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chabadnick ↓

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 12:31 pm

WE have a family wedding next week in Montreal and we live in Toronto. I really want to go as it will be very nice. However I have a new baby who will only be 1 month then and I am not sure if she will travel well. SHe is not a sleeper..she is very alert? would you travel 5 hours (willl be longer )with a new baby and 3 kids???

chocolate moose

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 12:41 pm

No. But I don't do anything anyway. And I LOVE to say no.

shopaholic

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 2:45 pm

my friend just flew from CA to NY with a 4 week old baby, DH & 3 other kids - also for a wedding. As far as know it was fine

amother ↓

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 2:47 pm

I went to my bro in laws wedding when my baby was 2 weeks old. It was too difficult. I wouldn't recommend it!

hisorerus

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 2:49 pm

A friend's sister-in-law flew from Australia with a 3-week old! Her doctor said it was fine.

koolmother ↓

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 3:57 pm

most babie wether they are good sleepers or not, they sleep in the car and its a newborn definitely easier then a toddler, I say go for it

chen

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 4:09 pm

chabadnick wrote:

would you travel 5 hours (willl be longer )with a new baby and 3 kids???

In a word--no.

happymom

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 4:12 pm

it depends how YOU feel! If u feel good, then its a good idea to go cuz ure baby will sleep most of time anyways... just make sure not to bring her too close to the loud music.

↑ chabadnick ↓

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 6:29 pm

IM NOT FLYING-we are driving!

↑ koolmother

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 6:52 pm

definitely try to drive at night

raizy ↓

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 9:25 pm

go for it . it is a straight road in. and it is only five hrs. also make sure you or hubby is not so tired to drive. bc the road is so straight u might fall asleep if driving at night. also a newborn is the easyest person to take care of . the older kids are the harder ones.

↑ chabadnick ↓

Wed, Mar 01 2006, 12:18 am

I agree except this baby doesnt sleep well in car

↑ raizy ↓

Thu, Mar 02 2006, 9:08 am

buy earplugs. put on some great music and just do it....bye the way which wedding are u coming in for.?

ChavieK

Thu, Mar 02 2006, 11:12 am

We had a wedding 4 hrs away when mine was 7 weeks. The big mistake- He fell asleep at the wedding,I had nursed him about 2 hr earlier. Instead of feeding him again,I said lets try to make it home.Sure enough about 1/2 hr before home he was screaming.
I'd go,but I'm nuts & schlep mine everywhere.But I would say try to go about 8 or 9 pm so bigger kids will sleep & you will still get a nights sleep.And remember to add in time for feeding & changing baby.Maybe the bigger ones will sleep through a stop.
Mazel tov & enjoy

↑ chabadnick ↓

Fri, Mar 03 2006, 12:37 pm

at first I didnt really feal like going...im really tired...but with all the hype for the wedding...I want to go badly...and my husband now thinks I am not going -PERIOD!

↑ amother ↓

Fri, Mar 03 2006, 12:50 pm

I traveled with my first baby when she was 5 weeks old to my brother's wedding in Israel. It was hard, but I wouldn't give that up for anything!

Frumom

Fri, Mar 03 2006, 1:31 pm

Are you talking about flying or driving?

↑ amother

Fri, Mar 03 2006, 1:53 pm

Ive been seeing this alot so I just want to mention it. bye=goodbye

and by=near, or by me, I do it like this, etc... there is a diff in the spelling.

1stimer ↓

Sat, Mar 04 2006, 1:38 pm

so what are you doing/what did u do?

↑ chabadnick ↓

Sat, Mar 04 2006, 5:52 pm

I think I am going to go and if its hard...ill suffer...but at least I will enjoy the wedding////excited

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