15 Must-Haves for Traveling With Babies and Toddlers

Ready to leave the comfort of your living room? Whether you’re packing light or bringing everything in the nursery, these 15 products will help you and your baby travel more comfortably.

As for the folks aboard your plane? You may want to pack them a box of earplugs.

Kirtsy This | Posted: 22 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

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• Phil and Ted’s MeToo Chair

  

  We used this with our baby until very recently.

  It’s light and folds up to the size of a T-shirt, so if you’re not sure your destination will have high chairs available, throw this in your stroller basket.

  $45 at Amazon

  Kirtsy This | Posted 22 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle

  

  Apparently plastic is killing us all slowly. Still, there seems to be a lot of hand-wringing over glass bottles breaking. These glass bottles come with bumpers.

  $17 at Tree City Diapers

  Kirtsy This | Posted 22 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Kids Fly Safe

  

  So much more convenient than lugging the stupid car seat.

  $75 at Cares Kids Fly Safe

  Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Travel Potty Chair

  

  Don’t disrupt your potty training for travel.

  This potty chair folds up to a very compact suitcase, and you attach a disposable plastic bag for waste.

  $25 at Potty Training Concepts

  Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Keep Me Coloring Germ Defense Placemat

  

  Because the first thing your kid will do in a roach-ridden tropical restaurant is lean down to gum the side of the table.

  $9 at Baby Center

  Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Star Kids Snack & Play Travel Tray

  

  Makes crayons and paper a viable option for the car. Also good for poker.

  $20 at Amazon

  Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Sleepy hat

  

  Put a hat on the baby as he falls asleep, then fold down the rim to cover his eyes once he goes down. The darkness helps prolong his airplane nap, and gives you a few more minutes to finish your magazine.

  $22 at Downtime

  Kirtsy This | Posted 17 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Sit ‘n Stroll Car Seat Stroller with Sunshade

  

  A rear-facing car seat that becomes a forward facing car seat, FAA approved for air travel. Also works as a booster seat and comes with a stroller attachment.

  It also speaks Italian, which should come in handy in Tuscany.

  $249 at One Step Ahead

  Kirtsy This | Posted 17 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• GoGo Babyz Kidz Travel Mate Stroller Attachment

  

  Baby on wheels. Maybe you could ask your tiny guy to hold the shoes that wouldn’t fit in your suitcase.

  $79 at Amazon

  Kirtsy This | Posted 16 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• The First Years Close & Secure Sleeper

  

  This is where our baby slept for the first few months of his life, when I was freaked about rolling over on him. The mesh on the sides pushes down, so you can nurse without taking the baby out of it.

  Folds up into a little suitcase for easier transport, and gives your little one a familiar place to sleep.

  $41 at Amazon

  Kirtsy This | Posted 16 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Puddle Jumper Overnight/Gym Bag

  

  A bright bag with enough pockets to keep the binkies separate from the tiny shoes, and dirty clothes away from the onesies covered in spit up. Sweet.

  $75 at Little Jet Set

  Kirtsy This | Posted 15 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Kolcraft Universal Infant Car Seat Carrier

  

  I adore the Kolcraft Carrier – super lightweight, simple to fold with one hand, travels brilliantly, doesn’t wake the baby when you transfer her, and doesn’t take up too much space when you park it next to the table at a restaurant.

  $54 at Target

  Kirtsy This | Posted 15 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Ergo Baby Carrier

  

  The Bjorn made my back ache, so we bought this, and it didn’t. The end.

  $105 at Ergo Baby

  Kirtsy This | Posted 14 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Traveling Toddler: Car seat travel accessory

  

  A simple strap that affixes your toddler car seat to your suitcase. I’m pretty sure they won’t let you check the baby, but there’s no harm in asking.

  $15 at Amazon

  Kirtsy This | Posted 14 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Quinny Buzz Footmuff

  

  Our toddler had stopped sleeping in his stroller until we got one of these. Now he snuggles in, and zonks out, while we stroll along the canals at sunset.

  $70 at Baby Age

  Kirtsy This | Posted 14 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

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