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As a parent, you may have to travel with your baby on short and long trips. This would means taking your baby away from cozy, familiar surroundings in to new places with which your baby is not familiar. This can turn out to be a stressful experience for you as well as for your baby.

While traveling with your baby, plan early. Gather as much information as possible and try to cut down the inevitable uncertainties that go with any most travel plans and get ready to solve any problem while traveling with baby.

These simple guidelines can make travel an enjoyable and pleasant experience for yourself and fun for your baby:

• Try to plan your trip well in advance. This will minimize hassles such as arrangements for boarding, lodging, destination breaks etc.

• Make a checklist of the baby items you will need to carry with you on the trip and stock up on these in advance.

• Carry diapers and wipes. You may need more of these than you think.

• Have a back up plan in place, in case you are not able to stick to the original arrangements you made while planning the trip.

• Schedule your trip to avoid inconvenient travel timings. Your baby will be most comfortable when its routine feeding, sleeping and waking time is only minimally disturbed.

• Avoid traveling to destinations where medical help may not be readily available.

• Avoid long-drawn out trips. Try to stick to the most comfortable modes of travel available.

• If possible, avoid traveling with your baby to places you are not familiar with.

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Are you asking yourself “Will the crying ever stop”? Take a deep cleansing breath, relax, and read our tips to help you calm your little one.

Crying is your baby’s way of communicating with you. Your baby may be trying to tell you that he/she is hungry, in pain, too hot or too cold, has a dirty diaper, is sleepy, or is over stimulated. On average, babies cry for 1 to 4 hours a day. During some of these periods, nothing that you do seems to console your child; this can be extremely unnerving for many parents. Here are some tips to help calm your baby:

* Give your baby a pacifier to suck on or use your clean finger if you don’t have a pacifier handy. * Try burping your baby. Sometimes a gas bubble is stuck in your baby’s belly causing pain and discomfort. * Rock your baby. * Touch and stroke your baby. * Swaddle your baby. * Sing and talk to your baby. * Play soft relaxing music for your baby. * Carry your baby in your arms or use a carrier. I find that if I put a baby facing tummy-to-tummy with me in my arms (as if I am breastfeeding) and offer the baby a pacifier, the baby usually calms quickly. * Take your baby for a walk or for a car ride. A change of scenery is always nice. * Give your baby a warm bath. * Give your baby a massage. * If your baby is over stimulated, remove him/her from the object or situation that is causing the stimulation. * Use a vibrating infant seat or a baby swing.

If these tips don’t work for you, put your baby in a safe place (like his/her crib) and go to a quiet place to relax and regain your composure.

Some babies, no matter what you do, may not be easy to console at certain times throughout the day. Some are colicky or have reflux. Unfortunately, there is not much else to do for an infant that has colic besides trying to console and calm them. The good news is that colic usually resolves by 3-4 months of age. If you suspect that your child has reflux, consult your pediatrician for further information.

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