How To Keep a Baby Calm on a Flight
- July 19, 2009
- 4,747 Views
Voice Over Artist
Marci Fine
Music
The Way It Is
Writer
Rosemarie_Lennon
Reduce your chances of becoming the seatmate everyone hates by learning how to head off a screaming jag.
You Will Need
- A seat over the wing
- A baby bottle, breast milk, or a pacifier
- Frequent diaper checks
- A midweek, midday flight
- A baby stroller
Step 1: Go midday
Try to arrange your flight so it coincides with your baby’s naptime or bedtime so they’ll be sleepy.
Fly midweek, and midday if you can; flights then are less crowded.
Step 2: Sit near the wing
Request a seat over the wing. That’s where the engines are located, and some moms find the noise lulls infants to sleep.
Don’t check your baby stroller; use it all the way to the gate, and then ask the gate attendants to stow it.
Step 3: Feed your baby
Feed your baby during takeoff and landing, or give them a pacifier. Sucking and swallowing helps prevent the painful earache that can develop due to air pressure changes in the cabin. And offer them your breast or a bottle often during the flight to prevent dehydration.
The Transportation Security Administration allows you to bring more than three ounces of baby formula, breast milk, or juice so long as you declare these items for inspection at the checkpoint.
Step 4: Walk with them
Walk your baby up and down the aisle if they start to fuss. The combination of the motion and the change of scenery can stop a crying fit in its tracks. Bring a baby sling to make pacing more pleasant.
Step 5: Check their diapers
Check their diapers often so a soggy or poopy diaper doesn’t have a chance to send them into a tizzy.
Step 6: Escape to the bathroom
Nothing working? Hide in the bathroom for a while (as long as you’re not inconveniencing other passengers). The close quarters will provide a soothing cocoon for you and your baby, and you’ll escape the nasty looks of your seatmates for a while!
Seventy-one percent of travelers surveyed think families with young children should sit in their own section of a plane.
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Comments (7)
This phenomenon and the necessity of this video is quite bizarre! My two children were travelling from just 3 months old on 9+ hour flights between Asia and Australia and did this quite frequently until the age of around 6 years old. Sometimes even on two sectors (5h + 7~8h + stopover or layover) and always with just either my wife or myself. Not once did they disturb another passenger or create stress for us. In fact, as they became older, they even looked forward to the entire experience. It's pretty much just common sense and if the children are raised correctly, I simply can not understand how it should be an issue! I've travelled frequently - predominantly throughout Asia and I've lost count of the number of times I have suggested to the mother of a screaming baby to just offer a bottle of water - or to an older infant - a piece of (yes, nasty sugar) candy to encourage pressure equalisation and ease discomfort. If not left too late, the effects are almost immediate!
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over 2 years ago by jdmj22
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over 2 years ago by jdmj22
Great video.
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over 2 years ago by jdmj22
ronnie is part of my famaily...this will maybe work for here
over 2 years ago by jdmj22
Abusive
over 2 years ago by coolguy66
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