Celine Brewer

Celine Brewer is the owner of Baby Can Travel. Not only does she have years of experience traveling with babies & toddlers, but she's helped millions of new parents travel with their babies and toddlers for over a decade. In addition to writing on her baby travel blog, she has shared her expertise on traveling with a baby or toddler by contributing to articles about traveling with a baby with the Washington Post, USA Today, the Lonely Planet magazine and Pregnancy & Newborn magazine.

Celine also writes about family travel on the site FamilyCanTravel.com, which she co-owns with her husband. Being from the Canadian Rockies, she shares her passion about her home and travel to Banff National Park and area on their site TravelBanffCanada.com.

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The Best Travel Potty for Toddlers for Stress-Free Trips

Toddler using OXO 2-in-1 travel potty seat.

While not having to pack a suitcase full of diapers is a certain win for us traveling parents, a vacation with a newly potty trained toddler still comes with its challenges. I know this from experience, having traveled with my potty training toddler.

It can be a struggle always needing to stay close to a toilet for those potty emergencies, especially when you are out exploring, and managing the occasional accident along the way. Having the right travel potty or portable potty seat for toddlers makes a huge difference in keeping trips calmer for everyone.

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Best Travel Baby Monitors: My Top Picks for 2026

baby monitor for travel on table with two baby toys

If you’re a traveling parent, once you’ve managed to get your baby to sleep on vacation, you still want to keep an eye on your little one while they sleep. Staying in a vacation rental with separate rooms is one of my favorite ways to help everyone get a good night’s sleep. And if you’re not sharing a hotel room with your baby, I recommend adding one of the reliable baby monitors for travel from this list to your baby travel essentials.

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Toddler Beach Essentials: Shade, Sun Safety, and Gear

Baby friendly beach near Playa del Carmen

When we’re traveling with toddlers, my idea of a perfect summer vacation is a day at the beach. After many beach days with a toddler, I’ve learned what works. Now that I know exactly which things to take to the beach with toddlers and how to avoid the usual family beach vacation mishaps, our beach days run smoothly. Below are the toddler beach essentials I genuinely recommend, based on real-mom experience and countless trips to the beach with little kids.

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5 Best Portable Bed Rails For Toddler Travel

cushions used to keep toddler in bed

If your toddler no longer sleeps in a crib at home, you may have some struggles getting your toddler to sleep in a travel crib while on the road. I experienced this first hand with my own toddler. Once he moved to a bed at home, I wanted to keep his sleeping environment similar to help my toddler sleep on vacation. The two solutions I came up with for this challenge was to pack a toddler travel bed or purchase travel bed rails which allow my toddler to sleep in any bed.

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Best Toddler Headphones for Plane Travel: 10 Safe Picks Parents Trust

toddler headphones on airplane

Many parents get nervous about the prospect of flying with a toddler. I can tell you from experience that flying with a toddler can be challenging, but I’ve learned a few tricks along the way to help everyone get through that flight. My go-to strategy for flying with a toddler includes getting them a window seat, some fun toddler airplane activities and a pair of good toddler headphones for plane travel. I have had great success with this winning combination and I hope it will help make your family flight a little easier.

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Best SlumberPod Alternatives For Dark Baby Sleep On Vacation

image of slumberpod in hotel room

Everything changes in your baby’s sleep environment when you travel, whether it’s sharing a hotel room, or simply a lack of blackout curtains in an Airbnb, there are just too many things that affect our baby’s sleep. I’ve learned through experience that there are many great products, like the SlumberPod, which can help replicate your baby’s at-home sleep experience.

For some families, the SlumberPod might not be the right fit, which is why I have made this list of SlumberPod alternatives.

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10 Best Stroller Sun Shades For Travel (And Better Baby Naps)

CoziGo Stroller Cover

I know what a challenge it can be trying to keep the sun off a baby in the stroller, especially when my baby was too young for sunscreen. Additionally, it can be especially difficult to get baby to nap on-the-go when the world around them is so exciting. I have faced these two challenges on several occasions while traveling with a baby or toddler. Unfortunately, the built-in stroller sun shades aren’t always adequate enough or they don’t make it dark enough for my baby.

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Baby Beach Essentials: Sun-Safe Must-Haves For Sand And Surf

beach with all baby beach essentials

Taking a baby to the beach is the perfect way to spend a warm summer day with your family. There are few things cuter than watching your baby play in the sand and water. I love spending time on the beach with my little ones, and I’ve learned that being prepared is key to a great family outing at the beach.

To help your family have the best day possible at the beach, I’ve put together a complete list of baby beach essentials. So pack up your baby beach gear and get ready to hit the beach!

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The 8 BEST Car Seat Travel Bags

flying with convertible car seat

Trust me… lugging around a car seat with one hand while juggling all your baby travel essentials in the other is no easy task. By investing in one of the best car seat travel bags, I found that I could not only easily carry my car seat through the airport without the struggle but also give my valuable travel car seat some extra protection against damage during the flight.

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