Flying with a baby!

So, we're going on a week long vacation at the end of this month. I'm looking forward to getting away, but it will be our first time flying with our little one. Thankfully the flight will only be about 2.5 hours, but I'm still feeling all kinds of nervous about how she's going to react to flying.

For those of you that are already seasoned travellers with your little one(s), how did you make it easier on your children? I'm trying to think of good things to keep her occupied (she's only one, so it's a little bit of a tricky age!), and of course bringing lots of snacks.
What are your tried and tested tips for me?

Flying with a toddler can you make you nervous. They can be so unpredictable. I remember how nervous I was when I flew with my daughter for the first time. If possible I hear it is best to adjust your child's nap schedule so she will sleep on the plane. I went to the dollar store and purchased several small toys. As my daughter appeared to get bored, I would pull out one for her to play with. Having something that she never played with before allowed me to keep her entertained during the plane ride. I also made sure I had plenty of snacks that she liked and something to drink. Before boarding the plane I made sure to change my daughter's pamper. I was so nervous about flying with my daughter, but it actually turned out to be a pleasant trip, and I think yours will too.

Another advice that could help you both is keeping your daughter super active before you board; play games, allow her run around so that she settles down easily on board. There is a first time to everything, you'll soon become a pro at it.

NewJersey13 said:
Flying with a toddler can you make you nervous. They can be so unpredictable. I remember how nervous I was when I flew with my daughter for the first time. If possible I hear it is best to adjust your child's nap schedule so she will sleep on the plane. I went to the dollar store and purchased several small toys. As my daughter appeared to get bored, I would pull out one for her to play with. Having something that she never played with before allowed me to keep her entertained during the plane ride. I also made sure I had plenty of snacks that she liked and something to drink. Before boarding the plane I made sure to change my daughter's pamper. I was so nervous about flying with my daughter, but it actually turned out to be a pleasant trip, and I think yours will too.

Thank you so much for all your tips (they're all wonderful and definitely things that I'm going to make sure to do!) and also your positivity! I'm so happy to hear that your trip was a pleasant one. I'm hoping that I'll be able to report back to you all that mine was too! I guess it's only natural to be nervous when it's the first time flying - fingers crossed that all my fears and nervousness will be for nothing!

Well folks, I'm on vacation right now and writing this from my phone. We made it! The flight was not too bad. Take off and landing we had some crying grizzly moments - but she fell asleep for the majority of the flight (we tried to time it with nap time!) so that was helpful!

I was worried people on the flight would be irritated but honestly a lot of people were just smiling at us in the "I've been there and done that" kind of way - and that put me at ease!