Air Travel w Young Toddler

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Not a plane but had to entertain someone else's 18m old on my lap for almost two hours. What she liked the most - playing with my beaded stretchy wrap bracelet and watching videos of my baby niece on my phone. Niece's parents send videos of her doing all sorts if stuff and 18m old LOVED it. Watched over and over again. So you could take little videos of your kid doing all sorts of day to day stuff.

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We go to Europe and Asia to see our parents. Our toddler son liked to run up and down one aisle of the two-aisle plane, and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me. No crying except during landing and take-off because of ear pressure. No particular issues at our destinations either, with the caveat that my daughter woke up several times a night every night when she was little, whether she was home or away from home - so we were our "usual" sleep-deprived selves. Even now, 10 years later, she still wakes up very early, but at least doesn't bother us.

I just want you to know, OP, that when I hear a little one crying non-stop on a flight, I have nothing but compassion for the baby and family. I know you're doing everything you can and it's not your fault. Some kids are like that.

This is obnoxious, don't do this.

Running up and down the aisle is totally normal and not obnoxious. PP, we also travel to Europe and Asia to visit our parents. You do what you gotta do on those 14-hour flights!

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We go to Europe and Asia to see our parents. Our toddler son liked to run up and down one aisle of the two-aisle plane, and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me. No crying except during landing and take-off because of ear pressure. No particular issues at our destinations either, with the caveat that my daughter woke up several times a night every night when she was little, whether she was home or away from home - so we were our "usual" sleep-deprived selves. Even now, 10 years later, she still wakes up very early, but at least doesn't bother us.

I just want you to know, OP, that when I hear a little one crying non-stop on a flight, I have nothing but compassion for the baby and family. I know you're doing everything you can and it's not your fault. Some kids are like that.

This is obnoxious, don't do this.

This is even worse

and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me

It's better than screams. You can't physically restrain a 1yo and they don't give a crap about cartoons or whatever fun toys you bring.

You can, of course, physically restrain a 1 year old. That's what carseats are for, but even otherwise, you can in fact hold a 1 year old.

How has your kid not been run over by a car yet?

Oh stop. I’d rather have a kid walking up and down the aisle than it screaming because it wants out of the car seat - which is 100% what would happen for most 1 year olds.

+1. These angry people are really out of touch.

[Anonymous]

This is the WORST age to fly. DD1 went to the UK with us at 14 months and if we could have legally gotten divorced on that flight we would have. She screamed every moment there and back. She wanted to move and explore and hated the car seat. Too young for ipad/screens, too old to just be held. We took her to mexico at 20 months and it was night and day. By 2.5 she was watching daniel tiger for 20-30 mins and enjoying being on the plane and looking out the window. By 3 seasoned traveller that looked forward to getting to watch the shows and play her ipad games the entire flight. She’s 6 now and i dont think twice about taking her on a flight. We do have a 3 month old DD2 and I just realized we booked spring break next year when she’ll be 14 months so …. I’m expecting the worst!

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Anonymous wrote:Just started flying with my 13-month-old and have a few trips planned this summer to see family. Just returned from #1 and it was a Disaster - capital D, I have no idea how parents do this. She’s at the stage where she just wants to move so will not and cannot sit still, and is so frustrated the entire flight. Plus has a terrible time napping not in a dark room in a crib so screamed until she screamed herself to sleep then woke up 20 minutes later. I do know kids cry on planes, obviously, but am I doing something wrong in normal life? Is this indicative of behavioral problems (we don’t watch tv at home but definitely tried to use it and couldn’t hold her attention for more than 30 seconds - no toys, paper bags, etc would cut it either). I’m not one of those “my baby runs our lives” kind of person but I’m half tempted to cancel all upcoming trips. Would appreciate tips and perspective. She’s typically been a calm baby but within the last month has definitely turned up the whining.

Also know I’ll get the “SHE’S ONE CALM DOWN” responses and while I respect individual parenting styles frankly this behavior isn’t gonna fly long-term at my house so either let me know it’s a phase that I do need to wait out or I need some helpful advice (I’ve read all of the “what to bring on flights” advice - I need what do I do when my child throws a three-hour-fit advice).

Oh that first time parent delusion ahhhhhh! My friend, a lot of shiii is going to have to fly because you have a little kid who is being a little kid and who will go through a million and one phases. What you describe is normal and more is coming. The screen time whines or the want a treat cries or the tantrum in the store or the tantrum trying on clothes literally it’s all horrible phases so start getting used to it and adapt to it. And yes, you’re the best imaginary parent before you have to actually parent a real life child.

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Also beware Benadryl- it hyped my 14 month up.

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12 months to 2.5 were horrible times for us. We travelled to Europe twice to visit family and attend a wedding. Three out of the four flights were absolutely awful and our daughter did not sleep not one minute. She could barely be distracted, wanted to walk, move , stand. She slept great at home but just could not calm down.she had her own car seat and screamed for twenty minutes on landing from exhaustion. We tried everything…. Anyway, just to give you hope. We took a trip recently at 4 and she was a dream. Either wait til she’s older or accept that the flight may be horrible.

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We go to Europe and Asia to see our parents. Our toddler son liked to run up and down one aisle of the two-aisle plane, and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me. No crying except during landing and take-off because of ear pressure. No particular issues at our destinations either, with the caveat that my daughter woke up several times a night every night when she was little, whether she was home or away from home - so we were our "usual" sleep-deprived selves. Even now, 10 years later, she still wakes up very early, but at least doesn't bother us.

I just want you to know, OP, that when I hear a little one crying non-stop on a flight, I have nothing but compassion for the baby and family. I know you're doing everything you can and it's not your fault. Some kids are like that.

This is obnoxious, don't do this.

Running up and down the aisle is totally normal and not obnoxious. PP, we also travel to Europe and Asia to visit our parents. You do what you gotta do on those 14-hour flights!

It is not normal and they get in the way of flight attendants, passengers needing to use bathroom and bring a huge nuisance. You may think that your children batevsdkrable but I can assure you that no one else does.

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We go to Europe and Asia to see our parents. Our toddler son liked to run up and down one aisle of the two-aisle plane, and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me. No crying except during landing and take-off because of ear pressure. No particular issues at our destinations either, with the caveat that my daughter woke up several times a night every night when she was little, whether she was home or away from home - so we were our "usual" sleep-deprived selves. Even now, 10 years later, she still wakes up very early, but at least doesn't bother us.

I just want you to know, OP, that when I hear a little one crying non-stop on a flight, I have nothing but compassion for the baby and family. I know you're doing everything you can and it's not your fault. Some kids are like that.

This is obnoxious, don't do this.

This is even worse

and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me

It's better than screams. You can't physically restrain a 1yo and they don't give a crap about cartoons or whatever fun toys you bring.

You can, of course, physically restrain a 1 year old. That's what carseats are for, but even otherwise, you can in fact hold a 1 year old.

How has your kid not been run over by a car yet?

Oh stop. I’d rather have a kid walking up and down the aisle than it screaming because it wants out of the car seat - which is 100% what would happen for most 1 year olds.

Do your kid scream in the carseat in the car?

By 1 my kids had 12 months of experience in the carseat to know that screaming didn't get them out. I don't know why they'd suddenly start screaming in the carseat on a plane.

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We go to Europe and Asia to see our parents. Our toddler son liked to run up and down one aisle of the two-aisle plane, and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me. No crying except during landing and take-off because of ear pressure. No particular issues at our destinations either, with the caveat that my daughter woke up several times a night every night when she was little, whether she was home or away from home - so we were our "usual" sleep-deprived selves. Even now, 10 years later, she still wakes up very early, but at least doesn't bother us.

I just want you to know, OP, that when I hear a little one crying non-stop on a flight, I have nothing but compassion for the baby and family. I know you're doing everything you can and it's not your fault. Some kids are like that.

This is obnoxious, don't do this.

This is even worse

and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me

It's better than screams. You can't physically restrain a 1yo and they don't give a crap about cartoons or whatever fun toys you bring.

You can, of course, physically restrain a 1 year old. That's what carseats are for, but even otherwise, you can in fact hold a 1 year old.

How has your kid not been run over by a car yet?

Oh stop. I’d rather have a kid walking up and down the aisle than it screaming because it wants out of the car seat - which is 100% what would happen for most 1 year olds.

Do your kid scream in the carseat in the car?

By 1 my kids had 12 months of experience in the carseat to know that screaming didn't get them out. I don't know why they'd suddenly start screaming in the carseat on a plane.

Not that poster, but yeah, kids scream because they want to get out of their car seat. If you get them out at all to change a diaper, they'll know it's possible. One year olds can understand a lot and can understand that this is different than being in a car. They can literally see that everything all day long has been different.

One a short plane ride, maybe that won't be an issue, but 1 year old screaming to get out of the carseat in an airplane is a real thing.

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We go to Europe and Asia to see our parents. Our toddler son liked to run up and down one aisle of the two-aisle plane, and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me. No crying except during landing and take-off because of ear pressure. No particular issues at our destinations either, with the caveat that my daughter woke up several times a night every night when she was little, whether she was home or away from home - so we were our "usual" sleep-deprived selves. Even now, 10 years later, she still wakes up very early, but at least doesn't bother us.

I just want you to know, OP, that when I hear a little one crying non-stop on a flight, I have nothing but compassion for the baby and family. I know you're doing everything you can and it's not your fault. Some kids are like that.

This is obnoxious, don't do this.

This is even worse

and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me

It's better than screams. You can't physically restrain a 1yo and they don't give a crap about cartoons or whatever fun toys you bring.

You can, of course, physically restrain a 1 year old. That's what carseats are for, but even otherwise, you can in fact hold a 1 year old.

How has your kid not been run over by a car yet?

Oh stop. I’d rather have a kid walking up and down the aisle than it screaming because it wants out of the car seat - which is 100% what would happen for most 1 year olds.

Do your kid scream in the carseat in the car?

By 1 my kids had 12 months of experience in the carseat to know that screaming didn't get them out. I don't know why they'd suddenly start screaming in the carseat on a plane.

Not that poster, but yeah, kids scream because they want to get out of their car seat. If you get them out at all to change a diaper, they'll know it's possible. One year olds can understand a lot and can understand that this is different than being in a car. They can literally see that everything all day long has been different.

One a short plane ride, maybe that won't be an issue, but 1 year old screaming to get out of the carseat in an airplane is a real thing.

-I'm not advocating for kids being in the aisle, as it is in the way and should be a very, very last resort.

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We go to Europe and Asia to see our parents. Our toddler son liked to run up and down one aisle of the two-aisle plane, and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me. No crying except during landing and take-off because of ear pressure. No particular issues at our destinations either, with the caveat that my daughter woke up several times a night every night when she was little, whether she was home or away from home - so we were our "usual" sleep-deprived selves. Even now, 10 years later, she still wakes up very early, but at least doesn't bother us.

I just want you to know, OP, that when I hear a little one crying non-stop on a flight, I have nothing but compassion for the baby and family. I know you're doing everything you can and it's not your fault. Some kids are like that.

This is obnoxious, don't do this.

This is even worse

and our toddler daughter liked to stand on my lap and look at the people behind me

It's better than screams. You can't physically restrain a 1yo and they don't give a crap about cartoons or whatever fun toys you bring.

You can, of course, physically restrain a 1 year old. That's what carseats are for, but even otherwise, you can in fact hold a 1 year old.

How has your kid not been run over by a car yet?

Oh stop. I’d rather have a kid walking up and down the aisle than it screaming because it wants out of the car seat - which is 100% what would happen for most 1 year olds.

Do your kid scream in the carseat in the car?

By 1 my kids had 12 months of experience in the carseat to know that screaming didn't get them out. I don't know why they'd suddenly start screaming in the carseat on a plane.

Not that poster, but yeah, kids scream because they want to get out of their car seat. If you get them out at all to change a diaper, they'll know it's possible. One year olds can understand a lot and can understand that this is different than being in a car. They can literally see that everything all day long has been different.

One a short plane ride, maybe that won't be an issue, but 1 year old screaming to get out of the carseat in an airplane is a real thing.

It might happen to some kids, but it's not 100% likely to happen like PP claimed.

1 year olds can scream anywhere. I don't get the logic that they're more likely to scream in a carseat, but maybe that's because my kids didn't. We never flew without one, so I can't compare.

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We only dd short trips at that age - mostly to FL or New England to see family. I don’t remember any horror stories but it was a 10 years ago. We used the Costco Scenara car seat once she turned 2 but we definitely never bought her a seat before that. Are you trying to force a nap? Mine only napped in their cribs as well but I never tried to force a nap when out and about. Usually they just skipped their nap that day or had a short car nap later or something.

How does she soothe? Does she have a paci? Mine were paci kids and usually only got it in bed. For things like travel days we would bend this rule and it helped a lot.

I personally wouldn’t cancel your plans.