Travelling with the baby

Travelling with the baby can be quite stressful and tiring for both the baby and the mother. Iam still breastfeeding Anvesha, she hates formula food and these days she is transitioning to being bottle fed. We had gone to ocean shores today which is around 2 hours drive from Redmond.It was a long drive for Anvesha. I had made all the arrangements before hand- pumped the milk first thing in the morning, fed her just before leaving, changed her diaper too. But she was too restless the entire trip and I couldnt enjoy either :( Its stressful to see your baby whining and crying uncontrollably. Feeding would not help, swaddling would not help, rocking would not help. We were in a rush to just reach home and i could comfort her in my arms.When we reached home i rushed to our room ( she sleeps in our room in pack n play ) and tried to make her sleep, but she was too cranky to settle down easily. After hours of patience I finally managed to calm her down. Lesson learnt, never go on a long drive again. We will make short trips so that they are enjoyable for both Anvesha and us.