I've heard different. The estachian (sp?) tube between the ear and the throat is smaller in babies and the pressurization changes may cause extreme discomfort, causing them to cry. I've heard parents should be educated on assisting their babies overcome this problem, but as a non-parent, I'm not going to give parents advice in this forum. Maybe ear plugs to hand out to any passengers bothered by the baby noise would be helpful. I've also seen parents take crying babies to stand around the back lavatory.
Originally posted by L-1011:
<portion clipped for brevity>. Little ears pop as well as big ones do, but the baby doesn't know what's going on, and drinking helps a lot.
/Pete
[This message has been edited by outoftown (edited 01-08-2001).]