I wish I did. Alyvia doesn't travel very well, so I don't think I can help. But I wish you luck, hon!

Just curious, but why are you moving?

That's so exciting!! I hope everything goes well for you hun =)

As for the travelling with a baby.. hmm well it could be difficult, but what I'd do is try and keep her awake as much as possible beforehand so that she's more likely to sleep on the journey. That's easier said than done, I know. Sorry, I wish I could be more helpful!

are u bringing her carseat and stroller? if so, she might sleep the whole way.

thanks you two. she will probably be sleeping for most of the bus ride zanny. i'm mostly scared for the plane because the ear popping will probably p*ss her off so much it will take ages to get her to calm down. she really is an angry little girl!

oh i also ment to ask what do i do about bottles? because i can't just make them on the bus and i can't pack just the water and mix them while we're on the go either because she will only take them warm. she pulls faces and spits out the milk when i try to give them to her cool.

laura, i have my mom and sister in belleville and most of my friends. thompson is such a small town. and it's winter for more than half the year because we are so far up north. it's also got really high crime rates and sh*tty schools. it's just not a good place to be really. i also figure no matter how much i dislike him rowan needs erik in her life, and he lives there so then her not having a father around is not on my conscious anymore. i'm going to go there and stay with my mom (puke) but only until i can get set up with an apartment and assistance. i am also going back to high school in the fall to get my grade 12, and i already have rowan enrolled in day care in my highschool in belleville. if i can't get everything i need set up in about a month i will just come back here and finish my grade 12 here before heading off to university. it's just this place is seriously gloomy and depressing, and even though i have some great friends i will miss i just want out so bad.

the car seat i use for her is a friend's which i have to return before leaving so i have not figured out what to do about that for the bus ride from thompson to winnipeg and the cab from the bus depot to the airport yet. i already have one on the other end in toronto though so i don't want to buy one just for the trip.

Sucking on a sweet is meant to help with the ear popping business.. so maybe sucking a pacifier would do the same job for a baba.. I don't know though, I'm only guessing.

Thats tricky about the car seat...you could see if you could get a cab that has a car seat in it. I know here in N.S. there are some cab companies that have car seats and all you have to do is request a cab with one.

It sounds like you have a plan, and everything seems to be coming together nicely for you!

Good luck with the move, and I hope everything works out great for you!

<3 Sophie

Hi there,

When I travelled from Manchester U.K. to Canada 2 years ago with an 18 month old. I packed a bag full of entertaining stuff, candy drinks anything that would be needed. Tylenol for children just in case.
Childrens books, favourite toys.....saying that I forgot how old you said your child was????

I don't know if they do disposible bottles here in Canada, but that is what I used with a few 250ml ready made cartons of baby milk that I purchased in the drug store. I also took a flask with hot water to warm the bottle in a jug that I also brought with me.
Am I a bit anal???? I think so!!

you can get bottle warmers at walmart! or whever you go up there

so you can just put a bottle of water in the thing and itll be warm when you wanna use it and she'll eat!

this might sound horrible... i hope it doesnt... but when we went on vacation a few years ago with the triplets... in the car... from nebraska to texas we took benadryl or however you spell it. with triplets in a car for that long, it was needed. it made them to go sleep for a little while and they werent fighting or screaming their heads off anymore... it did work. i dont see anything wrong with it because it didnt hurt them, it just made them take a nap for a little while beecause if you've ever ben with kids in cars, especially 3 2 year olds you know how it is. i dunno.

If you can get her to sleep through the plane ride it would be the best bet. Airplane rides are so hard on little ones ears because they don't know what is going on except their ears are plugging up and pooping. I just took my boys to disneyland and they were on their first plane ride and the one thing they hated about the plane ride was the fact that their ears hurt, and that they kept popping. I had them chewing gum to help but yours of course is a bit to young for gum. So a pacifer, bottle or even your finger might help. But sleeping is so much better. Good luck.

not all babies ears pop cuz macy has been on a plane 9 times since she was a month old and she never had a problem. liam only has issue on the way down. if she uses a paci the sucking motion can keep her ears from popping

Macysmama (forgot name, sorry), Macy and Liam are very lucky kids:)

My lil' one was on about 8 plane rides (usually from AZ to WA) and drove across country twice before he was three years old - not fun. This is not counting all the other extremely long drives we have all taken.

People here have given great suggestions. The plane ride is the trickiest due to the ears. We tried to schedule the airplane ride around his usual nap time, which was harder when he was around three months. We also did our best to keep him awake until the plane ride. We gave him the bottle during take off and landing. It did seem to work but our son still had some discomfort. He usually cried but sometimes it really wasn't that bad. It was usually worse when landing. We also gave him some benedryl and that seemed to work. Everyone has their opinions on using benedryl but it helped my son. When he got older, we packed some of his favorite snacks and gave it to him only during take off and when we were landing. He was so into his snacks, he didn't seem to notice the pressure as much.

Driving across country, I packed all sorts of goodies. We bought new toys that Nathan has never seen before and gave it to him throughout the trip. He is such a good little traveler because we have traveled so much.


Oh, I don't know about the bus ride but when we were on a plane ride, we asked for hot water to soak the bottle in...our son did not like cold milk. We actually had the flight attendant fill the throw up bag with hot water and then we placed the milk in the bag for a few minutes. It worked wonderful!!

It will be a bit stressful but if she starts to get fussy, just do the best you can. The people who get the most annoyed are usually ones who have never had kids. They don't understand. All the other mothers will smile (or may try to give you some unsolicitated advice). At least you know some people understand. You both will be just fine!!

I think she'll be fine. I have traveled a lot, both with and without my daughter. Speaking from experience I never mind the little one that cries, especially when the parent is doing everything within their power to comfort them. It's the little ones that cry and screech and their parents just ignore them, or .God forbid yell at them making it so much worse.

.Tanya you seem to be a very dedicated mom, and I'm sure you will do a great job on your trip.

I think the paci or a bottle idea during take off and landing is a good idea.