When did you let your lo eat in the car? We're going to Cornwall on Saturday and its going to be close to 7 hours without stops anyway. We're going to stop for breakfast and lunch but Jamie will want snacks as well. Adam says to let him eat in the car but I feel a bit weird about this. Someone else I work with lets her lo (who is 3 days older) so is it just a weird hang up of mine? Do the rest of you let them do it? It would certainly be easier if I let him and we tried to keep to two stops (although his bound to poo not long after we've stopped anyway)

We have let Chloe have snacks in the car before, we did it without even thinking about her eating in the car.

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Yeh Alfie eats in the car too. He will have a biscuit or some crisps or fruit x

We went to Cornwall when Bethany was similar age to Jamie and she ate little snacks in the car tbh for that length of a journey it is a godsend!!

Thanks ladies. Looks like its just my hang up then. Guess I'll do what oh wants and let him eat

Nooooo! I dont let my kids eat in the car. I have in the past but they are such messy little monkeys that we tend to do loads of stops now. Sometimes I will let them have something they cant make a mess with, like grapes (they shove those straight in their mouths so no mess there) x

we let lewis eat in the car all the time, we do alot of long trips so it's spend ages in service stations or let him snack...i'm always careful to make sure he's sat up in his carseat and check he's not choking etc though...lily-ann can't eat in the car obviously as she can't feed herself and chokes on most things

We're total car scruffs and allow Ellie to snack in the car x

Yeah, sophs is a serial car snacker! lol It just does make life easier at times, although it does make the car a total mess!

MAndy xx

Don't mind our car being a mess. It normally is anyway. Its only that even in an upright position the seat tilts back a bit and I'm worried about him choking. Will just have the bite the bullet and go for it I think

I'm sure he'll be fine hun. If you think about it at least he's sitting still and you can see him so it's not too much different from being at home

Tyler eats in the car too... If your worried you could always get in the back with him?

Noahs been eating in the car since he was able to eat foods lol he would be a nightmare otherwise lol

Char

I try not to let them eat in the car whilst it's moving. Hermione choked in the back of the car in January whilst we were in Ireland and it was horrible. Having to stop get her out the car seat as quick as we could with cars going past was not fun.

She was only eating a biscuit but still.

Is till let them have food in the car I just watch them like a hawk.

Callum has done ocasionally for long trips x

We have done a few long journeys recently since Alyssa has been in her forward facing car seat and she is usually chain fed biscotti and organix crisps, don't dare give her grapes or raisins etc in case she chokes xx