We are planning on driving 12 hours overnight this weekend for vacation with my 3 yr old and 15…
We are planning on driving 12 hours overnight this weekend for vacation with my 3 yr old and 15 month old. Has anyone done this and how did it go? Is it safe for them to sleep in their car seats ?
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I’m following this. Driving 10 hours in 3 months. 🔍
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@nerdymommyplus2, we wanna leave at night too, we figured she’d sleep most of it!
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@girlymamaa
I did it with my oldest when she was 4 months. We only had to stop 2x. She was still waking up to eat and she needed diaper changes.
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@nerdymommyplus2, we drove from jersey to Chicago when she was really young but she slept the whole time... I’m worried that as a toddler she won’t and she’ll get antsy 😭
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At that age they have a reflex to yank their head up if oxygen gets cut off.
It's really newborns you need to worry about but even then if a seat is properly reclined, then their head shouldn't fall forward.
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Yup we did a 16 hr over night for a family emergency twice. Leave overnight or even after dinner time, also several new toys or movies Incase they wake up before you get there. Also take snacks and several disposable soppy cups just Incase, it sucks going down the road and then they decide they are thirsty and you can’t reach the cup.
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We drove to texas when my son was 1 year and my second was 1 month its good but every so we would stop to change them n let our oldest stretch out