If you took a baby to Disney

[kaycee]

I'm curious too. We might be going in July. DS would be 10 months and DD would be 3. We went at 15 months and it was so easy, but I'm not sure about younger or older. I'm

[badgergrl]

I noticed a lot of mom taking advantage of nursing in the shows, or slower longer rides- I guess that would depend on what type of kid you had. Mine would have been twisting to see the show taking my nipple with them

[spankswife]

DS was 5 months when we went. There was a lot of walking and nursing at the same time, and nursing on practically every ride, but he was fine. It was even hot in September and he was great.

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Jan 23, 2016 10:09:09 GMT -5 @starry said:

@mrsbecky did you have any issues finding places to nurse? I am a NIP enthusiast (tm @supergreen) so I figure it will be fine.

I should put that in my siggy somehow

[ilikedonuts]

My kids slept through wishes at 11 months. One with noise cancelling headphones on. One without.

[ilikedonuts]

Oh and DD2 slept for 3 hours straight at 11 months in the Tula. We rode about 5 rides, ate lunch, etc.

Once at 18 months, DD1 slept through the marching band playing literally 2 feet from her on Main Street.

Disney is a magical and exhausting place. You'd be surprised what the kids can sleep through!

[spankswife]

Im very modest but honestly that all went out th window. I nursed basically everywhere. I figured a- I'll never see these ppl again b- there's a ton of foreigners there and I tell myself it's more normal to them.

I wore a nursing tank, w a tank or tee over top. I pull up my shirt and just unclip the tank. No tummy out and my boob is basically covered by my top shirt.

[chickens987]

We took dd at 7 mos. she hated the fireworks. We were behind the castle and had to bolt for Peter Pan to get away from the noise. Other than that, it was great. She napped in the stroller, so we didn't have to do half days at all.

[melsamoony]

DS was almost 13 mos when we went.

Big tips:
-stroller fan and cover if your baby is sensitive to light (DS isn't...I got clips for the stroller and brought a blanket but never used it)
-comfy easy to push stroller (I have a Britax b agile it was amazing....gate checked it). We kept the gate check tag and DS's magic band on the stroller to help it be easy to identify
-good carrier (I had an ergo and used that A TON. I kept DS in there for rides)
-for pumped milk/anything that needs refrigeration I brought a little soft cooler and filled a sippy with ice that helped keep it cold
-know that they will make you remove anything from under your stroller when you go in the parks
-rain cover for the stroller is helpful. I found a universal cheap one from Amazon.

We had a ton of fun. Just play it by ear, rest when needed. The best tip someone gave us was just pick one thing each day you really want to do, anything else is icing.

We got a sitter for one day from kids nite out and it was great. We got to do everything we wanted to do and DS was so excited to see us and have dinner when we got home.

[RandZB]

We went when DS2 was 8 months old and it was great. We had a double stroller and he napped well throughout the days. We did full park days almost every day, did fireworks and the electrical parade, and he did really well. I just scouted out the baby care centers as soon as we got to the parks.

[holly116]

We went when A was four months old. I ended up nursing a lot while standing in line. At first I tried with the ergo, but eventually just holding him or walking around. I gave zero fucks lol. I wore nursing tanks under regular shirts. So I lifted up my shirt, unstrapped the tank and pulled the regular shirt back down. I felt covered enough.

He napped in the ergo or stroller. K was 3 1/2 and M was about to turn 2 and we did two days at MK with a day off in between. We weren't there for rope drop either day, but pretty early. We stayed till fireworks.

I have a bunch of pics from our trip on Facebook. They're in the January 2014 folder.

[krystee]

I think the most difficult park is Magic Kingdom because we were constantly having to get him in or out of strollers or carriers, which was kind of annoying. At Epcot, he could have pretty much stayed in the carrier. We didn't go back to the room for naps, but we went back to the hotel for dinner. ILs then stayed with him while we went back to do rides and fireworks.

[lala]

We've done week+ trips twice w/ infants - one at 4 months & one at 5 months. The first time w/ the 4 month old is when I finally ditched my nursing cover for good. It was december, so not even hot but I just couldn't be bothered. It was actually great b/c I had so many opportunities to NIP in a short period of time.

We got up & out early most mornings and did afternoon breaks for naps & pool daily. Usually one nap in the ergo and one nap in the stroller. Both kids got put in pajamas and slept through evening events like fireworks, parades, etc. It was actually fairly easy, all things considered. We actually have had luck getting even the older kids to sleep in the stroller in the evening. Works great b/c we aren't holed up in the room by 7 and we get to see more things - walk around world showcase & grab a drink.

I know lots of people love the baby care stations but we actually didn't use them much b/c we were never near them when we needed them and changing them in the regular bathrooms was NBD.

[holly116]

Jan 23, 2016 11:59:08 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jan 23, 2016 11:53:27 GMT -5 holly116 said:

We went when A was four months old. I ended up nursing a lot while standing in line. At first I tried with the ergo, but eventually just holding him or walking around. I gave zero fucks lol. I wore nursing tanks under regular shirts. So I lifted up my shirt, unstrapped the tank and pulled the regular shirt back down. I felt covered enough.

He napped in the ergo or stroller. K was 3 1/2 and M was about to turn 2 and we did two days at MK with a day off in between. We weren't there for rope drop either day, but pretty early. We stayed till fireworks.

I have a bunch of pics from our trip on Facebook. They're in the January 2014 folder.

the thing I still can't believe about that trip is that you DROVE. lolol the thought of being in a car with 3 kids under 4 for that long!!!

Hahaha. Yeah. We broke it up over two days. I'm pretty sure we left after a middle of the night feeding at like 4 am. Got to southern GA, stopped for the night, had dinner etc. Woke up, drove to meet some family in Ocala for lunch, checked in late afternoon. Really though, my kids are fine in the car and we have a minivan with two DVD players lol. We had to stop often enough so I could nurse the baby and we could bring everything we wanted.

We planned on driving straight through home but we hit snow in Tennessee and said eff this and stopped.

We're driving to Gulf Shores for spring break in a few months . But that's only about 12 hours lol.

[anna7602]

We're going to Universal next month and aren't taking DS into the park at all. One of us will spend a day with DD inside the park while the other stays at the hotel with DS, then we'll switch off on day 2.

I also left DS with a sitter for the day when I took DD to EuroDisney last summer (DS was 11 months old).

[countthestars]

DD slept through wishes at 14 months and she is a fairly light sleeper.the busy days just totally conked her out.

[ssmjlm]

Didn't take a baby, but we went the first week in May last year and some days were HOT. So she may not tolerate a cover.

[huskymom]

We went when dd2 was 5 months, in September. I didn't wear her as much as I thought, because it was so hot, but was able to nurse a bit in the ergo. We only did two park days, and stayed through the electrical parade one night but not for Wishes. I found rides the easiest place to nurse - it's a small world, Ariel, and Pirates in particular. I did one stop at the baby center which was nice and cool. We had rain almost everyday so the cover that came with the double city mini we rented was a lifesaver. She wasn't eating solids yet so that was super easy. I changed most diapers with the stroller seat flat. It was pretty easy!

[ellipses84]

When we lived near D-land, we took DS often as a baby and toddler, the first time he was 8 months. We would take the stroller and babywear. The stroller was great for carrying all of our stuff, but it was nice to leave it parked in each area and go around with the DS in the ergo without the diaper bag. The kiddie rides he could go on would usually allow me to wear him on the ride. I would carry a smaller soft purse with necessities, like one diaper, wipes, a snack, water, phone and wallet, so I could bring it on the rides with me while we stood in lines. The hardest thing to deal with was the sun and heat, so make sure to bring sun protection and a water bottle fan is great (which you can pay a fortune for in the park or get it at the dollar store ahead of time). There were always plenty of benches to sit on to breastfeed.

I know a lot of people don't like taking their kids until they are older, but I really loved taking him at those ages, plus he was free! He loved it, too. DH would go on rides with older SS, and we'd sometimes do childswap if we both wanted to go on a ride and SS wanted to go on in twice. We would walk around the air conditioned shops while we waited, if it was hot.

[caidan]

I took a 4 year old and a 9 month old in september. The 9 month old did amazing. She took 2 or 3 naps a day in the stroller. She slept through Its A Small World and Fantasmic. She was really easy and happy the whole time. We were at the parks all day and didnt do any naps at the hotel. We did 12 hour days and both kids were very well behaved. The 4 year old fell alseep during dinner at Mama Melrose.