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We did our first trip when my son was 8 months old. Full disclosure: it was super stressful. I vented online that I was on vacation but it did not feel like a vacation at all. It took an older mom friend to tell me “That’s because you are on a family trip, not a vacation.” That stuck with me a lot and helped shift my perspective. In hindsight, he probably did really well given the circumstances, but it was much harder for me (more night wake-ups, I’d nurse him to get him to go back to sleep, which meant another night feeding I had to work to eliminate once we got home. However, right now we’re on a trip with our now 20-month-old and it’s going amazingly.

Tips: we bought a portable sound machine this one I think, and some travel blackout curtains, these ones. That’s helped mimic the sleeping conditions he has at home, which has helped a ton. For us, that also means bringing a sheet from home and books and keeping the bedtime routine as close to home as possible. We’ve been pretty rigid with our routines at home for so long that I honestly think that’s why this trip is going well and it’s allowed us some flexibility in a weird way.

Make a couple stops on the drive. Aside from sitting in the backseat, there is not much you can do to keep him from falling asleep. Maybe plan the stops for when his normal “wake” times would be and hopefully that can help have the sleep be during his normal “nap” times. I know they aren’t always recommended, but I like having a backseat mirror to have a rough idea of awake/sleep time. You can also bring some small, soft toys to introduce and periodic points during the drive (with the disclaimer that, like the mirror and anything else loose in your car, there is the risk of them being projectiles in the event of a crash).

Wake times were super important for us... at 7 weeks the suggested time is around 45-60 min at a time and we also got this for our window to black out everything ...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B071YVLK63?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

We took this with us when we were in Iceland. While everyplace has at least roller-shades and most curtains as well the issue is the shades do not block the top and sides completely. I also recommend buying some packing tape or duct tape when you get there to tape the curtains to the side.

Go Anywhere Blind

You may need this grocery bag organizer to keep your kitchen organized, it would really help after a good shopping trip! Plus it encourages reusing grocery bags. I use them to dispose of scooped dirty kitty litter.

Or you may need these Star Wars Drapes because Star Wars!

Thanks for the contest!

https://www.amazon.ca/AmazonBasics-Travel-Blackout-Blind-Suction/dp/B071YVLK63/ref=asc_df_B071YVLK63/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292945549184&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3916357233714144424&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001512&hvtargid=pla-410247714173&psc=1

Seems like one of them. ^

https://www.amazon.ca/Gro-Company-Anywhere-Blind-Curtain/dp/B00BKZLWBU. You can also buy amazon brand ones that are cheaper!

My wife is a teacher so she took the rest of this school year off and will head back in the fall, so we're very lucky that we can keep up with the routine.

We've successfully transitioned to a 3 nap routine and the afternoon nap is by far the hardest. Keeping the light to a minimum has helped. I just, recently, installed this film over the window in her nursery and have some thick curtains that go over it. We had been using two of these black out curtains prior but it was difficult opening and closing the sliding door/letting in sunlight when it wasn't nap time.

[These]
( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071YVLK63/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Ep5pDbC543DEX)
you stick directly on the window so no drilling. Also since they are directly on the window you really get the blackout effect if you do it right. And you can take em off whenever you want.