1. Home
  2. Travel
  3. Family Vacations

Travel With Babies

By , About.com Guide

Travel with a baby involves extra logistics -- but then, so does life with a baby at home.

Fortunately, new services spring up every day to make travel with a baby easier. More and more resorts offer infant care, and/or special amenities for baby; meanwhile, baby gear rental companies will deliver all that baby stuff to your hotel or to grandma's house. See this and more, below...

1. Babyproofing Your Hotel Room

whereever you decide to go, you know your baby or toddler is going to explore every inch of your hotel room. See practical tips for keeping tiny travelers safe.

2. Travel ideas, with a baby

Maybe now's the time to take time off work and do a major odyssey; maybe you just want some family-together time by a beach; maybe you want a resort that provides infant care, or maybe you're a theme-park fan...

3. Resorts with Baby Care

More and more resorts are realizing that parents of babies can use a bit of a break; check out resorts that offer infant care, including one all-inclusive where families get their own vacation nanny during their stay.

4. Special Travel Season for Babies (& Preschoolers)

A number of big players in the family travel scene have decided: after the "big kids" go back to school, September should be the month when the babies, toddlers, and preschoolers come to play. Disney, Beaches, Great Wolf Lodge, and others have special events and packages for families with wee kids.

Photo © Teresa Plowright

5. Plane Rides With a Baby - Planning Stages

About's Guide for Air Travel tells you what you need to think about before you even start your trip. What documents do you need to fly with your baby? What about insurance? Luggage allowance? Is there a bassinet or skycot available?

6. Before You Travel By Air With Baby

Should we take a car seat along, or not? Should we buy the baby a seat? About.com's Guide for Baby Products covers all the issues about flying with a baby.

7. How To Survive Plane Rides With Babies

Rich parents, poor parents, young, old, strict, slack: all are alike in dreading long plane rides with babies and toddlers. Relax -- it probably won't be as bad as you fear. Preparation, however, is key. See practical tips about strollers, what to bring on the plane, etc.

8. Car Seat Use on Airplanes

Advice from the Safe Ride News site on using car seats on airplanes.

9. Airplane Seat Harness

The CARES seat harness promises to secure your child just as safely as a carseat, while sitting in the regular seat on the plane.

10. Baby Travel Systems

About's Guide for Baby Products covers these popular systems which combine stroller, infant car seat and car seat base; the infant car seat has a handle so it can be used as a baby carrier, too. Very handy for travelers! This site covers all kinds of other gear, too.

11. Baby Travel Packing List

Checklist for baby travel essentials, at BabyCenter.com. (Tip: even if your baby wears disposable diapers, use vinyl diaper covers when traveling, as an extra precaution against leakages.)

12. Baby Gear Rentals

Travel With Baby means Travel With Stuff: luckily, some companies offer services so that you can lug less. Some will rent you strollers, high-chairs, carseats, cribs, etc; some will deliver diapers, formula, and so on, right to where you're staying.
Explore Family Vacations
About.com Special Features

Holiday Central

What to eat, where to go, fun things to do and how to save money on the perfect gifts. More >

Vacations Made Easy

Find travel inspiration and get the best tips and reviews for your next getaway. More >

  1. Home
  2. Travel
  3. Family Vacations
  4. Family Vacation w Tot, Teen
  5. UNDER-FIVES
  6. Travel with babies>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.