I am relocating my 8 month (she will be when we move) daughter and I to tennessee in 2 weeks. We will be traveling by car. I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on the matter. I will not be traveling by myself my mother lives there and she has come here to make the drive with me. I was curious if anyone else has taken that trip if they know the best route to take or if anyone has done a long road trip with an infant before. Please Help!!!
Hey everyone! Thanks for all the advice. We made it here safely. My mom sat in the backseat with my daughter so she did so well. I think my daugter did better than my mother and I did. Anyway thanks again for all the advice!
Hi, my son is now 20 months old and is about to take his 5th cross country road trip for Easter. I have lots of advice so if you would like to e-mail me so we can correspond please feel free to. My e-mail address is ____@____.com the way my name is A., and you can contact me anytime!
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Hi E.! Tennessee is a long trip for you all. I've traveled with my son to New Mexico, it's a 12 hour trip for us, and sometimes he's fine, other times, he's really fussy. I've taken him when he was 2 mos old, 1 year old, and just recently we had to go back ( he's 2 years old now). Take "SOFT" toys for your baby to play with(the hard ones will damage the car if she's got a good arm, and or hurt you if she throws it at ya. You don't want that while you're driving), and expect to make several stops. I would stop every 2-4 hours so that your baby can get some exercise to stretch the legs, diaper change, feeding time etc. Take lots of snacks so that your baby can have it on hand when she needs it. Take extra juice (Gerber Graduates Toddler Juice is best since it doesn't have a lot of sugar in it), and take lots of water. Check your carseat and make sure it's secure, and take your car in and have it inspected to make sure its safe too, like the oil change, air in the tires, transmission fluid etc. That way you girls will be safe on the road. The route I believe you should take is the I-40. I believe that's a straight shot. Do not take any side roads. Stay on a well known HWY or interstate like the 40. It's safer that way. Take a road map with you and keep it with you at all times. Mark your path that you are taking so that you can refer back to it when you need to. OK, I just looked at my road map, and the 40 will take you from here (you'll get to the 40 in FlagStaff), and it will take you through New Mexico, Oklahoma, and then Tennessee. So as far as I can see, and with me loving to travel all the time, I would take the 40 all the way to Tennessee. Best wishes to you all, and I pray for your safe trip. Don't speed. :-) Be patient, and anticipate. Those three will help provide a safe trip for you all. Hope to see you back here on MamaSource! Take care, God Bless you and be with you on your trip. G.
E., i would get a portable dvd player...do yourself the favor and go ahead get one that has a battery that you can take on a plane...but buy a few baby einstiens, bach and mozart,,, my daughter loved watching those at that age, and the music will actually be ok for you as well. easier to tune out...she will love it. it will really entertain her when you can't...i am from tn origianlly, we are playing to move back east in a couple years? what part are you moving to? ttyl, M.
1st off......GOOD LUCK! you will need it. This trip is going to be trying on you and your mom. 5 years ago I made the trip from Ohio to AZ it took us 5 days to come out here because of all the stopping we had to do. The best place to get the directions is Mapquest.com. The should should sleep alot on the trip but the down fall to that is she may not sleep well at night. Just load up on a lot of sleep and take an extra dose of patience, love and understanding. Good luck and have a good trip.
