Traveling with 4 month old infant. What should i know?

Mommy of 2

We are leaving monday for a 12 day trip. first for a week to grandma's house and then 5 days to Disney world. We are flying.

Any advice to come my 4m old on the plane? Any good info to know about traveling with a small infant?
To the comment on to young going to Disney. Yes i believe he is too young to understand Disney. However we plan out vacations a year in advance. It would have broken my 7 years old heart not to be going.

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My best advice, after just traveling from NY to Greece with my 4mo: ask for the bulkhead seats and a bassinet. A life saver.

Bring extra clothes in your carry on for the baby. A few toys. Twice as many diapers as you would think, a kitchen garbage bag to cover the changing tables, ziplocs for dirty diapers and a blanket to cover the bassinet.

And Tylenol for you. ;-)

traveling over seas with a 16 month old baby, any helpful hints?

Eric W

My wife and I have been living in China for the last couple of years because of our work and had our child over here as well. He his now 16 months old and we are moving back to America at the end of June. This is our first kid and his first plane trip, the thing is, the plane ride will be about 12 to 14 hours back to America. Have any of you had similar experiences with long plane rides and 1 to 2 year old kids and wouldn't mind giving us some tips on things we can do to keep him calm?! haha Thank you so much for your help!

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i just had a 13 hour trip with my 18 month old and 3 and 5 yrs old, any ways , i made a fun bag for them like small backpack filled with diff small toys, you ddon'tneed to take any sharp or metal toys it will be taken from you in the Airport also take some crayons even if he is not into coloring yet it might distract him alLittleand if you are traveling at his bed time go ahead and put him in his pjpyjamashat way he feels more comfortable to sleep. last but not least, try not to think of other people reaction when you r kid get frustrated and they will propably have a tv screen infront of each seat , that also distacted mine a bit, i dont know if you let him watch tv yet or not, but i dont think it will harm him for a little

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Has anyone ever traveled on an airplane with a toddler?

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AMBER M

I am going to visit my friend in VA, I live in Ohio, which is 10 hour drive or 1.5 hour flight. I really want to opt for the flight but what do you do with an ancy 19 month old for that long? And what if he cries and people get mad at me?

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19 month old. I would suggest getting him his old chair. You can do alot of things.

1) talk to your Dr. about ears popping on left and landing.
2) snacks and drinks
3) dvd portable player
4) plan around nap time and or bed time

if you can pull that off. have an easy carry on and when its time to fly get there early get the little one to sleep. extra blanket and let him sleep/nap during the take off and most of the flight.

5) special new bag of toys

color books, crayolas, books that have flip opens, and waht ever your child loves!

6) a new baby doll or for boy a new what ever he likes

7) its not a long flight at all. Could be 12 hours or move if you were going to a diff. country. It will be over before you knwo it. Have the child look out the window. When seat belts are off let him stand up and strech his legs.


have fun..its ok if he cries a little. things will be ok. people will understand. just sooth him the best you can. Its a part of traveling.

What to do with a 6 month old in a 18 hour car ride?

MMM

My husband and I are going home for the holidays but unfortunately that means an 18 hour car ride. We drive because we enjoy it plus its a lot cheaper. We typically drive for 12 hour then break for 8 (to sleep). What sort of things cn I or should I do with my baby? Should she even stay in a car seat that long? And ideas?

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I travel 10hrs home with my son as well. We take several breaks to let him get out of his car seat, get a diaper change, a bottle, some food and some cuddle time. To keep him occupied we always have toys, blankets, books for him to play with and at 6mnths we never attempted the trip without the trusty soother! If teething remember some tylenol and orajell as well! Sometimes when he was fussy I would have to travel int he back with him, but most of the time he did great during these trips. Best of luck! Our son really liked the winnie the poo soft book that makes crinkly sounds, a soft sesame street book that played music, and we had a crib toy that when pulled played a lullaby that we attached to the handle on the door of the car that we would pull for him and he would sleep. At this age he still slept majority of the trip.

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