How To Keep a Baby Calm on a Flight

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To complete this How-To you will need:

A seat over the wing
A baby bottle, breast milk, or a pacifier
Frequent diaper checks
A midweek, midday flight
A baby stroller

Step 1: Go midday

Try to arrange your flight so it coincides with your baby's naptime or bedtime so they'll be sleepy.

Tip: Fly midweek, and midday if you can; flights then are less crowded.

Step 2: Sit near the wing

Request a seat over the wing. That's where the engines are located, and some moms find the noise lulls infants to sleep.

Tip: Don't check your baby stroller; use it all the way to the gate, and then ask the gate attendants to stow it.

Step 3: Feed your baby

Feed your baby during takeoff and landing, or give them a pacifier. Sucking and swallowing helps prevent the painful earache that can develop due to air pressure changes in the cabin. And offer them your breast or a bottle often during the flight to prevent dehydration.

Tip: The Transportation Security Administration allows you to bring more than three ounces of baby formula, breast milk, or juice so long as you declare these items for inspection at the checkpoint.

Step 4: Walk with them

Walk your baby up and down the aisle if they start to fuss. The combination of the motion and the change of scenery can stop a crying fit in its tracks. Bring a baby sling to make pacing more pleasant.

Step 5: Check their diapers

Check their diapers often so a soggy or poopy diaper doesn't have a chance to send them into a tizzy.

Step 6: Escape to the bathroom

Nothing working? Hide in the bathroom for a while (as long as you're not inconveniencing other passengers). The close quarters will provide a soothing cocoon for you and your baby, and you'll escape the nasty looks of your seatmates for a while!

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[beharon2]

i saw boobies!!!

[LaceyPortia]

step 1: stuff the baby into your suitcase

step 2: zip it up

done

[popeel2]

omg when i was on a plane the mother i sat beside breast feed the baby. I was fucking gorse. The womans nipple was like a cows utter spraying milk everywhere. The worst part is that some breast milk squirted right on the screen on my iphone when i using it. God dam i threw a huge fit and made the woman move to a different spot on the plane.

[princessalexis2k11]

sucking and swallowing :O

[DerpyTehMuffinz]

One some Jackass on a plane told me to stop pushing on their chair it was only a little shove and then I almost called them a MoFo!

[l3RiiTTANY]

I have no idea why i'm watching this.. i haven't even got a kid.

[Ocarinababe]

howcast should make a video how to keep a teen age quiet on plane like me...

[ShaunDreclin]

@elitegamer998 I think they mean breast milk that you've put into a container :P

[krnrl901]

@LaceyPortia thats called child abuse idk

[elitegamer998]

Wait did I misunderstand or they said you must declare BREAST milk? What will they do, touch the breasts?

[shockwave16100]

number one: dont bring you freaking babys on a plane done

dd you know the sky is bue

[Parolth]

I am a 13 year old boy! Why the fuck am I addicted to birthing, boob feeding, and tampon howcast episodes!?!?