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1. As long as it's under 100 ml, you should have no problem bringing it onto the plane in a clear zip bag.
2. If there are mandatory body scan machines, then yes, they do. However, sometimes they don't make you go through them, and I travel quite frequently and I haven't been made to go through one yet.
3. Unless they are sick, their ears shouldn't be painful. The only time my ears have ever hurt was when I had a terrible infection, and even then it wasn't terrible pain, just a lot of pressure and hearing loss for a few days. If they are old enough to follow instructions, tell them to pretend yawn during ascent, and especially descent.
4. Not sure, haven't been to all before, probably can find on Google.
5. After you are allowed to move about the plane, check out all the bathrooms. Some can be bigger, some can be smaller. Some have plenty of room for diaper changes, even some have tables for them.
6. I wouldn't recommend bringing a stroller, nor do some airlines allow it. If you aren't super tight on money, I would just recommend buying one there for use only there.

1) Any food for the baby/toddler is good to go. Just present them all at the body scan area, no need to wrap them up in plastic, but be aware that they can/will open one and test it/have you try it. As for milk, if you want it cold, then I suggest either buying it at your stopover, or asking the airlines for some milk. They will oblige. You can even enter it in the special request portion of your ticket (don't forget to call a few days before to make sure). I flew internationally when LO was less than a year and wasn't yet weaned. She had special milk, and I carried tons of it. I went through a few scans (opted for a body scan each time) and was hassled one time by the amount of milk I brought - she said it should only be enough for the flight. Her supervisor flat out laughed at her for being young and not having any kids and just waved us by.

2) No. You don't have to go through them either. Just walk over to the side with your kids and they will pat you down. This is when you present all your kid's food as well.

3) Give them a bottle.

4) No idea, I haven't flown to Asia with LO.

5) I made sure she's in something easy to take on/off. I honestly don't remember how I did it - I think I changed her at the seat once (on a blanket).

6) Yes! I would gate check the stroller. Request this at the ticket counter and they might even give you a big bag or a big sticker. You use the stroller just until you get to your gate and tell the people at the gate - they'll likely tell you to leave it off on the side. They load it on the plane after everyone boards, so that it's easier to take out when you land. Your stroller will be waiting for you in the corridor/at the gate when you land.

Eta: during our international flight, I wore her and I thanked myself the whole way. However, when she was 1.5 we had a shorter international flight and gate checked the stroller. I thanked myself the whole way as well it was too hot to wear her and she was perfectly happy exploring, and was a little too big (for me) to wear. I loved how convenient it was to have the stroller waiting for us - it made maneuvering the airport so much more convenient!

@Snowybreeze: we just returned from an international trip with our 2 year old so I'll try to answer some of your questions!

1. Our airline (Air Canada) stated that baby bottles and medicine are exempt from the 100 ml rule, so I think you could take a bottle for your kid no problem, then during the flight could probably request milk if you need more.

2. My kid had to walk through the security scan with me, but it wasn't a body scan machine. My understanding is that you're allowed to ask for an alternative pat down for those?

3. My kid didn't seem to have any issues with ears popping on take off or landing. I was afraid to give him hard candy for fear of choking, so I just have him some m&ms to munch on and that seemed ok.

4. I don't know about kid play areas but Tokyo has so many shops and spaces to wander through! Maybe someone has blogged about this?

5. On one flight I changed my son with him standing up in the airplane bathroom. On the return flight, we changed him right before boarding, then skipped it on the flight! At 2, they don't need super frequent diaper changes so it worked out. Is doable on board though.

6. We didn't take a stroller and relied on our carrier, which was great! I won't lie though, sometimes I saw other kids in strollers and felt envious... it wasn't worth the hassle for us though, since we were already lugging a convertible carseat with us. On that note, I do recommend a carseat cart!

Good luck!