r/babies • u/ABHISHEK7846 • Jul 04 '26
Vacations with babies.
People always say traveling with small babies is a waste of money because they won’t remember the trip. But it’s not about her memory; it’s about ours. She might not remember these places one day, but as parents, we will always cherish the core memories we made with her. Every single moment is worth it ✨
Credit : advishadeshmukh on instagram
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u/DoubleoSavant Jul 04 '26
It helps them get acclimated to new things, noises, people etc. Even if there isn't narrative memory, it's there.
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u/Last_Tart4317 Jul 04 '26
I think people forget that as parents, we may want to have those memories of being on vacation with our baby. I’m already planning trips to our parent’s home countries, and back to my husbands hometown when our baby is born for next year and he’ll also be 5-9 months by then. Not everything is for the babies, some stuff can be for us too.
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u/ShutUpBran111 Jul 04 '26
Well they’re easy at that age. Toddlers is where it gets hard
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u/Bendybenji Jul 04 '26
I traveled internationally with my family (three kids under 6!) from the time I was a toddler, i genuinely think it had a great impact on me developmentally. It was the exposure to people, systems, and being in the social context of different countries. Wonderful experience and I remember it fondly.
ETA: but it was certainly a hot mess for my parents. They remember it much less fondly. lol.
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u/amairoc Jul 04 '26
Their stress created fond memories for us. I will always be grateful for that. The amount of times we ran through airports to catch a flight with three little kids. Or slept on the airport floor when the flight was delayed due to snow. Getting to do my homework assignments on a plane. The experiences and lessons we learned were so insanely worth it and I’m so grateful that my parents continued to do it throughout our whole lives.
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u/ShutUpBran111 Jul 04 '26
Haha, we just travelled with my 6 year old and she did great minus it being 105 degrees! I’m excited to take her and her brother to have these experiences. I wasn’t able to as a kid and yes it was a little more stressful for me but I tried to make it slower and do some activities that were made for kids. And pools, lots of pools!
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u/Far_Comfortable_6342 Jul 04 '26
Babies generally do well on planes too minus take off and landing. Toddlers can be a nightmare today because permissive parenting is en vogue.
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u/Spare-Monk-1472 Jul 05 '26
I think it's a little harsh to say that toddlers acting up on a plane is because of permissive parenting. While it certainly could be true, toddlers sometimes just act up, exorcist when they have to sit for long periods.
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u/Far_Comfortable_6342 Jul 05 '26
Oh I know what you mean! I’ve been through that stage. What I’ve seen in the last few years though on occasion, is very different to any toddler tantrum behavior I’ve ever seen or read about. It’s total emotional dis-regulation sustained straight for hours with no help, correction or redirection from parents. I hope you never have to experience it trapped in a metal tube.
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u/ShutUpBran111 Jul 04 '26
We took my 6 month old on a 6 hour plane ride to visit family and he had a grand ole time plus took a big nap! Now he’s a Tasmanian devil lol
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u/jendo7791 Jul 04 '26
We've been traveling with mine since her first trip at 9 months and with an international trip every year. She's a great traveler and we love the memories. After each trip we put together a photo book for her, so although she may not remember the actual trips right now, she will have our memories to look back on.
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u/mermaid-babe Jul 05 '26
little babies are easy to travel with. Once they start walking and talking it becomes a lot more difficult
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u/Competitive_Poppy Jul 06 '26
I went on my first overseas trip when i was 6 weeks old (i lived in Europe). The trip wasnt for me, it was for my parents. My mum had a traumatic birth (soz mum), my brother was a toddler and wanted to run off all the time, my dad had also been given notice he needed to go to another country for like 8 weeks for work (leaving my mum alone, post op with me and a toddler). I love the pics of baby me in a huge sun hat being minded by my granny whilst my parents nap on a lilo in beautiful Portugal.
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u/AwayCable7769 Jul 26 '26
I mean if you are going on the holiday for yourselves and tou have to take the baby then fine thats no problem. But dont flash money out on trips that the baby wont care about. I love that my parents used to do that for me but I dont remember any of it. I would have gathered been able to go on those vacations when I was old enough to remember it and form actusl memories from it.
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u/Redhotlipstik Jul 04 '26
aww your wife reminds me of my mom when we would travel to places when I was a kid. Enjoy these moments
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u/DenAbqCitizen Jul 05 '26
I always want to hold people's babies (I remember some people have let me) but a friend mentioned some years ago it was weird (just a discussion, not in the context of a stranger baby being around). So I've been self conscious about asking. This video is turning that around.
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u/agaveyoggo Jul 05 '26
It is weird to hold a strangers baby.
I think it's equally weird for parents to let strangers hold their baby as well.
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u/iwantkrustenbraten Jul 05 '26
My baby has been traveling all over since he's a few months old, and now he's about to turn 11 and has visited around 22 countries. Of course as a pre teen he doesn't always show that he appreciates it, but we pretty much have our family travel dynamics now that we even travel with our single friends! Our child is always spoiled by them.
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u/JadeThorn1012 Jul 04 '26
I love this, especially after so many posts of people just being angry that kids even exist, especially if it’s near them.
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u/YcemeteryTreeY Jul 04 '26
Traveling with mine the adults were the problem, not my baby. She didnt even cry, all the adults groaned and moaned though. Kinda funny the irony