I had been to Kerala for two weeks for my brother’s wedding. The mode of journey taken was train. As I was travelling with a toddler , for a journey about 24 hours , I had to make sure I had preparations in advance. In this post I will be sharing the essentials for train travel with a baby.
MUST HAVES
In a bag ,
- Half sleeved cotton tops with tracks ( I changed her dress post every main meal. So changed around 5 dresses)
- Diapers – a pack of 20 were taken
- Baby wipes – A pack of Mee Mee wet wipes
- Soft baby towel – for her hands and mouth
- 2 Bibs , though she was not in a mood to use it
- A plastic cover to keep her used dresses
- 1 favorite toy of hers , she hardly played with it
- First aid kit with her medicines
- Her blanket and pillow
- 2 apples
- Cerelac in a plastic bottle
- 2 small spoons
- A glass
- A bottle of milk
- A Tupperware bowl with lid for mixing cerelac
- A flask
- Kerala bananas steamed ( used as lunch for her)
- Mixed vegetable soup ( used as and when we boarded the train )
- A box with banana chips and sweets
I had bought magazines to read , but it was mainly read by her and in the end almost tore it into pieces 🙁
FOOD
It was so easy for me to feed he showing the trees, electric posts, plants and what not. When she refused eating , I made her stand by the window, so her attention was diverted.
SLEEP
My daughter sleeps on her tummy with her bum up. So when we slept at night , she wanted a whole berth seat for her , she didn’t want to share her seat with me :P. The cradle like motion of the train helped her to sleep well through out the night.
Overall it was a nice experience of travelling with my daughter in train , though my sleep at night was disturbed .
Have you travelled with your LO in a train ? Do share your experience with us.
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Useful post. We are planning to travel by car with our 7 month old baby tomorrow. Can you suggest me with the baby purees which works best for travel.mostly we will be in car hence we dont have access to kitchen/ warm the food.Awaiting your reply..
Baby purees : avocado can work pretty well. You can also take banana with you. Both can be mashed and given in a bowl and spoon. Apples can also be taken and grated to be given.
Thank u
hi sangee is it safe to travell in 1AC with my 5+ month baby
yes da totally make sure that you take necessary clothes for your baby 🙂 Be safe .. There is nothing to worry
My biggest problem while travelling by train is the hygiene problem. Trains can be really, really dirty, with practically every surface a hot spot of germs. So a sanitizer is a must :-). And I agree, the to and fro motion of a train is really soothing to little children 🙂
Yeah I agree to all your points 🙂
On her tummy with her bum up..I love that phase. Train travels are certainly much easier and way better than 24 hour flights! Glad you had a good trip.
Hhehe..she sleeps with her bum up always ..:)