Stranger Anxiety: Tiny Love
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Stranger Anxiety on Plane
Asked by H.H. from Philadelphia
on January 21, 2010
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I recently traveled alone with my 5 month old baby and it perhaps the hardest flight of my life. He cried the entire 2+ hrs whenever he looked around and saw people he...
Answers
- It could be more of the pressure change causing problems than people. Babies can't clear their ears like we can. Give him a pacifier or nurse him so he can swallow rep...
- I realize that this is a completely off-the-wall suggestion, but I thought I'd offer it up in case you get desperate ;) My toddlers recently spent most of our cross c...
- Giving him the opportunity to suck is probably your best strategy. If you cannot nurse him than pump a bottle to give him during take-off and landing. A pacifier may...
