Stress-free traveling

Most parents take their car for their first trip with their baby. Planning carefully will help you to avoid stress:

Make your trip on a day with no likelihood of traffic jams.
Start at a time when the baby is tired and will most likely fall asleep
Change diapers and feed the baby before you head off.
Provide sun protection in your car, e.g. put a towel or sun protection film on the car window. Be careful with air-conditioning: babies cool quicker than adults. Make sure that your baby is not sitting in the draught when the window is open.
Take a half-hour break at least every 2 hours.
Pack some HiPP Fruit & Cereal or Fruit for the journey. Don’t forget to pack enough drinks such as HiPP Organic Juice & Water.
Keep the food in an easily accessible place and in a cooling bag, but do not keep it too cool. Remember to bring towels, wet wipes/napkins, waste bags.
Always keep babies belted in a child seat suitable for their age whilst driving.

Book your tickets in time (3 months earlier) so you can reserve a seat in a parent-and-child compartment. Here you will have special services offered to you by the train staff.
Check your phone book or the internet for the service hotline of the train operator you plan to use.
Let the train operator’s courier service pick up any large baggage (call the train operator’s hotline to book this service) and have it delivered right to your holiday resort.
For preparation of milk formula it is best to take a thermos of boiled water with you.
Intercity trains usually provide spacious toilets with changing tables.

Even paediatricians have no reservations against holiday flights.
With one exception: a cold! The pressure equalization can cause bad earache.
Ask your flight carrier for a special seat for families with babies. Many airlines provide baby cots and also offer everything you need for changing diapers on board.
During takeoff and landing, breastfeed your baby or keep your tea bottle or pacifier ready. The swallowing movements help to equalize the pressure. Otherwise your baby will get earache.
The air inside a plane is dry. Therefore, frequently give your baby something to drink.
Babies usually fly for free or only pay 10% of the air fare. Therefore, they are usually not entitled to a separate seat.

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