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I've never done this before but I would think since there is two of you you can switch up and it won't be horrible?

We flew with LO at 6 months. We did one 4 hour flight there and 2 2 1/2 hr flights on the return. She did really well. On the way there she nursed on takeoff and then took about a 45 min nap then was up. She liked looking around and seeing everything and we brought some toys and books. It was nice to be able to handher off to DH.

If you have a close connection, like we did on the way back, it was a little hard to get her to nurse on landing and then takeoff again. No advice on that, just something to look out for.

My only other advice is from a seasoned mom who used to fly cross country with kids regularly. She said to have a secret bag of new toys, just from the dollar store or whate er, to vreak out when the kidsget bored with everything you brought. Good luck!

We took two 6-7 hour flights and two 2 hour flights when LO was 12 months old and she was a lap child for all of them. For 3 out of the 4 flights we ended up with a seat for her anyway just because no one wanted to sit by us .

We flew at night for the first trip and she slept almost the whole way, my arm got tired so I laid her down in the empty seat for awhile, which was nice. The return flight was about 7 hours and there was no empty seat but it was during the day and she just got passed back between my husband and I. She took 2 naps during that time which surprised me since she wouldn't normally do that. My husband got up and walked around the plane with her a few times. I changed her diaper a few more times than I normally would in the bathroom. It's not super pleasant but the change of scenery helped her, even if it was just watching water turn on and off in the bathroom. I also wasn't shy about people interacting with her, if someone wanted to engage her then I was very encouraging of her playing peek a boo with a stranger. They also had ice cream on hand so the one time she got really antsy the flight attendant brought out some vanilla ice cream and that did the trick.

Favoriting this! We plan to fly with LO next summer or fall, somewhere from 9-12 months.

@Mrs. Bee: I always fly with Lo on my lap. We flew at almost 3 months, 4 months, 11 months and 13 months!

Wasn't bad at all. Just made sure to pack toys books and snacks and flew around nap time or right after she woke from a nap.
I'm sure olive will do fine!

Good luck!

We flew cross country with DD when she was 15 months (and I was pregnant with #2, so it wasn't the most comfortable thing in the world!). We lucked out, I guess, because on most of our flights (3 out of 5) there ended up being an extra seat, and other travelers were willing to move around a bit so we could have it. The extra seat was really nice, but it wasn't terrible with DD on our laps. Just kinda crowded because airplane seats are so close together these days,

can you get the infant bassinet that screws into the wall? we flew internationally when my son was 11 months and he was a bit big for it but it was still really helpful to have a place to put him and he did sleep for a few hours in there. we also tented it with an A&A blanket to make it a bit darker/quieter.

we flew from California to Hawaii when my son was 16 months old. it was a 6 hour flight, and he did quite well. even the other passengers were complimenting us on how well-behaved he was. we gave him a bottle at take-off and he slept for 2 hours straight, which helped. then we fed him when he woke up and kept him occupied with toys, one at a time.

My friend that flies internationally with her boys suggested bringing a sleeping bag. She lays her boys on the ground (at her feet) to sleep. But for babies, I've heard good things about the bassinet. Even if you bought your tickets last minute, if you arrive to the airport early enough, I believe they will make room for you and give you the bulkhead seats. I've seen in happen twice.

We've taken 12 hour flights with a lap infant. It didn't really get bad until she turned about 18 months and became a total wiggle worm. Otherwise it was a lot of sleeping and snuggling and reading books

@Mrs. Bee: oh my gosh I have never seen those bassinet things... that is so weird but strangely cool..

I flew with DS when he was 4 mos and had him in the maya ring sling the whole time. It was great, he did so great and slept most of the time both ways. When he wasn't asleep, he was happy. I either nursed him or gave him his pacifier during takeoff/landing and he was fine. His ears didn't seem to bother him.
I actually don't think he would have slept so well if he had been in his own seat just because he has always slept better on me than in his carseat.

We flew with DD as a lap infant at both 16m and 18m. All flights were no more than 3hrs and did not coincide with nap or bedtime. However, she slept on all legs of the trip.

LO was 6.5 months when we flew to Florida (3 hour flight) and I barely handled it. She slept for the first 1.5 hours (both way) but after waking up, she wanted to play/crawl/explore/etc. and wasn't happy to just sit with us. I half wished we got her her own seat but thought it was a little ridiculous since she was so little. LO is now a year old and if we took a flight now, I think I would consider getting her her own seat.