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Originally Posted by Eff-1
Has anyone taken a long flight with an enfant? I'm looking at the possibilty of a 6 or 7 hr flight with a 1 year old who is restless AF generally speaking. Wondering how I'm going to survive and keep him calm, entertained and not wanting to crawl around the cabin.
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We travelled with our 6 month old to Mexico (5 hours) a few months back. He’s bottle fed only, but purely breast milk so the pumping to go along with the travelling added a lot of complexity (not to mention the Mexican water!).
Be prepared. Bring toys for the kid in the plane. You’ve likely got a pretty regimented nap schedule already, but at least make it not happen during boarding/deplaning. Get them to suck on a bottle, soother etc during climb/descent for their ears. Try and get a little more space. Go for the “premium” seats with an extra inch or two. You’ll need it!
Flight home was a late night departure. Planned a terminal nap walking in the stroller, but he wouldn’t go down. The first couple hours were “delightful” (sarcasm engage) despite being bedtime. Luckily the flight was smooth and just soothed/rocked him walking up and down the aisle for a couple hours. Past out for the rest. Had compliments from passengers afterwards. Lol!
I’m pretty good at “airport”ing. But we were short time on our initial departure due to check in lines (despite going waaaay early). Tried to squeeze in a feeding (he’s a pain in the arse to feed, and a pump for my wife didn’t happen). Just don’t stress, they really do feed off of you.
I didn’t let him crawl until we got home from vacation… which basiclly happened the next day. So can’t help you there… but the movement is a whole other problem. Bring a blanket so they can move around on the floor. Trust me, the carpets are gross. Lol