With a little planning, the right gear, and a willingness to make many lists, flying with a baby or young kids can be easier than you think. Here are our best tips for arriving in your destination with energy to spare, from seasoned parents. If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There's no surefire way to prepare a baby ahead of time, but if you're traveling with a toddler or an elementary school-aged child, you may need to do a little incepting—i.
Traveler contributor Debbie Dubrow gave Traveler some excellent tips a few years ago that still hold true:. If this is your first time flying with a baby, you'll be bringing significantly more items than you've flown with before. To keep track of everything, make an itemized list of the major items i. If it sounds like overkill, think about what your trip might be like if you forget the one bag with your baby's favorite stuffed toy.
With the Doona you just gate check the stroller, and get to leave the car seat at home. The Dohm sound machine helps little ones fall asleep and stay asleep in new and strange places. Frequent flier, Skift aviation reporter, and father Brian Sumers recommends three days' worth of food for the baby to account for any mishaps. Make sure you also have basics like hand-sanitizer, scented diaper trash bags, a pacifier clip "this will save you the horror of watching a pacifier drop to the airplane floor," says Traveler contributor and mom of three Juliana Shallcross , and one new baby toy.
It will keep their attention for a little bit longer than if you brought an older toy. However, for young babies, you don't need much. All they really need is their bottle, maybe a pacifier, and a nice seatmate who makes funny faces.
It weighs a barely noticeable eight pounds and folds up into a convenient carrying case. Note that this is a forward-facing car seat, so your child will have to be physically ready for that. The Cares Airplane Safety Harness is the only FAA-approved harness for kids over the age of one, when they're big enough for their own seat but too small for the seatbelt to do any good. A different outfit —for you—is a gift. As for what to leave at home? Just make a beeline for a local grocery store once you arrive.
It can also be fun seeing how other cultures and countries do the basics. Who knew? Uber drivers always get out of the car to open the trunk, assuming the stroller will need to go in the back—and are always amazed when you collapse the Doona and slide it into the backseat instead. Babies from the U.
This is actually true of anyone under the age of But they will need a passport to fly internationally. There are websites dedicated to getting your infant to sit upright and still against a plain white backdrop for long enough to get a photo.
Most were healthy children under the age of 2 who were sitting in an adult's lap during a commercial airline flight, according to research published in the journal, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The study tracked recorded incidents on thousands of medical emergencies on airlines from to While this study is the first of its kind, research suggests that lap infants were at a greater risk of dying due to in-flight environmental factors, such as sharing a seat with an adult and dangerous co-sleeping arrangements, said Dr.
Alexandre Rotta , lead researcher on the study and chief of pediatric critical care at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. It is also possible that lower oxygen levels on planes could harm infants' immature respiratory systems, Fox News reports.
The study also noted that there could be another factor that is causing these deaths that has yet to be identified.
So how can you keep Baby safe? Buy her a seat. Before you fly, check your car seat for a label that identifies it as certified for use in planes. If there is no label, look at the seat's instructions or contact the manufacturer. A car seat should fit into most airplane seats if the car seat is no wider than 16 inches. If you have questions about whether your car seat will fit, call the airline and ask.
Save Pin FB More. By Michela Tindera and Nicole Harris. Be the first to comment! No comments yet. There are a number of things to take into account when deciding to fly with a newborn. Here are the most important.
First, you are exposing the baby to possible infections on a crowded airplane. Colds and and the flu are transmitted easily in a closed airplane cabin with recirculated air, and those viruses are much more dangerous to a baby at a week or two of age than one who is four or six months old. Breastfeeding transfers many protective antibodies to a baby, however, and may help make her less susceptible to infections. Second, babies are notoriously unpredictable in the first few weeks, with irregular sleeping, feeding and crying times.
While this can certainly be managed, it may be very draining to Mom and Dad to travel before a baby has "settled. Third, Mom should be healthy and recovered from the delivery. Women are at greater risk of problems, such as blood clots in the legs after delivering a baby, and sitting for a long period on an airplane only increases this possibility.
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