I’ve recently written a post about travelling with a baby and the “consumables” we took with us to Europe, this one is less about the stuff, more about the shit that goes on in your mind and the handy tips.

So let me start with:

1. There will be meltdowns. 
When travelling with a baby, you will say mean stuff to people who are helping you. It’s ok. Just make sure you say sorry. You will also start crying and not really know why. That is okay too. Travelling with a baby is tough shit. And no one thinks about the whole picture the way you do. (Except perhaps your husband, but in my case, he wasn’t with us.). It is all a-okay.

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At some point, I realised about 80% of my travelling with a baby tips are about the check in, customs, take off and landing. Deserves a post in itself! After all, this is the trickiest part. It’s mostly smooth sailing (in my experience) after this point 🙂

Here goes!

1. Don’t try and put your baby to sleep before take off. 
The air hostess will want your baby facing forward with their safety belt on. I haven’t ever seen Aru sleep forward facing and having to wake him up felt so cruel. He looks so cute when he sleeps, you don’t want to take that moment away. I just had to attach a picture for you to prove it.

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If you’re thinking of travelling overseas with a baby, this is the ideal post for you, more so, if you’re considered Europe. Read on for the details.

Travel Background (Europe)

We just did 4 weeks of travelling overseas with a baby. When we were in Europe, Aru was 11 months, going on 12 at the time. He’s technically 9 months because he was born premature – so in terms of development, he only started to crawl on the trip. We went to Singapore, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Budapest, London, Singapore and then back home.

Much like my other post on baby essentials – this won’t really reference items like diapers and wipes (a baby carrier comes under essentials for me). It’s more the bespoke things which you may / may not be mulling about. The hefty purchases and some needs which surprised us along the way!

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