Especially when it comes to babies, undertaking a plane trip is one of the steps you think 100 times before you decide. Because it is not just fear, more than the insecurity of having a quiet trip to your baby. However, a trip can be made anyway, just keep in mind some of the rules you need to follow to make the journey as smooth as possible.
Air Pressure? Not a problem anymore
Even newborns can board on the plane, even from the first weeks of birth, of course taking into account the rules of the airline that you will contact to book your ticket. Increasing the atmospheric pressure will lower the air pressure inside the cockpit, until the plane reaches 2000 meters in height. This is a change that the newborn's body can withstand without difficulty and without risks. Earlier, it was thought that this condition would cause the child to lower blood oxygen levels, which could have had heart problems, but this hypothesis would not be true even for children born in the term and not even for prematurely born children.
During the downsizing and lifting? Give your baby the chest!
The biggest fear of mothers is the moment of lowering and raising the plane, as this may cause the baby to ear pain. As pressure changes instantly, the Eustach tubes (tie the middle ear flap) will automatically close, in order to maintain constant pressure on the inside of the ear. To open tubes would suffice to make the baby swallow. Newborns are not able to do it spontaneously, and for that it would be enough for you to give something to suck it, and that could be sucking, swallowing, a bottle of water, and if he is the most increased would be enough to make your nose bleed. These actions should only be done during lowering and lifting of the aircraft, since at the moment the height of the ear is 20 meters, it is no longer necessary to take measures.
Flight Rules
Generally newborns stay with their mother throughout the flight. At the lowering and raising stage, the mother should place the seat belt, keeping the child in the arm. If she feels more comfortable, she can put her baby in a marsup or in a special childbread. If the journey is long, you can ask the airline if they can provide you with an alternative that will help you, such as the small cradle where you can put your baby up to the 6th month, while up to the age of 2 you can put it in a special seam, which can be fixed on the seat of the aircraft. Some airlines allow you to take your own carriage, and in these cases a full ticket is needed.
Source: Pernenat.al
