https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:23:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2565077 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 09:53:28 +0000 peaches1038 2565077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: oh goodness, that sounds awful hahah I will definitely bring extra clothes!! Glad it was smooth sailing besides that! </p> <p>@looch: great tips! I will for sure use them! Thanks :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564976 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 06:46:42 +0000 looch 2564976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My best tips are really for you, the parent!</p> <p>1. Go to the bathroom frequently, before you board the plane especially.<br /> 2. Once you get on the plane, put a bottle of water inside the barf bag and put it inside the seat pocket. Put your diaper go bag in there as well.<br /> 3. Wear a small crossbody bag with your valuables. Keep it on your person the entire flight.<br /> 4. Bring a small grocery bag for garbage, trust me, you will suddenly have a ton of things to throw out and no where to put them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564960 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 06:02:29 +0000 delight 2564960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I travelled with DD at 6 months by myself and it was super easy. I packed toys and stuff but didn't really use much except Sophie the giraffe. I wore her at the airport the whole time and nursed her at take off. That put her to sleep for half of the 3 hour flight. When she was away she liked to just look around and the people around me just entertained her and talked to her. It was totally fine. I took her again at 2.5 years and while she was very good, it involved a lot more strategic packing and entertaining. </p> <p>As someone mentioned, bring extra clothes and diapers. I'd bring extra clothes for you too. At 6 months we had a huge, nasty, embarrassing blowout on the plane right at landing. I wasn't allowed to get up with her at the time so we sat there with both of us covered in filth :sad: It was awful. Other than that, it was easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564526 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:31:27 +0000 JenGirl 2564526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: Glad to help. I was the exact same way before our first flight! As you can see, I like to have a plan. But, really, it's not a big deal. Way easier than driving long distances. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564524 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:29:51 +0000 peaches1038 2564524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: thanks!!! He really loves people so in hoping that he will be entertained by all the new faces </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564497 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:45:01 +0000 wrkbrk 2564497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: Aw I am sorry to hear about your grandpa. I think traveling with DS will be fine! We did it about a month ago. No problems. We didn't do anything special. Didn't buy him a seat; I sat next to a stranger with him on my lap in the middle seat! He either slept or played with a couple toys. Feed him, bring something interesting for him to look at and if all else fails ..... in-flight cartoons! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564494 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:41:27 +0000 peaches1038 2564494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: thanks! I wasnt sure if they would make me take him out during take off/landing.</p> <p>@mrs.shinerbock: haha noted! I will make sure to bring clothes for everyone hahah. And great tip about the bulkhead seats.</p> <p>@JenGirl: this was so so helpful. Thank you. I do much better when I know what to expect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564403 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:20:34 +0000 JenGirl 2564403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can totally do this! Get an aisle and middle seat, if possible. </p> <p>A stroller and car seat are not counted towards your baggage count and you can gate check (you can also curb check, but there is more risk of damage). Breast pump / breast milk / premixed formula / cooler / ice pack are considered medical equipment, so standard liquid size requirements do not apply. What we do:</p> <p>Click the car seat into the stroller, put the diaper bag and any other carry on bags in the stroller and wear the baby. Having the stroller will get you into a faster line at security (at least at the airports I've been to). </p> <p>When you get to security, they'll want to send the car seat and stroller through the X-ray, or if it's too big, they can hand check. They'll probably ask you to take baby out of carrier, which you can do, or you can ask for a hand check. If you have pre-mixed formula or pumped breastmilk, they will need to go through X-ray or get hand-checked which involves opening the bottle, waving an absorbent pad over (but not in) the milk) and running it through a machine. </p> <p>Once you get to your gate put the car seat and stroller into travel bags and ask for gate check tags for them. When they call for preboarding of families with kids, have one person (my husband does this) board with the stroller, car seat and any carry on bags you have, other than the diaper bag. This ensures you have overhead space for your carry ons. The other person keeps baby playing in the terminal until most other people have boarded. I change diaper right before boarding, then put baby in carrier, throw diaper bag over my shoulder and board last. </p> <p>You'll probably have to take baby out of carrier for take off, if he is asleep, I try to just keep him on my chest and have my husband unclip the back and pull the panel down, but leave the waist attached. If he's awake, I nurse during take off to encourage his ears to pop with the altitude change. </p> <p>During the flight my son often sleeps. If he's not sleeping we keep some toys in the diaper bag, we play or walk the aisle. Flight attendants are usually very helpful if you need anything (like bottled water for formula or warm water to heat up a bottle).</p> <p>Overall, my biggest advice is to try not to stress or get flustered. If it takes a little longer to get through security, it's fine. People are usually very understanding when you have a baby. And don't be afraid to ask for / accept help. People love to help babies. Seriously. We were once on a flight with a mom who had a baby by herself and people helped her carry her luggage, set up her stroller, open doors, everything. You can totally do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564380 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:00:15 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2564380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try to get bulkhead seats if possible - there is enough room to let baby sit on the floor at your feet and play on a blanket. </p> <p>Bring a blanket to let baby play on the floor with a few toys in the airport while you are waiting at the gate. </p> <p>Bring twice as many diapers as you think you need and extra outfits for everyone in your carryon. Something about the altitude makes for frequent blowouts. Also make a diaper go bag for the plane and put it in an easy to grab place (wipes, a few diapers and a changing pad in a ziplock) so you aren't rooting around in your bag mid-flight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564292 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:05:23 +0000 youboots 2564292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a 5 hour flight at that age. It was fine. Yes to wearing. Check the stroller if you need one there. Bring a copy of the birth certificate for baby. So will they be a lap child or have their own seat? Try to keep baby awake at the airport before leg 1 so they will sleep on the plane. Breast or bottle feed if you can during takeoff or landing, but don't wake the babe to do so. The flight attendants will ask you to take baby out of the carrier if it's a lap baby during takeoff/landing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-plane-tips-for-a-75-month-baby#post-2564284 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:01:17 +0000 peaches1038 2564284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Need your best tips for a 7.5 month old's first time flying. We have to travel home unexpectedly for my grandpas funeral. Our flight departs at 6 am. The first leg is 2 hr 20 min, then a 40 min layover and the second leg is 1 hr 20 min. It'll be me, DH and DS. So far I plan on wearing him. Not sure if we are bringing a stroller but are bringing the car seat. I'm sightly overwhelmed </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2525465 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:23:37 +0000 SweetCaroline 2525465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mum mums! Low mess.</p> <p>Goldfish. </p> <p>Plum Organics or Earths Best version of Nutrigrain bars are low sugar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2525369 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:47:46 +0000 jhd 2525369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is almost two but on our long flight last month the Melissa and Doug water wow and stickers were the best toys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2525232 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:13:54 +0000 Pumuckl 2525232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAZB: We just did two 11h flights with our 3 year old and 14m old. We took raisins and dried cranberries, crackers, pouches, millet pops and rice wafers. Definitely stay away from sugar. And you can bring a bottle of water for your LO from home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2525229 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:08:01 +0000 catlady 2525229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We flew when LO was around that age and I had bought everything I found at Target that was Happy Baby brand - puffs, yogurts melts, creamies (like the yogurt ones but coconut), and fruit/veggie crisps. DH and I thought the snacks were all super weird but she was obsessed with all of them. Thank god we had so many too because she got sick during our trip and at some points, they were the only thing she'd eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2525206 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:52:38 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2525206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: that is a cute idea!! We will be flying for Christmas every second year so I'm keeping this in mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524896 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:14:54 +0000 Mrs D 2524896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DD's first flight as a toddler...only 3 hours...I had a small "gift" for every 30 mins - so I could keep saying "be good so you get your next surprise"...</p> <p>Some of what we wrapped were the snacks she only gets to have on special occasions (fruit snacks, frosted animal crackers, m&amp;ms)...</p> <p>We kept the "surprises" in separate parts of her backpack - we let her pick them...so like every third one was a food surprise - so we didnt load her with sugar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524797 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:13:32 +0000 SweetiePie 2524797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>String cheese, cereal bars (earth's best makes some good ones) and rice cakes. Also whole wheat crackers (Ritz makes some and we get that brand Breton). He loves to crunch on them and anything that he can take bites of takes up more time!<br /> Also newly into pretzel sticks (the small skinny ones that come in individual packs, not the big rods). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524780 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:04:13 +0000 looch 2524780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have had the best luck when I bring stuff that is factory sealed or a fruit that's in it's skin, like a banana or orange.</p> <p>I've brought cereal bars, those small packages of peanut butter and crackers, laughing cow cheese wedges, cheerios cups, sealed packages of milk, cookies as a treat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524734 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:31:56 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2524734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>foods: cheerios, goldfish, fruit cereal bars</p> <p>activities: felt board, etch a sketch (this was a big hit with my niece and nephew on a plane ride last year), sticker book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524732 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:30:12 +0000 gingerbebe 2524732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS likes Goldfish in the pretzel and graham flavors (less a fan of the cheese), puffs, melts, raisins, pouches that are less likely to stain (i.e. applesauce/banana type pouches and not the bright red or green kind), apple cinnamon flavor rice cakes (they are big and take a while to gnaw on). </p> <p>I also always carry some Dum Dum lollipops in my purse when we fly. It helps with their ears on takeoff or landing and if he gets really worked up, it buys me like 15 minutes of peace. </p> <p>In the terminal, DS loves French fries, some kind of juice or smoothie (I usually get one and share it with him), and we try to feed him something more nutrient dense, like scrambled eggs or meat since so much of his snacks on the plane are sugar/carb/empty. </p> <p>We brought a DVD player with a headband headset, a few board books, some animal figurines, a ball that lights up when you bounce it, some kind of jangly/crinkling toy, and a small tin cookie sheet with magnets on it. On the back of the cookie sheet I taped a piece of paper and gave DS a big crayon. He really hates flying, so I don't know how helpful the toys were overall, it was just buying like 60 seconds of distraction at a time.</p> <p>Let them run off as much energy before the flight as possible and don't forget to keep them drinking plenty of milk and water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524707 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:16:31 +0000 erinbaderin 2524707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We found freeze dried fruit to be great for flights, easy to transport and not messy. Toddler cereal bars? Annie's Organic makes little rabbit shaped cookies that my son is addicted to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524586 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:25:38 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2524586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took LO1 on a long flight when she was 15 months old. I put snacks and small toys inside Easter eggs and LO really enjoyed it. It took up more time than it would have and I didn't have a bunch of half eaten bags of snacks. We took goldfish, pretzels, grapes, clementines, pouches, Nibbly bars, plum toddler cereal bars, and peanut butter sandwiches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524579 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:19:11 +0000 ocean81 2524579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P LOVES this. One side you can "paint" with your fingers and the other side has crayons. We just use the mess free side for now so that would pass time on the plane!<br /> <a href="http://m.target.com/p/my-first-crayola-double-doodle-board/-/A-17357284" rel="nofollow">http://m.target.com/p/my-first-crayola-double-doodle-board/-/A-17357284</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524569 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:16:32 +0000 lawbee11 2524569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually do easy stuff like cheez-its and animal crackers. Pouches are a great idea too. DD also really likes the pumpkin bread from Starbucks so I'll usually grab one of those in the terminal for the plane. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524553 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:10:46 +0000 youboots 2524553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mum mums. T is obsessed and will eat 3 packs in a sitting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524549 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:09:49 +0000 sslm 2524549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is a big fan of animal crackers and teddy grahams, that would be a nice treat :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snacks-for-the-plane#post-2524536 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:03:10 +0000 LAZB 2524536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going on an eight hour flight this weekend, and I am trying to be as prepared with snacks and toys/activities as possible. L (14 months) LOVES to eat, so I think snacks will be super important in keeping her happy. I still cut everything up for her because I'm paranoid about choking, but what are some snacks that you think might be good for the plane? I'm definitely bringing pouches, goldfish, yogurt melts, and some fruit.<br /> Also, if you have toy/activity suggestions, I'll welcome those too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ff-car-seat-on-plane#post-2235040 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:05:09 +0000 teawithpaloma 2235040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just want to say I called Qantas as I am flying with my 16 month old at the end of the month to Australia and they specifically told me that I have to have her forward facing or else I would have to travel in the seat in front of her as it wouldn't be able to recline. This was of course a problem as I am traveling alone with her so I will have to have her forward facing with me next to her. I have no option. I originally asked about the bassinet/bulkhead seats but I was kicked out of those once I told them I was traveling with her in a car seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ff-car-seat-on-plane#post-2235033 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:00:58 +0000 looch 2235033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Yep, on some planes, I feel like there is more clearance, but in some seats, there isn't much space between my son's face and the seat back in front of him.</p> <p>And turbulence has a way of happening quickly, you know? I feel like in a serious situation, I wouldn't be able to do anything. </p>