Yay for another packing video! This time around I'm showing you how I pack for my summer babymoon - a week in France, Monaco and Italy! I tried to pack efficiently so my husband wouldn't have to lug around a bunch of luggage. I also included some pregnancy travel must haves. Check it out!
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This is my luggage set up - Personal Item with Carry-On with my Pregnancy Pillows Attached for the Flight
New Bag from Amazon with a Trolley Strap to sit on top of luggage
Samsonite Carry on Luggage, 22 inches, from Ross or TJ Maxx
Pillows - Hiccapop Wedge - great for placing behind my back on the flight, and between my knees and under my belly while sleeping in the hotel
Cabeau Neck Pillow https://amzn.to/2tJZ60t
My Airport Travel Outfit
- Black belly panel leggings
- Maternity Bra
- Compression Socks (helps with swelling, blog clots, varicose veins)
- Azmed Maternity compression belt
- Maternity basic tee
- Long Sleeve Jean Chambray top to layer
- Sneakers (wear your biggest shoes to wear on the plane)
- Travel Wedding Ring
What's In My Carry-On Personal Item
- Phone
- Passports
- Wallet
- Hand sanitizer
- Gum
- Lip balm
- Tissue pack
- Empty insulated water bottle (this came in so handy to keep beverages cold for hours)
- Snacks - I like to pack snack bars and trail mix
- Medicines - i.e. prenatal vitamins, tums, etc.
- Sunglasses
- External phone charger bank and usb charging cords - I flew delta and a lot of the airplanes have usb chargers
- A few empty ziplock bags - to store open snacks, liquid items, etc
- Toilet paper to go
- Amazon kindle loaded with books
- Airplane Emergency Bag I pack for every trip - including earplugs, sleep mask, earphones, etc.
- Pashmina - use as a scarf or blanket
- Travel umbrella
- Selfie Stick
- Sony a5100 Vlogging Camera
- Eyeglasses
- Digital luggage scale
- Paperwork and important documents - i.e. doctor's note to travel, medical documents, airplane and hotel confirmations, copies of passport, id and credit cards
- Luggage Locks
What's in My Rolling Carry-On
- Crossbody purse, large for day and small for evening- great for walking in crowded tourist sites so you have your bag in front of you in case of pick pockets
- Outfits you need to wear soon - the day after I land I'm doing my maternity photoshoot so I packed my outfit I planned to wear just in case our check in luggage goes missing
- Hats - baseball and sunhat, very necessary for the summer heat and beach
- Headbands
- Bag of electric chargers - include travel converters for the country you're flying to. France and Italy both had the plug head with two rounded prongs.
- Voltage converter - converts devices from 120v to 220v
- Hair Supplies - Dual voltage travel hair curler/flat iron (love this thing), you don't have to use a voltage converter with it. Hair spray, dry shampoo, hair clip and ties, hair brush.
- Travelon hanging toiletry bag with toiletries - I like this bag because it has a hook so you can hang it in the bathroom as well as a clear compartment for liquids and another one for dry toiletries. That way you can pack it in your carryon.
- Makeup in travel mini train case - I packed more makeup than usual since I was doing makeup for my maternity photoshoot.
- Foldable rain jacket
- Clothes in compression packing cubes - I use the brand Gonex found on Amazon
- Shoes - for my pregnant ladies, bring comfortable shoes that are easy to slide on.
- I have black sandals that I can slide into that I often wore on short treks. It matched a lot of my outfits where I wore black.
- Dressy Sandals - I wore for my photoshoot and when I wanted to be dressed up at night.
- Shower/Beach Flip Flops - I use my reef sandals, most comfy shoes ever
- Slip on Toms - any slip on shoes are good for pregnant ladies
- Bring sample sizes of makeup and skincare - Check the video for super cute items I received from IT Cosmetics.
- Hot/Cold Pack for body pain (I didn't end up using this)
- Foldable Water bottle with Carabiner
- Handheld Travel Electric Fan - I used this a lot! I kept it in my purse and used it on tours and buses where there wasn't AC and we were in the direct sun. It's chargeable by USB.
- Bag of Sunscreen and Bugspray
- Travel Duffle - We finally used this on the way back. We threw all our dirty clothes in it and checked it in.
- Medicine pouch - first aid kits, basic meds you might use
- Bag with febreze, downy wrinkle release, mini hand wash soap, sewing kit, etc.
- Empty Ziplock Bags - for dirty clothes, leaking items, pack snack from Breakfast buffet, etc.
- Snacks
- Clothing - stick with neutrals that you can mix or match
- Beach Wear - Bathing Suit and Cover Up
- Light jacket - I had packed a jean jacket but didn't end up using it because it was so hot
- Lightweight scarf - to visit religious sites where you have to cover your shoulders or knees
- Bras/Underwear/Socks
- One pair of shorts - mine are regular drawstring that fit under my bump
- Maternity leggings
- Maternity jeans - I wore these on plane rides
- Tops
- Solid maternity tees - I packed a gray and black one
- Maternity tank - I packed a gray one that I can wear to layer or by itself
- Two flowy summer blouses - for dressier options
- One sleep dress
- Black maxi dress - wore this so much! Wore with a t-shirt knotted on top so it looked for a skirt, or by itself with a kimono or layering top
- Fitted black tank dress - this was my dressy option, I wore on my birthday
- Black/White Kimono - great for layering over basic pieces like my black dresses
- Sundress - short and cool for summer weather. I wore it by itself and also paired with leggings.
Basic Traveling Tips
- I ordered Euros through my local bank in advance of the trip so I could bring them on the trip without having to worry about exchanging currency abroad.
- Check your airline for pregnancy travel restrictions. Delta and Easyjet which I flew have a restriction that you need a doctor's note to travel after 32 weeks and you cannot travel after 36 weeks. No one questioned me however and I didn't have any issues.
- They let you bypass a lot of the lines at airport security because you're pregnant, they saw my belly and just let me pass. You can also ask the airline reps.
- I purchased Travel Insurance just in case however most travel insurance has a pregnancy exclusion. It was about $120 for a week of travel.
- Uber works in France and Italy. I found it was pricey in Nice, where there were less vehicles. It was cheaper to get a cab in some cases such as flat rates to the airport. You can have your hotel arrange it.
- In Nice, take the SNCF train to visit local popular sites like Cannes, Monaco which are only 30 minutes away.
- I found that the subway was super easy to use in Italy to visit popular sites. I bought a one day pass and then used google maps walking directions to walk to popular sites.
- If you don't want to trek on your own, hop on and off buses are a great way to see all the sites - you can relax on the bus and jump on and off at your leisure.
- In Italy, schedule tours for popular sites in advance so you don't have to wait in the insane lines - tour groups can skip ahead and you can have a guide who speaks your language.
Hope this was helpful. The next packing video will be a hospital packing video, eek!
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