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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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boredsurfin, we had one one of those, and I thought it far superior to the baby carriers these days. They had a lever on the bottom to lay the baby flat when facing backwards (or even forwards when older). it was used until they were 4 or 5 and grew out of it, and into a booster type seat. Mouth, at that age, they should be fine. A year later will probably be more difficult. Our kida loved being in the car, the eldest slept as soon as you left the driveway (we have been known to go out for a drive in the middle of the night to get him to sleep!!) My sister would not have purchased a baby travel system if she had the choice now. A separate car seat, decent first rear facing pram/pushchair, and a stroller for when they are older would be better. I would also get a baby carrier for taking it around the resort. It will be far warmer close to your chest than in a pram. They are excellent for an unsettled baby, as you can carry them around the house in it too, leaving your hands free to wash up, load the washing machine etc.
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why not fly and hire a car??
at 6 weeks they will sleep- alot- but even so
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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edsilva, they will still need a car seat at the other end though, and I think Mouth may be planning to be out there for quite a while. 
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we drove with our then six month old and had no problems in a Britax Renaissance (or something like that) and he was fine. its a normal car seat with a 5 point harness and i think they are still available - we have found it to be a good seat for long distances even now. Would definately recommend driving overnight or very early morning so they are likely to want to sleep too - you get the benefit of quiet roads and they are reassured by the constant sound of the car - Ben (our little one) slept most of the journey. Also at night one of you can sleep too until u need to change over.
We've found on the 3 trips down that the tunnel is easiest, its short enough for a stretch and you can use the time on the train to feed or get them changed etc and you dont have to cart everything up and down flights of stairs...
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Mouth, We travelled to the Morzine last year with a 3 month old, and the journey was much easier then than this year with a 15 month old!!!
We went through the tunnel and split the journey over 2 days to allow plenty of rest stops. Tried to time the crossing to fit in with feeds etc, and then stopped each time the next feed was due. We had a maxi cosi cabrio car seat and found no problems.
Take toys/mobiles/rattles etc and be prepared for one of you to sit in the back with the baby.
We also had a baby carrier for use in the resort, again no problems, even took him up the gondolas for lunch at nice restaurents etc, although it was March so nice and warm and sunny.
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Thanks everyone this is really useful!
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Travelling with a child won't be so easy again for around 14 years, so make the most of it. I travelled world-wide with a 6 week old baby, admittedly not to ski resorts, but round loads of dodgy bits of the third world, Washington DC and Disneyworld! I used a baby carrier on my front, to leave my husband free to run after her big brothers. The baby loved the travelling; the problem came when we stopped and she found life became much more boring when not being carried round all day!. The one thing which makes the whole thing FAR easier, if possible, is to be 100% breastfeeding. Sorting out cleaning and sterilising bottles and boiling water etc. makes life much more complicated. The kind of baby car seat which gives you an almost flat position does sound better; my 5 week-old grandson did look a bit scrunched up when he arrived here after a 3 hour car journey last weekend. In the bad old days we used a carry-cot restrained on the back seat, not a very safe option, really, though it did allow the babies to lie flat. Those were in the days when Gripe Water really worked because it contained morphine.....
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FAQ
who have mastered the drive to Alps with new baby.
and some baby seats will damage the car seat over time. A plastic cover over the seat before fitting the baby seat can save tempers 
At that age they sleep for a good part of the trip anyway 
