What should I pay attention to when my baby is on an airplane? Baby travel packing list

Traveling with a baby can give the baby a different growth experience, which is beneficial to the baby's physical and mental health. Below, the editor of No. 5.com will show you what to pay attention to when taking a baby on an airplane. Baby travel luggage list.

How to plan a trip with a baby

1. Plan ahead of time where you are going to go, which attractions you will pass, and what your baby can play with. Focus on the experience. Don’t worry about whether your child will get his clothes dirty. As long as there are no safety hazards, just be happy.

2. Sort out the local profile

When searching for destinations, choose places that are dominated by natural landscapes, with fresh air, beautiful scenery, and great cultural heritage. Places with local characteristics are especially recommended.

3. Bring all kinds of documents

You must know clearly what documents your baby needs for travel. Don't just look it up online. If necessary, you need to call the relevant department. Babies don't need any documents to take the train, but they need to bring their birth certificate or household registration booklet to take the plane. In addition, babies also need to buy tickets. Please buy them in advance. Buying tickets early can help you choose a better seat for your baby, preferably away from the wings because there is the loudest noise. After you find your seat on the plane, there are baby safety belts. You can take the initiative to ask the flight attendant to provide them.

4. Choice of transportation

It is not recommended to choose a tour group when traveling with a baby. Tour groups have itineraries, and the baby may encounter many emergencies during the trip and have to stay, so it is better for the family to travel alone to ensure that the baby has a normal schedule. Trains and ships have the largest space for activities, and it is convenient to get water and go to the toilet. There are also more children, so it is easier for babies to stay. In addition, when the plane takes off and lands, you can let the child drink milk, bite a pacifier, chew candy, or let the baby talk to help relieve the pain of the eardrum.

5. If you are traveling long distances, never take your baby with you. Even the strongest people will get exhausted someday. One person cannot take care of everything, not to mention that you have to keep the baby in sight at all times. Therefore, at least two adults should travel with you.

6. Make a list of items in advance, especially baby supplies. Don’t rely on your imagination. Write them all down and then check and compare them one by one to avoid finding out something is missing when you are already on the way.

Of course, it is best to wait until the baby is a little older before traveling, so that the baby can learn more and play more activities.

How to choose transportation

1. Cars

When driving, don't think that you are safe just holding your baby. You must use a special baby safety seat for your baby. The seat should be installed behind the driver, which is the safest place in the car. Never put it on the front passenger seat, because the front passenger seat is the most dangerous position in the car. For younger babies, the safety seat can be installed facing the seat and backwards, which will be safer.

2. Train

Most trains nowadays are air-conditioned, with closed windows and many people on board, so the air is not circulating, which can easily lead to cross infection. Therefore, when riding a train, you must take your baby to the junction of the carriages to get some fresh air, because the air here is more circulated, but there are often people smoking here, so parents must check the environment before taking their baby there.

3. Aircraft

If you choose to travel by plane during the holidays, you must protect your baby's eardrum. Because when the plane takes off or lands, the atmospheric pressure on the ground and in the sky is different, which will cause the pressure on the eardrum to decrease, and the eardrum will sink into the middle ear, causing symptoms such as tinnitus and ear pain. Therefore, for younger babies, parents can choose to feed them milk or water when the plane takes off or lands; for slightly older babies, you can make them laugh; for older children, you can teach them to keep opening their mouths to relieve discomfort.

Things to bring with your baby when traveling

1- Baby’s birth certificate/ID card

You need to show your baby's ID when you exchange your boarding pass. Enzi hasn't applied for an ID yet, so he brought his birth certificate.

2-Baby bottles/drinking bottles, complementary food (rice cereal), baby snacks/teething biscuits, diapers, feeding towels (can also be used when the baby is sleeping), baby wet wipes, pacifiers, toys (several small toys that the baby usually loves), baby picture books

3- Baby stroller/carrier

If you are traveling alone, you should bring a stroller. Otherwise, it will be very hard. If you have a larger stroller, you can check it in at the boarding gate. If you have a smaller stroller, you can push it directly into the boarding gate and onto the plane. The flight attendant will put it at the entrance. When you land, tell the flight attendant and she will help you get it. It is very convenient.

Things to note when traveling with your baby

① Babies who are less than one month old or have just recovered from an illness should try not to go out. If you must go out, it is best to ask the pediatrician for advice in advance. Try to allow enough leisure time during the trip to match the baby's daily schedule. After all, the baby's schedule is completely different from that of adults.

② For babies who use formula milk (babies with lactose intolerance), be sure to carry enough baby bottles when going out, about 3-4 bottles a day. After use, be sure to wash and disinfect them before reuse.

③ Let your baby drink the regular milk powder and do not change other brands at will to avoid the baby's poor adaptation.

④ Make sure to use boiled water to prepare milk powder, and avoid using water from a water dispenser.

⑤ Make sure to prepare sufficient diapers, spare clothes, warm coats, towels, etc.

⑥Personal medicines are a must-have item in most people’s travel bags, especially for babies who travel, so emergency precautions are necessary.

⑦ Before traveling, it is best to ask your doctor to prescribe some medicines such as antipyretics, antidiarrhea drugs, antiemetics and cold medicines to carry with you to avoid taking ready-made medicines in an emergency; if the situation is serious, you must seek medical treatment immediately to avoid delaying the condition.