Originally Posted by
FWAAA
There's the rub. Not enough masks.
I'd be in favor of a "lap infant upgrade fee" of $500 or $1,000 to discourage parents from doing this.
My infants saw plenty of F and J but they were always in their own seats, so they never had the opportunity to annoy strangers in adjacent seats as we got wasted on the Glenlivet and ignored the kids.
I think a fee would be reasonable solution. Some percentage of full F are at the time of upgrade is a good idea. Some children even under two do get upgraded under their own credentials. Should such children be charged a fee?
My younger son, now 13 was gold by the time he hit two.
Now that both my children no longer qualify as babies or even small children, I don't see any basis for banning children from First Class.
Originally Posted by
tylerdurden4543
Guess we're getting off topic but we've been told to try feeding her from the bottle on take-off and landing. The swallowing action apparently helps with the pressure changes.
I would agree with OP though that what's most frustrating is parents who seem to have given up or worse, not care, to try and resolve the situation.
Yes, feeding would help. Breastfeeding would work even better. Different muscles are involved in the two types of feeding. neither of my children made howling noises, even though they cried at times, nursing always made them stop. On one trip, ( my wife travelling with my two sons) my seven year old son was in tears due to pain during landing. He was found to have an ear infection. He cried, no one but my wife and my other son knew he was crying.