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BABY TRAVEL?
My hubby and I live in the UK but my family is in Canada. Baby is due end of May and I'd like to go home for the summer. Is it mad to think we can travel in late June/July (its an 11 hour flight). Also my hubby is due to work on tour in January, starting in Europe and then Americas. I'm in a tizzy about what to do - we're not ready with anything and the indecision of where to settle is making things chaotic. Is it realistic for me to think I can cope mainly on my own, and possibly travel for visits with a baby (6-7mos?) . I've always enjoyed the travel but now am not sure. If anyone has experience or can recommend essentials to buy for a travelling baby I'd appreciate the advice.
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Two useful items: Travelcots and carseats, but instead of taking them with you, try and get them beforehand. In America, we borrowed them locally, I found some local mums who lent me theirs on an internet forum (so handy!). My daughter doesn't sleep that well if she's not in a travelcot. Samsonite do pop-up travel cots but these are only suitable until they can sit up unaided so not much good for us now.
i have no idea why the carseats would not be compatible. the car seat we borrowed was EXACTLY the same spec as our one back home, so i think it was probably just AVIS trying it on to charge some extra money!
yep i won't be in a rush to fly BA again soon. i've mostly flown with them short-haul instead of budget airlines like easyjet because BA don't charge extra for you to check the pram and carseat in with you, whereas cheap airlines do, but if you're flying longhaul, it shouldn't be a problem.
I'm still debating whether to take the travelcot or not with us....my daughter just doesn't sleep that well without the travelcot
Good luck with your next flight! Thanks for all the advice!