Traveling with 3 Month Old

Even the fussy ones generally love sleeping on planes I took an all day flight with my daughter at 6 weeks and she slept most of the way. For your comfort just be ready with padding for arms to nurse a lot and bring something to wear him on the plane to bounce him around and keep him sleeping while you eat sleep or read a little! Enjoy babies generally love flying

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Have you tried a sling? He can sleep snuggled up against you and it is easy to nurse that way too. Best of luck to you! Have a good trip!

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Give him benedryl just before the flight. It will keep his ears from getting to plugged which can be very hard for babies on flights. Our doctor told us to use it and the side benefit is it will make him sleepy.

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I have two children ages 2.5 & 4.5. When each was 3 months we went overseas, Taiwan and Japan. Check with the airlines, most that go to other countries have a bassinet they attach to the wall for the baby(they give you the seats right behind it). It's attached after take off. There is no extra charge (we just had to pay the taxes for our babies). You can take the baby in/out as you please. Make sure the airline is aware of the baby and the baby will need a passport. During take off, if your baby isn't sleeping make sure he/she is sucking/swallowing so that the ears clear. Both flights for us were great. Good luck! I noticed someone suggested benydril. I never did this but have heard it's best to try it before you leave. Many kids, including my own get hyped up from medication and in prevents them from sleeping. T.

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traveling with an infant can be exhausting and exhilerating at the same time, its kind of scary just knowing your going to be by yourself but dont fret, I have been traveling with both of my infant sons and everything seems to work out. One big thing I can tell you to do is nurse the baby when the plane is going up and when going down to help with pressure on his little ear drums if he isnt swallowing when his ears need to pop they wont and hell have discomfort which could lead to crying. I just pretty much feed and coddle the whole time Im on the plane, the hard part is when they grow up and are 1-2 yo and screaming for something fun to do so enjoy this easy time when you can feed your way through. Also try to keep him away from the strangers as much as possible just because people carry around so many viruses, etc.Goodluck!! After this you will feel like you can do anything!!!!!

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We flew to FL with my son when he was 3 months old. I was worried about trying to nurse him on the plane for takeoff and landing, so I bought one of those cover things to drape over us. I think it made the people around me more comfortable than myself. We brought the Bjorn with us, and ended up strapping him to our chest to sleep. If he takes a pacifier, bring a bunch, they have a way of falling onto the nasty floor, even with paci clips. The white noise of the plane is soothing to most babies, so they often will easily fall asleep. If all else fails, you can always walk up and down the aisle with him to comfort him. Our flight was much easier than we anticipated, and we were relieved. The flight home was a little harder, I think because we were all so exhausted, but still bearable. You do have to ignore other people if your son gets fussy. There isn't anything you can do about it and are trying every trick you know. Some people will be very understanding, but there is always one or two who can be rude. Just ignore them, if they make you flustered, your son will feed off your frustration and be more fussy. If you normally swaddle him to sleep, I would do that on the plane too. Anything you can do to encourage sleep. 11 hours is a long time on a plane for an adult, so for a baby without a change of scenery I'm sure it can seem endless. Not sure if he has a few favorite toys yet or not, but bring anything from home that seems to soothe him or that entertains for a long time. My son liked our keys, so we put together a key ring for the flight of blank keys that we washed first so that if they got lost we didn't lose our keys. That provided hours of entertainment. Good luck.

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Hi J.,
Get yourself a Moby Wrap www.mobywrap.com You can order one directly from their website or find someplace near you that carries them. It only takes practice putting it on 2 - 3 times to get comfortable with it. I found that while traveling with my 3 month old by airplane she was able to settle easily and comfortably to sleep because she was secure against my body and it made walking through airports easier. With a little practice you can become comfortable nursing in the moby as well. The airline will allow you to wear it during the flight as much as you want except during take off and landing. Congratulations on your new baby. Best wishes for you trip. - K.

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I just took my 4 month old daughter on a flight for the first time! It was really nerve racking and she is really fussy as well. Everyone was really understanding and I apologized ahead of time for her crying. As soon as the seatbelt signs went off I walked around up and down the isle with her and hung out in the back by the bathroom most of the time.

11 hrs is a long time so that might not be too helpful. Try Children's Benadryl. It makes the baby sleepy. I give it to my 4 month old before bed on the days she scratches since she has eczema. My doctor said it's perfectly safe. If you buy the premeasured children's benadryl, give your baby about 1/5 of the individual serving. It helps our baby sleep better without scratching her head all night from her cradle cap/eczema.

Also, try nursing or feeding the bottle when taking off or landing. That might help calm them down and hopefully fall asleep at least until the seatbelt signs turn off.

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Comfort nursing might work very well. Younger babies who are nursing seem to not mind plane rides as much as bottle feds. I wore a good nursing tank top on our flight to Hawaii when my son was 8 mos. old and he didn't fuss the entire time, he slept most of the time. My hope is that you may have an open seat next to you to lay him in occasionally if your arms need a rest. I had my husband for relief. Our sling helped tremendously as well. Wishing you luck and safe travels, dear.

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Hello Jamila,
I think it is awesome that you are traveling with your young infant. We started ours at about the same age and she too was breast feeding and quite uncomfortable at times(cranky and fussy). The wonderful thing about traveling with an infant is that they are going to be loving having you to themselves for an entire day. I would recommend trying to get at least one open seat, if possible so that he can be put down when he is sleeping and you can relax your arms. Another thing that overseas airlines sometime have are baby bassinets- you would be seated in front of one of the walls where the bassinet would hang. I know Japan Air, SingaporeAir and a few others offer this service.
All in all, I would say relax, nurse when you need to and if your baby takes a pacifier - bring it along. It should be just fine.
Mia is not even two and has been on about 15 flights and now enjoys them. She gets to be right next to us for a long period of time.

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First you just need to know that he will be fussy some of the time. Just plan on it. When you take off and land have him feed. It will help his ears. Also, make sure you bring some tylenol just in case his ears hurt him. There is no need for him to endure pain during the fight. As long as yo have your boobies you are fully equipped with all he needs! If I were going on such a long flight I would defiantly get him his own ticket. Trying to hold him for 11 hours will be difficult for all of you. Try to apologies to those sitting around you if he is making a lot of noise. Hopefully you will be surrounded my mothers who have all been in your position. In my experience you are flying at the easiest age. They sleep more now then they ever will and all you need are a few diapers, several changes of clothes, blanket and yourself to keep him happy.

Have a great trip and do not stress out about this. Go have fun, you deserve it.

Hi there! I traveled with my infant daughter when she was this age....had to fly back for my grandmother's funeral...it was a 5 hour flight. She used a pacifier which was a lifesaver for me, and she slept real well with it during our flight....I purchased an extra seat next to me for her carrier and it made things a whole lot easier...she took her bottle in her carrier and I could even manage to change a diaper in it. I was suprised how easy it was....I thing it is much easier to travel with them at this age then when they get to be toddlers. Make sure when you take off that he is either nursing, drinking from a bottle or sucking on a pacifier cause it helps with with pressure on their little ears. Hope this helps, good luck on your flight and hope you have a great visit with your family.

He him sucking on take off and landing, so his ears won't hurt. If you can get him to take a bottle for those moments, go for it. Our daughter never cried on flights when we did this. If he is sick, don't fly. He WILL cry the entire way.

Nurse on take off and landing...it will help. The hum of the plane seemed to keep my 9mo old a sleep. My flight was only from California to NYC.

Feel free to nurse, that will make it easier on everyone. I have 3 kids and travelled a lot, especially with the 1st and that helped. If you can get an open seat and take the car seat on, that will also make your life easier. It is hard to get the gate agents to tell you where an open seat is so be persistent. Ask if the flight is totally full, if it isn't totally full find where the open seat is and try ot switch so you sit next to it. Car seats need to be against the window, fyi. Very imporatnt tip as the baby gets older like 18months. Good luck.

This is a great age to travel with him! Just make sure you nurse him during take off and landing, so his ears don't hurt. Don't worry about him sleeping - the rumble of the plane will put him right out! Enjoy your trip :)

Nurse him as much as he wants on the plane. Don't worry about what anyone will think or say --do what you need to do! I've flown quite a bit with my 4 boys and it is actually easier when they are smaller --just nurse him!