Baby Travel Gear Guide – Sleeping
Baby Travel Gear For Eating, Sleeping and Getting Around…
A mule to carry it all would be nice too!
For the time being at least, the days of traveling light are long gone… Just as I wondered how such a tiny person would have so many things to quickly fill and clutter-up our tiny city house, I also wondered how all of a sudden we have the same amount of luggage as J. Lo (except ours is not Louis Vuitton and we have to schlep it ourselves). Come to think of it, J. Lo now has twins – can you imagine what her luggage cart looks like?
We’ve looked at some nice-to-have gear when it comes to feeding baby on your travels, now let’s take a look at sleeping…
Sleeping:
Co-sleeping/bed sharing never really worked for us (more like co-thrashing-around/bed hogging), so a safe place to sleep away from home was important for us. Our first experience with a hotel crib was not a good one, so from then on we’ve always brought something with us. Not all playpens are as lightweight as ours, though, so it may be worth it to invest in one of the really portable ‘tent-like’ travel cots. Many of them have a high UV protection rate in their fabric as well, making them ideal to bring to the beach for naps!
On our latest trip our daughter was too big for a playpen, so we bought what can be described as a sleeping bag with a built-in air mattress. She thought it was fun, but it was not a suitable bed for anything more than the occasional nap. We ended up putting her in a regular bed with an assortment of furniture and pillows for makeshift bedrails, but upon our return I’ve learned of a number of travel bedrail options, so we’ll give one of those a try on our next jaunt.
Baby Travel Gear For Sleeping:
The PeaPod Plus by KidCo.
Whether you have an infant or ‘big kid’ the PeaPod Plus is the perfect travel bed. For short trips across town when naptime nears, or long cross-country vacations, the PeaPod Plus becomes your child’s own portable bedroom. And it’s so lightweight even your child can carry it.
The inflatable air mattress helps protect from cold, hard surfaces (inside or out) and provides a comfortable place to sleep or play. Great for outdoors because of its UV protection and adjustable wind screens. Sleeping bag unzips completely to form a one piece sleeping pad. A large front zipper panel allows parents quick access to infants or easy in/out for older kids. The slick, easy to fold design makes it ideal for storage and use at a moment’s notice.
Bed Bugz by Toddler Coddler
Get rid of those hard metal bedrails! Create a cozy, safe atmosphere for your children and prevent them from falling out of bed. Our award-winning inflatable BedBugz bed bolster replaces the traditional hard rails and attaches to any type of bed in a snap! It fits up to a double-size mattress. O Lightweight enough to take on the go. BedBugz is also great for hotel rooms or at Grandma’s house.
The inflatable BedBugz bed bolster replaces the traditional hard rails and attaches to any type of bed in a snap. Great for families on the go. One BedBugz bed bolster is included in each package.
