Tips and tricks to help you with flying with your baby.
So you are in the plane and the plane is taxi’ing out to the end of the runway. The plane is turning around and revvings its engines getting ready for the take-off. Now is the time that you feed the baby!
Timing is the key
Its a bit like sucking on a barley sugar really. We do it at that moment to relieve the pressure on our ears. Not only does the baby feel pressure on their ears at the time of lift-off but they also suffer stress because they feel pain but don’t know what it is or where it is coming from.
So the baby will suckle and let them continue during this time until the plane has finished its climb.
I have seen parents on planes that have been told to feed the baby during take-off, so they feed the baby as soon as they sit down. Then by the time they make it out to the runway, the milk is finished and they baby cries all the way through the ascent, and then on through the flight as well. Get the timing right and don’t start feeding until you hit the runway!
Coming down at the other end is the same, although the descent is a lot slower and so it is difficult to get the timing right as the baby may not be able to suckle for long enough before you land.
The basic start point for descent is when your ears first pop then it is time to start feeding the baby. Cross your fingers and toes and hope that the plane has landed before the milk runs out.
