I am taking my baby on holiday at 20 weeks. Any tips especially for the flight?

Answer 1

depends how long flight is but take dummy great for when ears are popping favourite toy somebody else so you get a break cos you have baby on your lap for whole journey if possible. bottle also great for ear popping moments but be aware children of that age will cry at some point you just have to grim and bare it unfortunatly .i took my son at 20 weeks and these all helped

Answer 2

We took our 12 week old on a long haul flight to meet the rest of her family and we were lucky - she slept most of the way.Just the usual advice - feed her with take off / landing (for her ears) Try not to give her bottle / feed her for at least an hour before the flight - then it will easier to feed her with take off. The bassinets seem comfortable enough. The cabin crew were also wonderful with heating up bottles and looking after us.(we went Air France)

It is easier when they are smaller - there were two other kids (about a year old) and they were giving their poor parents such a hard time.

Answer 3

I have an 8 month old and we have been on several long trips with him at 4 months and also at 7 months. If you are going on a long trip, the key is to get the bulkhead and request a bassinet or bring balnkets and create a little mini crib on the floor in front of you. Also as others have said definitely nurse/bottle feed on landings and take offs. It is difficult but can be done. Also try to plead with the flight attendants to give you a free seat this way if you take the carseat on with you you can strap that in and they usually sleep well there. Good luck

Answer 4

I took my 20 month old on a flight to las vegas from atlanta and it was a 4 hr flight and she did exceptionally well!! But what I did was I got picked a seat near the back, and I got late night/red eye flights so that most likely she would sleep during the flight. And it worked out perfectly because the plane wasn't packed, so I had the whole aisle to myself because the lady next to me moved to another seat and let me have the whole row!!! But I would definetly keep the baby awake as long as possible, and maybe after the plane takes off keep them awake still and hold your baby because those loud noises might frighten your baby. My lil girl just looked at me crazy but she didn't cry and I just held her close and she was fine. And so her ears didn't pop, I gave her some juice so that sucking and pulling motion would not make her ears pop because of the cabin pressure. And I gave her some tylenol before we boarded because the plane can get chilly at times. And don't give your baby any dramamine!!! I almost did but I asked her pharmacist and he was like yeah, if you want her growth to stunt and you want her to have complications.. And I'm like duh, don't think so... But the most important thing is to keep your baby comfortable because some babies might get sick, luckily mine did not, and just keep the vomit back close by and just keep them safe and secure and he/she should be just fine..

Answer 5

Give your baby a bottle to suck on at take off and landing or if have a dummy use that. I took my baby on a 3hr flight when he was 18 weeks, I worried but he was great, he did have 3 dirty nappies on flight could've been the air pressure. I think I also gave a small dose of calpol incase his ears did hurt.

Answer 6

Make sure the baby is breastfeeding or having a bottle when the plane takes off and lands. It helps when the plane pressurizes and depressurizes. It will keep it from hurting the babies ears and thats why babies always cry at the beginning of a flight.

Answer 7

The flight did not affect my son at all, I had stuff for him to suck on take off and landing but I really didn't need it. It actually had no affect on him at all, did not cry - he was fine. Make sure that you have a drink handy just in case.

Answer 8

Feed your baby when the flight starts to descend so the pressure doesn't affect his ears as much. That's what my sister used to do with her kids.

Answer 9

i took my baby on holiday at 4 months and don't worry, she was absolutely fine, took it all in her stride. on the plane, give a dummy if you use one or a bottle or breastfeed as the sucking will help his/her? ears pop. my baby actually slept on the plane - if your baby sleeps in the car then he/she prob will too. far more important - high factor suncream all the time and NEVER take your baby in the direct sunlight unless you're just moving through it to another bit of shade. bad for your tan but essential for baby's delicate skin. my baby slept every afternoon on the beach under a brolly. also take your muslin squares and dampen them to cool him/her, and if you're breastfeeding he/she will drink more than usual so you must drink LOADS of water so you can keep both yourself and your baby hydrated. lots of sunscreen and keep you both cool and hydrated and have a brilliant time!!!

Answer 10

well, you might want to look into getting some formula that comes in small packs because when you go through the security section they will look at everything and if you have any formula already made and it's more than 3oz they will have to dump it out. The only way I found this out was because they did that to me and they also had to take her Dipper rash cream away because it was also more than 3oz.