{"id":851,"date":"2023-01-26T22:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2023-01-27T10:19:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T09:19:56","slug":"traveling-is-challenging-with-a-baby-toddler-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/traveling-is-challenging-with-a-baby-toddler-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s face it: Traveling is challenging with a baby\/toddler on board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-851\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-851-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-851-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-small-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-small-title so-widget-ndm-small-title-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h4 class=\"ndm-small-title text-start ndm-color--barna mt-1 mb-2 mb-lg-4\">- aka the insecurities we had<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-lead\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-lead so-widget-ndm-lead-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ndm-lead\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I created our (part-)time travel family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/justdiariestravel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IG account<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, I knew exactly I was going to share the endless possibilities of traveling with our nugget. Specifically focusing whole-heartedly on the positive sides. Additionally I also spice my stories up with some \u201e<strong><em>lesson learnt<\/em><\/strong>\u201d episodes or funny stories with our tot (which were not so funny at that moment when happened), but I never really shared our hard struggles, although it\u2019s true that <strong><em>traveling is challenging with a baby\/toddler on board<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I had my reason: despite the challenges &amp; insecurities we were facing, we succeeded in traveling first with a baby. Then now with a toddler. I wanted to deliberately show that YOU CAN too. My page only radiated alacrity - the joy you can experience as a family on the road. For that reason this is going to be the same from now on, my overall orientation will not change! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undoubtedly I\u2019m well aware there are more than enough pages\/accounts where motherhood, or parenthood in general is like a caricature &amp; spiced up with wry humor. And I get that. I even like those myself. But just because I rather share our happy moments doesn\u2019t take away the \u201e<strong><em>real-ness<\/em><\/strong>\u201d of us.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-618\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-618 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1-660x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1-440x330.jpg 440w, https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 660px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 660\/495;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traveling is challenging with a baby\/toddler on board<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total we traveled:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 times aboard including 1 flying &amp; 1700 km road trip<\/li>\n<li>did 5 mini road trips in Hungary<\/li>\n<li>visited approximately 50 places in Hungary<\/li>\n<li>discovered more than 60 places in Budapest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the first time I also share our <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1-RvfNjDaTl4YYIvEMzUvTY8c8Ysf8BQ&amp;ehbc=2E312F%22%20width=%22640%22%20height=%22480%22&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JUSTdiariesTravel MyMaps<\/a><\/em><\/strong> where I collect all our spots we have visited.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said let\u2019s meet our retired &amp; current insecurities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-small-title\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-small-title so-widget-ndm-small-title-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h4 class=\"ndm-small-title text-start ndm-color--turkiz mt-1 mb-2 mb-lg-4\">Crying<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I said, <strong><em>traveling is challenging with a baby\/toddler on board<\/em><\/strong>. First things first, let\u2019s start with the most obvious, widely discussed &amp; yet most horrifying one. In the first months Nara was crying a lot. She wasn\u2019t a good sleeper &amp; even if she had been, most probably I would have been still emotionally &amp; physically drained after the trinity of being in labor, giving birth &amp; dealing with 4th trimester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For first timers, it was hard. Boy, have I thought about traveling? Probably walking her in the stroller to the next island. Sidewalk island. \ud83d\ude42 Although we heard the \u2019<strong><em>she\u2019ll sleep once she's in the stroller<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 phrase way too many times, the sad reality was that she didn\u2019t. No matter how or when we tried, I think I can count on my 2 hands how many times we had a pleasant 1 hour walk with the stroller. Hence, my biggest fear was that if she starts crying helplessly, I will not be able to comfort her. What mother am I if I can\u2019t do that? I had proper fear of going out from time to time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can you imagine how disappointed I felt sometimes by thinking about bringing Nara somewhere (let it be a restaurant, a nearby place, the next city or just a doctor appointment). Let alone travel somewhere? Not to mention I saw my beloved passion for traveling as a family getting farther &amp; farther away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>What helped?<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Surprisingly that\u2019s when the power of <strong>social media<\/strong>\u00a0kicked in. Thanks to IG, I started to gather beautiful families around me who happens to be really love traveling. In fact, likeminded people gave me boost, that it\u2019s possible. We have to experiment, we have to have trials &amp; errors, but it\u2019s something we can do if we want.<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, obviously with time we also <strong>changed our mindset<\/strong> about crying. (<em>Who am I fooling? It was all me! <\/em>\ud83d\ude42 )\u00a0Does it bother me today if my child starts to sob in public? \u2013 Totally. But I also learnt that the most important thing is to be there for her. 99% of the chance the people who are staring, or giving looks for the show, will even forget it happened 10 minutes later. (At least this is what I keep telling myself). \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li>Finally, <strong>starting little<\/strong>. Our first half day trip was only after 6 months to a nearby city. Between the \u201c<em>traveling-across-the-globe-all-the-time-starting-at-few-weeks-old<\/em>\u201d and the \u201c<em>casually-traveling-here-and-there<\/em>\u201d families I always like to navigate in between. Every small trip is traveling. You don\u2019t have to fly to a different country to label yourself as a traveling family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-image\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-image so-widget-ndm-image-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ndm-image mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4-1.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\"><figcaption class=\"text-center\">We started traveling in Hungary<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-small-title\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-small-title so-widget-ndm-small-title-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h4 class=\"ndm-small-title text-start ndm-color--turkiz mt-1 mb-2 mb-lg-4\">Restaurants<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-8\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next course on the \u2018<b><i>traveling is challenging with a baby\/toddler on board<\/i><\/b>\u2019 menu is eating. Since the \u2018<strong><em>having a nap in the stroller while mommy &amp; daddy are having a date in the restaurant<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 was not on the plate anymore, we were about to involve Nara in all the dining experiences we have encountered. Sometimes it was like a well-oiled machine. Well, sometimes an epic fail. Luckily, we never forgot her milk\/water, but we forgot basically everything else at least for once: her plate, cutlery, coverups (we used swaddles when it was needed), snacks, wet wipes, toys\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the time she was prone to tantrums, refused to stay still, she was unhappy with the culinary delight she was invited to. At least in the first few months when we tried. Of course I was quite stressed balancing to entertain her, make her behave \u2013 whatever this ideal phrase means -, feed her and eat my food, while we want to have basic interactions with my husband. Up until today we usually divide who is paying more attention to her while we eat so at least the other parent can have a decent meal.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>What helped?<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Creativity<\/strong>. I do must say, after 2,5 years we mastered the little tricks we have learnt how to be resourceful, when we have to reach for alternatives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice<\/strong>. I hate when someone says this clich\u00e9, but I also totally get it why they say it. The more you try the more you feel comfortable with situations which are not specifically comfortable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-9\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-list\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-list so-widget-ndm-list-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul class=\"ndm-list--ul\">\t\t<li>We always have resealable plastic bags to keep snacks, cutlery in it, but also to stuff all the food stained clothes we have to change.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>No highchair in the restaurant? \u2013 We used our compact stroller &amp; feed her there.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>Even if there is highchair, the state of it is questionable? \u2013 We use our reusable sandwich wrap as a place mat.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>We typically order one exotic\/special thing from the menu \u2013 which we normally would \u2013 and one \u2018safety\u2019 if Nara refuses to eat the new thing. Usually this help, but also, we were surprised a few times when she ended up having calamari instead of French fries.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>No restroom available? \u2013 We learnt how to change diaper even in public, without the public realizing what is happening\u2026 \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-10\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-image\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-image so-widget-ndm-image-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ndm-image mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-1.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\"><figcaption class=\"text-center\">Restaurant encounters<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-11\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-small-title\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-small-title so-widget-ndm-small-title-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h4 class=\"ndm-small-title text-start ndm-color--turkiz mt-1 mb-2 mb-lg-4\">Road trips<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-12\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With time, it turned out we are more roadtrip kinda family than a flying one. And I think it also has to do something with the fact that we purchased our very first hybrid family car in 2021. For the greatest joy of my husband. \ud83d\ude42 Obviously, we were super excited to go &amp; explore Hungary. Well, in the first few months we were happy if we were able to make it &amp; visit family 200 km away.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I clearly remember committing that huge mistake when after 100 km Nara was still half asleep and I said, \u2018<em>I think she\u2019s gonna make it<\/em>\u2019 leaving the rest stop with full speed. She was on breastmilk at that time. She was crying from her heart for the last 20 minutes. It was so emotionally exhausting that my husband called my parents to clear the way when we arrive &amp; instead of hugs &amp; kisses we ran to the room to feed her. Was there any other possible way to handle the situation? Most probably. But it was a mixture of first-time parents meeting exhaustion meeting reckless decision making<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Also, we learnt the hard way to always put extra clothes not just for the baby, but for adults too. Leaving the highway, we ended up driving on curvy roads &amp; while Nara eased her stomach content, we (especially my husband) ended up wearing most of it on T-shirts\u2026 \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>What helped?<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<strong>Starting it small<\/strong>\u201d is a golden phrase in my opinion. I began to collect all the fun, interesting places in Hungary to see, what is the palette we can choose from. This is the time when my <em><strong>HUNdiscovered<\/strong><\/em> series was born. Lucky thing we are really open people to wander around, so I ended up with having a Hungarian bucket list with more than 200 spots. And we started with the close ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-13\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-image\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-image so-widget-ndm-image-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ndm-image mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-02-272013.29.03-1-scaled.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1829;\"><figcaption class=\"text-center\">At this point we really enjoyed roadtrips<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-14\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-small-title\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-small-title so-widget-ndm-small-title-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h4 class=\"ndm-small-title text-start ndm-color--turkiz mt-1 mb-2 mb-lg-4\">Flying<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-15\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"15\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all the crying, bumpy roadtrip trials &amp; some really unsuccessful dining experiences, my husband was a bit reluctant to get on an airplane.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His biggest insecurity was coming from the fact that although with budget airlines, the European destinations usually are 1-2,5 hours away (which is super good), still it requires waaaay more time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0,5 h getting to the airport<\/li>\n<li>at least 1-2 h for security &amp; check in (but with a newly formed family, our clumsiness might require more)<\/li>\n<li>another 0,5 for boarding, settling and<\/li>\n<li>then comes the actual flight (1-2.5 hours or more)<\/li>\n<li>then another 1 hour to get out of the airport<\/li>\n<li>then who know how much time to get into the city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, it\u2019s just 1 hour flying to Milan, but in reality, it\u2019s at least 4+. My husband argument was that he can drive a tight 5 hours and we are on the Croatian seaside. Which is true. Nevertheless, both flights &amp; car ride has their equal share of pros &amp; cons, we waited until we felt secure &amp; well-prepared for the flying \u2013 which was 19 months.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>What helped?<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Educating yourself<\/strong>. Even if you were a big traveler (flying involved) before having a small companion, still there are a new set of rules, and things you should (&amp; have to) think about. Extra luggage, milk on board, strollers and travel cots, lap infant or car seat etc. I, specifically, watched\/read all the \u2018<em>flying with baby\/toddler<\/em>\u2019 content on IG I found. Luckily, having so many amazing travel families in my tiny community helped a lot!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t stretch your comfort zone too much. <\/strong>Wait until you feel ready. Where\u2019s the rush? Travel where you are still at peace. One thing for sure over-worrying yourself while traveling just simply doesn\u2019t worth it. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-16\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-image\" data-index=\"16\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-image so-widget-ndm-image-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ndm-image mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/travel-steps.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\"><figcaption class=\"text-center\">Location: Aeropark, Vecs\u00e9s<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-17\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-small-title\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-small-title so-widget-ndm-small-title-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h4 class=\"ndm-small-title text-start ndm-color--turkiz mt-1 mb-2 mb-lg-4\">Sickness<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-18\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"18\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Traveling is challenging with a baby\/toddler on board<\/em><\/strong> and I think all parents\u2019 biggest fear is what if your baby\/toddler gets sick during traveling. Firstly, you might not speak the language, secondly you don\u2019t know where the pharmacy or the hospital is etc. Now I think back to this one particular occasion when we went back to P\u00e9cs (200 km away from Budapest) &amp; Nara was suddenly started throwing up in the middle of the night. We managed to calm her down, made her drink a bit of water but then again, she threw up 2 hours later. At this point we knew she might have got some virus, but we didn\u2019t know what it was, &amp; we were afraid of dehydration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a hurry we ended up in a pharmacy where the lady was very helpful, but right at that moment we really wanted to be at home in our safe place. Although we did have some basic medicine for emergency it turned out we lack a lot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, the next week our upgraded medical kit was ready &amp; we carry it ever since. Is it a lot? Probably. Is it worth to calm my nerves and keep my fear in check? Absolutely! I put here the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CedQPjHosF1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><\/strong> of my IG post about our medical kit.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>What helped?<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Other than the upgraded medical kit: <strong>be prepared mentally &amp; physically<\/strong>. Yes, we desperately needed that upgrade in our medical kit, but also you have to normalize in your head that your child will get sick from time to time. The more you travel the higher the chance it will be on the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-19\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-image\" data-index=\"19\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-image so-widget-ndm-image-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ndm-image mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Packing-12.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\"><figcaption class=\"text-center\">Medical kit - big bundle<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-20\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ndm-small-title\" data-index=\"20\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-ndm-small-title so-widget-ndm-small-title-default-d75171398898-851\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h4 class=\"ndm-small-title text-start ndm-color--turkiz mt-1 mb-2 mb-lg-4\">As a closure<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-851-0-0-21\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, we were \u2018<em>only<\/em>\u2019 able to travel first at 6 months old. To the nearest town\u2026 Who would have thought after 2,5 years, we\u2019ll be here? Traveled so far, build a community of likeminded people, started JUSTdiariesTravel website &amp; how awesome plans we have for 2023. Of course, <strong><em>traveling is challenging with a baby\/toddler on board<\/em><\/strong>. However please don\u2019t give up after the first fail. And most importantly don\u2019t you ever want to sit at home, because you are afraid of starting. Instead take baby steps!<\/p>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CedQPjHosF1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Medical kit<\/strong><\/a> - Instagram post<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/why-we-travel-with-our-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Why and how we travel with our baby?<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 blog<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/one-week-porto-itinerary-with-toddler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>1-week Porto itinerary with toddler<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 blog<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And I had my reason: despite the challenges &amp; insecurities we were facing, we succeeded in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,45],"tags":[91,52,92,93],"class_list":["post-851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baby-steps-en","category-travel-steps-en","tag-challenges","tag-csaladi-utazas-en","tag-insecurities","tag-travel-with-baby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justdiariestravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}