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Nursing and flying
So everyone says to nurse during take off and landing, but how the heck
do you get a kid to nurse who doesn't want to??? DD is an experienced traveller now - a total of 8 flight segments (2 trips). The first trip at 9-11 weeks she was great. She slept most of the time, even tho she didn't really want to nurse during take off and landing. But the trip this weekend - ouch! The last segment was the worst. She nursed just before we boarded (she was hungry, I couldn't put it off) and fell asleep, and stayed asleep til I had to put my seat belt on, at which time she started yelling. I tried and tried toget her to nurse but she just refused. I could tell her ears were hurting her too and tried just my finger to suck (which usually works) but no go... fortunately after about 30 mins she settled down then slept. We've got 2 more trips in the next two months, and maybe a 3rd in Feb. |
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"cjra" wrote:
So everyone says to nurse during take off and landing, but how the heck do you get a kid to nurse who doesn't want to??? DD is an experienced traveller now - a total of 8 flight segments (2 trips). The first trip at 9-11 weeks she was great. She slept most of the time, even tho she didn't really want to nurse during take off and landing. But the trip this weekend - ouch! The last segment was the worst. She nursed just before we boarded (she was hungry, I couldn't put it off) and fell asleep, and stayed asleep til I had to put my seat belt on, at which time she started yelling. I tried and tried toget her to nurse but she just refused. I could tell her ears were hurting her too and tried just my finger to suck (which usually works) but no go... fortunately after about 30 mins she settled down then slept. We've got 2 more trips in the next two months, and maybe a 3rd in Feb. When Alexander wouldn't nurse on one flight we took, I sort of squirted milk in his mouth so he had to swallow, which made his ears feel better. He also thought it was funny. :-P rj |
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cjra wrote:
So everyone says to nurse during take off and landing, but how the heck do you get a kid to nurse who doesn't want to??? DD is an experienced traveller now - a total of 8 flight segments (2 trips). The first trip at 9-11 weeks she was great. She slept most of the time, even tho she didn't really want to nurse during take off and landing. But the trip this weekend - ouch! The last segment was the worst. She nursed just before we boarded (she was hungry, I couldn't put it off) and fell asleep, and stayed asleep til I had to put my seat belt on, at which time she started yelling. I tried and tried toget her to nurse but she just refused. I could tell her ears were hurting her too and tried just my finger to suck (which usually works) but no go... fortunately after about 30 mins she settled down then slept. We've got 2 more trips in the next two months, and maybe a 3rd in Feb. Not everyone says to nurse during take-off and landing. My understanding is these are the most dangerous portions of the flight and everyone, including infants, should be secured in their appropriate safety restraints. Karen |
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Not everyone says to nurse during take-off and landing. My understanding
is these are the most dangerous portions of the flight and everyone, including infants, should be secured in their appropriate safety restraints. well if you've made the decision to have a separate seat for the child, then yes, I'd strongly recommend using it at take off and landing, but if you haven't gone that route, then you might as well take advantage of the ability to nurse if the child is willing. But of course they aren't always, it might be one occasion to have a pacifier handy, they may take it even if they don't usually and on just this specific occasion, they shouldn't really develop a habit. Cheers Anne |
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Good timing, I'm taking my 3 month old and 2 year old on another flight
tomorrow. Both are experienced travelers. We usually buy a baby seat, but DD (the two year old) gets a regular seat belt now. M&M's, stuffed into a tantrumming mouth were quite effective, especially since she rarely gets sweets. DD was colicky, and yet we took her a lot of places. One thing that worked for us was using a medicine dropper to squirt milk into her mouth. Or sometimes I pumped and gave her a bottle in her seat. Or took her out and nursed her. However, sometimes she just ddn't want to. The only annoying thing was all the people who would (well meaning) tell me "oh, it's probably her ears...." like I didn;t know. If it makes you feel any better, screaming is just as effective as swallowing at clearing eustachian tubes. Good luck JJ |
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JJ wrote: Good timing, I'm taking my 3 month old and 2 year old on another flight tomorrow. Both are experienced travelers. We usually buy a baby seat, but DD (the two year old) gets a regular seat belt now. M&M's, stuffed into a tantrumming mouth were quite effective, especially since she rarely gets sweets. DD was colicky, and yet we took her a lot of places. One thing that worked for us was using a medicine dropper to squirt milk into her mouth. Or sometimes I pumped and gave her a bottle in her seat. Or took her out and nursed her. However, sometimes she just ddn't want to. The squirt thing is a good idea. I have to remember to bring some EBM so I can do that. Trying to squirt from my breasts can get kind of tricky in a crowded row of strangers ;-) The only annoying thing was all the people who would (well meaning) tell me "oh, it's probably her ears...." like I didn;t know. Ah yes. I made the mistake of looking up and heard everyone around me saying that. Um, DUH! If it makes you feel any better, screaming is just as effective as swallowing at clearing eustachian tubes. That's good to know! Once I accepted she wouldn't nurse, I just kept rocking her. I'm getting really good at rocking her in an airplane seat! btw - I usually keep her in my sling when flying, she hates the carseat and that just makes her scream more. |
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On 2006-11-14 05:07:15 +0800, dkhedmo said:
cjra wrote: So everyone says to nurse during take off and landing, but how the heck do you get a kid to nurse who doesn't want to??? DD is an experienced traveller now - a total of 8 flight segments (2 trips). The first trip at 9-11 weeks she was great. She slept most of the time, even tho she didn't really want to nurse during take off and landing. But the trip this weekend - ouch! The last segment was the worst. She nursed just before we boarded (she was hungry, I couldn't put it off) and fell asleep, and stayed asleep til I had to put my seat belt on, at which time she started yelling. I tried and tried toget her to nurse but she just refused. I could tell her ears were hurting her too and tried just my finger to suck (which usually works) but no go... fortunately after about 30 mins she settled down then slept. We've got 2 more trips in the next two months, and maybe a 3rd in Feb. Not everyone says to nurse during take-off and landing. My understanding is these are the most dangerous portions of the flight and everyone, including infants, should be secured in their appropriate safety restraints. Karen I don't know what other airlines are like, but if a child/baby is too young to occupy their own airline seat, they are on the lap of an adult, with a special seatbelt hooked on to the adult's one. I found it easy to breastfeed my son (13 months at the time) while he was suitably restrained. A child old enough to have their own seat could be given a lolly or something to suck on if breastfeeding is too awkward or not wanted, etc. We needed a dummy at one stage as Will wasn't hungry, but otherwise breastfeeding worked well. Jo -- Woman, Wife, Mother, Midwife |
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I'm in Waco, TX right now and flying home with DD at 3 pm today!
On the way here, she didn't want to nurse on take off so I gave her a sippy of water. On our trip to France last month we learned that Hershey Kisses will buy a lot of good behavior! She's 15 mos. old. Amy (on a PDA so it's hard to type) |
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I'm in Waco, TX right now and flying home with DD at 3 pm today!
On the way here, she didn't want to nurse on take off so I gave her a sippy of water. On our trip to France last month we learned that Hershey Kisses will buy a lot of good behavior! She's 15 mos. old. Amy (on a PDA so it's hard to type) |
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