Comments on: Mommies on the plane go “Shhh, shhh, shhh!”

By: zoanna

zoanna — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:50:01 +0000

Kate, can you please leave your email address on my latest blog post ASAP? Thanks.

By: zoanna

zoanna — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:58:52 +0000

I had a nursing baby. I knew that the act of swallowing helps the ears during take off, so I planned to nurse her. (Also keeps baby quiet to have mouth plugged! Which then keeps other passengers from scowling, even tho’ I refused to make eye contact w/ them.) But I didn’t plan well enough . We sat longer than planned on the tarmac, so I ended up having to give Sarah apple juice. I also didn’t pack a waterproof pad for my lap. So when we were finally taking off, and she started to cry (back then they didn’t make babies ride in car seats on the plane). , well I pulled out the left one, shall we say, and plugged her. Then the right one at 30,000 feet. Happy baby, mommy, fellow passengers. Then about 10 minutes later, I guess the apple juice and milk in her tummy decided they didn’t appreciate sharing the same stomach.
VWOT! My 5-month old’s stomach did a “take off” of its own. About 12 ounces of appled milk “landed” in my lap. Three hours later I was dry and in Kansas. So there are probably a couple tips young moms can learn from my experience. But you know. I don’t regret taking her at all. Small sacrifice. Her great grandparents got to see her for the first and last time in their lives.

By: bethyoung

bethyoung — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:26:52 +0000

I was kidding, sort of. I feel like I’ve started a string of negative comments. On my last comment to you, Kate, I said that you were easy to peg from your confessions. I just want you to know that I wasn’t being mean and I was trying to be funny. Afterall, I’M probably the easiest one to peg. Maybe I need a confessions blog. HA!

By: briana

briana — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:40:43 +0000

MY tip: NEVER travel with twin toddlers…NEVER.
Actually, we all survived, didn’t we? BUT, survival is just about the only expectation I would tell another traveling mom with babies or toddlers to have.

By: bethyoung

bethyoung — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:35:10 +0000

My life saving traveling tip is to go with your husband and leave your baby with family

By: laurie

laurie — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:08:43 +0000

You remind me of one of my most embarrassing mommy moments. Israel was a toddler and my mother and I took him on the plane to visit my grandmother. This baby who in normal everyday life spontaneously saying to himself and others, “I happy! I so happy!” This boy who smiled all of the time. this normally easy going kiddo screamed his fool head off the entire time people were boarding. We weren’t in the air – no ear issues. We weren’t strapped into a car seat. He would not eat a lollipop (what you give a 3rd baby as opposed to ice-filled teether ). People were excruciatingly rude about it. The only good thing is that we had quite a big section all to ourselves. Once the plane took off (which felt like it took 2 hours) he settled right down.

Glad your buddy is a good traveler. Hope you trip went as well as your flight!