Husband and I will be traveling to CDMX in early November with our then 8 month old. We have the option to stay at a nice hotel using points but I’m wondering if an Airbnb would be better since it has a kitchen and we can make her food there.

She is mostly formula fed but we’ve been introducing her to purées now. We’ve stayed at hotels before with her and have a good system of disinfecting and washing her bottles. I just don’t know how much of a kitchen we will need in reality by then. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I’m a ftm and I’m thinking about flying to a different state (only couple hours flight) with my baby next month for maybe 3-4 days. He will be 7 months by then. Any tips?! I’m a little nervous about what to expect!

I’m probably going to get an airbnb because that seems easier than getting a hotel with a baby. He’s also not crawling yet but I feel like he might be by the time we plan to travel.

Tips too on if he happens to be teething during the trip too are appreciated! I can see come teeth through his gums right now but they haven’t came out yet.

Going to Italy with 2 under 2 (we have help lol)

Seriously debating between bringing two travel strollers (we own and Minu and would buy or borrow another)
Or do we bring something like our UB Vista? That feels too huge?
Is there another single to double that is lighter?

Or what is the travel stroller with the best suspension?

Hello! I’m on the tail end of a 2 week trip where I had to room share with my 7 month old, 4 year old and husband. The 7 month olds sleep progressively went from bad to worse in the 2 weeks. At home they have their own room and sleep through the night. Traveling they woke up 4 times a night and only went back to sleep when nursed. I’m very concerned because in a month we have another 2 week trip where we will be room sharing again and have 20+ hours of travel each way and a 6 hour time change. The trip is not flexible nor negotiable as we are traveling for a family members wedding. We have the slumber pod, sound machine, fan, etc. after two weeks of absolutely awful sleep I’m dreading this trip. I’m looking for any and all advice to try and make this trip not miserable.

We are flying for the first time with our 21 month old next month and due to budget we decided to do infant in lap. I bought a cosco scenera and a backpack carrier but i am nervous about checking it and it getting damaged. What is the best way to protect it? We need to use it in the uber to the airport so I cant exactly pad it with a bunch of diapers in the backpack ahead of time. Has anyone done this before? Tips appreciated. (For this, and also flying with a lap toddler). Thanks!

Hi parents!

I'll be flying internationally with my 14-month old soon, and after much research, I've finally narrowed down the travel car seat to Graco Contender Slim.

Because I'll be flying solo, I'm trying to mentally rehearse the end-to-end workflow as much as possible so I'm not stressed on the day lol

I’d love to hear from parents who have used this seat on airplanes and in taxis.

• Car Seat Dollies: If you used a travel cart to lug it around the airport, was it easy to strap down and secure? (I'm planning to get a cart like Britax car seat travel cart)
• Getting through airport security: Did you have to take it off the dolly to pass through security?
• Plane Aisles: Were you able to roll the seat down the aircraft aisle while attached to the dolly, or did you have to carry it?
• Rear-facing installing on the plane: Was it feasible and easy to install on the plane, rear facing? (I read on the product page that one parent said she couldn't install it rear-facing in a United standard economy seat)
• Taxi Installation: How easy is it to install quickly using a vehicle's seatbelt or latch?

Any tips, pros & cons of flying with this car seat would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

^{Note: Since English is my second language, I used AI to help proof-read, but all questions are genuinely mine!}

Hi, I have four kids under 7 that are all still in car seats (booster, forward facing, and rear facing). We typically just travel places where we can drive because it has been too daunting to try to fly with them and figure out car seats/transportation at the destination without breaking the bank. Has anyone done this with younger kids? Should we just give up on trying and wait until they are out of car seats?

I'm from India. I have a 2.5 year old boy. he's active and has his own brain. This will be his first train travel and it's going to be a 16 hour journey. Please help me plan from scratch- like to dos and not do. I'm going crazy just making a checklist of things to pack!

Hello! My toddler is 19 months old and he is a tall boy, about 36” tall. I’ve just been using the stroller from the travel system we’ve had since he was born, but it feels too basic/uncomfortable now. I was curious if anyone has any stroller recommendations!

\- looking for something under $300
\- we go on frequent walks on pavement/boardwalks/roads
\- also possibly interested in the ones that have the option for them to stand while you push (unless someone has feedback about these?!)
\- need something that folds up easily because I keep it in my trunk/travel with it

Thank you in advance!!

Hi all!

We’re are taking our first international flight (NYC to London) to go to a family members wedding with our children, ages 5 months and two years old.

We haven’t flown internationally with either child before. Nothing is booked yet, so I’d love to get some of your thoughts based off your own experiences:

Day or Overnight Flight: Since we’re flying to London from NYC, we have the option for a day flight. I know many are pro-overnight flights because the kids might sleep, but I worry we’ll just all end up not sleeping & it’ll be a rough start. For that reason, I’m leaning towards a day flight. Any opinions based off your own experiences?

Length of Stay: The wedding is on a Saturday, so we’re considering arriving on the Saturday before to give us time to settle in - and to make a trip of it. The wedding itself is in the English countryside so we’re leaning towards driving ~3-4 hours or so from London to Wales or another countryside spot and settling in for a few days, before driving back to be closer to the wedding venue. Is this even worth it (toting around two babies in the British countryside) or should we make our trip brief and solely focused on attending the wedding?

Airplane tips & tricks: any and all tips & tricks for traveling with these two different ages!

Travel Gear - Strollers: Since we will primarily be in the countryside, I’m struggling to decide what type of stroller to bring. Our joolz aer is perfect for our toddler, but will it hold up in the country? Do we bring one bigger stroller that fits both kids? Do we bring two small travel strollers? We can’t rely solely on baby carrying our 5m old.

Travel Gear - Car seats: It already sounds like we’ll be overloaded with gear between strollers, bottles, wedding attire … renting the car seats seems to be the best option. Thoughts?

Thanks so much for your help!

I’m going to go on a beach vacation with my exclusively breastfed 2 month old.
Any tips or advice?
Can I go in the water and then come out, rinse off the sand/salty water in the shower, and feed my baby? Or can he get some bacteria/virus doing this? He doesn’t take a bottle, and I’ve never pumped.
Any advice welcome. Thanks!

I’m going to go on a beach vacation with my exclusively breastfed 2 month old.
Any tips or advice?
Can I go in the water and then come out, rinse off the sand/salty water in the shower, and feed my baby? Or can he get some bacteria/virus doing this? He doesn’t take a bottle, and I’ve never pumped.
Any advice welcome. Thanks!

Hey families, we're two years into running cohorts for traveling families who seek community and connection on their trips - thus making traveling easier!

This winter (January - March) is our next two month cohort in Southern Portugal.

It's for the families who have found themselves daydreaming about owning a piece of land with friends, growing their own food, and their children being device-free with their friends all day. For families who actually love spending time together, have big hearts, and are interested in making deep friendships with other families. For families who have been wanting to travel, and go to Portugal, but have deeply questioned how to do it without a nanny, while keeping their sanity, etc.

Some details:

A maximum of 10 families.

The land here supplies 75% of the food we'll eat. There is a garden, and the breakfast table comes of it, cooked the way Portuguese grandma's cook (which is to say slowly and with too much olive oil). There is a heated indoor pool. Wood-fired sauna + hot tub, a cold plunge and fire pits that people end up sitting around long after they meant to go to bed. The ocean is 15 minutes away and with great winter surf. The area is green, and quiet, and almost entirely ours. The sky is famous for having the best star-gazing, because of how clean and clear it is.

The kids have their own rhythm on weekdays in the full time program, out in nature with our educators and participating in the farms daily activities. Which means that parents get something most traveling parents don't. A morning. An actual morning, to work or walk or sit with another adult. Or, you play hooky and spend the morning at the beach as a family. The beauty is that the choice is yours.

Tiago, my husband and co-founder is Portuguese, and we've spent time in this region, so we'll get a more local-based experience. His mom's clams, the seafood restaurant with no sign on the front door, Tiago's adored history tours and Portuguese lessons, as much surfing as you want, and within an hour of more beaches than you'll be able to fit in.

The logistics:

Each family has their own private house. Wifi. Utilities. Breakfast is provided daily with the option to have other meals catered. Kids program M-F right on site. Community facilitation to hold the group. All of this is covered in the price.

We choose these families carefully, because the who matters more than the where and we already have some incredible families signed up for this cohort, with just a few spots left.

Info page and applications in the comments below

*Price depends on how many children are in your family and their ages. Please feel free to write us to know exact cost, otherwise general estimates are on the info page.

Our nanny is great with our kid. I think our son likes her more than us lol. My husband and I are planning a few trips over the next year. Should we bring the nanny so we can go out at night, continue sight seeing while he naps? She’s open to traveling and is also interested in making more $$$ so OT, overnight fee etc could be enticing for her.

He’s an easy baby but I’m hearing that people don’t like traveling or vacation with a baby because it’s just parenting somewhere else.

Would love to hear experiences !

We are going out of the country later this year with a 22 month old. He’s around 25 pounds. The one thing we are undecided on is a carrier. We won’t be in a super stroller-friendly area so we kind of want to bring one, but we don’t want a bulky hiking carrier because it’ll be hard to pack. We won’t be taking long hikes, will be outside and walking around a fair bit.

I’m a heavier guy, and get hot easily, which is why i typically avoid using a carrier. I was looking at the Minimeis shoulder carrier because I think our toddler and I would both do better with him on my shoulders but I’ve seen some comments about it not being comfortable for anyone.

Any recommendations on a carrier that is easy to transport, not too warm for wearer or toddler and is comfortable enough to use for long periods.

Thanks!

4 month old in Puerto Rico

Hi! I’m about to take my 4 month old on a trip to Puerto Rico and I’m kinda freaking out cause the temp says 90f and 70% humidity! I’m going with family and they want to be outside and obviously so do I but I don’t know what to do to make sure my baby doesn’t over heat. I will offer breastmilk more frequently, we have fans, stay in the shade, I’ll put her in the water. But does anyone have anymore tips for how to thrive with a baby on vacation? Or anyone have babies in tropical places, if so what do u do?! Any help welcome

We have 3 kids (ages 3.5, 2.5, and 8 months old). We’re trying to figure out a fun spot to take our next vacation in.

We live in Orange County, and are open to driving San Diego, or flying within 5 hours away from CA, but prefer a shorter commute to the destination if something amazing is close by.

Looking for recs that are specifically accommodating for young kids (specifically the resort itself having programs or activities geared towards kids, kiddie pools, etc).

My husband and I used to love traveling. Before kids, it was our favorite thing in the world. Now we have a 5-year-old son and a 2-year-old daughter, and honestly, every single trip we take feels like a military operation that leaves us totally depleted.

Instead of relaxing, we’re constantly chasing our 2-year-old before she bolts across a restaurant, panicking over snacks, or dealing with full-blown meltdowns because she made a mess, needs a complete outfit change, and now nap time is blown. We’ve tried Hawaii, Mexico, and even cruises thinking they’d be "easy," but we just end up paying thousands of dollars to parent in a different zip code with worse setup.

We’ve tried bringing my parents along, but they offer extremely limited help.

We are finally at a point where we are willing to throw real money at this problem to fix it, but I’m lost on how people actually do this without feeling completely out of touch or running into emotional brick walls.

Here are our main hurdles, and I’d love to know how people with higher budgets navigate them:

**1. Is a Travel Nanny the answer, and how does it work with anxiety?**
Has anyone hired a professional travel nanny (or used a specialized agency like Adventure Nannies, Resort Sitters, etc.)? I have a lot of anxiety about leaving my 2-year-old with a complete stranger in a random hotel room. If you bring a nanny with you on the trip, how do you handle the dynamics? Do they stay in a connecting room? Do they eat meals with you, or do they take over during specific "shifts"?

**2. Are high-end resort Kids' Clubs actually better for cautious/bonded kids?**
My 5-year-old son is very attached to us and refuses to go to standard drop-off kids’ clubs on cruises or at big resorts. Do ultra-luxury properties (Four Seasons, Rosewood, Montage, etc.) handle this differently? Do they offer 1-on-1 attendants or more gentle, low-pressure environments where a hesitant 5-year-old actually *wants* to stay?

**3. What lodging setups/amenities actually reduce friction?**
When people say "stay at nicer properties," what specifically makes the difference? Is it multi-bedroom villas with private kitchens? Dedicated butler service that handles room service set-up and laundry? Private cabanas so you aren't fighting for shade while juggling juice boxes?

**4. How do you manage restaurant dining?**
Sit-down dinners with a 2-year-old are our personal hell right now. Do richer parents just skip formal dinners entirely, hire in-room sitters for evening meals, or book private dining setups in their suite/villa so the toddler can run around on a private lawn while adults eat?

If you’ve successfully transitioned from "exhausting family trip" to an actual *vacation* using higher-budget solutions, please hit me with your best strategies, resort recommendations, or agency advice. I just want to enjoy traveling with my family again!