Health Tip: Taking a Plane Trip With Baby

Suggestions to help keep the infant calm

July 27, 2010 RSS Feed Print

(HealthDay News) -- Taking a plane ride with baby requires a little extra planning.

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests how to help ensure a more pleasant flight:

Do your best to stay relaxed if baby cries.
Let baby look out the window.
If baby looks like he/she wants to sleep, pull the shade for a little darkness.
Take baby for a walk up and down the aisle (when safe) if baby fusses.
Talk to your pediatrician before you fly if your baby has an ear infection or a cold. Ask about ways to help prevent ear pain.
Plug baby's ears with cotton balls to block out loud noise.
Let baby suck on a bottle or pacifier, especially during takeoff and landing.