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Suggestions on Flying w/ 5 Month old

coleandtuckcoleandtuck member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months
Next week I will be flying with my 5 month old for the first time. Does anyone have any recommendations of must have's in my carry-on? He is ebf so I won't need bottles or anything. Suggestions of things I need to make sure I pack or suggestions in general? We will be gone for 4 days and I just want to make sure that I don't forget anything! Thanks for the help ladies!
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Re: Suggestions on Flying w/ 5 Month old

  • Tassie06Tassie06 member
    Pack light. a couple of recieving blankets or burp cloths, soother, a small toy or two. things you would normally have in your diaper bag.  but pack LIGHT!  Flying with a baby isn't as bad or as hard as you may think. i flew with DS a couple weeks ago and he did great. 
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  • nycnolanycnola member
    We flew at 3 mths and it was fine. Pack a change of clothes for LO and a shirt for yourself. We had poosplosions on the trip there and back and I was wearing a poopy shirt for over an hour before I could change. Yum. Good luck!
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  • 08summerbride08summerbride member
    Have a bottle and/or pacifier for the way up and way down for air pressure, and definitely pack light you will need your hands free. My LO has flown 3 times and was only a screaming ninny on one leg of any of the trips, and the rest of the times she has been great.  I am sure the screaming was all of 10 minutes of the entire flight, but it felt like an eternity to me! Just relax and I am sure everything will go great. 
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  • amcconn4amcconn4

    I just flew two weeks ago with my 5 month old ebf baby, and this was the best advice I got: Nurse on takeoff! It will help with the pressure in their ears. His full belly coupled with the white noise on an airplane put him right to sleep for both flights.

    I wanted to have lots of "resources" to pull out just in case he started screaming. He is such a happy baby, but I didn't know how he would do on a flight, but it went great! I brought along my diaper bag with a few toys, a teething ring that I pulled out of the freezer right before leaving for the airport so it was still cool on the plane, and I also brought a little bit of baby food and a spoon since we have just started trying some stage one foods. 

     The airlines will check your stroller, carseat, and carseat base for you free of charge, and you can bring your stroller all the way to your gate if you want to. Try not to stress because your LO can sense your worry! It will go great!

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  • Lolo555Lolo555

    These are all good suggestions.  We've flown w/DD twice and it hasn't been a big deal, travel light, bring a receiving blanket and change of clothes and you should be fine. 

    A couple general things: If you use a carrier, they make you take it off to go through security as well as on take off and landing.  Kind of annoying, but the carrier is still worth it IMO.  Also, this might sound gross, but DH and I changed DD's diaper at our seat on a travel changing pad while on the plane (wet only, for a long flight), it was much easier than trying to haul her and her stuff into the bathroom and I can't imagine there is a good changing space w/the plane moving and LO wiggling.

    GL! 

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  • coleandtuckcoleandtuck member
    I had been wondering how diaper changing worked during flights. I appreciate all of your suggestions!! Thanks for all the great advice ladies, you've helped ease my mind! We can do this! :)
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