I have to be honest and say that my wife and I were not exactly looking forward to a long-haul flight with our son. He doesn't like enclosed spaces much and doesn't particularly like staying still for long periods of time - both of which he would be required to do for over 11 hours. But, to our utter delight, all flights went like a dream!
A couple of tips I would give if you are taking a baby on a long-haul flight would be:
- If the baby is breastfeeding, try to feed him or her during take-off and landing as this will help with their ears popping due to the change in pressure and hopefully lull them off to sleep.
- Walk around with them when possible.
- Give them plenty of fluids - the air is very dry on planes. This is especially important if your baby suffers from any skin problems, as our son does.
- Take their favourite toys (unless of course their favourite toys are a bicycle, a drum kit and a rocking horse...)
