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No, I would never willingly take a non mobile baby somewhere where I was trying to have a nice vacation. Waaaaaay too much work. Our first big one was a trip to New Orleans when my daughter was 20 months. We had an absolute blast, I'm sorry she won't remember it.
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We are planning to go to Orlando with LO this summer she will be 6montns not doing any amusement parks but hotel with many pools/kiddo pools and down town disney at night, just for a few days!!!!!
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Our first big trip was when DS was 4m and we went to FL. It was ok. He wasn't sttn so I was still tired, just in a different state. We drive a lot that trip and he screamed so much in the car seat that we switched to the convertible when wegot home. On the plus dude he has always been a sleep anywhere baby and was pretty portable. And lots of things are just easier with a non-mobile baby.
Our second big trip was when he was 9m, we went to Cape Cod. That trip was cake. Hardest thing was that he was crawling and the rental house wasn't totally baby friendly. He was still on 2 naps, which I loved. We'd all be up early at 7, do breakfast and play and then nap from 9-11. At 11 we went out for the day to the beach or drove around, went out to lunch, etc. 2nd nap would happen in the car while we were roaming around.
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8 weeks old to Mexico. My ILs rented a condo, so we were there with them and BIL and SIL. I'm sure my husband had fun, but at that point, DS was undiagnosed with reflux and I got food poisoning, so it felt like same same in a different country (albeit much warmer bc it was January).
The next trip was then a long weekend to Philly when he was 10 months old. Much more manageable.
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We did several 3-4 day trips during her first year, at roughly 10 weeks, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months...then we did a week in Spain at almost 12 months. She sleeps exactly the same as at home, like a champ, and is happy to take her naps in the pushchair or the car so it didn't stop us getting out and about. The younger she was the easier it was as she wasn't mobile...we went to London at 9 months and she had a great time! We were sightseeing/seeing friends all day every day and she was so happy to hang out in the ergo. 12 months was the hardest because she wouldn't stay still for a second and it was too hot for her there, really.
We are going away for a week next month at 19 months, so it'll be interesting to see how she does with that trip
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It wasn't a vacation- we tried to overnight at a friend's for Christmas when she was 6 months are drove home in the middle of the night in extreme temps and a snowstorm (it was THAT bad). I can't relate when people say babies are easier, that has not in any way been my experience. Up for anything now with my awesome toddler!
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I answered this earlier but thought I'd go into a lil bit more detail.
First road trip was 1.5 hours up north when DS was 8 weeks. He slept/napped in a pack and play and I nursed him through motn feedings like at home. We were staying At my ILs second home up there so it wasn't too hard and mostly just Visiting family not really vacation.
Next vacation was when ds was 7.5 months, a 3 hour road trip, we timed w Ds' first nap and he slept the entire drive there. His nighttime sleep in a Pnp was a crapshoot and I coslept with him (we don't cosleep at home), but he slept better the second and third night. We'd rented a condo so Dh and I were able to chill, drink, eat, watch movies during sleep and nap times.
Our first real vacation was to Myrtle beach and a 2 hour flight. DS was still nursing so the flights were a breeze. We stayed at a resort and purposely booked a two br condo so that we could hang out during sleep times. And also had a kitchen for us too cook meals and such. DS slept amazingly well and just like at home. We all had a great week!
Since then we've done a wknd in nyc and a week at Hilton head island! DS has always done traveling! The two things we try to always do is fly within a 2.5 hour flight range and book rooms or condos that have two br, so that DH and I can so enjoy time after DS goes down or when he's napping.
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@Meridian: first trip with lo was when she was four months old and we stayed at my parents house. I didn't do much but we were there to visit family anyway.
We've done more vacation-like trips and activities since lo became a toddler and it's been MUCH more fun! I did not have a sleep anywhere kind of baby, so working around naps has been an issue for us too. But I don't think you're missing out on your chance for a nice trip with lo by waiting a bit.
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We took loads of tripss. Our first was a three hour road trip to see family when she was 2 weeks old. We've flown around North America and Europe, done loads of driving trips, etc. It's less carefree than before, but still fun.
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We've taken 4 trips aside from visiting family and some were fine and some miserable, haha. The 2 good ones were around 5 months and 7 months. The bad ones were 4 months and 9 months -- those both seemed to coincide w sleep regressions
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We went to Florida to visit her grandparents a few weeks ago and she is almost 3! Can't imagine us doing it any earlier. It took this long for her to tolerate the car seat for any real length of time and she still won't sleep in one. It actually went pretty well even though she didn't nap at all. Amazed and kind of jealous other people were able to have a good vacation with a little baby!
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We went to two places before her first year. One, a very short Caribbean trip/family visit that was relatively easy because she was still taking two naps. I wish we had a bigger hotel room, but that was fine.
Our first trip wasn't necessarily easy but it was to Toronto and Montreal. LO has always been a good traveler. What made that trip hard was the fact that she wasn't sleeping well at night. We actually did a little co-sleeping, which helped. Also she was four months during this trip, so carrier naps were key. For the most part, I'm glad we went.
We've been on other trips since then, but they are much easier in some ways (only one nap) but harder in other ways (active toddler on a flight). I'd rather get away than stay home, so for now we go.
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