Traveling With Toddlers

When we would travel home town this year and carry a toddler, maybe we should know the risks and how to minimize them, especially if we take a toddler to use public transport such as buses, trains, planes or ships. Risks that may be faced by the baby when using public transportation, among others:

- Young children infected Disease
Contagious diseases, especially respiratory infection (infection of the respiratory tract) from adults. Especially a disease that can be easily transmitted, such as cough or flu. This happens because the public transport, the baby will meet more people. Therefore, try to travel when the baby is not sick. All the distractions on the road can cause ill-risk infants will grow worse. Also keep in mind that the condition of a sick baby will make it easier to contract other diseases such as diarrhea. Wait until the baby's condition is relatively stable for travel.

Prevention:
Provide the best nutrition to improve immune system of the baby. 6-month-old baby down exclusively breast-fed enough rich immune substances. And for babies over 6 months to fill with food and solid semipadat have adequate nutrition and balanced.

- Fussy Toddler
Babies may be fussy during the trip due to meet a lot of people, and situations and foreign places. It could be the circumstances that happened during the trip will not be as comfortable as at home. So the baby would be easier to fret because he was also disturbed routines such as eating, drinking, sleeping, and so must be done on the vehicle. Long trip also made him too tired and it affects his endurance.

Prevention:
So that your baby comfortable and comfort awake, we can make preparations and planning trips carefully. Arrange for the baby equipment that must be taken for easy use during the trip. And do not forget to bring a toy that can divert the baby fussiness. Creativity is required when a parent is to be able to overcome all the inconvenience in travel. When baby fusses, wear your baby while rocked or take along a little walk. If the baby has to feel comfortable then all routine work well. Do as much as possible during the preparation for the baby's journey done at home, such as preparing milk for a couple of times and the food / drink other.