Traveling by rail with a baby in your arms is associated with certain difficulties. But if you prepare for the trip before the trip, think over all the details related to comfort and hygiene, then the trip will not seem so scary either for mom or baby.
Age from which you can travel
Until three months of age, it is better not to go on any trips and travels with a baby. At this age, the child is still very weak, susceptible to various infections, his immune system is just beginning to form, and it will not be difficult to catch the disease on the trip.
At the age of 3 months, the baby is already interested in watching the toys, actively turns his head towards the moving object, at the sound of the voice, listens to its tonality. Therefore, the child can already be entertained with something, to interest him during the trip.
It can already be laid out on the tummy, at 12 weeks it begins to roll over from tummy to back and vice versa. He entertains himself by examining his fingers, plays with pens in front of his face.
The age of 3-6 months is the most comfortable for traveling, when the child does not yet know how to walk and crawl, he is calmly in one place. In addition, even adults calmly fall asleep under the measured rocking of the car and the sound of its wheels.
Seats on the train
An adult's ticket does not provide for a separate seat for babies, so the child will need to huddle on the same shelf or purchase a child ticket with a separate seat. And the railway arena, fixed to the shelf with belts, will protect the baby from falling.
More comfortable luxury coaches. Each carriage has only 8-10 compartments with two berths. Or soft carriages, which even have a shower, dry closet and washbasin. The price, of course, in such cars is much higher than in a compartment carriage or reserved seat.
When choosing a cheap option, you should buy tickets in advance so as not to get to the side seats or the outer ones located near the toilet. You also need to know that windows in compartments nos. 3 and 6 are emergency exits and therefore cannot be opened.
If there is a choice, preference is given to the night train, then the baby will peacefully snooze on his shelf all the way.
Hygiene of wagons
It is not a secret for anyone how cleaning is done on long-distance trains. You can forget about sterile cleanliness. Therefore, you should definitely take disinfectants and wet disposable wipes with you on your trip.
Disinfectants are used to process all objects that a child can reach, door handles, lamps, table surfaces. Such measures will not be superfluous, as children constantly pull their hands into their mouths.
It is necessary to take a sufficient number of disposable diapers and diapers on the road. There are no washstands in reserved seats and compartments where you can wash your baby. Wet wipes are used for its hygiene.
Feeding on the train
If the baby is breastfed, this greatly alleviates the problem with food for the baby. It is enough to take boiled water on the road. When feeding formula milk, you should not rely on boilers in the carriages.
In them, the water does not go through the boiling process, but only heats up to a certain temperature. Therefore, you must prudently take with you a thermos with boiling water. A first aid kit with a travel kit of medicines will not hurt either.
If you follow these simple rules, you can travel with your baby by rail comfortably and without any risk.
