https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 19:06:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609691 Fri, 02 May 2014 17:46:49 +0000 PinkElephant 1609691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>30+ flights with my 22 month old, a handful of them solo. The hardest was when I was 17 weeks pregnant and she was about 16 months old on a 15 hr flight, alone with her, then had a looong layover before another 2 hr flight. We did some multi flight itineraries when she was really small which were actually much easier.</p> <p>I'm dreading flying internationally with a two year old and newborn this summer - hopefully I won't have to do it alone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609673 Fri, 02 May 2014 17:39:39 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1609673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes... and I'm not going to lie... it was AWFUL. She was tired but couldn't sleep - she didn't want to sit still and screamed most of the flight. If she wasn't screaming, she wanted to run up and down the aisles, bugging everyone. Yeah, I was *that* parent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609604 Fri, 02 May 2014 17:03:50 +0000 LemonLong 1609604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has been on at least six flights so far. As a baby she was super easy-as a toddler, not so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609600 Fri, 02 May 2014 17:01:29 +0000 Pumuckl 1609600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, LO and I just had our first solo flight. Luckily everything worked out fine. Preparation really is key!</p> <p>ETA: DH and I have flown with him together before though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609586 Fri, 02 May 2014 16:52:12 +0000 Tanjowen 1609586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Twice now, at 10 weeks and then 4 months. He's done great both times and just slept in my arms. I'm more worried about when he gets older and is more mobile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609568 Fri, 02 May 2014 16:42:44 +0000 BoogieBea 1609568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We fly back to the east coast about twice a year. I flew alone with them once last year when they were almost 4 and 2. It was a redeye flight too so I was really scared. But they behaved a lot better than I imagined. My younger one was upset that she didn't get a seat but settled down with some talking and even fell asleep for half the flight. My son is really easy to travel with now. We just chatted through the whole flight. I usually get a bunch of stuff from the dollar store for each trip to keep them busy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609438 Fri, 02 May 2014 15:56:58 +0000 yoursilverlining 1609438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've flown tons with LO; she'll have taken close to 20 flights by the time she turns 2; on fact we just flew with her today!! LO is an excellent flier, which I think is mostly luck and part parental stress level and trip organization. </p> <p>I'm bummed to have to start paying for an additional ticket after June! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609350 Fri, 02 May 2014 15:17:01 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1609350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We flew at 5 months. Honestly, I really didn't enjoy it and didn't think it (our "vacation") was worth it at all, I won't be flying again aaaaanytime soon unless it's a necessity. </p> <p>That being said, it went ok... She never really melted down or anything and was young enough that I could entertain her on my lap, but again, the stress, experience, hassle just wasn't worth it. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609256 Fri, 02 May 2014 14:42:38 +0000 sandy 1609256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We flew from Washing to Alabama with connections in Texas at 8 months and again at 16 months. Both times were super easy but it was just her and both me and DH. At that age she was super interested in looking around the plane, snacks and playing with plastic cups or water bottle. She loved eating ice and just generally snacking </p> <p>My tips - get a large pill container (like pills for days of the week but they ones for several weeks) and put all kinds of snacks in there. Like a few Cheerios, puffs, dried fruit, small crackers, etc. they have fun opening and closing the containers and finding the various snacks </p> <p>-have several ziplocks with different toys - small toys that light up (no sound), stickers, small figures, crayons, etc. so you can pull out a ziploc and play then pack it up and pull out another one. Avoids too much chaos and keeps things kind of organized </p> <p>-lots of snacks - can't emphasize enough </p> <p>-we brought several lift the flap books </p> <p>-she liked random things like playing with a travel sized thing of tissue and opening and closing and pulling out a tissue </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609244 Fri, 02 May 2014 14:32:23 +0000 mediagirl 1609244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Flying with a baby was so much easier than flying with a toddler. And now we're going to have to pay for her! Yikes!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609221 Fri, 02 May 2014 14:23:12 +0000 autumnlove 1609221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609173 Fri, 02 May 2014 14:07:30 +0000 lamariniere 1609173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've flown many times with my son. He visited 4 countries his first year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609105 Fri, 02 May 2014 13:34:30 +0000 Jenn23 1609105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: Yep, it was something! I don't think I've ever been so tired in all my life. Both ways were absolutely exhausting and just awful. Our son was a trooper, though! He made the best of it and we (husband and I) just survived. Once we got to India we were good (minus the jetlag) And once we got home here, I practically collapsed and that lasted for days. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609094 Fri, 02 May 2014 13:32:21 +0000 Andrea 1609094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I agree that 1-2 years is the hardest age to fly. We just flew with DD2 at 15 months and it wasn't fun. They have no interest in being trapped or the iPad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1609005 Fri, 02 May 2014 13:03:05 +0000 autumnlove 1609005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: yeah, I'm worried about my younger one! She will be 14-15months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608993 Fri, 02 May 2014 13:00:03 +0000 looch 1608993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the most difficult time is between 1-2 years old...they're mobile and you can't really reason with them. Flying with my 3 year old isn't that bad anymore, we have a lot less gear and he can be reasoned with, so he follows directions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608975 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:56:31 +0000 Mrs. J 1608975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was 2 months old when we flew with him to Mexico. He was a champ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608968 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:55:33 +0000 mrsjyw 1608968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We flew with DS with he was 8 months old. 2 hour flight, was still ebf, easy peasy flights :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608967 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:55:09 +0000 winniebee 1608967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Many times. Alone and with dad. All if them are long flights (all day) Bc we live in the boonies. I have to fly cross country with him alone tomorrow. Charge up that iPad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608959 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:53:34 +0000 autumnlove 1608959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: thanks for the tips! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608950 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:51:04 +0000 Sammyfab 1608950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jenn23: oh my god...that is totally insane. All of our flights have ranged from 1-5.5 hours and the most travel we've had in one day was maybe 10 hours? Way to go mama. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608869 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:31:20 +0000 petunia354 1608869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got back from our first flight on Monday! They mostly went great!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608849 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:26:49 +0000 Jenn23 1608849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We flew to India (almost 30 hours there and 32 hours back-3 flights) last November when our son was 14 months. It was rough! But that's because it was so, so long and he didn't get sleep and then the insane jetlag. I try to block out the memories of those two long trips to and from because it was just that bad. Haven't flown with him otherwise. I think shorter trips would be a breeze in comparison when we take a shorter flight in the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608815 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:18:53 +0000 Sammyfab 1608815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: He just turned 2 at the end of February. Our last flight was a week ago so he had his own seat...which was way better! Having him as a lap infant wasn't too bad but he always wanted to climb up and down and switch between me and my husband. Thankfully he's not the type of kid who needs to run off energy up and down the aisles!</p> <p>The iPad and a Cars book with stickers were the best distractions. I also brought tons of snacks and a colouring books with markers. The hardest part was convincing him to turn off the iPad for landing. Seatbelts were tricky at times but I would always point to the light and remind him that when the seatbelt light is on he needed to stay clipped in and he listened pretty well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608814 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:18:24 +0000 T-Mom 1608814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's not too bad as they get older... the very worst was when my DD was having night terrors and she had them on international flights too. But now they are both really good and the biggest thing we deal with is fighting over toys on the plane and ear pain. Flying solo is not too bad if you are organized! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608794 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:13:50 +0000 loveisstrange 1608794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew with C at 8, 9, and 24 months. All three times were between the US and UK. </p> <p>8 and 9 months was pretty easy. Catch a red eye and they'll sleep right through. 24 months was a challenge with her being older and more mobile and not wanting to sit still or nap. It could have been much worse though. The main struggle was keeping her from kicking the seats in front of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608769 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:09:44 +0000 heartonastring 1608769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We flew to FL with DD when she was 9 months old. We got her her own seat and brought her car seat on board. She travelled like a champ and slept for a good portion of the flights. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608763 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:08:08 +0000 chopsuey 1608763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep with both! wasn't bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608760 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:07:34 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1608760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes several times. Last flight I took both of them by myself. It was kind of a nightmare but still worth it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flying-with-a-baby-or-toddler#post-1608740 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:02:51 +0000 regberadaisy 1608740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew solo with LO once to NYC. It was only an hour flight though! Not sure I would attempt solo with 2 until they're older! </p>