Originally Posted by
Yahillwe (Post # 43)
My grandchild has done more international travel in her less than 2 years on earth than many people, the only times she cried was during taking off (when a baby), otherwise she has always been a great flyer, even on the most recent 16+ hr flight.
Originally Posted by
kokonutz (Post # 66)
I’m nearing the end of a 14-hour EWR-JNB in business class. A 2-month baby across the aisle has been crying loudly the entire flight. The mom is trying. The FAs are pitching in walking and bouncing the baby. . . .
It’s screaming as I type this.
This is NOT a business class experience. This is hell.
Originally Posted by
kale73 (Post # 72)
What exactly would you have her do? Smother it?
Between takeoff and cruising altitude, there is a sharp reduction in cabin pressure. If one's ears still have the dense sea-level pressure inside, the pain can be excruciating!
Experienced travelers know the trick of giving a "yawn" and clearing one's ears to equalize the pressure. Infants cannot understand any such explanation.
When our sons were infants, Mrs. SPN Lifer used to nurse them starting at 10,000 feet. Bottle feeding would work, too.
Infantile creaming or crying may not be as effective as swallowing.
