I'm going on a two hour flight with my 11 month old son. I've heard horror stories about infants flying. Anybody got any helpful tips??
Tips on flying with an infant??
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the problem is; the air pressure in their ears hurts them a lot more than us and makes them SCREAM. there's nothing you can do about it except hope like hell it doesn't bother your child.
Titus, pacifier, milk bottle ( fu$k, can't remember
what the hell the milk think was called), TIT,
especially a BIG TIT, as long as you can occupy
the little ones attention with sucking on anything
it will naturally pop their ears, the key is getting
them to swallow in order to pop the ear pressure.
Course I may be completely full of chit. But it
worked for me.
what the hell the milk think was called), TIT,
especially a BIG TIT, as long as you can occupy
the little ones attention with sucking on anything
it will naturally pop their ears, the key is getting
them to swallow in order to pop the ear pressure.
Course I may be completely full of chit. But it
worked for me.
i've done this a few times...
juice/sippy cups. especially during take off and landing. get their mouth working by drinking stuff and it will help with the ears.
or, if they wont drink, hold their nose and give them a quick puff of breath into their mouth.. almost like mouth to mouth.
for activities and stuff.. a portable dvd player with baby einstein dvds works well. or give em a toy plane or something.
put them by the window too and tell them you can see santa. either keep the kid asleep or engaged.
juice/sippy cups. especially during take off and landing. get their mouth working by drinking stuff and it will help with the ears.
or, if they wont drink, hold their nose and give them a quick puff of breath into their mouth.. almost like mouth to mouth.
for activities and stuff.. a portable dvd player with baby einstein dvds works well. or give em a toy plane or something.
put them by the window too and tell them you can see santa. either keep the kid asleep or engaged.
A bottle at take-off, and another on descent does the trick. You can split 1 bottle for a short flight. Didn't try sippy cups as , but I'm sure that works as mentioned by marine.
Neither of my boys used pacifiers, but as indicated by Kramer I have heard that works from others.
GL
Neither of my boys used pacifiers, but as indicated by Kramer I have heard that works from others.
GL
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A big ole tit with a huge swollen nipple would
take care of most any problems encountered
on a flight populated by an 11 month old boy.
Sorry Titus, been drinking heavily today and just
had to say it :s2:
take care of most any problems encountered
on a flight populated by an 11 month old boy.
Sorry Titus, been drinking heavily today and just
had to say it :s2:
"if they wont drink, hold their nose and give them a quick puff of breath into their mouth."
i think this is sound advice. since infants can't perform valsalva maneuvers for themselves to equilibrate pressure in the ear canal, you can do it for them.
i think this is sound advice. since infants can't perform valsalva maneuvers for themselves to equilibrate pressure in the ear canal, you can do it for them.
Coming from someone that flies a lot, please do not subject your fellow passengers to the HELL of your child screaming during 90% of the flight. If it is ABSOLUTELY necessary that that you take your child on an airplane, please follow Jack's advice and be prepared to apologize to everyone around you.
Titus,
i leave the 12th on a 4 hour flight with a 7 month old baby girl.
i like your scenerio better
if you get back before then, i'll be interested to hear how it went and what worked.
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What bunch of moronic comments
What bunch of moronic comments
Must be from the single males here.
I have 2 kids one is 15 months the other is 4. Been flying with the older one since she was 10 months. PACIFER works best very important during takeoff and landing. Also bottle with nipple too. During flight should be no issue. 2 hour flight should be NOTHING. Make sure to have alot of the babies OWN TOYS and distractions and you will be fine. If your wife is still breast feeding get a window and pop the baby on rolling down the runway and 15 minutes before landing. People are so ignorant about kids on flights. Yes sometimes you cannot control the pressure in the ears and it hurts the babies but most kids/babies who are troublesome are the ones whose parents are selfish pigs and dont supply them with THINGS to do to keep them busy during a flight and they get restless I know I do confined to a seat too small for an adult and being barely being able to move. I think airplanes configurations are a joke for adults let alone kids being confined to a space 3x3 for hours also parents are too busy these days with laptops, dvd players and Ipods.
What bunch of moronic comments
Must be from the single males here.
I have 2 kids one is 15 months the other is 4. Been flying with the older one since she was 10 months. PACIFER works best very important during takeoff and landing. Also bottle with nipple too. During flight should be no issue. 2 hour flight should be NOTHING. Make sure to have alot of the babies OWN TOYS and distractions and you will be fine. If your wife is still breast feeding get a window and pop the baby on rolling down the runway and 15 minutes before landing. People are so ignorant about kids on flights. Yes sometimes you cannot control the pressure in the ears and it hurts the babies but most kids/babies who are troublesome are the ones whose parents are selfish pigs and dont supply them with THINGS to do to keep them busy during a flight and they get restless I know I do confined to a seat too small for an adult and being barely being able to move. I think airplanes configurations are a joke for adults let alone kids being confined to a space 3x3 for hours also parents are too busy these days with laptops, dvd players and Ipods.
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oh, the other big thing.... dont be cheap and make yer kid sit in your lap. get the kid his own seat. its well worth the extra money, no matter how much it is.
