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I only flew with LO once, at 5 months, but yes, we nursed on take off and landing, and most of the time in between. She is a big comfort nurser! Since I knew this would be the case, I brought a travel boppy, which saved my arms from totally falling asleep, and a nursing cover, which helped with privacy, but also to keep it nice and dim under there to help her sleep.

If you have a carrier, wear her for boarding and deplaning, so you have two hands to get your bag or whatever (not totally necessary if you don't wear her).

Agree with changing diaper, and going to the bathroom yourself, right before boarding. I also found it helpful to have a small diaper clutch at the ready-- just a couple of diapers, wipes, and changing pad, so I didn't have to bring the whole diaper bag when I changed her. Or, in my case, when I made DH change her when she pooped on the plane

Check everything you can, bring as little as you can for yourself on the plane (I just brought wallet, phone, and Kindle-- everything else was for her!)

Good luck-- it went a lot better than I had feared!

@MrsH: we didn't nurse for take-off and landing but gave him a paci. I also and a small bottle of breastmilk with me should he need something to eat at an inconvenient time (like immigration).

@MrsH: how old?

3 months was the easiest flight we ever took with M. She was peaceful and quiet the whole time, compared to her toddler self when we flew when she was over 12 months old. I nursed her, offered bottles, the paci, etc. For the most part, she just slept.

My son wasn't breastfed, so I couldn't have nursed him on landing and takeoff, so we offered him a pacifier or a bottle of water if he wanted it to relieve the pressure in his ears.

The very first flight we took, he fell asleep during taxi and slept through the ascent. He was around 6 months and fine on the flight.

Just a few quick things:
1. bring an extra garbage bag, you'll need it
2. I always pack a foldable tote in my carry on to quickly pack up all the stuff we've taken out during the flight. My goal is to get off the plane as quickly as possible, not puzzle stuff back into carry ons
3. Pack a gallon ziplock with 2 diapers, a travel pack of wipes and a burp cloth. Put this in the seatback pocket in front of you, bring to the washroom for diaper changes
4. Use the air sick bag as a "cover" for your LO's bottle. Put this in the seat back pocket in front of you.
5. Get a small crossbody bag and wear it the entire flight. Put your passport, travel docs, money, etc in it. This way, if you get separated from your carry ons, you're not scrambling to get stuff out

Following since I'll be flying alone with DS at 3 months!