sjcraythorne wrote:Thanks, I really hope my little one does not disturb anyone in the CH or flight. Mum and I will try our best to make sure she is no trouble, but it does worry me a bit!
Thankfully we're travelling to MCO, so I imagine it will be a family-orientated flight.
My little boy (20 months) is very well known for his big tantrums. I've had in him UC 4 times in the last few months and I can assure you it's not been a problem at all.
First of all the staff are always very attentive to his needs, and are always really friendly with him which goes a long way. Then as Marshy11 said, as long as you're trying your best to occupy her, nobody minds a bit of noise at all. Our rule is pretty much anything goes to keep him calm. For example, at home we have a strict no phone/tablet rule, but on the plane that goes out of the window! If he looks like he's going to tantrum we give him a tablet and he's as quiet as a mouse for ages. Same goes with a dummy, normally not used at home but the second he looks like he's going to erupt we stick one in his mouth and it's like an off-switch!
A couple of other tips; as soon as we're in the air we ask for some snacks for him (bread roll, banana etc) and make sure he's full as quickly as possible. Then we put the bed down so he has lots of space to play with toys while we have dinner together. As soon as he gets tired we then have a bed ready for him to sleep. Also, we've stumbled across sticker books, which keep him fixed and happpy on our laps for take-off/landing.
It can be hard work on long flights, but we often get comments from other passengers at the end about how well behaved he was, so it's worth it.
Also, you may not be aware but if travelling with a baby you can take pretty much any food/drink through security for them, so if she's a fussy eater at all you can just take through whatever she would normally eat at home. It'll slow you down a little as they'll need to check it, but if using the UC wing anyway it's not really a problem.
Finally don't forget that you can take a fold-down stroller on board in UC, which means you'll have it as soon as you get off and don't have to stand around for 10 minutes waiting for it to be brought to the gate. Plus there's no risk that it'll get lost or broken (both of which have happened to us!)
For us, the build up to the first trip caused a fair bit of anxiety not knowing how it would be, but now we're totally relaxed about it and often enjoy a couple of glasses of champagne together on board - usually while he sleeps!
Have a great trip
