Flying for the first time with a 1 year old

Hey 🙂 just had a few questions because my anxiety is already firing up lol
By the end of this month me and my one year old are flying ( 2 hour flight max) for the first time on jet blue. I’ll be gladly to take any tips or pointers or what to take and pack to keep him busy and also how the whole car seat and stroller situation goes or should I just take a carrier
Please and thank you 🩷🩷🩷

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does your car seat connect to your stroller? if so you can take it up to the gate for free .. that’s what i’ve always done & we’ve flown about 6 times now

i bought her some snacks, some of her fav toys & idk if jetblue has wifi on their plane but if she became too antsy i’ll play ms rachel/dancing fruit

i personally try to time out what time i’ll wake her up so she either naps before we get on the plane or right when we get on

Does babe have own seat?

No he doesn’t have his own seat he’s sitting on my lap, but I do have a car seat that can attach to the stroller so I could do that !! And yes toys and snacks got it 🤍 thank you girlies i appreciate the comments
How about formula? Is there a specific amount u can take or should I just buy when I get to my destination or can I pack it?

you can check the car seat or bring it to gate. Get a bag that can fit both. You can bring any liquids/formula you need for baby

thank you 🙏🏼🙂

My husband and I are also flying for the first time with our daughter tomorrow. This was great information. Thank you 🙏

We flew with my daughter on my lap and we tried to time up naps/feeding with take off and it helped sooo much! For toys we took the felt busy boards and fidget toys! Definitely snacks too lol

I flew with my 10 month old and snacks/teethers were a huge help! I also filled a bottle with water after security to put formula in when he got hungry, I don’t trust the plane water. Just make sure you nurse or give them a bottle when taking off and landing because 9/10, the pressure in their ears is what makes them fussy!
As far as formula, you can bring the whole can, they might have to do an extra scan on it but they will let you bring it on the plane!
Also Make sure they are either in cool clothing or layers can be taken off because our plane was so warm we had to strip our baby down to the diaper to calm him. A blanket might be nice incase it’s the opposite situation.
One of those ball looking Montessori toys that have the rubber pull strings would be awesome because they keep them entertained but the toys are quiet so it doesn’t disturb other passengers.
Everyone on our flight was super understanding even when he did fuss, don’t stress too hard(:

omg thank you so much for the tips I deff will be needing this 🤍

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