Guest hazelmac Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi All! Me my hubby and 22month old are heading Perth side in the next couple of months and I am completley crapping myself with the flight! We flew to Spain in September and it was awful, my son wouldnt settle and he just wanted to get up and run about and explore everything, 2hrs seemed like 12! I just wondered if any other mums/dads/ grans/ grandpa's have ANY advice on how to keep my wee one entertained??? See you all soon!!! Hazel x:unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lornarees1 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 The airplanes have got tvs on the bk of every seat so tha will help they also got computers on there , even of u just give him the controls to press the buttons , the staff are constantly comin around and keepin u topped up with refreshments I was dreading it to but it was fine by the time they add on the time diff and he goes to sleep you will be fine , good luck x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beka n anto Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 hi i did ask about have a look on here it might help!! travelling with kids!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosshf Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hi All! Me my hubby and 22month old are heading Perth side in the next couple of months and I am completley crapping myself with the flight! We flew to Spain in September and it was awful, my son wouldnt settle and he just wanted to get up and run about and explore everything, 2hrs seemed like 12! I just wondered if any other mums/dads/ grans/ grandpa's have ANY advice on how to keep my wee one entertained??? See you all soon!!! Hazel x:unsure: Hi Hazel Know how you feel. We have a 20 month old who is equally as lively, inquisitive and energetic. By the time we fly over she will be 2, so will have her own seat (maybe in a different row from us!). We are hoping the distractions (TV etc) will help, otherwise she'll be heading to the cockpit, waving to everyone and trying to eat/drink anything they have. We went to Portugal last September and when she wasn't asleep she was a bit of a handful - only as we were worried she was annoying other passengers by standing on us and trying to chat with the kids behind us. I think plenty of distractions and taking for occasional walks is probably the best thing. Hope so. Cheers Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocks Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Book your flight to leave in the evening then you should get one flight with them sleeping. When you are checking in see if they can block off your row if the flight isn't full then at least you get an extra seat for them to sleep in/sit in while you are trying to eat. Take a few toys for distraction. Lots of little snacks and you can take premade baby food you just have to dump in when you get to Oz. You can preorder the child meal. If they are still on the bottle bring lots of extra milk. I always put everything into sepreate ziplock bags that way its easier trying to find stuff in the bag. Let him wander up and down. Bring some Phenegan so if all else fails you can calm him down abit with that just check it first some kids get hyper. Biggest thing is ignore everyone else! You will get looks etc but most people are very understanding and stuff the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sammyj Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hi Everyone, We're heading to Perth 1st July! We have a 4yr old boy and 2yr old girl, they'll be a few months older by the time we fly, but i'm not sure how they're going to handle such a long journey. We bought my son a ninento DS for Christmas in the hope it will give him some entertainment on the the flight, he's ok but my little girl has so much energy, loves to sing and dance so keeping her happy will be a challenge. I'm just making sure i take they're favourite things on board, teddy bear, doll, books etc... we've also made sure we booked a flight with a long stay over, 11 hours in singapore, they have transit hotels and you can book blocks of 6 hours stays. We figure this will give us and the kids a little time to freshen up, have a decent meal and let the kids have a good walk about without annoying anyone else as i'm dreading them upsetting other passengers on the flight even though they're well behaved you can't keep them quiet and still for that long!! I'm also going to keep them up a little late the night before the flight, our flight is 9am, so hoping they will be tired on board and get a couple of hours sleep in.. Hope it all goes well for you and the main thing is i suppose is don't worry after all they're only kids and you can only do so much Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 There's kids tv channels ... wearing headphones and lookin at the screen (no matter what's on) will be a novelty for them. We always took some crayoes/paper and colouring books with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackboots Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 We flew with a two year old and i have to say i was really nervous , we booked flight for evening and ran her legs of around the airport , stodged her up before and gave her milk on take of so she was in her p jams .. she slept the entire flight ... prob lucky , on the 2nd flight from Singapore she was dozey but fine and slept a little .. as has been said lots of books and nik naks , nibbles . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I have flown long distance with my children many, many times in the past 12 years and they have never given me, or anyone else on the plane, a moments grief. The individual TV's are wonderful, with a great choice of children's programmes, games, etc. Most airlines also give each child a pack with books, pencils and such things. The trick is to let them do one thing at a time. There is so much happening around them that they become over-awed and excitable if given too many options all at once. Have a new sleep toy or book wrapped (with lots of ribbon) and stashed in your bag, to bring out later on. DO NOT let your child have anything to eat that has E numbers or other such hyper-activity-inducing additives in it. This is a common mistake and I see it happen all too often, usually in the departure lounge. You can hear the collective groans from other passengers when they see a child given a packet of Smarties just before boarding! A lot of passengers do get grumpy with continuously noisy and over-active children, and often with good reason. There is nothing worse than having a child constantly kick the back of your seat, or jump up and lean over the back of it, tugging your hair and dribbling on your shoulder. It is not acceptable or fair on the other passengers if a child is allowed to be a nuisance. A bit of crying at take-off, landing and bed time is fine, and expected really, but a constantly screaming and demanding brat is not. Singapore Airlines are very good with assisting stressed parents in calming their children and do not usually tolerate parents who sit back and ignore their child while it causes nuisance to other passengers. QANTAS are not. Walking up and down the aisle with your child is good - a lot of people will say hello to them and make a bit of a fuss - nobody will mind (unless you are holding up the drinks trolley!). Try not to be nervous about the long journey. Children are very good at picking up on their parents anxiety! Be calm and prepared and it will go smoothly. As long as you are doing all that you can to deal with any 'situations', other passengers will see this and feel your pain, don't worry. And if your child does cause a little grief, 'Sorry' goes a lot further than 'He's only a kid. What do you expect!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccolo Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Another tip if you're breastfeeding is to feed on take off and landing as it equalises the pressure in their ears so they're not in pain and upset...great idea. Apparently Emirates are brilliant at catering for kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest themanns Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Choose a night flight and try to keep to their routine for bed.. Try not to let them get over tired or this will have the adverse effect. give them a banana and some warm milk with calpol (minimises ear pain) the banana induces sleep. Make sure they have their PJ's on and they have their fave teddy and also one of those soft pillows filled with lavender. You should find that they sleep the whole of the first leg.. if it's a noisey plane then put a blanket over the headrest in front and on theirs like a canopy.. they sell things like that called 'flybaby' can also be used as a hammock. Treat the rest of the journey as their wake time and probably half way through the next flight they will be having their afternoon nap! I wouldn't recommend an extra long stay over at singapore etc. as you will find that by the time you have got anywhere there will be no time to freshen up and you will be stressed! and you will have a few hours to kill with kids in tow.. If you want a stop over make it a few days as really you don't want to be lugging your stuff and family around for anything less..most people who have taken children abroad regret two things.. making them overtired and a long something and nothing stop over! Take interesting toys and things and get them out one at a time. Try gift wrapping something new. Take plenty of food and drink they like.. Good Luck X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammyprincess Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 dont know if this is just me, but when I flew to Oz with 2 year old and baby, it helped me to break the day time part of the flight up into half hours and have different entertainment for every half hour. (made sure one leg was their nighttime as advised above) So it was half hour reading, half hour telly, half hour eating, half hour new toy etc. Made me feel I could cope. Somethings took longer - it was great. This time just buying an ipad!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerthPomToBe Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 When I was first given my flight details from my OH's company I groaned, it was going to take us 30+ hours to get to perth from aberdeen. It turns out though that it worked brilliantly. We got our first flight from aberdeen to heathrow just after tea time so we had our tea at the airport and jumped on the flight, ofcourse this was the exciting bit for the 2yo as he had never been on a plane before, we deliberately kept him awake untill we got on the second flight to Hong Kong and by this time it was about 10pm so he was shattered and slept the whole flight till about an hour before we landed so that was basically his nights sleep. We had a wait of 7 or so hours in Kong Kong and in this time we got food and found a kids play area and had him running around and playing and again kept him awake until the next flight. Once we were on the last leg of the flight he was sleeping before the plane had even taking off so in affect was having his afternoon nap and when he woke up he was quite happy watching Barney on the tv with his earphones on. I took a whole trunki full of things onto the plane for my son but barely used any of it apart from the clothes and pyjamas, nappies etc. Try not to stress too much, it wont be nearly as bad as you imagine it can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give me a break! Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I have no advise as mine are alot older but I just wanted to say, dont stress, the planes are bigger so you can get up and run around after them and most importantly just try to relax, must of us are understanding and will help out or even turn a blind eye if necessary, plus most people are plugged into some gadget or another so we dont notice and more impotantly its one way......hoooraaaayyy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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