Flying with a 4 month old.........(NSR)

[Below Zero]

Yeah, and one section for the Jews, and another one for the blacks, Latinos and Irish.

And another one for the Telemarkers! God, who wants to sit through a flight and listen to someone talk about telemarking!

[lemon boy]

Yeah, and one section for the Jews, and another one for the blacks, Latinos and Irish.

Don't forget the indians either. And I mean india indians!

Usually the morbidly obese do buy two seats.

BTW- just from experience: sitting between two heffers who's flab takes over the armrests, totally worse than screaming kids.

[Tippster]

Believe it or not most people don't know the ear-pressure thing with kids. It's the main reason infants cry on planes. If E. is breast feeding just throw a light blanket over the shoulder and baby and give her the boob. Hold out until take-off if possible, ideally until you're rolling down the runway. It'll help calm the fright of the sudden bumpiness as well as help egualize the pressure in their ears. The smell of Mom (safety) will ease her as well, if she's nervous.

If she cries anyway once you're airborne just excuse yourself and carry her back to the galley, swaying lightly or bouncing a bit. The pressurized cabin often causes gas (see below.) The Stewardesses are usually more than amenable to let you (or Mom) stay there vs. bugging the other passengers. Once she's calm immediately return to your seat. Over time she'll get the hint.

By the way all you crying baby haters: You bought a seat, not silence. Get earplugs or noise cancelling headphones if you're bothered by loud kids. Babies cry sometimes for no reason at all other than to excercise their lungs. Short of throttling them what do you expect the parents to do? The kicking of the chair does bug me too, and a polite inquiry to the parent often will have great results. I'm honestly more bothered by flatulent (thanks to the pressure) grossly obese people, which I seem to sit next to more often than screaming babies. I do admit that my hearing regarding kids has become quite selective.

Another thing Buzz: many airlines will sell you the third seat at half price until your child is older than 2. Inquire by phone ahead of time or at the gate.

[Nohillsnearby]

Feed them a bottle on the takeoff and landing, the sucking helps equalize the pressure.

Or put the baby to the breast to nurse. Either way works.

And Erica has gotten real good at the covert feeding. She cares little anyway, it is a boob.

Good for Erica!!

[Foggy_Goggles]

Or put the baby to the breast to nurse. Either way works.

My ears, my ears...can a get a some tit over here. Little help...

[Viva]

Hey Buzz, do what I did the last time I flew. Play High Life on the laptop and wear headphones. Flight went by quickly and a barely cried at all.

[13]

Heh, I'm getting ready to fly with 3 boys, alone, to NC. And my 3 can barely sit though an hour long movie.

Don't you have some sedatives on hand?

[Canuk]

Viva, sucking helps is what I read, especially feeding (which I am not sure if they are going to let her feed from mom on decent, anyone know? Does she have to be strapped into me on the Baby Bjorn?). The up and the down is the most worrysome. Plus we have 3 binkys in the bag and will have 2 full bottles for the ride down and 2 for the ride back.

Buzz - the Mrs and I flew with our first when she was 6 months old - all the advice you are getting is good. The airline shouldnt have a problem at all with you feeding at any time during the flight. Also there was no issue as to where / how Sophie was sitting during departure / arrival.

The feeding will greatly help with pressure issues.

Talk nicely to the people at check in / the gate and they will bend over backwards in most cases to get you guys three seats together. The car seat can be checked if they can't get you the seats.

Have a great time in Arizona.

[zion zig zag]

Trust me, i'm not above using dramamine and cold meds. They are actually very well-behaved boys, but hell, even I get a little fussy and restless on a 5 hour flight, much less a 10, 6, and 4 year old.

[Kya]

Bring the basics: extra milk, food, clothes, WIPES, and Bynedryl (sp?) just before the flight always helped. You should be in good shape, 4 month olds sleep through just about everything. I was gonna say run the little dude around the airport for an hour or to just prior, but I guess he/she can't run yet. Good Luck!

[Woodsy]

Bring the basics: extra milk, food, clothes, WIPES, and Bynedryl (sp?) just before the flight always helped. You should be in good shape, 4 month olds sleep through just about everything. I was gonna say run the little dude around the airport for an hour or to just prior, but I guess he/she can't run yet. Good Luck!

holy sweet jeebus, your old dog is posting from beyond the veil buzz...........

[Pinner]

I get a little fussy and restless on a 10, 6, and 4 year old.

so does Michael Jackson, apparently.

[Buzzworthy]

Good advice, thanks all.

And Macdaddy, you are right, off by 10 degrees, Temps in Prescott , still not bad for AZ.


Ill definately be working the flight attendants for that coveted 3 seat row if possible. Now, how to get a beer for under $5 on the plane is my next quest.


Edit: looked at plane, 2 and 2. Both ways. Oh well, not a long flight.

[lemon boy]

Buzz my usual MO is to use a gatorade bottle and make a giant bloody or marg. Ain't had a problem with either.

For trainings I used to have to go East on a 6:30am flight once/year which was clear bloody territory. 1 quart bloodies = short flight

[Buzzworthy]

holy sweet jeebus, your old dog is posting from beyond the veil buzz...........

Holy shit! I miss Kaya a ton.

Kya, I had a dog named Kaya, a very wonderful dog, the best dog.




Taylor was crying a bit last night and I had to vacuum and within 10 seconds of the vacuum on, she was asleep. So asleep she went all the way till 6:30 am this morning. I think she will like the plane noise.

[Buzzworthy]

Buzz my usual MO is to use a gatorade bottle and make a giant bloody or marg. Ain't had a problem with either.

For trainings I used to have to go East on a 6:30am flight once/year which was clear bloody territory. 1 quart bloodies = short flight

I go with the 12 oz water bottle full of Vodka and Sprite usually. But the Margarita sounds really good and i just so happen to have some Gatrorade in the fridge.

Short flight, yeah, good idea, thanks LB!

[TomK]

When they offer early pre-boarding, take advantage and do it. You'll have more elbow room to get settled in and the other passengers won't get trapped behond you in the aisle.

As a pretty frequent traveler I occasionally see folks with youngsters hold back because they don't want to "get ahead of everyone else in line"

Happy flight,

[StormDay]

Another thing Buzz: many airlines will sell you the third seat at half price until your child is older than 2. Inquire by phone ahead of time or at the gate.

if you have the $ for 3rd seat, it is the way to go. Especially, if you have a baby bucket type car seat. That is what we did with our daughter at that age. The baby bucket car seats are easy to put in the airline seats. It also lets mom and dad rest while the little one is sleeping. Which is very nice on longer flights.

[Buzzworthy]

When they offer early pre-boarding, take advantage .....

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. Hell yeah, that will help for sure!!! Thanks Tom!!!!!

[skiguide]

i gots nothing more to offer here...

T will do fine- you guys have fun!

[summit]

Yeah, and one section for the Jews, and another one for the blacks, Latinos and Irish.

after tippster throttles the kiddies then you can throw the mothers into concentration camps.

i guess smoking and non smoking sections in resturaunts is a form evil discrimination too?

pine niriz wee todd did

[gimpy]

childrens tylenol if unruly but mostly, the binky. do NOT forget the binky. it pacifies and eases ear pressure at the same time. thank god for the binky.