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Originally Posted by Table 5
The only thing I'm deathly afraid of is not being able to travel as much. I'm a total bore, so I don't really go out to bars anymore anyway, but I definitely love to travel.
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Wouldn't worry much about that especially under 2 years old when you don't need to buy a plane ticket.
My daughter who is not yet 6 has been to Boston about 20 times (company I used to work for had the head office there). Germany twice (her last birthday was at Europa park in Rust...that's a tough one to top), France, all over the states and canada etc. My son (4 years old) missed out on most of the boston trips but not the others.
If you want to continue travelling you'll do so.
Strollers. The only thing I can recommend is getting a good quality one that fits the life style. If you or your wife like to run, make sure you get a proper jogging stroller. You may even want one if you don't jog as they are easier to push and maneuver (though I can't say I've seen one for a newborn that clips in the car seat).
Car seat. Quite a bit will depend on the car you have and will be using most of the time. I recommend one that you fix the base into the car and clip the seat on just for ease of use. But which one to pick may be determined by the room you have in that back seat. Not even thinking about this, the first one we bought for out daughter couldn't actually fit in the car safely (Mazda 3) with the seats placed in any sort of comfortable position. Neither the driver side, passenger side or middle. Also note the child weights and lengths the seat is good for as a couple of them you may be replacing really quickly if you have a long kid. Graduation to different types of car seats and then booster seats are set out by state and provincial governments. They are not all the same.
breathing monitors....I'd probably overrule the wife get one if I did it all again. Can't tell you how many times I peaked in to make sure the kids were still breathing. Honestly, every now and again I still peak in.