I'm Crazy... but... (Travel, Reflux, Feeding... bunch of help needed)

[Danielle_NZ]

No Google maps show's both highways the same in time to travel

On my two car trips today my little man didn't scream as much so that was a bonus, just when the car stopped did he get upset again and didn't take him as long to settle... so things might not be as bad as I first though... although knowing my luck....

I was hoping to try and do it without stopping over night but will have my iPhone with me so I can book in somewhere if need be, the reason for this is if both boys sleep better over night then it's best to travel then, however if I need to pull over for a nap I will.

I've got some formula sticks just in case but might give him a formula feed sometime before now and then to ensure that he drinks it... fussing over it mid travel doesn't seem like much fun...

We hire our car so I've talked to the car hire company to get a bigger car for the trip, unfortunately the one they first suggested isn't available next week but they have a Chrysler Voyager which I'm hoping to pick up this weekend so I can drive it a bit before we take off.

So I'm thinking the current plan is to leave here Tuesday early evening.... or first fed on Wednesday

[EsJay]

we travelled singleton to gold coast when dd was 4 months, we left at 1030pm straight after i gave her a dream feed (a 200ml bottle of ebm) which kept her going till 6.30am and we were there at 7 so luckily we only had to stop for dh's rest breaks. i had it easy as dh drove so i could sleep and pump due to missing feeds, you obviously dont have that luxury, but maybe a big feed before you go and leave as you say in the evening, then when your little one wakes, you might have had a good few hours driving and are ready to stop yourself so you could stop and take your little one for a feed and sleep with you and then take off again once your rested and he has had another big feed and do the same again the next day or night? dd also has reflux and i didnt find it was really affected, till 6.30am when she woke up gagging, coughing and spewing so we did get quite a few hours out of her before it became an issue. Dont put too much stress on yourself to do it in one day, its hard enough with children, let alone by yourself.