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Tips for Air Travel and Getting My 4 Month Old Adjusted to the Time Change
Asked by J.C. from San Francisco
on September 1, 2009
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My husband and I will be taking our 4 month old daughter on her first plane trip to Hawaii next week. Does anyone have good tips on how to make her as comfortable as ...
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- My husband and I spent a week in London and 2 weeks in Rome when our daughter was six months, so I know exactly what you're planning for! The good news is, at 4 months...
- The absolutely most common issue during flight is ear pain on the descent. The descent is much longer/slower (~30 minutes) than the ascent and therefore more problema...
- During takeoff and landing, make sure she is sleeping, nursing (Or bottle) or sucking on the pacifier to avoid ear aches from her ears popping. At that age, my daugh...
Insane in the Plane - 11 Month Old Air Travel Advice
Asked by C.P. from Pocatello
on November 10, 2006
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We are traveling to Louisiana for Christmas and have to take three planes to get there, about 9 hours total. We did this same trip when he was 5 mo. old, so I kind of ...
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- Hi There! My husband and I took our kiddo on his first flight when he too was 11 months old. We flew from Oregon to South Texas and believe me, at that age, I don't th...
- I would invest in the DVD player. We traveled with my daughter at 18 months and the DVD player saved the trip. You could also buy a couple of DVD's that he hasn't se...
- Portable DVD player is a grate idea, Baby Einstain DVD's can capture his atenttion for a while and help him to fall asleep and I don't think headphones are necesari si...
Wondering If Anyone Has Traveled W/a Newborn on a 10 Hour Flight?
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on October 12, 2006
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OKAY, HERE'S MY STORY. I'M DUE AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. I'D LIKE TO GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT AM NOT SURE IF THE FLIGHT WOULD BE TOO LONG FOR A 1 MONTH OLD. HOME IS HA...
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- I also traveled that long with my daughter when she was 4 weeks old. She slept most of the time and her ears did not bother her at all. It effects them mostly when t...
- Don't worry...........I have flown to France back and forth about 14 times when all the way up until I was 8 months pregnant and even as soon as my baby was 2 months o...
- I agree that traveling with a newborn is MUCH easier than traveling with an older child who wants to move around a lot. However, you must consider that you don't know...
Flying with 8 Month Old
Asked by T.K. from Chicago
on August 2, 2006
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My husband and I will be going to Florida at the end of the month with our 8 month old son. We are flying Southwest and have not booked a seat for our son. Any tips/...
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- My daughter is now 2 years old and she has been on an airplane 5 or 6 times now. Traveling is never easy with little ones. My biggest suggestion is do not drag loads...
- Even though you didn't book a seat for your child bring your car seat to the gate. That way if there is an extra seat you will have the car seat with you. If the fli...
- I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but you could try to get there early and request bulkhead seats( these are the seats in the first row. They have extra le...
Advice on Flying with a Very Active 9 Month Old
Asked by M.H. from Dallas
on July 9, 2009
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Hi Moms! I am a first time mom that is nervous about flying for the first time with my very active 9 month old daughter. The flight is 2 hours long and it will be onl...
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- Really, really, really I would try to get a seat for her as ISTM based on your description that she will be screaming during the flight - she will have to stay on your...
- I feel your pain....just had a 9+ hour flight with our 13 month old son, luckily I also had Grandma on the flight to help out. Advice for ear popping concern, one thi...
- Try a portable DVD player with a Baby Einstein DVD or maybe an Elmo dvd. You can't watch it durring take off and landing, but by the time you are up in the air it cou...
Seeking Advice on Traveling with Infant
Asked by A.T. from Omaha
on July 20, 2009
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Hi, my husband and I will be traveling to Jamaica for a wedding with our daughter who will be about 3 mos. I am looking for any advice about how to pack diapers, what ...
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- Whenever I would travel with my daughter when she was little, I would give her some tylenol about an hour before we boarded. This made her just drowsy enough to where...
- I've always heard and practiced the matra "plan for the worst" (stuck in an airport for 24 hours). So the rule of thumb I live by is 1 diaper per hour of travel time....
- If you bring your pump on the plane with you as a carry on, be prepared to show everything inside. They will most likely pull you aside. Reason being is that the motor...
Advice on Travelling with a 6 Month Old
Asked by M.E. from Mobile
on January 21, 2007
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Next month my sister-in-law will be graduating from Police Academy. She really wants my husband, daughter (who will be 6 months then) and I to attend. I couldn't atten...
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- I think that the graduation is a very big deal. I think that you should ask yourself how much family means to you, and how mush would your sister-in-law go out of her...
- Being over-protective is not a bad thing, do not feel sorry about that, there are too many ppl who don't care enough, we need more nursing, overprotective moms like yo...
- My daughter was born the month before my sister-in-law graduated from highschool. I didn't want to take the baby because little ones don't do well at formal events. I ...
How to Handle a 10-Month Old on a Long Car Trip??
Asked by C.H. from Columbus
on June 16, 2009
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Hi all - we are taking our first trip with our 10-month old to Myrtle Beach in a few weeks, and I'm getting anxious about the long car trip. It's 11 hours total, and ...
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- Hi C., I remember responding to a similar question not long ago, so you might find something more in the archives. We did both the night-time drive and the "leav...
- We just drove from Ohio and Illinois with our 10 month old. We drove late at night there and let her sleep through the trip. For the trip back we gave her puffs in a...
- We always traveled the bulk of the drive through the night. Our kids would sleep,one of us would try to sleep, and the other drive. In the morning we would try to find...
Sky Cots on British Air / Virgin Atlantic?
Asked by J.S. from Washington DC
on June 12, 2009
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My husband and I are planning a trip to Jordan in September. It will be our first time flying internationally with our daughter who will be 16 months old. We are cur...
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- Hello! I have flown several times to europe and middle east, with my son, now 20 months. Yes, as they grow older, they tend not to sleep as much. So you have to log...
- Hi I couldn't say whether it will be best doing the 11hr flight or stopping over but I do know that on both Virgin Atlantic and British Airways to use the sky cot ...
- Hi there, I haven't flown with the sky cot or any of that, just within the states with my baby. It is soooo much easier to fly when they are so little and not crawl...
Could Really Use Your Flight Travel Tips for 11 Month Old!
Asked by N.F. from Reno
on May 21, 2009
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Hey Ladies! We are traveling soon and will be bringing baby with us. Will be total of probably 8 hours total flight time, 2 different planes. Our baby boy is a crawler...
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- with my daughter whom i flew with the first time at 8 months (just her and i). i got her her own seat so my hands were free. i sat her by the window and she loved stan...
- We always had a bottle of something for him on take off and landing. The sucking helps with the ears. Talk to your doctor about the benedryl thing. My doc said it was ...
- My daughter is 9 months old and she's been on 4 flights back and forth to Florida to visit my family and once to Oregon. The bottle on take off and landing, pacifiers ...
