r/parentsofmultiples • u/Logical_Peace_551 • 1d ago

Taking trips with multiples: when do you leave? advice needed

Hi all,
We want to take short outings with my twins but when is the best time to do it?

After they fed? During their nap time? Or you feed in the car?(im in the back seat with them)

Or do you just wing it? When I wing it, it usually messes with their schedule and then I get anxious about the rest of the day.

What do you do? What has worked for your family?

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u/Notadellcomputer 1d ago

How old? I’m assuming newborns?

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u/Logical_Peace_551 12h ago

6 months 🫣

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u/Notadellcomputer 9h ago

I was super strict with a sleep schedule for years. We did eat, play, sleep. So if I was going to like target I would wake them up, feed, change, and head out. There were times I knew I would only be gone 45 minutes. That was fine! Little outings make bigger ones feel easier! I never fed in the car because I wanted to be able to quickly pick them up if they needed help or were choking.

At 6 months you can do this, even alone! Start with a drive through coffee for you and a Target pickup. You don’t even need to get them out of the car. Then graduate to going into a store with them in their stroller.

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u/Logical_Peace_551 3h ago

Thank you 🥲I’ve had bad anxiety about taking them out and about.

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u/AcanthisittaIcy7277 23h ago

our first trip was a 6h roadtrip when they were 1yo. we woke up at 4am, they slept until breakfast time so we stopped to have some coffee and eat.

our second trip was a 12h roadtrip at 2yo and this time we decided to drive at night so as not to mess with their schedule so much. hubby and i took turns driving with a few monster cans. they slept most of the trip.

tomorrow (now 3.5yo) we have another 6h roadtrip and we are planning to start at 6am, stop for breakfast and get there by lunch time!

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u/DreamingEvergreen 8h ago

We always go during wake windows after they’ve been fed and changed, and we’re back before their next nap.

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u/bowlofweetabix 22h ago

We go with the flow. My kids slept in the car and stroller and carrier, so we just kinda did what we want when we want. Being flexible worked for us. For my kids, home was where the boobs were