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How Do I Calm My 4 Yo Before Airline Trip?
Asked by C.W. from Washington DC
on September 23, 2007
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We are taking my 4 yo and 1 yo on their first airline trip in 2 weeks. I am not so much worried about the 1 yo, but I am concerned about the 4 yo. She has fears and s...
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- I brought my son on his first airplane ride a few months ago. Crayons, markers, coloring books, a dvd in the laptop, books, they all worked for us. Maybe you should ...
- Hi C., Try the Benadryl with her a few days before the trip and see how she reacts to it. The first time we were flying with our twins (2 yo at the time) we did th...
- We went on a trip a couple years ago with my 2 year old and 4 year old daughters. I packed goody bags for the plane that included juice boxes(airlines serve drinks so...
Taking 2 Month Old on Airline Flight
Asked by S.G. from Sacramento
on June 10, 2009
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Hello Mama's! My father wants to see his first grandchild and wants me to fly to Los Angeles (from Sacramento). The thought of this overwhelms me. I am wondering if an...
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- I flew from Sacramento to North Carolina when my first born was about 3 months old. He did great. The change in air pressure and altitude didn't appear to bother him...
- Hi! I flew to Maui with my baby at 11mths. I think it may be a bit easier because you have a young baby. If you breast feed I think you have nothing to worry about:...
- Hi S., I drove with my son at 5 weeks from San Jose to LA (then on to Phoenix), and flew to Missouri with him at 12 weeks. I would definitely go now, while he is you...
Airline Travel with a 2 1/2 Year old...Yikes!
Asked by D.H. from Charleston
on September 16, 2008
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I asked this question at the beginning of September and got no responses...maybe I will have better luck the second time!
Does anyone that has traveled recently by p...
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- Hi, I'm not sure about food and snacks as I have not flown recently. However, when my daughter was 2 - 3 and we traveled, I would buy her a special little bag or smal...
- Hi D., I don’t know what the airline restrictions are presently regarding food and beverage. Refrain from giving them sugar and caffeine or you and everyone on boar...
- I have been travelling with my son since he was 11 months old and have had no problem (so far). I first take his car seat on the plane for him to sit in. I always ha...
Cheap Airline Tickets
Asked by K.T. from Dallas
on May 11, 2009
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Moms: I have to travel next month and I am looking for the best websites with cheap airfares. I have checked all the top ones but pricing is'nt the best is there a gre...
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- You might try craigslist.org. Sometimes people are selling airline tickets cheap there.
- I only book directly with the airlines. We use American and Southwest. Both run great deals so check them out first. If you book a month out you should get prett...
- Hi Keyna, I just booked some tickets on priceline.com...they have pretty good offers right off the bat. But if your times are flexible and you are looking to save ...
Need Cheapest Last Minute Airline for Emergency Trip with 10 Month Old
Asked by N.K. from Chicago
on December 29, 2007
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We got some very bad news yesterday...my mom has inoperable cancer. My 10 month old and I are going see her in Florida. I'm on vacation until January 7th. Does anyone ...
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- I am so sorry to hear about your mother. Try priceline.com You would be surprised at the deals you can get.
- I'm so sorry to hear about your mom! My husband and I have used lmdeals.com aka site59.com many times and have had experiences. It's the site that yahoo travel, etc....
- I may be late for this, but I found out a few years ago that United discounts infant seats if you purchase for a child under the age of 2. You can't get that discount...
Flying with a Peanut Allergy
Asked by S.S. from Tulsa
on June 19, 2010
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I'm trying to take a trip with my 4 year old son who had a severe peanut allergy. Flying is our only option to get to our destination?anyone with any recent experience...
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- Most airlines haven't served peanuts for years. It is impossible to guarantee a completely peanut free flight, but I've been on a couple of flights lately where th...
- The following article lists the peanut policies of most of the major airlines. The good news is, according to this article, the US Dept. of Transportation may ultimat...
- I was just on a US Airways flight last month. They don't automatically serve peanuts anymore, but you can still buy them from the snack cart. Also people are allowed t...
Air Travel Tips W/ Infant
Asked by D.E. from Los Angeles
on March 5, 2008
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I need airplane travel advice…my husband will be on the plane 5 hours (not including checking in) with my 3 1/2 month baby whom I am nursing. We will be sitting in ...
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- Hi, D., I am the mother of two babies, one 19 months old, the other 5 months old. I have flown with the elder baby ten times, all with my elder child on my lap and...
- It's much easier to travel with a baby that you think. Call the airline and ask if they have a place to hang in a portable basinet (provided by the airline). Contine...
- I have a two year old and a two month old. We started traveling with our daughter, now two, when she was three months old. The thing that I suggest if you don't have o...
Where Were You 10 Years Ago? 09/11/01...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on September 11, 2011
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I was in my EMT class. We always watched the news first thing in the morning, and we were the first people in the building aware that the first plane hit the tower... ...
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- I was working on a naval base in northeast Philadelphia. Pretty scary being sandwiched between NY and DC and with a plane on the loose in PA at that time. My kids ...
- I woke up, went into the living room to drink my coffee and watch some TV. I flipped through every channel and it was nothing but news (I don't watch news very often)....
- Chemistry class. Our principal buzzed over the intercom and told all teachers to turn on the televisions. They did, and we watched the news for the entire day. Even...
First Time Flight for 8 Month Old
Asked by R.N. from Albuquerque
on April 29, 2007
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My husband and I will be taking our 8 month old on a plane for the first time in a couple of weeks and I was just wondering if there was anything I could do to make th...
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- The trick for my son has always been lots of food and lots of books. I always make sure that my carry on is a backpack, so that it's easy for me to carry while chasin...
- We took our baby on her first flight last summer when she was 10 months old. We just made sure we had a bottle ready for her in case she cried or felt uncomfortable o...
- I flew with my baby at 4 months and it was terrible. He cried the whole 5 hours. We gave him tylenol, fed him on the way up, had a suitcase full of toys and nothing ...
Anyone Travel Transatlantic Flight with a 4 Month Old?
Asked by Y.P. from Phoenix
on August 26, 2010
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Looking for advice on traveling with a 4 month old baby on a flight to Europe. We have a bassinet seat and will not have an extra seat for the baby's car seat, so she ...
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- I just did a transatlantic flight with a 16 month old with the bassinet. The bassinet saved us. Even though she didn't sleep much, she had her own space in the bassi...
- I don't know where you will be in Europe, but we ended up not using a stroller very much in and around Paris for three months, due to the cobblestones, the stairs in t...
- I did. Bring the car seat and the stroller through security and gate check them. They will fit through the machine (mine did), you just have to collapse the stroller. ...
