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is perfectly feasible to leave home with triplets. Keep two
things in mind: practicality and flexibility.
Triplets obviously call a lot of attention. Relax because
you will be asked a lot of questions, and sometimes they
will be extremely personal. However, people’s intention
is usually positive. Be proud. They are children
If
these visits are frequent, whenever possible, think about
leaving a supply of diapers, powdered milk, feeding bottles,
pacifiers and some clothes in these houses. Therefore, it
is easy to leave home, since you do not have to take too
many things with you, besides the babies.
Turn the car into your second home. Have diapers, wipes,
toys (books or a CD / cassette of children’s songs),
purified water and feeding bottles in the car. When the
babies are older, you may take cookies and juice. Children
are unpredictable, just like traffic.
Infant car seats are essential for the babies’ safety
and, according to government regulations, they must be place
in the back seat. Since the beginning, each baby should have
his own chair so that they will not argue over this when
they are older!
If you are going on a long trip, leave home around the time
the babies fall asleep, or preferably, at night. If they
are awake, you will have to make a lot of stops along the
way and there will be inevitable delay.
First
step: as you book your trip, make it crystal clear that you
are traveling with three babies
- and triplets! This will prevent many mishaps, such as not
being able to book adjacent seats, from occurring.
Up to 2 years of age, the child is regarded as a lap child
and travels for free. As a rule, an adult can have only one
lap child. If there are not three adults, the airline requires
that a flight attendant accompany the third lap child, but
this service is charged. In some flights, the airlines allow
the third baby to travel without the flight attendant if you
purchase his ticket.
The seat arrangement depends on the number of oxygen masks
in each row. Since there is usually one extra mask per row,
according to federal regulations, there can be only two lap
children per row. Therefore, you must sit in different rows
when traveling with triplets.
Try to relax and be flexible when
traveling by plane. The babies will probably cry, and you
do not want to bother the
other passengers. Changing diapers in the lavatory is out
of question, such is the mess after a few minutes of flight.
Having experience in changing diapers show that, in moments
like these, we can change them wherever we are. The feeding
bottles will be cold even after the flight attendant has
heated them, usually in low heat. And even if the plastic
bottle is hot, that does not necessarily mean that the
milk is hot. Or the meals you requested are not available,
so
remember to take some bread, cookies and toys with you!
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Some hotels will not accept 3 children in the same room with
their parents. This being the case, remember to book rooms
with a connecting door. As you are booking the rooms, check
if three cribs / beds will be available. Almost all the
hotels which usually welcome families offer a kitchen fit
up for preparing feeding bottles or meals. Hiring a babysitter
is a good idea if you want to have a romantic dinner, for
example.
AVOID THEM!
Restaurants are not the best choice if the babies
are not old enough to sit in a baby’s high chair and
entertain themselves with some food or a toy. Undoubtedly,
you will
not be able to keep them quiet, and then, what was supposed
to be fun will turn into a nightmare.
Start teaching them to sit, eat and only play after the meal
is over in family restaurants.
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