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Apr 17th 2008, 8:45 pm

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Want to apologize in advance.

April 28th hubby is taking the family back to the old country. This will include my 2yr old who is still in nappy and my 4yr old whol likes to kick seats. Both have never flown on a plane before. So if anyone is flying from Calgary to London with Air Canada I just want to apologize in advance.

Apr 17th 2008, 8:48 pm

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they will prob suprise you and sleep most of the way, only 5 hours

Apr 17th 2008, 9:01 pm

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they will prob suprise you and sleep most of the way, only 5 hours

Our little man has fallen asleep on every long haul flight we have been on,

i also take him lots of new toys to play with including play doh not sure how you would get on with that now ? with all the new restrictions

and those drawing things that you shake out, now he is at the ripe old age of 7

he takes a gameboy or DS

and we charge the lap top and take DVDs to watch if there screens aren't up to much ?

Apr 17th 2008, 9:11 pm

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Good Luck

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=482688
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475213
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=443689

Colour wonder is great stuff to spring on the little kids, and the portable DVD player can be a life saver. If the plane has Mezzo players availale, I'd also spring for them.

Apr 17th 2008, 9:26 pm

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they will prob suprise you and sleep most of the way, only 5 hours:thumbsup:

Calgary to London is 8 1/2 to 9 hrs!

Apr 17th 2008, 9:46 pm

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When we flew from Belfast to Toronto after Christmas my 5 year old was good as gold

However my baby girl cried for the entire flight and the taxi ride home

Apr 17th 2008, 9:49 pm

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Good Luck

I read the all the threads and there were som really good suggestions, thanks!

BUT I AINT DRUGGING MY KIDS!

Apr 17th 2008, 10:02 pm

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Calgary to London is 8 1/2 to 9 hrs!

sorry thinking halifax

my kids have always loved flying, been to florida a lot never any problems, never had to drug them but i know people who have!
i let them take a bag of toys and thats worked for them.

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Apr 17th 2008, 10:11 pm

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I read the all the threads and there were som really good suggestions, thanks!

BUT I AINT DRUGGING MY KIDS!

What's wrong with you people? Kids and drugs are a GREAT mix.

Apr 18th 2008, 12:36 am

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When are you travelling? I want to be sure not to be on the same plane!!!

And Morwenna beat me to it - I thought 5.5 hours Calgary to Heathrow!! No way.

Apr 18th 2008, 2:26 am

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When are you travelling? I want to be sure not to be on the same plane!!!

And Morwenna beat me to it - I thought 5.5 hours Calgary to Heathrow!! No way.

April 28th, Ragina to Calgary , then Calgary to Heathrow. Terminal 3 thank goodness!! I honestly feel that when you fly from Regina to Calgary your actually just hovering over the same farm.

Apr 18th 2008, 6:17 am

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April 28th, Ragina to Calgary , then Calgary to Heathrow. Terminal 3 thank goodness!! I honestly feel that when you fly from Regina to Calgary your actually just hovering over the same farm.

You just reminded me why im going east

Apr 18th 2008, 3:10 pm

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Re: Want to apologize in advance.

A few years ago we gave our eldest girl some phengean (sp?) and she reacted really violently....

We were about 2hrs into a long flight back from Minneapolis when she started fitting and crying. It lasted most of the way back... I would never give it to any of my kids after that expereince. Though i know of other kids who have had it and were fine.

I know just use bribery and corruption

And the portable DVD player.

I am dreading flying over with my 2 girls on my own... THe youngest who'll be 1 has never been on a plane... the eldest is now a right jet set and loves flying!