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I have traveled on a plane with Ashtyn before but it was a very short flight & she was only a few months old. On 3/10, we are flying overseas. We are flying from Denver to Atlanta, then Atlanta to Paris. Then we are going to stay the night in Paris & then fly from Paris to Amman, Jordan to visit Zack’s family. We decided to stay in Paris just because that is a lot of flying for all of us. Also, ZAck’s brother, sister in law & nephew from Tulsa are meeting us in Atlanta & we are flying the rest of the way together. Luckily his nephew is almost 12. We bought one of those strollers called the sit n stroll:
It is pretty cool. It is FAA flight certified seat for kids up to 40 lbs. The wheels fold under into a compartment for a seat. You can use as a stroller with the flick of a small handle, the wheels pop out. Then the handle comes out just like luggage with wheels. It is also a certified car seat as wheel & can be used as a booster chair for eating.
Besides getting this & taking a backpack full of thisng to keep Ashtyn busy (colors, books, DVD’s) does anyone else have any ideas? It is a 3 hr trip to Atlanta. Hopefully she will sleep as it is during her nap time. Then we have a couple hour layover & then an 8 1/2 hr flight to Paris. Hopefully she will sleep on the plane. Then the next day when we fly to Amman that will be another 5 hours. I hate to assume she will sleep on the plane. This is because we were going to do a 12 hr car trip a while back & we left at night hoping that she would just sleep in the car all night. Well, she slept for 3 hours & then was up the rest of the night in the car. It is hard to entertain a toddler in the darkness of a car.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
The first suggestion that comes to mind is – Benadryl!
That car seat/stroller thing looks really great! I haven’t traveled with Hailey yet, so I’m curious to see what others can offer. I’m planning a trip with just me and her this fall.
debit342006-3-3 16:51:0
Sherry,
I’ve read from parents that they wrap up a bunch of little gifts and if/when things get really bad, they take out a little present and have their toddler unwrap it- wrap things like what you’d bring anyway: small little toys, coloring pages and crayons, etc-
on the longer flights, like from paris to amman, the people are used to little ones and are more tolerant, I think. I imagine you’ll be walking around the plane a lot, pointing things out to Ashtyn, etc
…make sure to pack all meds you’d have at home bcse they might be difficult/different abroad…
If ashtyn is still light enough, and you still have your back-pack style carrier, you might want to bring it? Streets in foreign cities are sometimes hard to maneuver strollers on (?)…
your trips sounds so exciting!!!!
~laura
Sherry – that sounds like so much fun!!! I’m with Laura on the little gifts. That worked wonders for Nate when we took him on his first “big” trip. He was about 2 at the time too and he would get so excited to open the gifts!!! Also take lots of snacks so she can eat whenever she is hungry. We did buy him one of the small magna doodles and that kept him busy for hours and I didn’t have to worry about him dropping crayons or coloring on things he shouldn’t
!!! Hope you have a great trip!!!Your trip sounds like so much fun! Nothing like a big family gathering (if you’re into that type of thing, which I am, lol!)
! I just love all the different foods and mediterranean foods are so good, especially the desserts, ooooh, I’m drooling here, LOL
!I’m fine thanks
! dreaming of those yummy, flakey-pastry, honey-dripping, crushed nut-filled desserts you’ll be eating
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