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Latest post on 15 July 2012 - 12:58

Ok, I'm doing a monster journey alone with DD who will be 17 months at the time. There are two flights, a little less than 3 hours each; and I have 4 hours in the airport between the flights. My only option is a night flight, which takes us to our penultimate destination by 10 in the morning. After that there is still another 4 hour drive, but before that we can go to my cousins place to rest, nap and refresh.

I'm going to carry a few of her favourite books because she's still not very attracted to the iPad. What other toys/snacks do you think I should keep?

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Latest post on 20 August 2012 - 01:16

As mentioned stickers are great, or colouring books with stickers in them, iPad, small cheap presents that you can wrap and make a special treat every hour, such s toy trains/cars/dolls/pencils/mini book sets/Ikea stacking cups/slinky etc, or a small aqua doodle or manga doodle (if your flying EK, they will give you one), I also found a doll with magnetic clothes that my LO loves, it's like one of those folding paper dress up dolls I had when I was young. Personally I wouldn't bring the doll stroller unless it folds very small as I try to carry as little as possible. Also dummy or bottle holders are great for attaching toys to the seat so you arnt picking them up repeatedly from the floor. My LO also spent ages sorting out his party mix (nuts/ sultanas/ cranberries/ popcorn/ sunflower seeds etc) out of the zip lock bag and into the Ikea cups, over and over, and over again. He also loves trying to pick them up with those joined together baby chop sticks. That can fill in a lot of time. I try to carry food in zipp lock bags instead of tubs, so I have less to carry by the end of the flight. Take wipes to rub down the remote as little ones love playing with those, however they are never cleaned, and who knows who's touched them. A baby carrier like an ergo is fab, and also a pram that folds small like a zapp so you can use it during transit can be a lifesaver. If your LO has familiar music or nursery rhymes that you could play very low so you don't disturb anyone, that might help her sleep. And continuing routine like a bedtime story, or getting into PJs, or a sleeping bag is great. A blanket big enough to sleep on the airport floor or to make a tent over their seat to block the light as on a 4 hour flight the lights will be on for over half of it for the meal service on most airlines. PS good luck, and try your best not to stress.

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Latest post on 19 August 2012 - 17:32

Hi stovetop If you can, purchase a seat for your LO and take the car seat with you. We just did a flight to Europe and I am convinced taking DD's seat made the difference. DD does not sleep in public, only in her cot so you can imagine our anxiety before the trip. We bought a cheap luggage trolley from Carrefour and strapped the car seat on which made it easy to get around. On board, once strapped in, DD was comfortable and relaxed a bit to the point where she actually napped! We took a iPad with The Wiggles and this helped keep her occupied when she was a bit energetic. We also sat in bulkhead so I put the blanket on the floor and let her play with her toys for a bit. Other things that worked for us were snacks, her dummy her lovely. I have my fingers crossed that the trip back will be ok! We also took our quinny zapp which made it a lot easier to get around. Good luck!

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Latest post on 14 August 2012 - 10:20

Stovetop, we recently travelled with my 15 month old and I was dreading it, 6 hour flight then changeover in Amsterdam and another 1.5 hour flight, it was totally fine! I brought plenty of snacks she liked, I had kept some of her favourite toys and books hidden for a few days prior to travelling so she was really pleased to see them appear (one by one, as she got bored!). I bought a little magnetic drawing thing at the airport, and that was a major success as were some stickers. I also didnt allow her to walk around on the plane, in the airport I encouraged her to walk around as much as possible but on the flight I knew if she was out of her seat once she wouldn't want to go back in it, so I sat her next to the window and didn't offer up walking around as an option. The remote control for the TV kept her intrigued for a while and she did watch a little TV, I just made sure to be on the ball and when I noticed her getting bored or frustrated distracted her with something else. She also slept quite a lot, the movement of the plane does seem to make her sleepy, so maybe take along a comfy blanket. We didn't have ear problems as if they are sucking on something at take off and landing it seems to cancel out the ear pressure, so DD still has her binkie and this meant no issues, I am sure a bottle or some sorts would work just as well. Good luck, it wont be half as bad as you think it may be! And don't worry about other passengers, if they are annoyed they can always put their headphones on, just make sure you and your LO are comfy and happy!

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Latest post on 14 August 2012 - 09:41

I just came back from a 7 hr flight trip with my nearly 2 yo. I was really scared coming back as it was a day flight. So, what I did was to wake her up really early so that in flight, she was a sleepy and the 'white noise' made her sleep anyway. She did enjoy the movies in flight. And yes, new sticker books did come in handy in the end. hehe Good luck!!

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Latest post on 13 August 2012 - 02:07

Can I just say that as the day of travel draws closer, my excitement to see my family is turning into sheer nervousness + utter terror + complete distraught! Tempted to get some sleep-inducing cough syrup. Someone tell me it won't be a trip to **** and back :o

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Latest post on 19 July 2012 - 12:36

Thank you ladies for all the tips. Hope it all goes well and she's not too uncomfortable.

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Latest post on 19 July 2012 - 12:06

I recently flew Dubai to Canada via Frankfurt. I think with the long layover in Frankfurt our travel time was about 24 hrs. Did it with my 4.5 yr old and almost 2 yr old. First flight both slept, the second flight the youngest was inconsolable and unfortunately screamed most of it. The ones in front of me kept looking back and glaring. I'm sorry I tried but geez what else could I do but have LO learn how to skydive. Yes, I agree with you. We were all little once and probably annoyed adults at one point or another. Let's not forget that.

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Latest post on 19 July 2012 - 10:11

I recently flew Dubai to Canada via Frankfurt. I think with the long layover in Frankfurt our travel time was about 24 hrs. Did it with my 4.5 yr old and almost 2 yr old. First flight both slept, the second flight the youngest was inconsolable and unfortunately screamed most of it. The ones in front of me kept looking back and glaring. I'm sorry I tried but geez what else could I do but have LO learn how to skydive.

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Latest post on 18 July 2012 - 17:04

I also travelled alot with my girls, yes it is hard to amuse them, but one thing for sure I never let them bounce around on the flight, annoy anyone. I too had a little boy doing the same to me on a flight from Bahrain, his parents seemed to think this was ok. Well its not. I understand babies and children cry, I accept this, I have in times helped out where I can, and Ive had pleasure in doing so.

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Latest post on 18 July 2012 - 16:56

sorry should have made it clear that we were lucky enough that no one was sitting in front of us,the worst thing is obviosly kids banging ahead and disturbing passengers.completely agree!

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Latest post on 17 July 2012 - 22:11

I travelled with my 3 year old last month and best thing I did was take a full sized pillow with me so he could nap. He slept for at least a couple of hours then made sure had some books, my IPad etc to keep him happy. Definitely take some food with you. Good luck

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Latest post on 17 July 2012 - 12:34

JoyceB, I think you made a very valid point. It's not kids who are at fault in the situation described, the onus is on parents to make sure their kids are not a nuisance to others. I am sure if the parents had been a little more thoughtful and tried to guide their kid, the others wouldn't have had much of a problem. OP, sorry I dont have any tips for u as I am yet to take that journey, DS is still a baby. Just thought JoyceB had brought up a good point

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Latest post on 17 July 2012 - 01:10

Thanks for the backup ladies!! Our return journey was a bit more peaceful and we were actually entertained by a cute tot around the age of about 15 months who quickly noticed that he had an audience and kept us all amused with playing "peekaboo", wandering up the aisle grinning at people and giving some "chosen people" presents of toy animals and soggy half chewed biscuits!! Few people have issues with tiny tots crying or screaming when little ears hurt and my poor DS howled during landing. Hope he was OK landing in Dubai last Thursday and didn't upset other passengers by crying for his mummy at the age of almost 30!! :D

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Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 16:18

i recently did a 24 hour flight alone and pregnant with my 19 month old son.. it was actually not bad at all,he was very well behaved but i did dread it a lot! i bought him some new books as he loves to read( those small ones that comes in a pack of 5 or so) and bought him 2 new trains especially for the flight. He was playing with the trains a lot and also read the books over and over again. he also had fun taking the table up and down and just looking out the window and at other passengers..i also brought crayons and paper for him to draw on and took some empty coffecups with lids and straws from a coffe shop. this kept him entartained,and of course we did walks now and then.. in terms of food im glad i brought food with me as he didnt want to eat anything that was offered to him.. i brought sandwiches ,and he loves fruits and veggies so brought lots of that too,and milk.. he watched a bit of tv but wasnt too interested in it,was more fun playing with the tv itself.. wish u good luck as even as well behaved as he was it was exhausting but that was probably due to my pregnancy! Having brought up 2 children and travelled extensively with them from babyhood, I understand the potential problems keeping children amused and occupied on a long flight. However >> DH and I are just back from holiday involving two 5 hour flights. On the journey out, I had a toddler behind me who played constantly with the folding table, banging it up and down. When he wasn't rattling my seat with that, his little shoed feet booted me in the base of my spine. Polite requests to the parents to try and prevent the child from doing these things were met with hostile disbelief that anyone could possibly be annoyed by their darling child. He eventually fell asleep so I had about an hours peace. At one point, the little cherub grabbed the back of my seat, trapping my hair in his little fingers. I decided at this point to go to the loo and on passing the family, asked one more time if they could please try and stop their son from using my seat to bounce off etc!! I do understand the difficulties but I somehow managed to keep my tots amused without them being a source of annoyance to other passengers. And the reward for being the best parent goes to joyceb. No need for that comment at all. I made plenty of mistakes bringing up my children, believe me. All I am saying is that as much as I understand the difficulties in keeping tots amused in a confined space for a few hours, these parents made little attempt to control their son who was about 3. The people behind this family also had issues with them and at one point a cabin crew member spoke to them about the toddler jumping on the seat causing the lady behind to spill her drink. The parents were loud and most indignant that anyone should dare to complain. I travelled with a 3 year old and baby DS many times and while he slept much of the time, our DD was made to sit on her seat and play with stuff we had provided as many other parents manage to do very well. There are plenty of parents who manage their children beautifully but sadly there are others who couldn't care less about how their children's behaviour can impact on others. I am with you on this. I had a night flight to Bankok and the three kids in front of me, constantly jumped all over the seats, kept reclining their seats backwards and forwards for an hour, switched the overhead reading light on and off continually ( cabin lights were dimmed), they kept demanding coca cola from the crew and the Mum sat there ignoring them. I was aghast. I appreciate how tough it must be with children who are bored but these 3 were unruly and disturbed everyone. They fell asleep half an hour before landing and screamed like banshees when woken...

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Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 16:11

do you have to clear immigration, claim bags etc and re-check in between flights, if so 4 hours will get eaten up pretty quickly, if not then you might be in transit the whole time and not able to see your friend anyway. If it was me I probably would tell the friend not to bother, it means waking her baby up and you might not really feel like socializing. Taking DDs doll's pram could be a good idea, but you'll have a lot to carry already, prob better to take DD's own pram and let her push the doll in it and/or ride in it herself. We took DS's fold down scuttlebug bike last time we flew and it was a great idea, he rode it nicely alongside us from the moment we got off the plane, all the way through immigration, down to baggage claim, he was happy and we didn't have to carry him! <em>edited by kiwispiers on 16/07/2012</em>

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Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 15:36

Thank you so much ladies. I'm with J on the table thing too, it annoys the c**p out of me. I'm making a list of all her fave things to take along - blueberries, raisins, crayons, books. Will get some new disposable-ish toys from Daiso. Summertime, thanks for the tips on food. Will make sure I carry enough. I'm wondering about the haul between the flights though. A friend has offered to come see me with her 7 month old, but its the middle of the night so I really don't want her to take the trouble. Also, should I take DD's doll pram for her to push around in the airport? Does anyone think it to be a good idea, if I can keep her away from people's toes? :o

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Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 14:53

I'm with JoyceB on this one, I would not let my toddler play with the tray like she describes, its very inconsiderate. Most fellow passengers give you a bit of a break, obviously you can not keep your child silent, if they cry they cry, if they squeal, they squeal, and they will definitely wriggle, not a whole lot you can do and passengers who would give a mum a hard time over a crying baby/toddler are just ignorant, but I think you can expect that children will not be left to run up and down aisles or allowed to harass other passengers, bang on seats etc. I've done a few truly monster flights now (20 hours flying plus airport time) and the biggest tips I can give are try and secure a spare seat for your child and a carseat to strap them in, bring a large selection of lightweight junky disposable type toys that they haven't seen before, new books and lots and lots of food. Crinkly tactile things are good, little torches, mirrors, balloons, lots and lots of stickers, finger puppets. Food that takes a long time to eat, like raisins you can slowly feed them one by one. Try and take them for a bit of a run between flights so they are ok in their seats on the plane. I try and avoid walking the aisles as once they get the idea they can get out of their seat, thats what they want to do, before that they assume its the same deal as the car and tend to stay put. You can ask for your meal early or late, so that if you are lucky a fellow passenger will be able to help you with your child while you eat, and ask them to take the tray away as soon as possible (with a night flight you might not be super hungry anyway) Sachets of fruit purees are easy and not too messy for the baby. if your child uses a dummy take quite a few spares, they will inevitably drop them.

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Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 11:18

i recently did a 24 hour flight alone and pregnant with my 19 month old son.. it was actually not bad at all,he was very well behaved but i did dread it a lot! i bought him some new books as he loves to read( those small ones that comes in a pack of 5 or so) and bought him 2 new trains especially for the flight. He was playing with the trains a lot and also read the books over and over again. he also had fun taking the table up and down and just looking out the window and at other passengers..i also brought crayons and paper for him to draw on and took some empty coffecups with lids and straws from a coffe shop. this kept him entartained,and of course we did walks now and then.. in terms of food im glad i brought food with me as he didnt want to eat anything that was offered to him.. i brought sandwiches ,and he loves fruits and veggies so brought lots of that too,and milk.. he watched a bit of tv but wasnt too interested in it,was more fun playing with the tv itself.. wish u good luck as even as well behaved as he was it was exhausting but that was probably due to my pregnancy! Having brought up 2 children and travelled extensively with them from babyhood, I understand the potential problems keeping children amused and occupied on a long flight. However >> DH and I are just back from holiday involving two 5 hour flights. On the journey out, I had a toddler behind me who played constantly with the folding table, banging it up and down. When he wasn't rattling my seat with that, his little shoed feet booted me in the base of my spine. Polite requests to the parents to try and prevent the child from doing these things were met with hostile disbelief that anyone could possibly be annoyed by their darling child. He eventually fell asleep so I had about an hours peace. At one point, the little cherub grabbed the back of my seat, trapping my hair in his little fingers. I decided at this point to go to the loo and on passing the family, asked one more time if they could please try and stop their son from using my seat to bounce off etc!! I do understand the difficulties but I somehow managed to keep my tots amused without them being a source of annoyance to other passengers. And the reward for being the best parent goes to joyceb. No need for that comment at all. I made plenty of mistakes bringing up my children, believe me. All I am saying is that as much as I understand the difficulties in keeping tots amused in a confined space for a few hours, these parents made little attempt to control their son who was about 3. The people behind this family also had issues with them and at one point a cabin crew member spoke to them about the toddler jumping on the seat causing the lady behind to spill her drink. The parents were loud and most indignant that anyone should dare to complain. I travelled with a 3 year old and baby DS many times and while he slept much of the time, our DD was made to sit on her seat and play with stuff we had provided as many other parents manage to do very well. There are plenty of parents who manage their children beautifully but sadly there are others who couldn't care less about how their children's behaviour can impact on others.

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Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 07:16

i recently did a 24 hour flight alone and pregnant with my 19 month old son.. it was actually not bad at all,he was very well behaved but i did dread it a lot! i bought him some new books as he loves to read( those small ones that comes in a pack of 5 or so) and bought him 2 new trains especially for the flight. He was playing with the trains a lot and also read the books over and over again. he also had fun taking the table up and down and just looking out the window and at other passengers..i also brought crayons and paper for him to draw on and took some empty coffecups with lids and straws from a coffe shop. this kept him entartained,and of course we did walks now and then.. in terms of food im glad i brought food with me as he didnt want to eat anything that was offered to him.. i brought sandwiches ,and he loves fruits and veggies so brought lots of that too,and milk.. he watched a bit of tv but wasnt too interested in it,was more fun playing with the tv itself.. wish u good luck as even as well behaved as he was it was exhausting but that was probably due to my pregnancy! Having brought up 2 children and travelled extensively with them from babyhood, I understand the potential problems keeping children amused and occupied on a long flight. However >> DH and I are just back from holiday involving two 5 hour flights. On the journey out, I had a toddler behind me who played constantly with the folding table, banging it up and down. When he wasn't rattling my seat with that, his little shoed feet booted me in the base of my spine. Polite requests to the parents to try and prevent the child from doing these things were met with hostile disbelief that anyone could possibly be annoyed by their darling child. He eventually fell asleep so I had about an hours peace. At one point, the little cherub grabbed the back of my seat, trapping my hair in his little fingers. I decided at this point to go to the loo and on passing the family, asked one more time if they could please try and stop their son from using my seat to bounce off etc!! I do understand the difficulties but I somehow managed to keep my tots amused without them being a source of annoyance to other passengers. And the reward for being the best parent goes to joyceb.

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Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 03:06

i recently did a 24 hour flight alone and pregnant with my 19 month old son.. it was actually not bad at all,he was very well behaved but i did dread it a lot! i bought him some new books as he loves to read( those small ones that comes in a pack of 5 or so) and bought him 2 new trains especially for the flight. He was playing with the trains a lot and also read the books over and over again. he also had fun taking the table up and down and just looking out the window and at other passengers..i also brought crayons and paper for him to draw on and took some empty coffecups with lids and straws from a coffe shop. this kept him entartained,and of course we did walks now and then.. in terms of food im glad i brought food with me as he didnt want to eat anything that was offered to him.. i brought sandwiches ,and he loves fruits and veggies so brought lots of that too,and milk.. he watched a bit of tv but wasnt too interested in it,was more fun playing with the tv itself.. wish u good luck as even as well behaved as he was it was exhausting but that was probably due to my pregnancy! Having brought up 2 children and travelled extensively with them from babyhood, I understand the potential problems keeping children amused and occupied on a long flight. However >> DH and I are just back from holiday involving two 5 hour flights. On the journey out, I had a toddler behind me who played constantly with the folding table, banging it up and down. When he wasn't rattling my seat with that, his little shoed feet booted me in the base of my spine. Polite requests to the parents to try and prevent the child from doing these things were met with hostile disbelief that anyone could possibly be annoyed by their darling child. He eventually fell asleep so I had about an hours peace. At one point, the little cherub grabbed the back of my seat, trapping my hair in his little fingers. I decided at this point to go to the loo and on passing the family, asked one more time if they could please try and stop their son from using my seat to bounce off etc!! I do understand the difficulties but I somehow managed to keep my tots amused without them being a source of annoyance to other passengers.

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Latest post on 15 July 2012 - 23:13

i recently did a 24 hour flight alone and pregnant with my 19 month old son.. it was actually not bad at all,he was very well behaved but i did dread it a lot! i bought him some new books as he loves to read( those small ones that comes in a pack of 5 or so) and bought him 2 new trains especially for the flight. He was playing with the trains a lot and also read the books over and over again. he also had fun taking the table up and down and just looking out the window and at other passengers..i also brought crayons and paper for him to draw on and took some empty coffecups with lids and straws from a coffe shop. this kept him entartained,and of course we did walks now and then.. in terms of food im glad i brought food with me as he didnt want to eat anything that was offered to him.. i brought sandwiches ,and he loves fruits and veggies so brought lots of that too,and milk.. he watched a bit of tv but wasnt too interested in it,was more fun playing with the tv itself.. wish u good luck as even as well behaved as he was it was exhausting but that was probably due to my pregnancy!

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Latest post on 15 July 2012 - 16:58

not exactly about toys and snacks but this might help- http://flyingwithchildren.blogspot.com/ how is your princess doing? :)

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