Episode 14: Preparing for Travel, Sleep, or Stress over the Holidays: Solo with Rachael

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Episode 14: Preparing for Travel, Sleep, or Stress over the Holidays with your host Rachael Shepard-Ohta (of Hey, Sleepy Baby) The holidays are approaching and for a lot of us that means traveling, changes in routine, and big expectations. It can be SO hard feeling the pressure of wanting to create perfect memories and have fun because really it’s a lot of work (and doesn't always go according to plan)! Join me this week as I talk all about what we do as a family to prepare for traveling, being around family, and of course, sleep. Plus I take some listener questions about dealing with in-laws and more! In this episode I talk about what you can and cannot control and how to prep your child beforehand for travel. If you are dealing with time change, I give you tips and tricks to handle that. Holidays can be a time where you may have to set boundaries with family and friends beforehand so I discuss how to get on the same page as your partner so you can work together as a team! Lastly, I talk about how your child's temperament can affect traveling plus how you can still try to maintain routine while away from home! COTERIE 20% off all diapering products (diapers, wipes, pant) with a minimum spend of $40 for new customers on one-time OR subscription with code NOONETOLDUS at checkout! Blog Post on Best Travel Crib for Baby Blog Post on Jet lag Blog Post on My Best Tips for Traveling with Your Kids and Toddler Free Traveling with Your Baby PDF Guidebook Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Join me & our guests each week for new episodes and follow along: Instagram (Show page) Tiktok (Rachael's tiktok account) Show Website For more on biologically normal infant sleep and a holistic approach to getting more sleep, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow on instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're traveling this holiday season or any season, you'll need to pack your diaper bag and your carry on.
0:05.2	And one thing that you have to include is your diapers.
0:07.6	Be sure to grab your coterie diapers because let me tell you, they are the most absorbent, comfortable, and soft diapers that will keep your babe not only dry but comfortable on that long car or plane ride.
0:18.2	Use code no one told us on your coterie order of diapers, wipes, or pants to save
0:22.8	20% on your first order. Welcome to this special holiday episode of No One Told Us. I'm your host,
0:32.3	Rachel, and today it's Thanksgiving week when I'm recording this. So we are going to talk
0:36.6	all about holidays with kids and traveling and sleep and all of that stuff because I know that it can be
0:42.6	really, really stressful, even though it's supposed to be fun and magical. It can be a lot. Taking
0:49.0	trips with kids or vacations in general can just be really, really tough. There's so much to think about.
0:55.4	And one thing that I have found, now that I've been doing this whole parenting thing for like
0:59.9	six years, is that we have such high expectations and we want holidays to be perfect.
1:08.6	We want these amazing memories with our kids and with our families. And
1:12.2	sometimes that can lead to lots of disappointment. And there's so much heightened emotion around,
1:20.0	you know, holidays, maybe things from our childhood that come up or family dynamics that come up
1:25.3	only at this time of year. So it can just be a lot of tension,
1:29.0	a lot of emotions. And when you throw kids into that mix who don't really give a shit about
1:35.0	any of that stuff, they just have their needs and want their needs to be met. And they're
1:39.9	overstimulated. They're out of their routine. Like, it can just be kind of a perfect storm at
1:43.9	the holiday
1:44.3	time. So in this episode, I'm going to give you a few tools and tips to just keep in mind and
1:50.4	remember so that things can go as smoothly as possible. And just remember that even though it can be a lot
1:56.0	of work, it can be a lot of emotion, it doesn't always go according to plan. It can still, at the end of the day,
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