Reddit mentions of SnugGlider Classic Connect Infant Car Seat Swing Frame

My son has flown on 3 round trips by plane and taken one 28-hour in each direction round trip by train. He's 6 months old now.

For international travel, if you get a bulkhead seat you can request a bassinet where he can sleep. These are in limited supply, from what I hear, and you can only request it once at the airport. So, you may want to be sure to get to the gate early to request it. It also might worthwhile to check with the airline in advance to see if they, by any chance, can ensure that one will be provided for you. Different airlines may have different procedures for this kind of thing. If they don't have a bassinet, then I would think you would want to avoid a bulkhead seat for two reasons: First, you can't have your bags in front of you under the seat. They have to go overhead. Second, the seats have the tray in the armrest, so if you have more than one seat reserved, you won't be able to raise the armrest to make more room -- or to block off the space between the seats when you're nursing so you don't give the person behind you a show. If the flight is not full, see if you can get a row of empty seats. For families the best choice can be the very last row of seats, if you can have several seats to yourself. These seats don't recline, so they're not really attractive to most passengers, but it's nice if you can get enough seats to be able to let your baby lie down across them to sleep and for diaper changes without having to go in the lavatory. Plus, often the rear of the plane is noisy, and that will drown out any noises your baby makes.

Take your medical supplies in your carry on. Acetaminophen, ibuprofen (take both so you can alternate every 3 hours per Dr Sears' method if needed), gas drops, ointments, etc. You'll have to put the liquid stuff in a ziplock for security.

You'll want to limit carryons to just essentials. Take a backpack as a diaper bag. Hands free. Inside the backpack, have a smaller pouch with the basic supplies you need for a changing: changing mat, a few diapers, creams, wipes, sanitizer, etc... If this can be put on your shoulder that will help. Take this with you into the lavatory for changings.

Don't forget to have a change of clothes packed for you and the baby. For how long you'll be traveling you may want a couple of changes for the baby. I usually keep separate top and bottom packed (vs. a one-piece outfit) so that I can just change the top or just change the bottom if only one or the other gets soiled.

My Brest Friend makes an inflatable nursing pillow for traveling, if you find nursing with a MBF helpful. It can be nice to have on flights as a surface for your baby to rest on or sit on, assuming you don't have a giant, 23 lb 6-month-old like I do. :)

Another handy thing to have is a good nursing shirt. I find it uncomfortable to nurse with a cover a lot of times, so a nursing shirt lets me feed the baby discreetly without a cover. That said, I still carry the cover in case I need to remove distractions from my baby's field of view or if there's someone nearby who I can tell would be uncomfortable with me nursing without.

It can be difficult to try and time flights to be most compatible with naptimes/bedtimes -- especially when crossing time zones. But it's something to consider. Be prepared, though, for all your hard work to go out the window when there are delays. :/ This has happened to us often.

Are you traveling with someone? Be sure to try and get seats all together. If you can't when booking, arrive to the gate early, and the gate agents will work magic to help you out.

Consider buying a day pass to your airline's swanky lounge. This will enable you to chill with your baby in a quiet, less stimulating place in between flights -- and if you need any special accommodation (a bassinet, the earth moved to wrangle seats together, etc) the angels who work at the counter at the lounge can take care of that for you. They are used to ensuring that premium passengers are taken care of, and they have better strings they can pull sometimes.

Regarding nursing on the flight, I do it every takeoff and landing. Really the only folks who can see are maybe the people across the aisle from you -- and they'd have to turn and look right at you to see anything interesting. Don't worry about it. Take care of your baby. I usually do travel with a couple of ounces of pumped milk just in case I need another option to nursing. Sometimes my guy gets distracted, or if it's close to naptime he can be fidgety and not want to settle down to nurse. If your baby can take a pacifier, have that handy, too, as well as some teething toys. Anything that'll get the jaw moving. Swallowing is best, but chewing is better than nothing. I usually try to keep him nursing/sucking/chewing until my ears are no longer popping. If you have a layover somewhere, you might need to feed him a little early to ensure you get the timing right for him to be getting hungry during takeoff for your next flight. That's the type of thing to consider to time takeoff/landing nursing. (Just cross your fingers that they don't do a last minute delay!)

We got the megabucket for our kid (The Snugride 35 -- it has a 35 lb weight limit) so that we can still bucketize him when we travel. We have a snap-n-go stroller for the airport that we can gate check. But we always have bought him a seat. If he's a lap child, and there are no spare seats available for him toting a car seat may be a hassle. In our case, it works great, because our baby is used to taking naps in his bucket. If you're walking around Europe, you will probably want a stroller more robust than the snap-n-go, but the bucket still may be able to snap into it. You can gate check the stroller, so it's right there for you when you exit the plane.

We have the Snugglider, a swing apparatus that the bucket snaps into, and he naps while swinging in it a lot at home and on the road. The swing easily disassembles and reassembles, so it's great to take along traveling. So keeping him in the bucket on the plane is a natural way for him to be able to sleep.

Another gadget we take with us when traveling is an exercise ball. We inflate it upon arrival at our destination, and we use it to soothe the baby to sleep if he wakes in the night -- or to lull him to sleep for naps. We just hold him in a cradle hold while sitting on the ball bouncing up and down. It works like rocking, but it's portable.

We also take an inflatable tub to make baths easier. I bring along a hooded towel and some of his washcloths, too.

We have stayed in hotel rooms, corporate apartments and with relatives when traveling. By far the easiest option was the corporate apartment. A hotel room was the most difficult. If you can find an apartment or a vacation rental that has a washing machine and a separate bedroom you will be living large. You'll be able to hang out post-bedtime in your own space where you can turn the lights on, have a conversation, watch TV, whatever, while the baby sleeps. We pack our video monitor so that we can keep tabs on the baby. A washer will enable you to bring fewer clothes (and blankets, bibs, burp cloths, etc...). You might want to bring along your own detergent. VRBO.com and Homeaway.com have good rental listings.

We cosleep and have found that it's easy for the baby to adapt to sleeping wherever we happen to be. If you use a crib, you might like the Baby Bjorn Travel Crib Light for your trip if you need to bring something. It sets up in literally seconds. It's expensive, but it's superlightweight and easy to check. I can see why it gets such good reviews.

WRT breastfeeding in Europe, I don't have experience yet first-hand, but I have heard that it's easier to nurse in public there than in the US.

You may also find a carrier useful. An Ergo or something like it would probably do the trick. We recently took a trip where we were getting on and off small boats, and the Ergo was handy to keep the baby secure while doing this.

Another thing to consider is if your son will be eating solids by the time you are traveling and how you want to handle that. One option might be to bring along some freeze-dried babyfood. I have seen it available in Whole Foods. You mix a packet of it with water or breastmilk to reconstitute it.

Diapers can be tricky. You can fit a surprising amount in the outer zipper compartments of your luggage and in all the nooks and crannies inside. Or you can bring a bag containing diapers that will hold souvenirs on the way home. Spare diapers make excellent packaging material for anything fragile.

That's about all I can think of atm. Enjoy your adventure -- and take a ton of pictures for family and friends.

1. We have Pack n'Plays as travel cribs but not at home so I can't comment. We have whichever my mom found at the kids consignment shop.
   
   
2. We started out in a 1 bedroom apartment with our twins and had to get the second crib at 6 months as one girl would wiggle over and bother her sleeping sister. We tried a foam crib divider but they crawled right over it. Swaddle for as long as they will let you.
   
   
3. The girls shared a bouncer for a bit when they were very small (Adorable proof! They are about a month old in that photo.) When they got too big for that bought one swing and got a second soon after. To save space consider swing frames for your car seats like this http://www.amazon.com/SnugGlider-Infant-Seat-Swing-Frame/dp/B000M4K4BY
   
   
4. Started out with the BabyTend Snap and Go Double which accepts all kinds of different seats: http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Trend-Double-Stroller-Frame/dp/B000LEI82W It was sometimes unweildy for me but my husband liked it. Graduated to a double jogger as soon as we found one on Craigslist that we liked.
   
   As for books we liked Raising Twins from Pregnancy to Preschool http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Twins-From-Pregnancy-Preschool/dp/1581103441
   
   and Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Healthy Twins which totally saved our lives living in a small space with twins.
   http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Twins/dp/0345497791
   
   Finally buy yourself at least 4-6 swaddlers in the small size.
   http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dbaby-products&field-keywords=swaddleme
   
   You can pick cotton or fleece depending on what your weather is like in March but we found they were are absolutely essential. You may even need to buy a second round in the larger size but don't get them until it's clear the kids are outgrowing the smaller ones.