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re: Experience traveling with a 6 month old, any advice?
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:52 am to lsupride87
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:52 am to lsupride87
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What a considerate dickbag who wants to practice what he preaches, who doesn't conveniently change his opinion based on change of circumstance
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Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:54 am to Kujo
quote:And what you preach is that of a dickbag
What a considerate dickbag who wants to practice what he preaches
Anyone who thinks like this is a miserable bag full of dicks
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I've thought, "keep your f****** kid at home. Don't bring that piece of s*** to the movies, why the f*** would you bring a crying baby onto a plane", et
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:54 am to Kujo
My son was on a plane twice before he turned 1, so my advice is:
1) Have him/her drinking a bottle during take off and landing to help with the ears
2) Fly around his nap/sleep time. We always flew early morning flights because that's when our son would be sleeping.
3) Obviously bring toys that he/she likes on the plane to keep them occupied
1) Have him/her drinking a bottle during take off and landing to help with the ears
2) Fly around his nap/sleep time. We always flew early morning flights because that's when our son would be sleeping.
3) Obviously bring toys that he/she likes on the plane to keep them occupied
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:55 am to Kujo
My wife did the same with our little man when he was only about 4 months old, and we did it again twice when he was right around a year old.
He also flew with us to a wedding last fall at 2.5 years old.
Fortuantely it was only about a 3 hour non-stop flight the first time. The main thing we were told (and seemed to work) was to give them a bottle for takeoff and landing, because the sucking will ease pressure on the ears.
ETA: He also did a two-week road trip with us at a year and a half... BR > Knoxville > KC > South Dakota > Montana > North Dakota > Minneapolis > Knoxville. Kid is a champ traveler that has already been to 20+ states.
He also flew with us to a wedding last fall at 2.5 years old.
Fortuantely it was only about a 3 hour non-stop flight the first time. The main thing we were told (and seemed to work) was to give them a bottle for takeoff and landing, because the sucking will ease pressure on the ears.
ETA: He also did a two-week road trip with us at a year and a half... BR > Knoxville > KC > South Dakota > Montana > North Dakota > Minneapolis > Knoxville. Kid is a champ traveler that has already been to 20+ states.
This post was edited on 6/7/21 at 10:58 am
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:55 am to Kujo
Be as considerate as you can, but don’t drive for 20 hours for some people that don’t understand sometimes u gotta bring babies places. They’re inconsiderate.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:55 am to Kujo
We did it with 1 year old twins to visit grandparents.
Yes pressure change may make them uncomfortable. I would suggest the least amount of flight connections.
Bring snacks.
Flight attendants weren’t happy when I put a dirty diaper in their trash bag.
I handed out ear plugs to passengers in our area with note that said, ‘Visiting grandparents. Pardon our excitement’
Yes pressure change may make them uncomfortable. I would suggest the least amount of flight connections.
Bring snacks.
Flight attendants weren’t happy when I put a dirty diaper in their trash bag.
I handed out ear plugs to passengers in our area with note that said, ‘Visiting grandparents. Pardon our excitement’
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:55 am to Kujo
Get her some tubes and fly
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:57 am to Billy Mays
I heard the back of the plane is more noisy, so I was thinking that may help block her crying, but also wonder if it would cause her to cry more?
Fly on a lesser travelled weekday at a time that has the fewest passengers (Red eye Tuesday?)
Fly on a lesser travelled weekday at a time that has the fewest passengers (Red eye Tuesday?)
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:57 am to Billy Mays
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Don't worry about the crying in terms of other travelers - it may not even happen, but if it does, doesn't matter too much.
We flew with our son at 9 months and he got fussy for a bit. One of the women in the row in front of us turned around and started singing beautifully (in what I learned is Portuguese) to him a bunch of nursery rhymes. He was absolutely mesmerized.
People generally understand when babies cry. It's the toddler throwing a tantrum to apathetic parents that sets them off.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:57 am to Kujo
Only have experience with 2 hour flights, but it's much easier to travel with a six month old than an 18 month old. It's a shite show once they're mobile but still have the mental capacity of a peanut. My wife just wore the baby in the wrap on her chest and he went to sleep the whole time.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:57 am to Kujo
Just fly. They most likely won't cry the whole way, just climbing and descending when the air pressure is changing. and even if they do then so what. people can handle a few hours of crying, they cried too when they were babies.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:57 am to Kujo
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Is flying with a 6-month-old, 5 hours each way, that bad? I assume that the air pressure will cause her to cry and I'll spend the entire time feeling like a piece of shite for being the inconsiderate piece of trash that says "tolerate me"
My son is 16 months old and has already gone on 3 round trips. It’s not bad at all. The pressure has only bothered him on one flight and it was only for a few minutes. At 6 months old, you kid will probably sleep most of the time. Bring toys or books to keep them occupied. And make sure you have enough food.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:58 am to Kujo
Never flew with our kids when they were that young, but it sounds pretty dreadful. I hate the flying process enough already.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:58 am to Kujo
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I heard the back of the plane is more noisy, so I was thinking that may help block her crying, but also wonder if it would cause her to cry more?
Fly on a lesser travelled weekday at a time that has the fewest passengers (Red eye Tuesday?)
Just fly where ever and whenever you typical would.
You're over thinking this big time. 
Posted on 6/7/21 at 10:58 am to Kujo
You're overthinking this. I've seen more babies who either slept or behaved well on their parents laps on flights than cried the entire time.
You know what's guaranteed to make a baby scream, cry, and make everyone around miserable though? Being confined to a car seat all day long for several days.
Just fly. At worst if she cries, its over in a few hours. If you're that concerned about other people on the flight being inconvenienced, bring a couple pairs of noise cancelling headphones in your carry on and offer them to passengers sitting near you that look annoyed if the baby is crying.
You know what's guaranteed to make a baby scream, cry, and make everyone around miserable though? Being confined to a car seat all day long for several days.
Just fly. At worst if she cries, its over in a few hours. If you're that concerned about other people on the flight being inconvenienced, bring a couple pairs of noise cancelling headphones in your carry on and offer them to passengers sitting near you that look annoyed if the baby is crying.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 11:03 am to Kujo
I'll preface this by saying that I'm not a parent and I don't want kids. I've been on lots of flights with lots of kids. They cry because they're confined and their ears hurt and because that's just what they do. Headphones exist for a reason. Babies/small children are no worse than the loud, obnoxious people that fly coach.
The only time that I got annoyed with a baby was when a mother was walking her infant up and down the aisle trying to calm it down. It wound up throwing up and some landed on my arm. In the end, it wasn't a big deal and it wasn't really the baby's fault anyway.
Take some things in your carry-ons that usually distract and pacify your kid. It'll be fine. You'll likely never see any of those people again, anyway.
The only time that I got annoyed with a baby was when a mother was walking her infant up and down the aisle trying to calm it down. It wound up throwing up and some landed on my arm. In the end, it wasn't a big deal and it wasn't really the baby's fault anyway.
Take some things in your carry-ons that usually distract and pacify your kid. It'll be fine. You'll likely never see any of those people again, anyway.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 11:03 am to Kujo
I'll take option C, stay at home and Skype with grandma until child is old enough to fly without being a pain in the arse.
So like, 20.
So like, 20.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 11:03 am to Tiger Prawn
Pretty much what everyone has said. Get a bottle or something for them to suck on at take off and landing, a little does of Benadryl, and a few of their favorite toys/books and you'll be fine.
6 months old is a great time to fly. It's once they become more mobile that it gets a lot tougher.
6 months old is a great time to fly. It's once they become more mobile that it gets a lot tougher.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 11:06 am to Displaced
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People generally understand when babies cry. It's the toddler throwing a tantrum to apathetic parents that sets them off.
That's true - it's the degenerate parents that give their petulant child carte blanche that everyone hates... typically those trash parents are either oblivious or DGAF.
We typically try to outwardly show effort to soothe. Most normal people appreciate that.
Posted on 6/7/21 at 11:07 am to Kujo
wife and i were flying from miami to houston. there was a 3 year old girl THROWING and fit. literally from the time we boarded til about an hour into the flight. You know what we thought "glad that ain't us."
Our perspective changed from "keep your kid at home" when we didn't have kids to "glad that ain't my kid" now that we do. Parents extend grace, people without kids don't.
Our perspective changed from "keep your kid at home" when we didn't have kids to "glad that ain't my kid" now that we do. Parents extend grace, people without kids don't.
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