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Ask Shelly: Top 5 tips for flying with a newborn baby?

Flying with my 5-week-old. Oh, I had a lot to learn! Shelly, My first child will be born in June. We are a military family so we fly everywhere all the time. Right now we are stationed in Juneau, Alaska. Grandparents live in TX and IL. Our biggest questions are about flying with newborns. What’s…

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Ask Shelly: Advice for flying to India with twins and handicapped mother?

I got this urgent request for advice this morning from a mom who will be traveling with twins and her handicapped mother to India in the near future, and I’m hoping those of you with experience traveling with twins in this age range, or who have traveled with a baby or toddler to India, or…

Ask Shelly: Which car seat compatible stroller for travel to Paris with a baby?

Hi Shelly, My name is Alexandra, I am planning to travel to Paris in July, so I will need a lightweight stroller. My baby will be 8 months by then. In the meantime I have a Bugaboo Chameleon which is breaking my back (so heavy and difficult to handle when you have a C-section!) and…

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Ask Shelly: Use the Evenflo Triumph on an airplane?

“As far as convertible car seats go… the Triumph is pretty darn wide.” This question originated on the Travels with Baby Facebook wall. Since it raises some important points about using a popular convertible car seat on aircraft, I thought it would make a good Ask Shelly post here in the blog, and if any…