Have Baby Will Travel - Episode 2: What To Pack For Flight

After 20 hours of flight, here is a list of what I found most useful (and what I wish I had):

1. Two Toys (remember your Boogin Head clip!)

2. One Book - something with lasting power like "Mother Goose for Babies"


3. If your baby eats solids try the Boon Squirt Baby Food Dispensing Spoon. I have a friend with one of these and it's the coolest thing ever.

4. A change of clothing


I'm a HUGE fan of Carter's terry cloth sleep n' play footed pajamas. They are warm and breathable.

Avoid fleece as it will make baby sweat (mine wore this one with stinky consequences)

5. An extra bib and an extra burp cloth

6. Changing pad and one diaper + three wipes for every hour projected

7. Pacifier
Tova doesn't use a pacifier, but when the plane started to descend and she wasn't hungry enough to eat she was clasping onto her binky like they were old friends.

8. Iphone Games
Don't forget to download a few preschool apps to keep her entertained when you can't leave the seat. These especially worked well when people were getting on and off the plane and we were stuck for 15 minutes.

Here's a link to some freebies:
http://www.babygamer.com/online_games/free/toddler/toddler_iphone_ipod_apps.htm

9. Plastic ziplock bag 
You'll need a place to stash those vomit soaked burp cloths

10. Gas drops, Nasal Aspirator, Saline, Tylenol with dispenser, Alcohol wipe, Band-aid 
If something is going to go wrong, count on it going wrong a mile up. Be prepared!

11. Baby Blanket
Not a huge blanket, but the small kind that drape over enough for privacy when you breast feed. I had some guy stare at me unabashedly while feeding my girl and I was very happy to have something bigger than a burp cloth to protect my modesty... perv.

12. An extra shirt for yourself
My wee one threw up aaallll over me during the first flight - like it pooled in the area between my shirt and nursing bra type amount. It wasn't the big stain that embarrassed me but the awful smell of stale milk. The memory makes me gag a little.

And make sure the bag itself is washable so you don't have to burn it after you arrive. A teenager on my third flight threw up on mine - yeah, my luck is good like that.