We really wanted our new baby boy to meet the rest of the family. My family is unable to travel to the US due to family obligations and health conditions, so we have decided to go to them.
My husband needs no excuse to travel and he loves Sydney. The prospect of a 15 hour flight with an infant was a little daunting at first, as was the idea of packing enough of the right clothes etc.
We decided to stay in a serviced apartment instead of a hotel so that we would have a kitchen and laundry available. After much searching we were able to find one we liked at a reasonable price, close to town.
After the mistakes of our New York trip we ordered a new stroller that is more suitable for travelling. Good thing I decided that in January, when last years stock was on sale, as the other half nearly fell over when I told him the price. Going to rent or borrow a pack n play and rent a car seat so that we don't have to bring so much with us.
Well with all that planning you'd think I would have remembered that diapers (nappies in Australia) are ridiculously expensive. Make mental note to bring extra diapers next time.
The flight was interesting, we spent most of it watching to see if the little one was breathing. We have a monitor under his mattress at home to watch him breath and 15 hours of not having that and not being able to clearly see his face was a little nerve racking. As was the turbulance, we kept thinking he was going to fly out of the basinett that was attached to the wall. Turns out there are straps that are meant to be used over the basinett and that during turbulance you are meant to take the baby out of the basinnet and hold them. We found this out on our domestic flight. We also found out that if you feed the baby on take-off and landing to help the babies ears and the flights are close together, baby's belly might get full. We had a little accident on the plane .... but the flight attendants were great about it.
Personal note, if you fly longer than an hour flight make sure you bring diaper sacks with you. If your little one poops it saves you and everyone else smelling it until you land.
After a few years of living without public transport it is weird to be on a train or a bus with a baby. You forget that you should fold everything up whilst waiting for the bus, so as not to take up too much space and allow people to get on and off.
Had a great time catching up with old friends and showing hubby and little man around my home town.
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