If we had to name our two biggest concerns about flying with a young baby, they’d be…
1. How on earth am I going to manage holding my wriggly baby for the entire flight?
2. Will baby’s ears hurt during take off and landing?
Here are two products that may put your mind at ease on both counts… the Baby B’Air Flight Vest and the Baby Banz Hearing Protector Ear Muffs.
The Baby B’Air – Impact Absorbing Foam Toddler Flight Vest is an EXTREMELY handy accessory, not just for flying, but also on buses, trains, or even in the shopping cart! It’s a simple harness – so small and lightweight that you can just roll it up and shove it in your diaper bag.
But what makes it so useful is that you can attach it to yourself.
During your flight, this means that your hands are free when you need them.
It can be handy for dining out, too, if no high chair is available, allowing you two free hands to feed yourself and your little one.
Please note that this harness is not FAA approved for take-off and landing, but IS FAA approved for use during the flight.
The Baby B’Air – Impact Absorbing Foam Toddler Flight Vest is available online from Amazon.com.
The Baby Banz Hearing Protector Earmuffs are designed to protect baby’s ears in high noise environments (like sports events, fireworks and air shows) and also during flight.
They’re sturdy and strong, yet they’re also lightweight and comfy, so your baby won’t object to wearing them.
Parents report that their little ones have happily fallen asleep wearing these, cocooned in their own peaceful environment.
We actually discovered that ear pain never seemed to be too much of an issue when flying with our babies, but the volume in the cabin definitely was! One of our sons woke repeatedly during a flight, disturbed by every in-flight announcement.
Because these ear muffs reduce the overall volume of babies’ surroundings, they help baby fall asleep – and stay asleep. (That means YOU might even get a little rest too!)
The Baby Banz Hearing Protector Earmuffs are also available online, from Amazon.com.