International flights with new baby

Hi there, we're possibly planning to head to the UK for Christmas with our (will then be) 2.5 month old - madness! Any advice?

Hi, probably making sure bubs is sucking going up and down. Have a look at thesleepstore.co.nz it has some tips on travelling with babies (I used this site when I had bubs - great sleeping tips too).

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Try and book the seats with a bassenette. Like Hannibal said, sucking going up and coming down works wonders for the ears.
When we came to Aussie (only an 8 hour flight), we took a big soft blanket to snuggle Jody in when she got a bit titchy and she went to sleep happily. She was 4.5months.

If you get there early enought you should be able to get a bassinet, I just figured tht I would kick up a fuss if I didn't get it.
We flew a couple of weeks ago with our 6mo and the long haul flight was grea.
You can take a stroller to the gate, and sometimes they will let you even put it in the overhead lockers.
In saying that, I found a sling really useful in getting through security and getting to the gate on time.
I left a bib on James just so if we had an accident I only had to change the bib.
It is quite light in the cabin(especially if the person behind you has their light on) so you will want to tie something over the bassinet, we just used an airplane blanket.
Baby whisperer
She had some good advice the other day on good morning.
Good luck, you will be fine, also if she cries the airplane is so loud anyway, only the nearest people will be able to hear her.