The first flight in an airplane with a small child is an exciting event for both parents and the child. To ensure that the troubles in flight are not taken by surprise, you need to carefully prepare.
Preparing the child for the flight
To a small child normally suffered a flight, you need to make sure that the baby feels well, it does not bother erupting teeth or pain in the tummy.
Plan ahead, that you will take the child on the plane. Babies need to take enough clothes, toys and diapers, take care of the baby food in advance, find out how much liquid can be taken on board. Some airlines even offer customers a menu for children.
If your child can already eat sweets, then it's good to take candy on the flight, it's better to stick, they will help when you start lining the ears. This greatly facilitates the child's flight. And sucking candy is a good way to take a baby for a while.
Older children can be prepared for flights, explaining and explaining in detail what awaits them on the plane, how interesting at the airport. If the child will look forward to the journey, he will most likely not be afraid to fly. And if you take care of beforehand how to entertain a child on an airplane, the flight time will pass unnoticed. You can bring pencils and paper or coloring books, your favorite book, a few toys, and even come up with funny games for the duration of the flight. For kids there are many games: games on the knees, ladushki, finger games. The main thing is that you do not interfere with other passengers.
It is necessary to think not only about how to take a child in an airplane, but also at the airport. After registration for the flight passes for an hour or two before departure, and even arrive at the airport usually in advance. Sometimes it turns out even that the time spent at airports is more than the time of the flight. Be prepared for the fact that the flight may be delayed.
Flight with an infant
For children there are special transportation rules. In any airplane for small passengers there are separate children's safety belts that attach to adults if the child is flying on their hands. For parents with young children there are special places at the beginning of the cabin where a cradle is provided, where you can put the baby to sleep.
Children under two years in most airlines can fly for free without providing a separate seat.
A small child in an airplane, above all, may be bothered by laying ears on take-off and landing. In this case, the child is allowed to suck a pacifier, a bottle of water or a mixture, or mother's milk. During sucking, the child swallows, which relieves pain in the ears. You can also drip vasoconstrictive drops in the nose before take-off and landing. What kind of drops are suitable for a child, it is better to discuss with a pediatrician. In general, as for children under one year, before planning a trip on an airplane, parents will not be out of place to consult a doctor about how to facilitate a child's flight.
From the point of view of medicine, a small child can fly on an airplane from the age of two weeks. However, all the kids are different, so make sure that the flight will not harm your little baby. For example, children with increased intracranial pressure will not benefit from the pressure drop during takeoff and landing. In this case, it is better to use another mode of transport, if, of course, there is an alternative.
Children are very fond of visiting new places, they especially like the road somewhere far from home. Even a two-year-old child is already interested in flying a plane. Therefore, with the correct organization of the flight and preparation for it, you and your baby will get an unforgettable pleasure from traveling.