How To Make Car Ride Less Stressful For Your Baby

For adults, traveling is seen as a fun activity despite knowing that it comes with stressful preparations and tiring car rides. But for children or even babies, it’s just boring and tiring through and through which explains all the crying and crankiness that kids often display during car rides.  If you want to avoid that and keep your baby as relaxed as possible so everyone can enjoy the trip, here are some tips to help you manage the situation.

Travel During Naptime
Arriving at your destination with a cranky baby can be really stressful, especially since travelling can be tiring already as it is. So it would be best to time your travel around your kid’s nap time, this way he or she is well-rested by the time you reach your destination.

Stop Frequently (Unless Your Baby Is Napping)
Stopping a couple of times, especially if you expect the travel to take hours, isn’t only good for the baby but also for you and the other passengers. This keeps the baby from being bored which usually results to crying and allows you to stretch as well since long drives can really make your body feel stiff.

Maintain A Comfortable Temperature In The Car
Remember that babies can't adjust to temperature changes as well as adults. Babies can lose heat rapidly, nearly 4 times faster than an adult. This is why it’s very important that you make sure it isn’t too hot or too cold in the car when you’re travelling with a baby otherwise you’d be dealing with a fussy child throughout the ride. To make sure your car’s temperature is always right; it would be a wise decision to install window tints on your car. It helps reduce heat and glare so you can rest assured that you’ll have a comfortable ride.     

Bring New Surprise Toys
To occupy her or his busy hands and mind, toys will come in handy! Make sure that the toys are soft and lightweight as hard and heavy objects can quickly become dangerous during a sudden stop or accident.

Pack Extra Pacifiers
Babies don’t just suck on their pacifiers, sometimes they play with it too. So expect to fish for it on the car floor every once since they will definitely drop it a couple of times. However, you don’t want your baby sucking on a dirty pacifier right? Therefore, travel prepared and pack a few of those goodies, or better yet, buy one of those pacifier holders to attach it to your baby’s bib or clothing so that it doesn’t fall to the floor every time the baby let the pacifier go.