Feeling fresh and clean with baby on the road

Posted by Happy Cleaner London on January 11th, 2019

Loving the long road trips with your friends or family, but dreading the thought of traveling with a baby? Yes, the thought of it may seem terrifying at first, but it can actually be quite fun, if you plan everything beforehand. Take your time, and make a list of all the items you are going to need for the long awaited trip away from home and work.

Now, moving on to list of recommended items, besides the usual luggage, you are going to need for a road trip with a baby. First of all, if the road trip is expected to be long, most definitely do not forget to take a sufficient amount of diapers and wet wipes, you will be needing them. Take the baby’s favorite toys, window shades (to protect the baby from the sunlight), blankets, drinks and snacks, even pin colorful pictures to the back of the front seats, thus creating a baby-friendly and familiar environment.

After finishing all the required preparations, you are ready to go. Ideally, you will need at least two adults in the car, the driver of course, and the other in the back seat next to the baby. If you happen to be alone with the baby, you will need to make short but frequent breaks. Having a second adult in the vehicle, offers the possibility of reading books to the baby, or keeping him occupied with toys during the trip.

On the road –There will always be an unexpected incidents or situation, while traveling with an infant. Safety should your number one priority, the baby must be in its special baby seat, and fastened with a seatbelt. In a case of the baby crying and you are alone, do not take risks of waiting and stop the car immediatelyand check the baby. A crying baby in the car will only make you more nervous and distracted. And when stopping for a break, do not leave the baby alone in the car under any circumstances.

Since one of your traveling companions is a baby, and you are on the long road, you will have to stop a few times at least for baby emergencies -such as feeding, changing diapers, or car sickness. But if it happens, that you were not able to prevent the crisis, take the baby seat out. Make sure the baby is not left without adult supervision, and start the end of tenancy cleaning process. Take of the off the belts of the seat (if necessary), thenuse the wipes to clean the surface of the seat. Do the same with the upholstery. Let everything dry for a few minutes, and this should be enough for now. When you arrive to your destination, you can start the deep clean if necessary. Use disinfectant for stained area, and if possible leave the car to dry in sunlight. Do not apply any cleaners, during the trip, otherwise the fumes from the chemicals might be harmful to the health of the baby.

Sleeping pattern – since, it will be a whole new environment, for some babies it might be difficult to adjust to it, therefore their sleep pattern will change, especially if you are located in another time zone. You can try putting the baby, in a new trial bed, in order to adjust step by step, that way when you are in a new unknown environment, the bed might help. If your baby can not sleep, try repeating your home routine before bed, for example bath, lullabies, and bottle.

Don’t forget, the most important part of the trip, that is having fun, and do not stress from every little surprise.After all you’ve wanted a break from the familiar boring daily routine, just try to enjoy your holiday.