thread: Driving from Melbourne to Sydney?

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  1. #1
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    thats it! thanks kitten.

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    Definitely doable with a 3 mth old! She will generally just need stops for feeds but will sleep, entertain herself easily at that age, especially if you sit with her some of the time. Do it while you can - the thought of doing it with a nearly 4 yr old and a 2.5 yr old does my head in!!

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    I've done a similar length car trip when the twins were tiny, and it was absolutely fine. I just pulled into the side of the road and breastfed/changed nappies as they dictated, and kept driving otherwise. It's much harder with older children who demand entertainment and exercise on a long car trip, I really enjoyed my long trip with just me and the twins

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    Agree with traveller!

    Car trips are so much easier when they are little. We've done heaps of trips from syd to brissy (actually orange to sunshine coast), and it was so easy when they are newborns. The only time they normally want something is when they are hungry or need changing. The syd to melb trip (dont that a couple of times too) is is really easy and there's heaps of greta places to stop along the way.

    Actually we normally travel that much in the car, that our relatives joke that if we were in Europe, the girls' passports would be full already! So it is doable!

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    Will pm you some stop ideas when I get home Teni. Will get DH to remind me if town names lol