Comments on: Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 4: Packing List & Last Thoughts http://lajollamom.com/2009/08/long-haul-airplane-travel-kids-part-4/ Wed, 16 May 2012 18:03:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bad Alex http://lajollamom.com/2009/08/long-haul-airplane-travel-kids-part-4/#comment-18814 Bad Alex Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:33:44 +0000 http://www.lajollamom.com/?p=985#comment-18814 Great great post. Thank you so so much for taking the time to share your hard-earned insights with us! Mummy of W (3) and H (1) Great great post. Thank you so so much for taking the time to share your hard-earned insights with us!

Mummy of W (3) and H (1)

]]> By: Courtney murphy http://lajollamom.com/2009/08/long-haul-airplane-travel-kids-part-4/#comment-13782 Courtney murphy Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:31:47 +0000 http://www.lajollamom.com/?p=985#comment-13782 My husband and I are flying to France with our 3 kids in July. Returning late august. Kids will be almost 7, 4 and 18 months at travel time. Happy to find your blog and get some tips. Mostly worried about the baby but we all will need help at some point. Because we got tickets with miles we stop in DC, then Paris, then take the TGV 3 hours to Nimes. Questioning my sanity at planning this in the first place. At least my husband will be with me! My husband and I are flying to France with our 3 kids in July. Returning late august. Kids will be almost 7, 4 and 18 months at travel time. Happy to find your blog and get some tips. Mostly worried about the baby but we all will need help at some point. Because we got tickets with miles we stop in DC, then Paris, then take the TGV 3 hours to Nimes. Questioning my sanity at planning this in the first place. At least my husband will be with me!

]]> By: Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 1 : Planning Your Flight and Jet Lag http://lajollamom.com/2009/08/long-haul-airplane-travel-kids-part-4/#comment-2027 Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 1 : Planning Your Flight and Jet Lag Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:54:33 +0000 http://www.lajollamom.com/?p=985#comment-2027 [...] Here are links to the rest of the series: Long Haul Travel With Young Kids, Part 2: What to Bring Long Haul Travel With Young Kids, Part 3: Getting Little Traveler to Sleep on the Plane and Gear Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 4: The Packing List and Last Thoughts [...] [...] Here are links to the rest of the series: Long Haul Travel With Young Kids, Part 2: What to Bring Long Haul Travel With Young Kids, Part 3: Getting Little Traveler to Sleep on the Plane and Gear Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 4: The Packing List and Last Thoughts [...]

]]> By: Eclipsepearl http://lajollamom.com/2009/08/long-haul-airplane-travel-kids-part-4/#comment-2016 Eclipsepearl Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:06:03 +0000 http://www.lajollamom.com/?p=985#comment-2016 A really good tip I was given was to make sure the baby takes the bottles at ROOM TEMPERATURE. There's no health advantage to a warmed bottle and while I warmed many a bottle in my Flight Attendant career, I wasn't around to warm the passenger's bottles in check-in, security or while waiting to board. Be ready to feed your baby at any point in the journey and disengage yourself of this unnecessary and burdensome task! Also, please note that it's a myth that babies are supposed to suck on something on take-off and landing. I never did anything with my own three children on twice-yearly transatlantics. The AAP recommends only that babies be *awake*, not on landing but at the TOP of descent. For long haul flights, I recommend little ones getting their ears checked by a doctor before leaving. We "caught" a symptomless ear infection once (my son's speciality). Healthy ears can handle pressurization changes! .-= Eclipsepearl´s last blog ..<a href="http://flyingwithchildren1.blogspot.com/2009/05/updated-may-2009.html" rel="nofollow">Updated September 2009</a> =-. A really good tip I was given was to make sure the baby takes the bottles at ROOM TEMPERATURE. There’s no health advantage to a warmed bottle and while I warmed many a bottle in my Flight Attendant career, I wasn’t around to warm the passenger’s bottles in check-in, security or while waiting to board. Be ready to feed your baby at any point in the journey and disengage yourself of this unnecessary and burdensome task!

Also, please note that it’s a myth that babies are supposed to suck on something on take-off and landing. I never did anything with my own three children on twice-yearly transatlantics. The AAP recommends only that babies be *awake*, not on landing but at the TOP of descent. For long haul flights, I recommend little ones getting their ears checked by a doctor before leaving. We “caught” a symptomless ear infection once (my son’s speciality). Healthy ears can handle pressurization changes!
.-= Eclipsepearl´s last blog ..Updated September 2009 =-.

]]> By: Robyn http://lajollamom.com/2009/08/long-haul-airplane-travel-kids-part-4/#comment-1322 Robyn Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:22:09 +0000 http://www.lajollamom.com/?p=985#comment-1322 thanks so much, this has been great! Am about to go on a flight from UK to Chicago tomorrow with a 7 month old and I have refined my packing list based on your articles, cheers! thanks so much, this has been great! Am about to go on a flight from UK to Chicago tomorrow with a 7 month old and I have refined my packing list based on your articles, cheers!

]]> By: elizabeth http://lajollamom.com/2009/08/long-haul-airplane-travel-kids-part-4/#comment-232 elizabeth Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:42:48 +0000 http://www.lajollamom.com/?p=985#comment-232 great great piece. i always wrestle with bag choices. whether to bring the diaper bag or use my backpack and a few pieces from diaper bag. these days i also usually bring notebook with me so it gets tough to fit it all. lately on trips i've been bringing backpack with portable diaper changing pad (we use patemm pad because they're round and hold diapers and wipes / change of clothes). and then stick extras in bags that are checked. if longer trip i'll bring the big diaper bag (we use a skip hop) and pack as you suggest. all good choices. great great piece. i always wrestle with bag choices. whether to bring the diaper bag or use my backpack and a few pieces from diaper bag. these days i also usually bring notebook with me so it gets tough to fit it all. lately on trips i’ve been bringing backpack with portable diaper changing pad (we use patemm pad because they’re round and hold diapers and wipes / change of clothes). and then stick extras in bags that are checked. if longer trip i’ll bring the big diaper bag (we use a skip hop) and pack as you suggest. all good choices.

]]> By: natalee http://lajollamom.com/2009/08/long-haul-airplane-travel-kids-part-4/#comment-230 natalee Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:30:27 +0000 http://www.lajollamom.com/?p=985#comment-230 a new follower from mbc..very great advice...we will be flying next year for my sisters wedding.. natalee http://totmama.blogspot.com/ .-= natalee´s last blog ..<a href="http://totmama.blogspot.com/2009/08/things-that-amaze-me.html" rel="nofollow">Things That amaze Me</a> =-. a new follower from mbc..very great advice…we will be flying next year for my sisters wedding.. natalee http://totmama.blogspot.com/
.-= natalee´s last blog ..Things That amaze Me =-.

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