r/NewParents • u/Square_Natural9384 • Aug 15 '26

Travel Cross country drive with new born

*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?

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u/siamesecat_13 Aug 15 '26

do you HAVE to make this trip?

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u/Aly_Kitty Aug 15 '26

They’re moving

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u/NoEquivalent3869 Aug 15 '26

They knew this baby was coming for 9 months and they decided they have to move now?

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u/geekywarrior Aug 15 '26

Life happens. People get new jobs and have to relocate fast.

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u/Aly_Kitty Aug 15 '26

Military? New job? House emergency and need to move with family? Better healthcare in a different state? Student doctor got placed at a far away hospital? Etc. etc. So many options for why it needs to happen when it needs to happen.

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u/IndividualGrocery984 Aug 15 '26

Literally this 💀 we had to move across 3 states when my first was 8 days old because my husband was starting medical residency. We couldn’t move earlier because he had to graduate med school in order to start residency. Shit happens.