How to Fly With a Baby

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Veronica Baragas, and I'm with my wigglesandgiggles.com, and today I'm going to share with you, how to fly with a baby. Now there are many things that you have to take into account when flying with a baby. First I would do is, call my airline and see if there are any special requirements or carry on luggage, where you can check your stroller, things like that, so definitely check with your airline first. Second, I would definitely make a checklist and get everything together needed, whether it's a toddler, an infant, favorite toys, books, loveys, good snacks, have bottle on hand, extra change of clothes, I mean, it would be like taking any trip in general, all the necessities, definitely. Travel times would be best to go at night during sleep hours. Take into consideration how long your flight is, maybe try to do it around nap time, things like that, so. Make sure that when you take a stroller, that it's very small and compact, the airports could be large, or you could have overlap or you can have a delay in a plane, and it could be pretty tough on a little toddler, infant to try to hang in there until the next flight, so definitely check in your stroller. Usually they have a place in the beginning, right before you enter the plane where you can just kind of get a ticket and pick it up after the flights over. So, preferably towards the back of the window, choose your seating where you're close to the bathroom. So there's just little things that you can think of that you would feel more comfortable in a scenario in case your baby gets fussy, or things like that. So, definitely do a checklist, pack your bag with plenty of snacks, but not too much, don't overload yourself. And also a smart tip is to take some small special toys, but bring them out one at a time, so whenever your baby starts to get fussy, kind of present them with a new toy, so it's something new and exciting every time. And I wish you the best of luck on this one."