mamanatural.com Mike and I are avid travelers and having a baby doesn’t have to stop us from continuing this great love of ours. We’ve already taken Griffin on three airplane trips in his young 6 month-old life. While traveling with little ones takes a little more planning and patience, it can be done. Here are the top tips for traveling with babies that I’ve learned along the way. 1. Book flights outside of the “witching hour.” With young babies, the later the date, the more fussy they become. I learned the hard way not to book a flight in the 3 to 7 pm window. It is much easier to take morning flights because babies are better rested, happier and therefore more adaptable. 2. Reserve a window seat. This gives you privacy for nursing or feeding and contains a “wall” (the window) to lean against which helps with a squirmy baby. You are also in charge of the amount of light coming in through window shade, which helps when trying to get a baby to nap. An added bonus, some babies also like to look out windows… a nice diversion! 3. Go to gate early and see if you can be seated next to an empty seat. If the plane isn’t full, most airline attendants will let you move to a seat next to an empty seat. This is a HUGE score. We brought Griffin’s car seat onboard and strapped him in the empty seat between Mike and I. He fell asleep easily because he’s in his own space and familiar with being in there for naps. 4. Bring a travel companion. If possible, be sure a husband, companion …
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@MsLoraBella GOOD LUCK, Mama! Remember, you WILL land and it WILL be over, no matter how much crying
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Thank you so much for your tips! We are flying from New York to Florida with my 11 weeks old baby boy!!! I am joking saying that I will probably be one of those moms on a plane that everybody hates because her baby is crying non stop:) wish me luck! And the sky in the end of your video was absolutely gorgeous!!!!
I am flying to South Africa from London for the first time with my 4 month old baby girl, and I was dreading it, but you have definitely put my mind at ease, Thank you so much!!
@willabewallabe iPod with movies is good idea! Griff isn’t there yet but will be soon enough
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love traveling with our children. our first was 12 weeks, 2nd was 6 weeks when they first traveled. neither has ever cried or fussed for more than a minute or two. we also try to pick times to travel that fall within nap time, so they’re naturally tired. or over a meal time, passes time quickly…then often snooze. an ipod with movies has been a great thing for our oldest now, as well. another big one for us is car seat…we never travel without them, they’re use to them and they’re comfy
@cockwiper i agree taking a baby on a plane at all is not a good idea!
Im going to be flying in december with a 2 week old, 21 hour flight, with 4 stops thank god i have an overnight stopover or id be tearing my hair out
lets see my mom took me to disneyworld. It was my first time on a plane and I was 9 at the time
If you read the carriers it says not to use on an airplane, I’m not sure if it’s referring to take off and landing either. We’ll be taking the Ergo for our 1yr old, but I’m pretty sure it will only be used to get to the gate.
This will be our first trip with our son.
@CrazyLeoMom I find that it helps to sit in the backseat after a few hours to keep the baby entertained or soothed. Good luck! Kudos to you with cloth diapering on vaca
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We haven’t done any traveling yet, but we usually don’t do planes. We have 2 very long car trips coming up (one 15 hours and then 2 weeks later one that’s 8 hours) and I am a little nervous about how our 8 month old will do. Hopefully she’ll sleep some. My son never went on long car trips as a baby so this is a new avenue for me. Not many road trip videos, so maybe I should catalog our experiences. It will also be our 1st time cloth diapering on vacation. EEK! Here’s to hoping all goes well!
when i travel i leave my baby girl with mommy , but one time i travel with her , it was fun and there was cry moment , but i give her prastmol and she slipt and wake up fresh
I took my baby girl from Tennessee to Utah when she was 7 months old, and I don’t think I could have done it any earlier than that and had both of us kept our sanity. She was awesome, though! Your tips are right on. I just nursed her every time we took off and every time we landed and she didn’t fuss at all! It was great only having one leg on the way there, but on the way back, there were 3 legs (ugh!), the last one being an only 45 minute flight, but it was by far the worst one.
i took my son for his first plane ride when he was 5 months old and i am planning a grayhound trip to the grand canyon next month and he will be almost 3 years old.
Put the baby in the luggage bag, job done.
@pokelover66544 Aw, thanks
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@MamaNaturalBlog I had to travel with my daughter jessica at 10 days across country flight then london to LA for a family funeral, it is tough but she did good, I kept her carseat with me and sang to her while nursing and kept her as calm as I could, shes now 6 months old and im 22 weeks pregnant with my second baby
your son is so cute
@mommyholic Ugh, diaper changes are hard. We did it in the airplane bathroom. You can close up toliet and put diaper changing pad down and try there. Not ideal but works. You can also do at your seat if it’s just a number 1 and you have empty seats around you. Good luck!
We’re traveling cross country in a couple months… my baby will be just over 1 year. I’d also love to hear about changing diapers on the plane if you have any tips! Thanks!
@LuvZippy Aw, thanks!
Your baby is adorable
Here’ my travel tip: Don’t travel with a BABY!!!!
Geez…. you are a hot!
@latitiko Hi! We brought ours to the gate since it was part of our stroller. (We checked the base) If yours isn’t, then I would check it unless you can bring on the plane with you and put in an extra seat. (Airlines will sometimes let you do this if they have an extra seat available.) This is super ideal because then baby has his/her own space. We didn’t bring a bag to put in as the airlines usually put in a large plastic bag for you. Hope this helps!
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