Flying with infant

[troy]

I'm taking my 7 month old infant nephew flying soon. Anybody taken an infant up? Any tips? Of course, we're planning on a rear facing baby seat in the back seat of a Bonanza and gentle decent rates.

 

[Typhoon1244]

Have somebody ready to give the little guy a bottle (or nurse him*) when you start the descent. The sucking'll help his ears equalize.

We flew DFW-MDW on a 757 when my son was about seven months. The only time he had trouble was the initial descent, but the bottle helped immensely. He only cried for about three minutes.




*preferably his mother

 

[Blue Dude]

Try a binky for pressure changes if you don't want to feed him a bottle. My three month old is fine flying commercial with only a binky and enough distraction to keep him from getting bored. Also consider some sort of hearing protection for him in your Bonanza. Young ears are really sensitive. Good luck!

 

[Mongolikecandy]

We flew our four-month-old niece from DC to FL in a Cherokee Six. She slept most of the time and had absolutely no problems. Just try what others have suggested... nursing and pacifiers.