Long car journeys with your baby: here are some tips

Tips to better organize long car journeys with a newborn, from what to keep in the car to tricks to calm the baby if he cries

Long car journeys with a baby : yes or no? Sooner or later it happens to all new parents to ask themselves this question. Obviously, the answer is yes, but by organizing the travel itinerary in the best possible way and preparing everything necessary to make car journeys with your newborn safe, easy, and enjoyable for everyone.

During a long journey, in fact, it is necessary that the newborn is placed in maximum safety, it is important to have a bottle, pacifier and toys at hand to entertain or calm him if necessary. And it is essential to have the possibility, during the itinerary, to make stops to change the diaper, give food, break the journey with the smallest of the family.

Newborn in the car, carrycot or carrycot?

First of all, it is essential never to hold the child in your arms during car journeys, whether it is short or long journeys. It is essential that the newborn is put in safety in the car from the first weeks of life.

There are two safe devices allowed by the highway code: carrycot and baby car seat. Both can be used in the car, even for long journeys, as long as they are properly fixed to the seat inside the passenger compartment.

The carrycot , for example, must be fixed using a special kit, which is provided at the time of purchase of the carrycot or which, alternatively, must be purchased separately. The carrycot kits include specific hooks to prevent the baby from being tossed around once in motion. The carrycot, however, will be positioned parallel to the rear seats and will be fine for carrying children up to 10 kg.

The alternative to face long journeys in the car with the baby is the egg. The latter can be fixed to the car in various ways, most of the time it has a base that is fixed to the seat through the isofix system and allows you to conveniently attach, with a simple click, the car seat every time you get into the car.

The car seat can also be placed on the passenger seat, but only if the airbags are deactivated.

For the first weeks of life, a reducer must be applied to the egg that allows the newborn to assume a correct and non-dangerous position.

Long journeys by car with the baby: how to organize the car

Once the destination has been chosen and the best device to secure the baby during the trip has been identified, all that remains is to organize the car, inserting everything you need inside it.

Let's start with a thorough cleaning of the car: before traveling with a small child, it is best to have the car washed inside and out.

What should not be forgotten: surely the necessary to change the baby, from diapers to the necessary changes to keep the baby always clean and dry. Very useful are the soaked wipes, bibs (also disposable), sanitizing detergents to be able to sanitize bottles, pacifiers and other baby items. A cover (or more than one) to cover it from cold or air conditioning.

Never forget the pacifier, the doll with which he sleeps or all those accessories that are a safety for the newborn at the time of the lullaby and beyond.

What to do if she starts crying and wants to be in her arms?

It may happen that in the middle of the journey, perhaps after sleeping for a while, the baby wakes up, starts moaning and crying. What to do?

First of all, a mother always knows why her baby is crying: is it hungry? Then better approach and breastfeed him in a service area. Is his diaper wet or dirty and does it bother him? Also in this case it is good to stop at the first rest area and change the diaper to help the little one find peace of mind.

Does he cry because he is bored, tired of sitting in the egg or lying in the carrycot? Does she cry because she would like to come in her arms? In this case it is good to take out the ace from the sleeve: the pacifier if babies are used to taking it, or alternatively that doll, that piece of fabric that has the magical power to reassure the little ones.

If, despite all this, the baby does not calm down, you can try a music cd: prepare at home, before departure, a cd with relaxing music, lullabies, songs that you usually sing to the baby to make him fall asleep.

Last option may be to download an app that reproduces the so-called "white noise". The "white noise" is none other than the noise of the hairdryer, the microwave, the waves of the sea. A continuous and constant noise that has the power of babies. It is so called by analogy to white light, which is the sum of all the colors of the iris: white noise is the sum of all audible frequencies.

Long trips in the car with the baby: drugs

When leaving with a newborn baby, it is good to carry those drugs and parapharmaceuticals that may come in handy. From ointments against the redness of the bottom, to the physiological solution for nasal washes, from creams to protect the skin from the sun, to those to keep insects away.

Also consult the pediatrician on the possibility of bringing an antiepiretic, which can be administered in case of fever. A good advice, before leaving for long car journeys with the baby, is to make an appointment with the baby's doctor, explain the type of itinerary you will take and ask if it might be useful to bring some specific medicines with you.

To summarize, therefore, for long journeys by car with the newborn it is necessary:

· Carrycot or car seat attached with safety kits and systems permitted by the highway code

· Necessary for the change of the baby: diapers, change

· Cover to protect it from cold and air conditioning

· Wet wipes and handkerchiefs for every occurrence

Pacifier , baby bottle

· Toys, puppets to entertain him

· Drugs and parapharmaceuticals recommended by the pediatrician

To this list we add the serenity of mum and dad: if the little one feels that he is in a serene environment, free of anxiety and fears, he will experience the long journey by car without problems.

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