Flying with a four month old baby?
My son will be born in March. My family always goes annually to Cancun, Mexico for a week in the summer. The plans are to be going in June or July. I tried to ask my OB about whether or not I could take him with us at that age and she told me to ask my pediatrician. I have not chosen a pediatrician yet so I called a bunch of ones to see if they would answer my question and they would not answer it because my child is not a patient... well, he has not been born yet so how could he have seen anyone?!?! I have read online that some people fly internationally with their children very young but I want to make sure I can go before we buy the tickets in January. Can anyone help me out? Would I need to make sure he gets special shots so he can go? This is saying he is perfectly healthily with no complications. Would it be safe for him to travel to mexico? I live in Fort Worth, Texas right now. I know not to drink the water and such, we will be staying at a resort. Newborn & Baby - 3 Answers
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I think it'd be fine for him to travel....hard, but fine. Maybe wait until he's born to talk to a pediatrician and then buy the tickets. Or when you call the pediatrician's office tell them you are looking for a pediatrician and want to talk with them to figure out if they are the right one for you and then ask the pediatrician during that time. Come up with a list of other questions and things to talk about too so you will really be interviewing them. Of course, they may just tell you to wait until you make sure all is okay with both of you. If you end up with a c-section, you will just barely feel like doing anything at that point.
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Don't worry its normal.
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I flew from London to Cape Town (12 hours) with my 4 month old recently and it was absolutely fine so you shouldn't have a problem at all. If you're bottle feeding, you are allowed to take liquids so you can take these with you. They make you taste them though at security so don't buy the little packs. You'll have to open them all. You should probable just take two bottles with pre-boiled water and some pre-measured formula. It's not worth taking lots of toys on the flight because the baby will have plenty of new things to look at but I'd take at least two blankets because the lights can be quite bright if he's trying to sleep and you might need to make a little 'tent'. Most initial immunisations are done by about four months in the UK so I don't think it would be a problem to get them done in the US by that time. From what I can see, most of the immunisations should be covered but I think they might recommend a measles vaccine which I don't believe is suitable until at least six months. You'll have to get medical advice for that one
My son will be born in March. My family always goes annually to Cancun, Mexico for a week in the summer. The plans are to be going in June or July. I tried to ask my OB about whether or not I could take him with us at that age and she told me to ask my pediatrician. I have not chosen a pediatrician yet so I called a bunch of ones to see if they would answer my question and they would not answer it because my child is not a patient... well, he has not been born yet so how could he have seen anyone?!?! I have read online that some people fly internationally with their children very young but I want to make sure I can go before we buy the tickets in January. Can anyone help me out? Would I need to make sure he gets special shots so he can go? This is saying he is perfectly healthily with no complications. Would it be safe for him to travel to mexico? I live in Fort Worth, Texas right now. I know not to drink the water and such, we will be staying at a resort. Newborn & Baby - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
I think it'd be fine for him to travel....hard, but fine. Maybe wait until he's born to talk to a pediatrician and then buy the tickets. Or when you call the pediatrician's office tell them you are looking for a pediatrician and want to talk with them to figure out if they are the right one for you and then ask the pediatrician during that time. Come up with a list of other questions and things to talk about too so you will really be interviewing them. Of course, they may just tell you to wait until you make sure all is okay with both of you. If you end up with a c-section, you will just barely feel like doing anything at that point.
2 :
Don't worry its normal.
3 :
I flew from London to Cape Town (12 hours) with my 4 month old recently and it was absolutely fine so you shouldn't have a problem at all. If you're bottle feeding, you are allowed to take liquids so you can take these with you. They make you taste them though at security so don't buy the little packs. You'll have to open them all. You should probable just take two bottles with pre-boiled water and some pre-measured formula. It's not worth taking lots of toys on the flight because the baby will have plenty of new things to look at but I'd take at least two blankets because the lights can be quite bright if he's trying to sleep and you might need to make a little 'tent'. Most initial immunisations are done by about four months in the UK so I don't think it would be a problem to get them done in the US by that time. From what I can see, most of the immunisations should be covered but I think they might recommend a measles vaccine which I don't believe is suitable until at least six months. You'll have to get medical advice for that one
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