4 hours because i tell my DH that i need to go home and pump!! maybe you can nurse him in the bathroom?

When DD was that age we followed her routine as best as we could. In terms of naps, we timed our outing(s) so that we had an opportunity to drive around a bit while DD napped in the car. Eating wasn't so hard to figure out, it was the naps I was most concerned about.

@Adira: ugh I know, it drove me INSANE that LO wouldn't nurse while we were out at that age! You can always try though, maybe in the car with some static on the radio?

My LO always adjusted good when we would do daytime outtings, she sleeps well in a stroller/car seat. (but we can not mess with her bedtime...that's when the bear comes out ) I just took plenty of snacks or purees, a sippy, a bottle (frozen milk if he will take it) and planned for every scenerio possible.