Moving with a 6 month old

Any advice on moving with a 6 month old I’m so nervous especially since it’s multiple states, it’s a 15 hr drive

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That’s going to take a lot longer with all the stops you’ll need to take for bottles, diapers, etc.

Every baby travels differently so I don’t know how well yours travels. But mine hates the infant car seat for long drives so we are planning on buying a convertible car seat to upgrade him for our next road trip.

But at each stop, don’t rush it. Try to do lots of play and tummy time to offset laying restricted in the car seat. And honestly, I’d plan to do that between 2-3 days cause that sounds TERRIBLE. For everyone lol.

Maybe consider driving at night so your LO just is asleep for most of it and you can cruise to wherever you’re going ALOT faster

I’m praying he falls asleep cause he usually loves car rides but it’s only
Been for shorter distances like maybe a couple hours. Let’s hope it goes well

Spread it out over 2 days if you are able (or even 3)! If your LO would be able to sleep overnight in the car seat, you can consider driving overnight.

If you are breastfeeding, practice doing it in the (stationary) car. If your baby takes formula, prefill some clean and DRY bottles so you can mix it easily. Practice changing a diaper out of the car.

It's best to research ahead about possible nice places to stop, but then be really flexible about it.

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Fed up with husband

I’m laid here typing this and I’m not sure if I’m more fuming or upset. We have a new baby who is 3 months old and an older child. It’s Easter Sunday and in a few hours the kids will be waking up. My husband thought it would be a great idea to arrange a meal out with his family and get absolutely shit faced. We eventually got home around half past midnight. I then had to put the kids to bed and sort out the egg hunt, all the Easter hunny stuff and blow up the balloons etc, bunny feet trail etc all alone. He went to bed and threw up all over the bathroom. I’ve just spent 20 minutes stripping the bed after he’s thrown up again in bed and then out the pissing window! It all down the side of the house, all over the outdoor window sill and down the kitchen window, window sill and outdoor sofa! I’m literally SEETHING!!!!!!!!! We’ve got people coming round at 10am and a roast dinner to cook.
Not sure why I’m posting. I think I just needed to vent. He’s been so pissing selfish!!!!!!

Boyfriend wants to stop my progress?

Doesn't want me traveling at night to go to the gym and even broke up with cause he feel I don't listen to his advice. I said I wanted to cook dinner and he refused saying he's good. Then we talk otp for like 40 mins and he's like if you wanna come then come now. Clearly just for sex and I want it but he only said that after I said I wanted to go gym

Am I in the wrong or my husband?

I want to start by saying that last year my baby was only about 4 months old, and we didn’t even go to my parents’ house for Easter. We went to his family’s celebration and then went straight home.

This year, it’s turned into a big argument. He wants to go to his family’s church—which I’ve never been to, and he hasn’t even gone to in the four years we’ve been together. I want to go to church with my sister and her husband, grab lunch with them afterward, go home so our toddler can take her nap, and then go to his family’s Easter, followed by my family’s.

He’s completely against that plan. He wants to either skip our toddler’s nap so we can be “on time” for his family’s Easter, or make me choose between going to church with my sister or going out to eat after—I can’t do both.

His family’s Easter is from 11–1, which is exactly during our toddler’s nap time. They’ve even been understanding and offered to do another egg hunt after her nap or whenever we arrive. But he’s still not willing to compromise.

Instead, he wants to go to his family’s church, skip going out to eat, put our toddler down an hour later than usual—or skip her nap entirely—and then go to his family’s Easter.

I feel like I’m the one trying to compromise so we can spend time with both sides of the family this year, especially mine.

Am I wrong here, or is he being unreasonable?

Lollll

Bd and I are splitting because he is never home and the first thing he tells me is that he wants our two kids throughout the week and I can see them on Saturday and Sunday. How??? You’re never home but now that we split you’re magically going to be home to take care of them?? 🤣🤣😭