No issues here with a baby in first class :) kids gotta travel too

The sooner you start them, the sooner they get used to it. Save that loaded diaper to swing by any a$$hole that gives you an eye roll for having the temerity to take a baby on public transport.

We have a pediatric ENT in the family. According to them, this is only an issue if the baby is ill, same as adults.

We started flying with our kids when they were between two and three months and had zero problems.

Rules? Of course not, they don't make you gate check your baby if you're in F.

I'd rather sit next to a baby in F than the countless drunken convention goers in F I routinely deal with flying in and out of the PBI/FLL/MIA area. A baby won't throw ice cubes from their third gin and tonic on an hour and a half flight from ATL at their friend two rows in front of them.

That said, good luck getting any sort of upgrades to F flying to PBI. Never mind two seats. It isn't impossible, but I wouldn't bet on it. Especially this time of year.

There's "ill" and there's ill. There are kids -- one out of three of mine was one of those kids -- who have anatomical issues that cause them to have fluid in their middle ear even when they are not sick. Granted, the fluid is usually the result of a prior URI, but once it's there, it can be very stubborn. Neither I nor my son's pediatrician were aware of it before that fateful plane ride. It doesn't hurt to be prepared with something to help them, just in case. The ear pain problem with my son didn't show up until the first flight we took after weaning from the bottle. Fortunately a woman behind us had a package of Certs. He chewed them up and that cleared his ears. Kid had the best breath in Seattle.

Why? Do people fly to PBI and then either never leave or (I guess this would be the same phenomenon) go to die there?

I haven't gotten stink eye from anyone when I upgrade to F with my young kids...

Some people seem to believe that buying a premium class ticket should somehow comes with an guarantee of a baby-free cabin, which is BS. A premium cabin ticket gets you a bigger seat, better cabin service, priority check-in etc. It does not in any way mean that the cabin will be adults only, and any expectation to the contrary is unfounded. No one likes having a screaming baby near them, no matter where they are seated, but you have as much right to travel with your child/baby in F as you do coach.

No stink eye this morning- most people enjoyed our two happy kids under two in the premium cabin....

I have had no issues with them as far as getting my baby on the flight :) Even though, she was crying during the entire duration of the trip. They were very supportive and patient with us.

Our daughter (now 17 months) has logged 17 flights with us, a few in premium cabins as a lap infant with no problem. (Both paid tickets and upgrades). Just last week she had her first companion upgrade with me to F out of JFK. I certainly got some looks setting up her car seat in F, but the crew was great and loved having her up front. I say enjoy! It just gets complicated once they need a seat :)

Baby in F AND companion upgrade?!? This double whammy is surely sending some of our regular readers into apoplectic fits

At least in North America, Benadryl is dipenhydramine, the same ingredient used in Sominex and other sleep aids. It hasn't changed in formulation, the way for example some decongestants have. If you once used it at an appropriate dosage, you can continue to do so in the knowledge that it'll still work.

I distinctly remember the NON-DROWSY on the label the last time I went looking for more kids liquid. Had a rather cranky kid on the two flights after that. Then, kid was old enough to chew gum, so no longer needed.

Granted, this was 20+ years ago, so maybe its different now.

I used to work with a pharmacist who told the following story: He dosed up his kids with Benadryl before a long trip, expecting them to fall asleep. When they didn't - oddly more alert even than usual - he tried giving them another dose. Still no sleep in sight, not even a yawn. Wide, wide, wide awake kids.

Some people do have a paradoxical reaction to Benadryl, and apparently his kids were in that group.