If you've ever been on the road with your baby, you know the anxiety that can accompany you on a family trip. Luckily, lots of companies have started to recognize the worries that often come along with packing up your little one, and some really innovative, exciting products have started to appear to make your trip a little easier. Companies like Kidco, Sassy, Prince Lionheart and others are taking the stress out of family travel by introducing safe, fun, and fresh ideas to keep you all moving without skipping a beat.
For car trips, J.J. Cole's Reversible Strap Covers make car seats more comfortable for little travelers, protecting baby's face from the rubbing of rough seat belts. And Prince Lionheart's Seat Saver protects your car's upholstery from the damage that can be caused by infant and toddler car seats. Its foam construction absorbs depressions and a practical kick plate prevents permanent damage to your car (and its resale value) from the shoe scuffs of restless feet.
Even feeding baby on the road can be a little easier, if you have the Dex Automobile Bottle Warmer. Just plug it into the car lighter and your bottle or jar of food can be warm in mere minutes!
Of course, if an airplane is in your future, flight safety will be a concern - but the Baby B'Air Flight Vest can help set your mind at ease, ensuring that your little co-pilot stays safely in your lap and not wandering around the aisle, vulnerable to unexpected turbulence. If you plan to fly with baby in a car seat instead, Go-Go's Kidz Travelmate Car Seat Stroller will make getting seat AND baby to the gate a snap. And if you've opted to check the car seat at the gate, J.L. Childress' Car Seat Travel Bag will not only protect it from unwanted germs and grime, its bright red color will also make it easily identifiable when it's time to deplane.
Mealtimes should be a breeze with Sassy's portable Perfect-Size Snack Cups and Travel Case with Fork and Spoon, as well as Kiddopotamus' Bibbity Rinse-and-Roll Bib and TinyDiner Portable PlaceMat, making it safe and easy to serve your little one on the fly. If a high chair's not available, Inglesina's Fast Table Chair and Chicco's TravelSeat both offer safe, portable solutions to allow baby to sit at any table with mom and dad.
Once you reach your destination, Kidco's Peapod-Plus Travel Bed, a lightweight, portable bed that inflates to protect your little sleeper from cold, hard surfaces, will put your sleeping worries to rest. Count on J.J. Cole's Essentials Baby Blanket and the latest addition to the Sleep Sheep and Friends Collection, Sleep Sheep On the Go,
to keep baby warm and comforted at night.
No matter what your destination might be, you'll most certainly need to think about diapers and wipes if you haven't reached the potty-training stage yet. Dex's Travel Wipes Warmer keeps comfortably warm wipes at your fingertips, and they can be easily disposed of, along with dirty diapers, with Munchkin's Diaper Duck Travel Buddy Dispenser. Bottle are easily warmed, too, with Built By Thirsty's Insulated Bottle Tote... easily cleaned and stored, it insulates baby's milk or formula on the go.
In the end, it doesn't really matter where you're headed. There is something here for you, whatever your travel needs!