Traveling With A Toddler:
Toddler Sleep Away From Home

Traveling with a toddler can be fun and also tricky. Just for your toddler's sleep you need to bring so much with you: toddler bed rails, nappies, potties, toddler sleeping bags, inflatable beds, monitors and the list goes on....But it can be GREAT FUN and can make wonderful memories so you need the right equipment to make it as easy as possible and to reduce your stress.

Bedtime Equipment To Bring

• inflatable toddler bed
• toddler bed rails (inflatable ones are great)
• mattress protector if you're sleeping in your guest's bed
• toddler sleeping bag
• bedding
• bedtime stories
• training pants, spare pajamas and nappies
• blackout curtain liners
• monitors
• night lights
• normal bedtime cuddly toy
• beaker or untippable flask for water at night time

Toddler Bedtime Tips To Help Your Toddler Sleep Away From Home:

• Arrive early at your accommodation so that your toddler has a chance to feel relaxed
• Show your toddler where he will sleep when you get there
• Unpack your toddler's things so that his bedroom is welcoming and familiar
• Keep to your bedtime routine as much as possible
• Set up night lights and monitors well in advance of bedtime
• Show him where the toilet is or position his potty in a very accessible place
• If he gets out of bed whilst you are relaxing with your hosts, take him back to bed gently - no scolding or anger. Your toddler might be feeling a little scared in a new place.

When you are traveling with a toddler away from home you need to know the set up of your accommodation. Ideally you want them to sleep downstairs so that there is no risk of falling down the stairs in the middle of the night.

Or ideally your hosts might have a stair gate. If your toddler is sleeping in your host's guest bed then be sure to bring a mattress protector with you! Accidents in someone else's bed and bedding can be embarrassing to deal with.

Or to avoid that risk, bring an inflatable and portable toddler bed and/or a toddler sleeping bag.

If your bedtime routine goes haywire on the first night, then try again the next night. If your routine goes completely out of the window for the whole time you are away, then return to the routine when you get home. Expect it to take about a week to get your toddler back into the routine he had before going away. Going away usually takes days to prepare, then days to get back to normal again.

Above all else, have a good time!