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Use of Phenegan for long haul flight?
We are going on a 30 hour trip, from New Zealand to the UK, with our 9 month
old next week. Many people have recommended using Penegan to help our daughter adjust to the time zones (from NZ to LA will be her usual sleep time, but from LA to UK will be night time in the UK - then we arrive at 10am in the UK). So they've recommended using it on the LA to UK leg to help her sleep and arrive in the UK ready to face a full day, before settling to sleep in the evening. I was just wondering if anyone else has had any experience with this and whether or not it worked for them? I am very reluctant to use anything and am hoping that after a few unsettled nights we'll be able to get Charlotte adjusted when we arrive in the UK - just with longer naps on the first day - then probably sitting quietly in the dark when she feels wakeful on the first night etc. However, I am nervous that she might get terribly over tired on the flight, as it will be so over stimulating for her, and that it might be handy to have 'something' in my pocket just in case we get desperate! We are not guaranteed a bassinet (only up to 8 months with Air New Zealand), but we have been told that if a bassinet is available when we check-in then it will be allocated to us. - So if we don't get a bassinet we'll have to have Charlotte sleeping on our laps - fortunately she's a wee 7.2kg and very cuddly - but nevertheless she'll probably feel a little 'over handled' after 30 hours of travelling! Anyone else done a long haul flight and have any tips? Many thanks, Sarah |
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Use of Phenegan for long haul flight?
Hi,
We took our (then) 7 month old twins to Australia from the UK, for Christmas. I took the Phenegan with us, but didn't need it on the flight - the first night there though was another story...:-) We had 2 very happy bouncing babies at 3am - they just wanted to play. It didn't help that they were in our room, and we've never had them sleep with us before. So 2.5ml, and 20 mins later we were all back asleep. It took them 4 nights to adjust completely, though I didn't use the Phenegan again until we got back to the UK. Other tips - They nursed a lot during the flight, so make sure you drink lots of water and juice, and try and keep away from the wine and coffee. We also used separate Nappy and Food bags onboard which was useful. On the way to Australia we had 2 carseat-type chairs for the boys - they were on the bulkhead in front of us - and they worked well. I was expecting the flight the be horrific, but it was fine. There was just so much for them too see - and they are very good sleepers anyway. On the return flight we only got 1 bassinette - so that was much harder. I found the crew to be really helpful, but I'm not shy to ask for help:-) They happily heated food, carried bags...and even got the double buggy onboard for us. Make sure you take an umbrella style one though. We got off the plane for a stretch in Singapore on the way over - and it was a bit rushed - so I wouldn't do that for only an hour stopover again. We did attract a crowd though - I came out of the ladies, to find DH and the boys surrounded by Singaporeans - one with a video camera! Very weird. Good Luck with your flight - it's nice to know you have the Phenergan "just in case" :-) Fliss "Paradise News" wrote in message ... We are going on a 30 hour trip, from New Zealand to the UK, with our 9 month old next week. Many people have recommended using Penegan to help our daughter adjust to the time zones (from NZ to LA will be her usual sleep time, but from LA to UK will be night time in the UK - then we arrive at 10am in the UK). So they've recommended using it on the LA to UK leg to help her sleep and arrive in the UK ready to face a full day, before settling to sleep in the evening. I was just wondering if anyone else has had any experience with this and whether or not it worked for them? I am very reluctant to use anything and am hoping that after a few unsettled nights we'll be able to get Charlotte adjusted when we arrive in the UK - just with longer naps on the first day - then probably sitting quietly in the dark when she feels wakeful on the first night etc. However, I am nervous that she might get terribly over tired on the flight, as it will be so over stimulating for her, and that it might be handy to have 'something' in my pocket just in case we get desperate! We are not guaranteed a bassinet (only up to 8 months with Air New Zealand), but we have been told that if a bassinet is available when we check-in then it will be allocated to us. - So if we don't get a bassinet we'll have to have Charlotte sleeping on our laps - fortunately she's a wee 7.2kg and very cuddly - but nevertheless she'll probably feel a little 'over handled' after 30 hours of travelling! Anyone else done a long haul flight and have any tips? Many thanks, Sarah |
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Use of Phenegan for long haul flight?
Paradise News wrote:
We are going on a 30 hour trip, from New Zealand to the UK, with our 9 month old next week. Many people have recommended using Penegan to help our daughter adjust to the time zones (from NZ to LA will be her usual sleep time, but from LA to UK will be night time in the UK - then we arrive at 10am in the UK). So they've recommended using it on the LA to UK leg to help her sleep and arrive in the UK ready to face a full day, before settling to sleep in the evening. I was just wondering if anyone else has had any experience with this and whether or not it worked for them? I am very reluctant to use anything and am hoping that after a few unsettled nights we'll be able to get Charlotte adjusted when we arrive in the UK - just with longer naps on the first day - then probably sitting quietly in the dark when she feels wakeful on the first night etc. However, I am nervous that she might get terribly over tired on the flight, as it will be so over stimulating for her, and that it might be handy to have 'something' in my pocket just in case we get desperate! We are not guaranteed a bassinet (only up to 8 months with Air New Zealand), but we have been told that if a bassinet is available when we check-in then it will be allocated to us. - So if we don't get a bassinet we'll have to have Charlotte sleeping on our laps - fortunately she's a wee 7.2kg and very cuddly - but nevertheless she'll probably feel a little 'over handled' after 30 hours of travelling! Anyone else done a long haul flight and have any tips? Many thanks, Sarah If you intend using phenergan, try it out on your child first. I know my sister used to have a bad reaction to it when she was a toddler. Instead of making her sleepy it hyped her up to bouncing off the walls. I have never used phenergan. A couple of years ago we took a just 3yo and 12 month old to The Netherlands from Australia, we arrived in europe in the morning, we were all in bed at 4pm the first day, 6pm the second day and around 9 the following day. The kids were up at around 4am the first day. It was a bit of a pain the first few days but the kids adjusted fairly well I thought. I dreaded the flights over, 7 hours or so to a stopover in Singapore (about 2 hours time difference) for a day then had the last 13 hours to Amsterdam in one hit. I would highly recommend a stopover if possible. The flights ended up fine. The little one did not like the bassinet, but the bulkhead seats were great. There was more leg room for DH and I who are both tall and the kids could crawl around and climb on us with room to move. They managed to play with everything from plastic cups to small toys provided by the airline. I took snacks and small toys, a couple of books and they also slept. It was not as bad as I thought it would be at all. The 3yo had her own seat but the 12month old sat on my lap with a strap to go around him that connected to my lap strap. Enjoy your trip! larissa |
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Use of Phenegan for long haul flight?
Hi Sarah,
I have flown back and forth from NZ to the UK with children of various ages. We used Phenergan with our 2 yr old and it was a disaster - she became very hyper (as another poster mentioned) and we discovered afterwards that if you use too low a dose (which we obviously had done) there is a paradoxical excitation effect. With babies, we have always found (and we have flown lots of times) that the roar of the engines and the vibration knocks them right out and they sleep for large chunks of the flight. To be honest, I'm not sure that Phenergan would buy you much. The best thing to do with it would probably be for *you* to take it so that at least you get some sleep on the flight Especially because afterwards, jet lag is a killer - it is really hard entertaining a small baby at 3 am when they are wide awake and well slept and you aren't. (Last time, after a flight from NZ, I loaded my 7 month old into the car and took her supermarket shopping in the 24 hour Tesco at 4 am. I'm sure the staff must have thought we were crazy - but we were both wide awake and the cupboards were bare). Other tips - take lots of toys and quiet stuff to do. It really is a long flight and it's tough in the nighttime stretch when they shut down the lights and services for the 7 hours that corresponds to nighttime for the majority, who got on the plane at the stopover point, but is mid-morning for the few people that got on in NZ. Last time, I ended up hanging out with the cabin staff in the galley to try and staff off the insanity. Good luck! Kate "Paradise News" wrote in message ... We are going on a 30 hour trip, from New Zealand to the UK, with our 9 month old next week. Many people have recommended using Penegan to help our daughter adjust to the time zones (from NZ to LA will be her usual sleep time, but from LA to UK will be night time in the UK - then we arrive at 10am in the UK). So they've recommended using it on the LA to UK leg to help her sleep and arrive in the UK ready to face a full day, before settling to sleep in the evening. I was just wondering if anyone else has had any experience with this and whether or not it worked for them? I am very reluctant to use anything and am hoping that after a few unsettled nights we'll be able to get Charlotte adjusted when we arrive in the UK - just with longer naps on the first day - then probably sitting quietly in the dark when she feels wakeful on the first night etc. However, I am nervous that she might get terribly over tired on the flight, as it will be so over stimulating for her, and that it might be handy to have 'something' in my pocket just in case we get desperate! We are not guaranteed a bassinet (only up to 8 months with Air New Zealand), but we have been told that if a bassinet is available when we check-in then it will be allocated to us. - So if we don't get a bassinet we'll have to have Charlotte sleeping on our laps - fortunately she's a wee 7.2kg and very cuddly - but nevertheless she'll probably feel a little 'over handled' after 30 hours of travelling! Anyone else done a long haul flight and have any tips? Many thanks, Sarah |
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Use of Phenegan for long haul flight?
Thank you all for your great tips and entertaining postings. All the best to
you all for future trips. Hubbie and I are from the UK, but been living in NZ for the past 6 years, we've done the flight heaps - but never with a baby and know that this will be the first of many flights with a little'un for us (and hopefully more than one in coming years!) - so hopefully all goes well! Many thanks, Sarah "Paradise News" wrote in message ... We are going on a 30 hour trip, from New Zealand to the UK, with our 9 month old next week. Many people have recommended using Penegan to help our daughter adjust to the time zones (from NZ to LA will be her usual sleep time, but from LA to UK will be night time in the UK - then we arrive at 10am in the UK). So they've recommended using it on the LA to UK leg to help her sleep and arrive in the UK ready to face a full day, before settling to sleep in the evening. I was just wondering if anyone else has had any experience with this and whether or not it worked for them? I am very reluctant to use anything and am hoping that after a few unsettled nights we'll be able to get Charlotte adjusted when we arrive in the UK - just with longer naps on the first day - then probably sitting quietly in the dark when she feels wakeful on the first night etc. However, I am nervous that she might get terribly over tired on the flight, as it will be so over stimulating for her, and that it might be handy to have 'something' in my pocket just in case we get desperate! We are not guaranteed a bassinet (only up to 8 months with Air New Zealand), but we have been told that if a bassinet is available when we check-in then it will be allocated to us. - So if we don't get a bassinet we'll have to have Charlotte sleeping on our laps - fortunately she's a wee 7.2kg and very cuddly - but nevertheless she'll probably feel a little 'over handled' after 30 hours of travelling! Anyone else done a long haul flight and have any tips? Many thanks, Sarah |
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