Our travel essentials for travelling with children

During the summer holidays we are going on our first family holiday as a family of four. Whilst we are not jetting off to some exotic country abroad to enjoy the sun and sea instead staying in the UK as it is our first holiday as a family of four and we are also visiting family who we have not seen in a long time – in fact they have yet to meet Jelly Bean and he is now 1! - it is an exciting time for us.

As this is our first holiday with two young children and we have lots of travelling to do I am trying to be organised and prepared by planning, packing in advance and getting holiday essentials and products that will make travelling and the holiday itself a little easier. I hope by making use of certain products and being organised that the holiday will be a stress free one that we can all enjoy as we make memories of our first holiday together as four.

‘Mummy’s having a baby’ bag for Bug.

Being pregnant with our second child means we already have a child to care for and think about. Unlike when we were pregnant with Bug when we did not have any existing responsibilities, this time round during Jelly Bean’s time in my bump we also have Bug to care for.

Not only does having a child whilst pregnant mean I am kept very busy regardless of my pregnancy symptoms and have to juggle maternity appointments around Bug and his busy life but we also have to arrange childcare for Bug when I go into labour with Jelly Bean.

As always my mum has stepped up and is kindly on stand-by to have Bug day or night when I go into labour.

Just as I have had to pack a hospital bag for myself and Jelly Bean filled with essentials for labour and afterwards for when I have to make the trip to the hospital to have Jelly Bean when labour is established, I also have to make sure Bug has a bag of his own ready for when he goes to mums.

As we obviously do not know when labour will happen we want to make sure everything is organised for my mum so that when she takes over looking after Bug it will be as hassle-free as possible. Just in case I go into labour when Bug is in school when it makes more sense for my mum to collect him straight from there rather than him being taken out early to make the hour long journey to the hospital with Lee and I, we have made sure my mum has a spare key to our house and that she has our spare car seat with her at all times.

Trunki BoostAPak review.

Now that Bug is in school I have joined the crowds of parents on the school run dropping off and picking up their children every week day. Even though we have a car we rarely have access to it during the school run thanks to daddy needing it for work so we often have to walk to and from school.

Whilst it is lovely to walk to and from school Bug for the school run with Bug telling me all about his school day as we walk, I must admit I am not really looking forward to braving the weather when the rain and cold weather hits us during Autumn and Winter. Kindly we have been offered a lift from a fellow family who passes our home on the school run on a number of occasions but lacking a car seat for Bug we have had to decline the kind offer even when it has been raining and we have a long walk home to face. As it is unpractical to lug Bug’s large and heavy car seat to school to be able to get a lift home for now walking the school run is what we have to do come rain or shine.

But that is all about to change thanks to Trunki who came to the rescue with the chance to review the BoostAPak.

Trunki’s BoostAPak is a backpack and car booster seat combined.