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I was thinking it would be a good idea for the teen now.

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The way I look at it...its a redeye so hopefull he will sleep at least 6-7 hours? (normally he sleeps 10 at home). I heard of the issues with take off and landing so I will make sure...

We have the basinet area reserved I am told. So I plan turn on the charm during check in and see if the person checking us in at the airport will help NOT have anyone sit between my wife and I so we will have a seat. in the middle and hopefully can have my son sit there from time to time...

Thanks. leaning towards 7" samsung...its on special in Costco

Thanks very much. Certainly hope so it will be fine. We are so paranoid...first long trip for us.

My read is that he isn't at that age where he gets into TV or whatever. His attention span is very little with those things :(

Yeah. We will have to see how he reacts. Our first leg is SF to LA and then overnight stay so we will know how he does during take off and landing!!

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Don't do it. Phenergan is not recommended for children under the age of 12. It is used mostly to treat nausea and vomiting, and has a sedative affect. There have been cases of children having respiratory depression with this drug.

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Yea, I heard of that also.

They said that few years ago it was common practice on long haul flights but I read some scary stuff about it...mainly reading on the internet though,

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Tab 2 or 3 would be good value for money. Can get refurbs for peanuts on newegg shipped quickly. Just dump movies on a microsd card and you're good, lot easier than flapping about converting stuff.

Drugs for kids can be iffy, can definitely go either way and it's not a great idea on a long flight.

If the kid is into solids, a chewable sweet might be a good idea for the ears as it'll be the worst for them.

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Here's info from the FDA

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/.../ucm109364.htm

I think in the US, Phenergan is prescription only.

Good luck with your flight.

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The liquid is prescription only in the UK too, my son was on it for 4 years (aged 1-5 - just managed to wean him off it a couple of months ago).

I wouldn't drug him if it's not needed (colds etc).

Definitely do what Weeze says, my son was 2 and I packed a new toy/book/activity etc for every hour we'd be flying - so 10 hour flight = 10 new things. He had sticker books, crayola magic markers were great, little toys, a new story book. I wrapped them up so they were like presents :) What with that AND the tv AND meals I'm sure you'll be fine.

Definitely take a lot of snacks and buy enough drinks once you're through security (don't forget formula etc if he still has milk). What worked for us was to stick to his normal routine so pajamas on at 'bedtime', milk, story etc. He only slept for 6 hours (normally has 11) so was tired but didn't grumble at all :)

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also, Gin.

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And if he does scream, buy a round of drinks for the neighbours, or hand out chocolate:)

I actually don't mind screaming babies, they can't help it.

However I hate my seatback being kicked by young children who's parents won't keep them in line:frown:

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SWEEEET

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I like that. At least shows the parents are aware their kids might be an issue on the flight. I've always found the best approach if sitting near kids is to ask the flight attendants to relocate me to another part of the plane.

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yes - def try the med before hand if you plan on taking it - lats think you want is an even more hyped up kid (which can happen)

Id recommend the lots of little snacks in individual bags, and lots of little toys/distractions. if you have it in a separate bag, then every time they are starting to fret you can pull out the next random distraction/small snack and stave it off. if they can see the stuff in the bag - they can start to demand it so its better if what you pull out is a surprise.

if the portions are small then it doesn't matter of you use up a lot of them. if they are fiddly to eat all the better as (example) picking up the cheerios slow them down and make it a longer distraction.
for the toys, think simple new things that you dont care too much about. ie if they drop the toy car under the seat and you cant find it - so what. another idea was one of those small hand sized doodle magnetic pads. they scribble on it with the attached pencil, swipe it and repeat. its quiet, non messy and nothing to lose.

have a small lightweight blanket so you can wrap them in it or cover their eyes/head so its 'darker' if they want to nap.

and an few spare pacifiers if that's their thing.

remember you can get a tag for your stroller at the luggage desk and then take the stroller right to the airplane door. (then they take it and shove it in the hold - and should bring it to the plane door first at the other end. can make it a LOT easier to tote all the baby stuff to the plane.)

if you can , take a spare basic outfit (just tshirt or onsie and pants or whatever) and several extra diapers. i've been on a plane with an 18 months old who managed to tip a whole drink over themselves and i had to run up and down the airport when we connected and buy a dry shirt (as my 'spare was already covered in dinner), and then had also run out of diapers as for some reason my child decided to do multiple 'big jobs' :eek: - but waited each time til i has just changed him - using up way more than i expected lol!

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Thanks so much. Tonight we will go to local target and local stores and figure out small toys and snacks.

My son is just in the transition stage so I dont think he is ready for crayons and drawing and focusing on watching something on TV etc...which is a bummer coz that takes away couple of hours worth of distraction.

Our hope is he sleeps 6-7 hours and then its another 6-7 hours for us to entertain him.

Praying all goes well. getting really paranoid and tensed over this!

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My wife and I fretted no end about this also. My wife, (god bless her!) flew on her own with our then 16 month old daughter to visit my relatives in England (I don't get vacations and couldn't afford to take any length of time of work). We did pretty much all the above, it turned out my wife didn't really need that much of it. My daughter loved flying and settled down really well, no tantrums, no tears. I am not saying this is typical by any means, and it is better to have stuff and not need it than not have it and need it, but things may go a lot smoother than you imagine!

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I've flown PHX to LHR with a 1 year old and a two year old. No problem on the overnight flight to London. Flight back to Phoenix was a nightmare. Both boys picked up a sudden bug. Started vomiting and pooping. Cabin crew were useless, just gave use the last sheet of paper towel and were tied up with someone being ill in the toilet. They were happy for the kids to puke on the seats and us just cover it up with blankets. Luckily for us we had more than the usual amount of diapers so we were dealing with just the puke everywhere and not poop. We were even approached by another lady who asking if we had any spare diapers. To top it off they even puked on the shuttle bus back from the airport to the car park.

Hope your trip goes better than ours did.