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[quote=Anonymous]I've never tried one of those inflatable beds. Curious what other's experience has been because IME some airlines would not permit it. We've had flight attendants check multiple times through the night that our kid was still in her seat belt, and get harassed about anything on the floor in front of the seat that isn't fully stowed. So I personally wouldn't risk taking it only to find they won't allow it.

My kid usually sleeps better than we do on the plane but not well. Here are things that help:

-Sit him in a middle seat between you, or on the aisle if he can keep his body out of the aisle. Window is bad because the temptation is to lean against the window/wall of the plane and it gets cold. My kid does best when she can lean against one of us.

- Eye mask, comfortable headphones for white noise or sleep music. Do "bedtime" on the plane after dinner -- go brush teeth, read a book, etc.

- Biggest issue is where the legs go, it's hard for kids to get comfortable seated if their legs don't touch the ground. This takes some experimenting. When my kid was younger, she'd put her legs on my knees or my husband's knees (starting to see why we don't sleep well, here). Now that she's a bit taller, she cans sometimes reach her feet to an overstuffed backpack on the floor in front of her.

- Assume everyone will be exhausted the next day and plan accordingly. Easy activities, long meals, let people zone out on devices or in general if they want, lots of sitting and little walking (good day for like a boat tour), check into your hotel as soon as you can and plan on an early night. It's not a "lost" day but it's not a true vacation day and you just have to accept it and do the best reset you can before the next day. Jet lag is the number one hardest thing about traveling overseas with my kid, everything else is pretty easy.[/quote]

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