Any long car ride tips? baby will be 2 months..10 hour trip

So I decided to pack up the car, me, baby, and my sister who will be on Spring Break that week and drive NC to NY.

I really want my car in NY. I have so much stuff to lug up as well...I also feel that if I do this trip, my first time with baby is done and I won't fear it next time.

I wanted to leave at baby's bedtime, but DH is weary of me at gas stations in the middle of the night, or if I have to pull over somewhere to feed him.

So I am thinking maybe 5 or 6 am...

has anyone's baby sat there that long? I have to keep telling myself he's not in pain, he's just not being held.

tia

Re: Any long car ride tips? baby will be 2 months..10 hour trip

Traveling with a NB is pretty easy, it's when they get older. We drive all the time back and forth to LI for 8 hours. Most of the time the kids just slept the whole time or we fed them when we stopped for gas. We usually leave very early in the AM.

Re: Any long car ride tips? baby will be 2 months..10 hour trip

great thanks! that's what I figure, it will either be crazy easy, or a day of crying. I could see how it would be more difficult with older kids.

Re: Any long car ride tips? baby will be 2 months..10 hour trip

Does he usually sleep when you drive? If so, most likely, he will on the drive, too.

Re: Any long car ride tips? baby will be 2 months..10 hour trip

Oh how I miss the ease of traveling with an infant. You'll be fine and I'm sure the baby will do great. We made the trip from NY to NC when Jake was 4 months old and it was a piece of cake.

ETA: We left at his bedtime (7pm-ish)and he slept through.

Message edited 2/18/2007 10:28:32 AM.

Re: Any long car ride tips? baby will be 2 months..10 hour trip

we did GA to MD when DD was just over 3 months old...it was a 10 hr drive. Basically, we fed her the bottle in the car while driving and pulled over at rest stops to change her.

I also sat in the back to keep her entertained while she was awake and to feed her at her timely intervals.

Re: Any long car ride tips? baby will be 2 months..10 hour trip

thanks! he really doesn't sleep in the car..he only naps if I am holding him.

I am going to have my sister sit in the back, this kid is so high maintence, he likes to have his hand held back there or he gets lonely.

Re: Any long car ride tips? baby will be 2 months..10 hour trip

We just drove from NY to FL with the baby. She was 7 months old at the time. We bought a DVD player and that occupied her for alot of the time.