Tips Needed for Traveling with Newborn and His/her Sleep Schedule

At this age, you've just begun to "mess" with a her schedule (or be messed up by it!) Love to hear your breastfeeding - you can't give her anything better than that! I'm afraid there's no magic solution to planning her awake and sleep time. You can try many things but don't go crazy doing it. Attempt to mold her schedule with the idea that "you're trying" but if things don't work as you might've liked - go with the flow! :) Lots of worry and too much planning can be more exhausting than keeping up with her! I'm a mom of four - due to be 5 in 8 weeks - run an inhome daycare and I PROMISE, guiding while following their lead is easier in the long run!!

P. K,
We found that if they sleep in the car we feed the children dinner. Dressed them in PJ's and buckled them in to the car seats. We drove while they slept and had a great family member who played with they while we slept at our distination. We had a 10 hour car trip. We slept in the morning until about noon and we were all awake and mostly on a normal sleeping by the first night. This was not always fun but it worked for us.
Have a great time at the wedding.

We have taken two trips with our son, who is now 8 months. One trip was at 7 weeks and one at 7 months. The trip at 7 weeks was the easiest. I was also worried about sleep, but it didn't get messed up. No matter what her sleep will be a little different because of all the family being around and she'll probably be up later because of the wedding. We brought his pack and play from home (I let him take naps in it leading up to the trip so he'd be used to it) and I think that helped because it was familiar. We stopped for a break from driving every two hours to feed him, change him and stretch a bit. Sleeping in the car is different than sleep when they aren't moving so he was glad to finally go to bed at the end of the day. Also, they won't sleep in the car if they aren't already tired so she may not snooze as much as you think.

Just take it easy and even if things do get messed up she'll get back in her routine when you get home.

I wouldn't fight it. I think you will exhaust yourself trying to keep your baby awake in the car and make your baby cranky as well. A car ride has magical powers over babies and sleep is impossible to fight! So relax and enjoy the trip and feed you baby when she's hungry. Once you are there, around family and friends, she's going to get so much attention - everyone will want to hold the baby - that it will also affect her sleep schedule - it will wear her out. Just expect things to be off a bit, they always are when you are out of your normal routine. Roll with it. And when you get home, get back on schedule. Otherwise, you'll spend the entire weekend fighting a lost cause and not enjoying the wedding and all the people you love!