First time going away with toddler

Hey! I’m a first time mum and going away for a wedding in July with my LG. She’ll be just turning 2 after the holiday.

Does anyone have any tips? Tricks? Advice? Anything helpful as I was alllllll excited and as it’s getting closer I’m abit nervous 😂 I don’t want to take toooo much in abit of a panic but I also don’t want to forget anything or miss anything that would be helpful.

Thanks! ♥️

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Are you flying or driving? Is it a long flight/drive?
Are you staying with family or in a motel/hotel or air bnb?
One advice I have is book somewhere with a washing machine!! Makes your life so much easier and you can pack lighter and allow room for other stuff that you might need.
We were toilet training on our last holiday when ours was nearly 2 so travel potty was a life saver!!
Pack lots of books and also a magnetic drawing board is a great no mess activity for travel!
Lots of snacks too 😊 we just do fruit mostly but we've been known to do a sneaky mcdonalds chippy run on the road to keep her happy hehe

Thank you! We are flying for approx 4.5 hours.. so I’m abit nervous of that and staying in a hotel all inclusive for 10 days abroad.. we are with a lot of people for a wedding but don’t know everyone amazingly well, that being said there are a few people with children so that should help x

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Is it just my husband that does this? He is able to work from home via his computer and in the mornings and evenings he is on there doing his job. When he is done for the day he tends to stay in the room and either play video games or watch something. He will occasionally come out and play with the girls for a few minutes and that’s it but when I really need him he says he is busy. My daughters are both 1 year old now and I am just wondering how much involvement should he have with them now?
Idk if this is the norm or not…..

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Thoughts?

your soon to be brother in law (upon inquiry) told you that only a few kids from the family were attending his wedding because they are over the age cut off..

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Alright don’t need any negative Nancy’s telling me not to get my 2yo a tablet so if that’s what your gunna do please don’t participate in my poll.

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Debating getting her a tablet or dvd player right now on long car rides I end up giving her my phone because I get so overwhelmed sitting in between both of them screaming and crying.

And yes I do bring different toys I bring snacks I play songs try to distract her other ways but for the sake of not losing my mind on this move I think this is best.

-A very overwhelmed and anxious to move mama 😓

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