International Travel Advice
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Topic: International Travel Advice
Posted By: oneplusone
Subject: International Travel Advice
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 4:18pm
| I'm planning to travel to the UK late July to surprise my brother for his 40th and take my son with me (who will be 8 months then). A friend was going to go with me but can't now and I'm a bit anxious about doing it on my own. J is actually quite a good traveller - has flown to Invercargill at 2 months and driven to Auckland and back at 4 months and was great both times. I however, am a bit of a phobic flyer and am worried that my anxiety will rub off on him. Any advice on which airlines are most baby friendly with staff that are likely to help? Is it better to stopover on the way or go straight there? Any other tips? |
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 4:49pm
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I haven't flown with Cooper yet. I have flown with the other kids, My advice is to make sure you have a stroller to get you from Customs to the boarding areas. Pack lots of toys.
Flying that far, I'd be inclined to stop somewhere like Singapore for the night, then start the next leg fresh. I'm sure there are girls on here who have flown internationally. I've only flow to Fiji and within NZ with my kids. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 4:55pm
I had a major fear of flying (came about after Sept 11) I have since done a flying with out fear course which helped. BUT when we flew in February to OZ I had Cooper with me which meant I was totally focused on him and didn't think once about what I normally think of when flying!!! It went so well that I'm off again to Oz in 3 weeks and booked another trip to Rarotonga in August. Normally I work myself up so much that I only fly once a year!
We went with Emirites which were great. They gave Coop a hand puppet before take off to distract him. I had a bassinette (great for extra leg room if J is too big by then) they also had jars of baby food and a little pack which had a bib and wipes. I've only ever flown to the UK with stop overs but that was pre-kids so not too sure about that, might be better just stopping in transit? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BabyKiwi
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 5:02pm
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Oneplusone, a lady named Tricia, she is a member on this website, she is in the UK, flew out at the start of April from Chch, at the mo with a 10 month old, you should drop her a PM, she arrives back in a couple of weeks.
I'm sure she will give you loads of advice! |
Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 8:06pm
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100% emirates...........flown every other one and they are the most perfuuuuuueccccccccccccccccccccct flight you could ask for .........so baby friendly its unbelievable. If the baby cries and your getting 'up-e-ti' then they come and take them for a walk while you calm down have a wine or two :) ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: oneplusone
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 1:36pm
| Thanks everyone, all useful information. Sparkle, you have particularly encouraged me. I too, have done the Fear of Flying Course and it helped me travel around NZ and over to Australia often in my last job. Haven't done a longhaul flight for years but you might be right in that my focus will be on J and that could make a difference. |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 1:45pm
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I would not reccomemnd Lufthansa for travelling with baby, we just felt like we were a nuisance and completely ignored. singapore airlines were great, although we found with our long baby the basinette was a bit short. The tip about stopping over to break the flight is a good one, you can at least start the second leg not covered in sick and poo and have a sleep in a bed. Again i would reccommend that in Asia, Singapore is a good start rather than through the states, Asians love kids and you will be given so much more help (sorryhope that doesn't sound like a patronising statement about Asian people) You can book a room at Singapore airport that has a bed, shower and loo if you want to do a longer break but not a stopover IYKWIM. I hate take off and landing, but concentrating on Fay and keeping her distracted was the best thing to allay that fear in me and she has no fears whatsoever. she flew round the world and a bit more before her first birthday.
Good luck ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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