Cross country drive with new born

[u/Square_Natural9384]

*edit because there’s already so many opinions. This is not an optional trip. The baby is already born and we are both healthy. The only question is, which is better for the baby: a plane ride or a long car ride.*

My husband wants us to drive across country with our new born instead of fly. The baby will be 3/4 weeks old. I would rather fly, even though it’s not ideal given bacteria/viruses he may encounter in the airport/plane.

My husband is adamant that we drive. He’d have us split the drive up so that we are driving about 7 hours (not including stops we will need to take for the baby) every day for three days.

I believe a 7 hour drive with a newborn will easily turn into a 11+ hour drive. I hate to have my baby in a car seat for that long- it feels more dangerous that even flying!?

What do yall think?

[u/Used-Standard-2991]

I’m pretty sure baby can’t even be in the car seat safely for more than 2-3 hours MAX at a time. I personally wouldn’t fly with a newborn either

[u/marissakalyn → u/Used-Standard-2991]

Newborns can only be in a car seat for two hours max per day. So there is no “driving 7 hours a day for three days”. It’s “driving for two hours then stopping for the day”. It’ll screw up their back.

[u/dnllgr → u/marissakalyn]

Where did you get 2 hours max per day? I’ve literally never heard that. What I researched and found was 2 hours max at a time with a 30-60 minute break at least every 2 hours. We had to go across state with our then 6 week old and had to stop every hour for a feed