If your child is still nursing, it will make it a lot easier to discreetly feed
the baby during the flight.
A mom who was traveling with her young daughter, seated in front of the mom of the twins, volunteered to hold and care for one of
the babies during the flight.
So we got a few mean and annoyed looks from people... I totally get that crying
babies during a flight are not on anyones wishlist, but I don't get people who are giving you and your baby a hard time, while you're trying to do your best... But well, it also doesn't make sense to think about it any longer — so now I forget about it (I swear)!
Just this month they took a ticketed seat from a two - year - old and made the mother hold
the baby during the flight, just so they could give the seat to someone else.
Not exact matches
Getting ready to take a 4 hr
flight with my 2 month old, I'm planning on
baby wearing, I know I will have to take her out
during takeoff and landing, my question may be stupid but what do I do just hold her on my lap
during that time?
Maruxa's tip was to nurse upon take off and landing when flying with a
baby — that kept her sane
during her first
flight with
baby, when her daughter was only 5 months!
Never mind the general public... Some examples: 1) the passenger in front of us on our first
flight, whom when my daughter was crying while we waited to take off and I said something aloud such as «I'll nurse her once we take off and then she'll be quiet», had to tell everyone around us that she was a nurse and that I was essentially a bad mom to not nurse my
baby during takeoff (sorry lady, but the reason I bought her a seat was for her to be in her car seat
during takeoff as it's much safer than in my arms nursing).
I'm not really sure what I'm trying to get at here, I guess I just wanted to put it out there that before your first
flight with
baby you will hear until the cows come home that
baby needs to be sucking
during takeoff and landing, and as soon as you board, the
flight attendant will tell you how to hold him or her
during that time, and eating's not possible when you're being held that way.
My concern is to buy a car seat with a good reclining feature while rear facing, so that my
baby can sleep confortably
during the 10 - hour - night -
flight.
That said, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) encourages parents to secure children in car seats
during flight, which requires the purchase of a ticket for
baby (unless you get lucky with an empty seat beside you).
Be sure to pack an accessible change of clothes for both you and
baby in case there are any accidents
during the
flight.
If your
baby falls asleep
during the
flight, you won't have to wake her to change planes.
Generally I recommend a longer nonstop
flight to help your
baby avoid unnecessary ear pain
during takeoffs and landings.
They also may not know, or may forget how difficult it is for a
baby or young child to be patient
during a long
flight.
My
baby doesn't like to be held while sleeping so the wrap is often the only way we can get her to sleep
during the 3 hour church, and she has slept through 4 whole
flights in the wrap!
Chewbeads are great option as they are plastic and
baby can play and gnaw on them
during the
flight.
Some
flight attendants will make you keep the windows up
during take off / landing also, so bring a pair of sunglasses or something else to shield your
baby's eyes from sunlight.
Parents who travel with their
babies now bring goody bags to distribute to fellow passengers on the plane to pacify them in case the
baby wreaks havoc
during the
flight.
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Some parents have successfully used a
baby sling or special
flight vest
during the airplane trip to keep a
baby close when the
baby doesn't have a ticketed seat.
For some
babies, flying
during naptime works terrifically, because they sleep for most of the
flight, but for others, the
flight is so exciting, they miss their nap and are cranky for the rest of the trip.
If you're flying to meet family and your
baby is small enough to stay on your lap
during the
flight, perhaps you can order a car seat online and have your family install it in their car before they pick you up from the airport.
In
flight, I was usually allowed to keep my
baby in the sling, but some
flight attendants asked me to remove the sling
during take - off and landing.
Scheduling
flights during sleep times, getting
babies their own ticket so they can sleep in their car seat, and bringing a goody bag of new books, toys, and favorite snacks to keep
babies occupied while they're awake, for example, can make a big difference.
Ear plugs, so I can sleep when I need to sleep and not worry about street noise outside the window, or people partying down the hall, or
babies crying
during a six hour
flight.
And here is an unexpected tip for getting your
baby to sleep
during the
flight: taking along his car seat might help him drift off more easily because it's familiar to him.