TRAVELING WITH A BABY | FLYING TIPS & TRICKS

When we wake, hear the birds and see the sun Side by side our fears are done All the good times just begun Oh, we know what we have, let's hold on tight Found what we're looking for in life Call us crazy but things are finally right With you and I the future is bright I learned a lot, I will tell you right off the bat It was a very successful plane ride there and back I just want to share my knowledge with everybody So I'm sure... yeah First things first, I do have a list of notes on my phone That I will be going through for all of my tips Oh my gosh my cats are going nuts back there Girls, no So if I keep referencing to my phone, that's what I'm looking at And let me just also start by saying too Every baby is going to be completely different Please keep that in mind Like some babies will handle air travel way better than others I mean if you've been on an airplane before with a screaming baby Then you know Some babies just don't handle air travel well at all And I had no idea what to expect with Isla Which is why I did a lot of research Why I brought a lot of things to prepare myself for this trip I'm really glad I did because I felt very prepared I was over prepared Which is better to be over prepared than under prepared You get the gist So let's just start by mentioning today's sponsor So today's video is sponsored by Mom Inside Which is an online store through Amazon And they were kind enough to send me a diaper bag Now if you have watched my previous videos You know I am obsessed with cheap, luxury, high quality looking diaper bags And Mom Inside is exactly that They pretty much give you a luxury range of diaper bags For a really affordable cost So let's talk about it Here is my Mom Inside diaper bag And I went with black this time You guys already know I have a brown one Because that way you know I can mix it up a little bit But this is what it looks like It's huge I mean just look at my face next to this thing It's huge It has gold hardware And it's like faux leather But it looks really nice Like the quality it feels I love it It feels really soft It looks really luxurious It's honestly a great diaper bag Like I can't get enough of these diaper bags Like they're seriously amazing for the price It's unreal Like I'm telling you It's so nice Let me tell you a couple details about this bag Number one I'm sure you can already tell Look at all of these zippers Which means all of these pockets And compartments There's just so many I can't even keep count Like it's crazy The inside has even more pockets Let me show you I will also show you guys a detailed video Of like how many items you can fit into this bag Because I stuffed this thing for my travel To the brim You can fit so many things in this bag But like look this is one compartment And look at all the other compartments Just within this one compartment Like they're all like that It's crazy It also comes with a changing pad Which I'll get into on my tips and tricks later A diaper bag that comes with a changing pad Is a game changer It also has these little stroller straps And they are little buckles So that also came in handy for my travels Because that way I wasn't carrying it all the time Because if I had to carry the baby or something I would just strap it onto my stroller Love that feature It also has a luggage strap on the back So I don't know if you guys can see this strap right here Your handle of your luggage You can just swoop it on there And like as you're lugging your luggage around You can just put the diaper bag on there So there's lots of like versatile options For this bag specifically for travel Which is why I was so glad Like the timing worked out perfect To be sponsored from Mom Inside For this bag for this trip I can't get enough of this bag I love it so much You're gonna see me use it throughout the video Throughout the airport Throughout my trip If you want one of these bags Be sure to check the link in the description And I do love this bag so much That we are gonna do a giveaway We all love free stuff Am I right or am I right? 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And thank you to MomInside For sponsoring today's video Now let's get down to the nitty gritty I love filming videos But I'm really excited for this video Just because I feel like Sharing this knowledge is like Literally gold Let's just start with tip number one Obviously I do highly recommend to travel with your stroller It's just easy to put the baby in there Or your kid And stroll through the airport Wherever you gotta go If you're in a rush It's much easier than just carrying your kids I have a system where like my car seat Kind of connects to my stroller That's very common nowadays So I did bring this car seat cover You may laugh because like I was kind of like Oh my god I'm gonna be one of those moms Like COVID times Yeah I said it But germs Like come on I kept my baby in here As much as I could Throughout the airport Obviously On the airplane I did not take it Which I'll get to that later This just kept her safe from a lot of germs I got this from Amazon But what's also really cool about this is If you are gonna gate check Your car seat I do recommend to have a car seat And stroller cover Which they are super inexpensive on Amazon Or wherever you wanna buy yours But this one I used for the car seat And it's clear So I can keep the baby in there It does have vent holes So she can breathe And I like this one It was a little bit more expensive Than some of the other options Because it has this front zipper So that way I don't have to like Take the whole thing off the car seat To get her out I could just unzip it And pull her out if I wanted to But it also will protect your car seat Or stroller For when they put it in the bins Under the airplane If you've been hanging around here On my channel for a while You know I've worked in the airlines for years Since I was a teenager And I loved it But I'm just gonna be honest The bins in the underbelly of an aircraft Are very dirty And also the employees I don't care where you work I don't care what the company stands for I'm just gonna be honest They don't really take care of your stuff Yeah I said it So they're just gonna like Throw that crap in there So it's just good to like Have a little bit of protection To keep away from like other germs It's not a necessity But it's just something to think about Because your baby's gonna be in that stroller In that car seat later And there's gonna be like all these germs I don't know It's just my first time mom brain I guess Another thing that I would recommend Is not all airlines require this But just have it on hand In case they ask for it And that would be a copy Of your children's birth certificate For reference for this entire video I did fly Delta Airlines They did not ask me in the airport TSA never asked me Delta Airlines never asked me For a copy of Isla's birth certificate But I did have it on hand just in case Because you just wanna be prepared Because oh my god Imagine if you didn't have it And you were traveling And like you get there Sometimes you're late And you get there like an hour Before your plane leaves And they ask for it And you don't have it Like what are you gonna do? Just something to think about So always have a copy Of the birth certificate on hand I love Southwest But the thing about Southwest is Sometimes you don't really like that You can't pick your seat Like when you pay for your seat It is open seating Some people like that Some people don't Delta it is assigned seating And Delta does have free movies So they have little TVs On the back of every seat Which is something that I personally really like I don't know It just makes me feel A little bit more luxurious When I'm flying Even though I flew You know economy Main cabin Whatever you wanna call it But yeah you still get free movies So I do recommend that for kids Because Isla You know she does watch Cocomelon Paid on it all you want We love it If you have little ones And like you don't have an iPad You can just pop on a Disney movie They do have a Disney movie option And that will keep kids preoccupied Obviously if you're flying Like Southwest Spirit Frontier They do not have televisions Or anything I do recommend to bring Like an iPad or something But that is 100% a preference Based off your parenting Obviously if you don't Let your kids watch TV It doesn't matter to you But for me It just was a nice option to have And I think for older kids It would also be a good option Because they can Plug in their headphones And watch whatever Disney movie they want to watch Now I did have to change Isla in the airport And this is something That I didn't research Fine through my research But I just kind of Learned on my own Depending on If you know where you're going And you know like Your airports Like the back of your hand I would highly recommend To kind of do A little bit of research Ahead of time To if you know You're going to be Sitting in your airports For an hour or two Before your actual flight Find the like Nursing station Within those airports I went to my airport I had to feed Isla I had to change her And I was like I want to go to the nursing Like restroom Like it's dedicated for Mothers and families And children It literally Was clear across On the other side Of where my actual gate was Had I known that I probably would have Never like gone to Search for it But I just did it anyways I mean it killed A bunch of time for me But do some research On your airport If you think You're going to need The nursing room Like just do A little bit of research Before hand But that brings me Into the diapers I found That buying An overnight diaper Yes there are Different diapers by the way There's snugglers There's little movers And then there's Overnights An overnight diaper Is just a much Thicker diaper It's going to absorb A lot more They're I think A little bit softer In my opinion I don't know I could be totally wrong Our flight was Three hours And I only changed Her once Because she ended She did end up Pooping on During the flight It's just going to help Keep a little bit more Absorbed A little bit longer And obviously You know Load them up with diaper cream Ointment Whatever you got But yeah So by the time In the airport I changed her I put an overnight diaper On her I cleaned my area Always bring Extra sanitary wipes You know Your hand sanitizer All that clean stuff Wipe all that area Down beforehand Whether it's In the airport In whatever bathroom Or in the actual Laboratory Of the aircraft Like Wipe your areas down Seriously These places Are nasty Nasty I cannot stress it enough Like bring Wet ones Pure oil wipes Whatever you can Bring them That also brings me Into another tip Is to bring A changing pad Which luckily The mom inside diaper bag Comes with a changing pad And it folds down Pretty compact So that way It's not like It's taking up A ton of area But that way You know One Everybody would love To sit by themselves I'm sure That's not always Going to be guaranteed Now Because I used to work For Delta I did have a little bit Of tricks And knowledge Up my sleeves So I knew That Delta I don't know about Any other airlines In particular But Delta Typically On majority Of their aircraft They will Literally block out The last two rows Of the aircraft For multiple reasons Weight and balance The flight attendants They most of the time Really prefer them To be blocked out Because they can sit back there They can chill For during long flights Not all airlines Will do it This is just something That I know Delta does The gate agent Will typically Be at the podium An hour Before your flight Takes off I took it upon myself To go up To the gate agent And ask If Because I'm nursing And a lot of people Do tend to get Uncomfortable When you nurse Next to them Because I mean They're complete Strangers You know It's understandable So I took it upon myself To ask the gate agent If I could have A row in the back And if he were To have said no I was gonna ask If I can At least ask The flight attendant If I can Sit back there For takeoff And landing Because I've Intended to nurse During those times And then I would just Go back to my assigned seat But luckily Both Going there And back On my trip They did let me Just have an assigned seat In an empty row So I ended up Getting an entire row To myself With the baby Which was awesome So if your airline Does block seats Or rows Intentionally And you're breastfeeding Or you just feel Uncomfortable Because you have a baby And you're not sure If they're gonna be fussy Try asking If you can Have one of those seats Or at least go back there For takeoff and landing And maybe they'll let you do it Which brings me To another point If you do have Like a newborn Or a smaller baby Where maybe they'll Sleep longer During the flight And you wanna Take your car seat On board Obviously Isla I did not pay For a second ticket For her She was considered A lap child Which is free Up to two years old If you wanna have A lap child But if you Are bringing your car seat And you see there's Open seats Bring me my bubba Come here Ooh So if you wanna Ask your gate agent Like hey Is it okay If I can take My car seat On board Some airlines might Also let you do that Unfortunately Mine did not let me So I just Gate checked it Where by the time I get off My stroller And my car seat Would be waiting For me at the gate I don't have to go To baggage claims Alright So once you're On the plane We got a lot of Things to talk about Here in this part Of my trip Obviously Bring lots of toys I brought music toys I brought teethers I brought These awesome Spinny toys Which my Intention was To put them On the tray Of the back seat In front of me And they like Stick with this Little section And they Spin Like a fidget spinner Isla really Likes these But delta Whatever plane We were on The tray is not Smooth enough That they don't Actually get A good enough suction But I know Like southwest They have smoother Trays so these Would stick better I mean they're Kind of cool If they like Stick but I mean She still liked it Anyways so I do Recommend these These are just From amazon They're kind of Cheap plastic toys I know I mean she liked Them so I can't Complain Another tip for Bringing toys That I recommend Is what I did Is I brought Two bags Two just Zip lock Gallon sized Bags One I kept All the clean Toys in this Clean bag And I brought A second bag Labeled Soiled Toys That's the Nail tech In me So that way Because I just Know Isla She throws her Toys I knew they Were gonna get On the airplane Ground and just Get dirty I would just Put them in here Once they were Dirty so That's just A tip that I Do might be A little bit Extra in your Mind but it Really did Help me Personally so That's that Another thing is Bring spare Clothes I always Recommend that In your diaper bag To have like an Extra change of Clothes Isla did Poop on the Plane there and Back luckily I Caught it in time Like she was Literally about to Blow out but Had she blown out I was prepared I had an extra Change of clothes So just bring Extra clothes on Hand rather than In your luggage Like have them In your diaper Bag because Just in case You never know Like she literally Is a poop bomb Like you just Never know when She's gonna go off And it's just gonna Explode so be Prepared bring Extra clothes if You can before Takeoff I did Find this tip and I did try it Where I brought Ripe water I Had never heard of It before typically It's used for Babies who are Fussy because They're gassy but It just is to Help like calm Their tummies down A little bit I Just was scared I Didn't know what to Expect if she Was gonna be Fussy or not Talk to your Pediatrician one Two follow the Instructions like Serving wise on The actual package I will put a Picture here of The brand I use I believe it's like Wellments or something It's all natural Everything in it's Organic but it's Just supposed to Help calm them and Soothe them a little Bit if their tummy's Upset if they're a Little bit fussy I Did give Isla a Dosage as we Boarded because we Preboarded one which Is another tip take Use of that Preboard for real I Gave her the dosage After we preboarded And while like Everybody was Boarding Um Didn't make a Difference I don't Know but let me just Tell you everything That I did she was So calm the entire Time the flight Attendant not to Brag was like your Baby is the best baby I've ever had on a Flight and I'm like I know she's an Angel there were two Other babies on our Flight back and both Of them cried the Whole time and I Felt so bad oh my God alright let me Feed her let me Whip out a boob Another trick that I Feel like a lot of People know is when You're ascending and Descending so when You're taking off and Landing to avoid the Ear pressure for Babies and children They recommend to Either if you're Breastfeeding breast Feed or if you Bottle feed give Them a bottle so Obviously I breast Feed so I breast Fed her going up In the air which Worked fine she Didn't cry once guys I'm telling you she Was literally an Angel on both of These flights they Say the suckling Was the best Movement of their Jaw will help the Ear logging and the Pressure in their ears I see how that Logic makes sense I Looked both times Coming down she Did not want the Boob but she Didn't cry I just Put on the Disney Movie on the little Seat backseat TV Thing and she was Fine so my last tip Is baby headphones Noise cancelling Headphones now this Has nothing to do to Help with like ear Pressure for children Let me just say this Airplanes are very Noisy I was in With me and her dad Talking in the same Room like at a normal Level like she can Fall asleep with like Pretty good noise Airplanes though are Particularly very loud There's just a lot of Stuff going on you Know the captain Makes a lot of Announcements the Flight attendants they Make a lot of Announcements there's a Lot of up and down There's just a lot of Noise going on in an Airplane so if your Baby can sleep on a Plane I would Recommend the noise Cancelling headphones Just because it's Going to create like a Fog of a noise Versus just a loud Of everything else That's going on Isla did really well With the noise Cancelling headphones I Put them on while she Slept she slept for an Hour and a half getting There and an hour Coming home I really Just think it helped Kind of blur out the Noise from what's Going on in the Aircraft that she Could get a decent Nap during the flight I do recommend it but It's not going to help With their ears or Anything their noise Cancelling headphones They're literally just Going to blur the Noise of what's Going on around them Yeah that was Literally our Trip round trip I Used all of these Tips both times going There and coming back I am totally not Fearful to ever go on A plane again with a Baby whether it's a Newborn and up I'm not Scared anymore because I feel like with all Of these tips I will Be a hundred percent Prepared I highly Recommend just try Them and again please Keep in mind every Baby is going to be Totally different who Knows your baby just Might not handle air Travel that well and There's just no way to Know unless you're Going on a plane Doing it don't forget To enter the giveaway Guys I'm telling you This diaper bag it's Gold it's so awesome It's just so big it Doesn't look like a Diaper bag and that's my Favorite thing about These kind of bags is That they don't look Like diaper bags but They are again to Enter the giveaway all You have to do is be Subscribed to my channel Comment down below your Email your Instagram Handle and what color You would want so brown Or black that's it that Is it and I will Announce the winner Next week in the Comment section so Keep an eye out for That as well but Anyways that is it for This week's video I Hope you guys enjoyed It I love say hello I love hi baby oh Yeah she's in a hair Pulling mood now I Hope you guys like this Video if you did you Already know the drill Make sure you give it A thumbs up again Don't forget to enter The giveaway and we Will see you in the Next video say bye Bye