Travelling with 17 month old in Business Class Advice
Dec 27, 2016, 9:40 pm
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My suggestion is that your son use a car (safety) seat on the plane. NYC to Manila is an unpleasantly long trip, especially on PAL which the last time I flew with them had less than stellar service.
If your son is buckled into his car seat, then your wife can sleep without worrying that he will get out of his seat and wander around the plane and she won't have to worry about him going flying in case of turbulence if he's buckled it. There's no version of a mini-crib for planes that I've ever heard of.
As for a "prescribed natural method": are you talking about drugging the child? My experience is that timing flights for when the child normally sleeps is the best method. When my kid was that age, we also would always look for a play area in the airport and try to tire him out before the flight.
Some people recommend giving a kid Benadryl to make them sleep. I do not agree with this advice. For one thing, it can backfire: Benadryl makes a fair percentage of kids hyper instead of sleepy. And what if the child has an strong adverse reaction to the drug? Do you really want to be dealing with that at 35,000 feet?
If your son is buckled into his car seat, then your wife can sleep without worrying that he will get out of his seat and wander around the plane and she won't have to worry about him going flying in case of turbulence if he's buckled it. There's no version of a mini-crib for planes that I've ever heard of.
As for a "prescribed natural method": are you talking about drugging the child? My experience is that timing flights for when the child normally sleeps is the best method. When my kid was that age, we also would always look for a play area in the airport and try to tire him out before the flight.
Some people recommend giving a kid Benadryl to make them sleep. I do not agree with this advice. For one thing, it can backfire: Benadryl makes a fair percentage of kids hyper instead of sleepy. And what if the child has an strong adverse reaction to the drug? Do you really want to be dealing with that at 35,000 feet?
As per Benadryl. You MUST try it at home before you go. If it does not make your child hyper, then it is a very safe, doctor recommended way to go