Is it safe to travel overseas with an infant?
I’m planning to go to Australia from Chicago to be with my family (I’m going to be moving back to Australia), but I worry about my 1-month old daughter on such a long flight. Is it safe? Also, do you have any recommendations for a hassle-free flight with my baby ?
Absolutely! It’s safe for you and your daughter. Go for it. Baby’s sleep 3/4 of the day—and chances are she’ll do the same. I traveled all over the place with my kids when they were babies. It’s more difficult when they are toddlers….it’s best to GO WHEN THEY ARE INFANTS!!!!!
The earache thing is a myth. If babies are prone to ear infections it’s not because of airplanes—it’s because of their Eustachian tubes in their ears. This tube allows for the drainage of fluids out of the middle ear. When the tube is blocked, often from a respiratory or sinus infection, fluid builds in the middle ear. This fluid is a fertile ground for bacterial growth (infection). In small children, the tube is shorter and more horizontal, thus reducing drainage and encouraging fluid build up.
Have fun in the land down under!!!!
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I would not take her. Stay at home till she’s older. She can have a bad earache from flying, and she doesn’t have her shots yet. I would never take my boys till they were older around 3-4 years. But thats just me. Go ahead and risk it if you want, but I wouldn’t.
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1 month?
She’s practically old enough to fly by herself.
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I flew from Oklahoma to Hong Kong when I was 8 months pregnant. Obviously a bit different, but I say do it. After my daughter was born, she was about 2 1/2 months old when I made the 17 hour flight back from Hong Kong to Oklahoma for a visit (my husband and I were stationed in Hong Kong) and she did great on the plane. I was not real fond of the pacifier but that worked like a charm at preventing her ears from getting ‘clogged’ as well as giving her a bottle during take off and landing. I don’t know if airlines still do it or not, but I was able to get a bulkhead seat and they had a bassinett that attached to the wall of the plane so I could lay her down and get her out of the car seat for a while. And if she cries…she cries. People on the flight/s will understand that and are more sympathetic than a lot of people would give them credit for.
And all shots that your daughter is old enough to get I am sure you will have her get. We always got the clear from our daughter’s pediatrician before we flew…even when she was 2 1/2 months old.
Before she was 2 years old, she had flown on over 28 planes and never had an ear problem.
Hope this helps.
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I say go and go quickly! The newborn period is the best time to fly, in my opinion. They sleep most of the time anyways and the roaring of the plane is soothing. I would not recommend flying at almost 6 months.
It doesn’t work quite as well, but that could be because I have twins.
If you can, try to fly British Airways. They provide parents with a little bassinet type thing that sits in front of you at the bulkhead. It’s wonderful for small babies.
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Absolutely! It’s safe for you and your daughter. Go for it. Baby’s sleep 3/4 of the day—and chances are she’ll do the same. I traveled all over the place with my kids when they were babies. It’s more difficult when they are toddlers….it’s best to GO WHEN THEY ARE INFANTS!!!!!
The earache thing is a myth. If babies are prone to ear infections it’s not because of airplanes—it’s because of their Eustachian tubes in their ears. This tube allows for the drainage of fluids out of the middle ear. When the tube is blocked, often from a respiratory or sinus infection, fluid builds in the middle ear. This fluid is a fertile ground for bacterial growth (infection). In small children, the tube is shorter and more horizontal, thus reducing drainage and encouraging fluid build up.
Have fun in the land down under!!!!
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