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Traveling is part of the lives of many people, whether to work, visit the family, or even for leisure, taking advantage to know a new location. However, with the coronavirus pandemic, this activity, which was previously customary, ended up getting difficult, with restriction measures being implemented all over the world and flights being canceled and rescheduled.

If you have a baby, this complicates even more, after all, babies are more susceptible to diseases and need more care. In this text, we will give some tips to travel more easily with your baby during the pandemic.

1. If possible, wait a few months

Avoid entering closed places and filled with strange people with your baby who has just been born; This includes an airplane or bus, for example. Newborns have not yet developed their immune system and are much more likely to get a disease. Therefore, it is not recommended that you make unnecessary trips.

2. Talk to the doctor before

If your baby has any condition, it's too young, or was born prematurely, consult your doctor before taking a trip. In addition to being able to give the necessary recommendations, it will explain the care you should take during the journey.

3. Do not give remedies that were not prescribed

It is also important to avoid giving any medicine or soothing to your baby without medical prescription.

4. Ensure that your whole family is vaccinated

Many authorities have already confirmed that those who have already taken two doses of the vaccine have much less likely to spread the virus. However, since babies can not yet be vaccinated, it is important that all other members of their family who will contact him are protected, which may reduce the risk of contamination.

5. Light personal protection items

Traveling with babies has always meant taking lots of luggage. In times of Covid, you need extra items. Comfortable masks for your baby, disinfectant scarves, gel alcohol and, if possible, something where you can sterilize bottles and pacifiers at the hotel.

6. Prefer to drive

Although the airline industry is working to decrease the risks of transmission, traveling by car with babies is always the best option to avoid contact with the public. However, do not forget that when you stop to eat or rest, the ideal is to wear masks and sanitize your hands very well.

7. If you need to fly, choose direct flights

If you are not able to travel by car, choose direct flights. This will prevent you from having to walk at full airports and pick up several flights with the baby, thus reducing the risk of infections.

8. Confirm the entry criteria for your destination

If your trip is international, it is important to double all the entry criteria. Some countries are already with the boundaries open to Brazilians, but others do not. There are also vaccination criteria and test of covid, mandatory insulation, among others.

9. Try to stay in distant seats from the bathrooms

Another practical tip to avoid agglomerations is to choose distant seats from the bathrooms - whether on a plane or bus. These locations are exposed to many passengers coming and going, and the ideal is that your baby does not have so much contact with other people.

10. Hold your baby in the body

Before sitting for the trip, a tip to avoid difficulties when showing documents and vaccination proof is to leave your baby stuck to the body with a kangaroo or some kind of safe cloth. That way, you will not need to release the baby's baby and you will still have your hands free.

11. Enter the plane first

On air travel, try to embark first if possible. This gives time for you to organize and clean the seat where you will stay with the baby.