s/o road trips- would you travel with newborn?

billiburrows

i'm due in July.  i also have a 3 year old.  i'd like to go to the beach this summer b/c the 3 year old will love it, will keep him entertained (close to pool and beach) we've gone every year with him, and it will be a nice change of scenery for me on maternity leave. if i have the baby on my due date....the baby would be 6 weeks old at that time.   the trip takes about 7 hours.  am i crazy to consider this? am i forgetting what its like to have a newborn?  

lala5507

When my oldest daughter was about 10 weeks old we went to the beach. The 7 hour trip actually took us more like 9 hours with stops for feedings. She did very well on the drive there but she hated the ride home. I don't think you are totally crazy for c

lishie

We did trips from Pit to NYC with both our boys.  One was 5 weeks the first trip, the other 6 weeks. The trip was fine.  We stopped to nurse & I did some pumping in the car to have a bottle ready. 

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4EvR&4AlWz

No....we traveled 6 hours with a 4 week old for kid 2 and flew with a 3 week old for kid 1.  I will say it was easier flying than driving as kid 2 hated the car seat.  But again, traveling doesn't bother us.  My only concerns would be if yo

kac

Sure.  Just plan on it taking longer than 7 hours, since you will have to stop and feed every 2-3 hours. 

Kristen

waltsgirl102503

I think it depends on your baby.   Both of my kids hated the car when they were newborns.  My inlaws live in Johnstown and I very clearly remember both of them screaming the entire 2 hour drive when we'd visit.  But, many babies sleep in th

AmandaJLewis

i would at this point, but I wouldn't have with my first cause I lacked confidence. My H's cousin took their newborn to the beach last summer and it was her first, though she flew. I was impressed )

egpitt22

Liam was due in June, and we typically went to the beach the first week of August with my BFF and her family, but the year he was due we decided to skip because I was overwhelmed by the thought of going with a potentially 8 week old.  The sand, th