domestic travel w/ 3 month old

better at 0-7 months than it is from 8 months - 2 years imo.

Biggest tip I have it try and do as much night traveling as possible, and avoid morning traveling. I cant remember, and 3 months may still be to young, but seems babies are most wired in the mornings, so its harder to travel.

I do most traveling with the little ones via car, so I don't have any real help with cars seats/stroller etc. sorry.

Traveled with our 4 month old to Virginia to visit my wife's family and then when he was 8 months old we traveled to Breckenridge. Direct flights are 100x better. We had a direct flight to denver but got moved last minute to a connection in Houston and added way to much travel time plus the rental car and the drive was pretty miserable.

Try to plan you flights around bottles and naps. We would give a bottle at take off and let him nap during flight. Give another bottle when he is waking up usually during landing.

we were fortunate to have a kid that had to get accustomed to flying at a young age.

First flight was at about 3 weeks old. Anchorage to Seattle with one night layover. Then Seattle to New Orleans. She did fine.

Then flew back about a month later without the layover in Seattle.

Then flight to rural Alaska at about 2 months. Then a couple more flights back and forth between 3 months and a year to Anchorage.

Then a flight at around 8-9 months to Hawaii and back. Then flight back to New Orleans.

It definitely gets tougher as they get older.

My helpful hint. Make sure that before the plane leaves to have the kid on a nipple (bottle or natural)...same when the plane begins its descent.

Would definitely be direct. Did yall check the stroller each time? Also, I assume when baby was newborn you just carried him in your lap onboard?

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Did yall check the stroller each time?

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we got a stroller that we could collapse down into a carry on suitcase.

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Also, I assume when baby was newborn you just carried him in your lap onboard?

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we had mesh baby sling and when she got older and baby carrier that straps on either your back or chest.

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Am I out of my mind? Direct 2:30 hour flight, 3 nights in a suite-style hotel, in the mountains, so will have to drive from Denver a few more hours.

baby loves to eat and sleep pretty regularly. Should I talk wife into it, or go solo?

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Not out of your mind. We did something similar when my daughter was 3 months old. Direct flight from New Orleans to Miami, and we live about 2 hours away from New Orleans. The trip was super easy. If the baby gets fussy on the plane just give it some milk

lots of super helpful stuff in here thanks my dudes.

I tried googling it first and its all endless blogs

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We did it. My theory is I was going to train them for travel from the start. It's a pain in the arse, but that is most elements of life with kids.

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This is what we're doing. Although I'm dreading a flight to Colorado with our son this week. He's generally flexible but this will be his longest flight (he's 15 months). If he doesn't sleep it's going to be a thing.

I'm a planner, especially when it comes to airport logistics (I hate airport chaos) and the kid thing hasn't been too much of a drag yet. Have a bag for the carseat that will also hold the stroller seat, so we gate check that and the stroller frame, which is easy enough. Check everything else to make it easier on ourselves. ATL, for its faults, has been pretty easy going on all things stroller/etc. security to date.

He will be 3 months old so he WANTS to be held non stop right now