International travel with toddlers and babies is a great way to treasure your memories. Friends and family members may discourage you from travelling with your baby. However, you should definitely do it. While your baby will not recollect any of the sights and sounds or experiences, you will cherish each of the moments spent together. Travelling with a baby means being prepared for jet lag, blowouts, tantrums, travel sickness, and more. 

When travelling with a baby, you will have several things on your checklist. By the time you decide to travel, you should have added immigration solicitors in Liverpool to your list. When shifting from one country to another, you need to have all the paperwork, documentation, visas, and other essential legal issues wholly sorted. You must also ensure all the documentation and paperwork ready for infants and children shifting with you. 

When you are travelling abroad with your baby for the first time, you should consider a few things. 

Schedule Flights At Convenient Times:

Finding the most convenient flight time can be challenging. Instead of picking whatever is available, you should opt for a flight time when your child will probably be fast asleep. Nap times help ensure your child is free from the stress of boarding, seeing too many people, and waking up startled or surprised. If your child gets alarmed, you may have to calm them down during boarding or immigration. Doing this will create utter chaos and cause you to lose concentration during immigration and boarding times. 

An early morning flight when your baby is asleep, or a late-night flight would work in your favour. These flights are readily available and sometimes may cost lesser than ones during the day. 

Carry Medication:

When you’re travelling with a baby, you never know which medication you may need. Babies can have all sorts of issues at the most unexpected times. Small things like a tummy ache, headache, cold, cough, or even gas can cause discomfort to your child. When you are in the process of moving to a new place and are travelling with a tiny baby, you would need to have all emergency medicines on hand. You should also keep the prescriptions, refills, and other medical insurance information within reach at all times. 

If you do not have the medicines available, you may spend several hours frantically finding the correct medication for your baby. To avoid all this chaos, it is best to be prepared for all medical emergencies. At the minimum, you should keep a baby thermometer, ibuprofen, cough drops, and a few more. You should also keep some extra medicines for yourself. 

Arrive At The Airport Early:

When travelling with a baby, it is best to arrive at least an hour before the scheduled arrival time. It reduces the stress of missing the flight and allows your baby to run around the airport, expend some energy, and get ready for sleep. If your baby is too small to walk around, you should not get to the airport too early. Airports can be boring for little children, and your little one may sleep before it’s time to board the flight. 

Arriving early also allows you to get your bearing, and check where the departure gate is, and get through immigration and customs. Having enough time on hand enables you to ensure that all your documentation is in order, you have everything on hand and you haven’t forgotten anything. 

Pack According To Your Destination:

While it may seem like a good idea to overpack, you should only pack what you need. If you’ve planned a summer holiday, ensure you pack enough baby-safe sunscreen, baby wipes, hats, and protective clothing. If travelling to a cold place, you should carry enough sweaters, warmers, full-sleeved and hooded onesies, jumpers, and gloves to protect your baby from chills and colds. 

If you are travelling to a destination where you will walk around a lot, you should ensure you check in the baby stroller. You should also have a foldable umbrella that can be attached to the stroller to protect the baby. Apart from this, you should always have a baby carrier to ensure your arms are free to care for luggage and other necessities. 

When travelling, carry additional baby formula, wet wipes, diapers, clothes, snacks, and more. 

Apart from these tips, something you should always do when booking flight tickets is purchase an extra ticket for the baby. Reserving bulkhead seats for the baby can help with extra storage for the bassinet.