I debated posting this in r/parenting instead, but I think I’d have more encouragement from the r/awardtravel crew given the circumstances…

Long story short: got married in 2020. Had an amazing LAX-Tokyo-Singapore-Bali honeymoon booked in Singapore J. COVID hits. Trips cancelled, points refunded.

This year, I realize the points are expiring so right before Japan reopened, I speculatively booked a LAX-NRT trip on Singapore J for my wife and I. However, we now have a sweet baby girl who will be 14-months at the time of the trip (June-July 2023). We’d be doing a week in Tokyo at a kid-friendly AirBnB and then a week in Kyoto at the Hyatt Regency Kyoto.

Knowing these flights and redemptions are impossible to come by now - and I am out of options to extend - I’m looking for anyone who has actually taken their ~1 year old on a international trip that completely flips their internal clock. Was it a disaster? Was the juice not worth the squeeze? Tips/tricks? Was it a success?

I travel a lot internationally for work - and I really want to give my wife/daughter those same life experiences - but not at the cost of everyone’s sanity. Plus, as an award travel aficionado it would kill me to lose all these points.

I’m just looking for a sanity check here if I’m crazy for keeping this trip alive. Appreciate any shared parenting experiences in advance!