Travel

so pay for an extra seat

Same, we did overseas when he was 2 months, he slept and ate the whole flight.
Not paying extra just book the first row seat and it comes with a basinet. Call the airline and ask, as not all airplanes have it.
The only thing his pediatrician recommended was to feed him (ebf) when take off for his ears, but he was sleeping and I didn't wake him up and he was perfectly fine after.

Baby girl did SO WELL on her first flight! It was short (FL-NY) but we just timed it so we gave her a bottle at take off and landing and she honestly slept for most of it!

I honestly was horrified but it was better than we anticipated

Yep we did!! We flew international. 3 flights…total of 25 hours when my little girl was 5 weeks 🥰

It’s pretty easy but don’t travel alone, book a bulkhead because 90% of planes have a bassinet that can go in the bulkhead. Also Amazon sells travel bassinets that fold up and fit in your carryon so you don’t have to worry about cribs whilst you’re away! I recommend getting the travel bassinet and putting them in it a few times before you travel so they’re used to it!!

Also if you’re breastfeeding …feed them on take off and landing or give them a bottle. Sucking either will help their ears and hopefully won’t have them pop. My little one just fed every time and she never even cried!

Our boy did great in his first flight— just 2 hours, mostly slept. Only tricks other than the ones mentioned above are to use saline spray and the NoseFrida in case their nose is a bit stuffed and Milicon (anti gas) so they aren’t bubbly on the flight.

I doubt they'll have a bassinet option since you're not doing an overseas flight. We did a 2.5 hour flight with a 2 month old and he did pretty good. No screaming but he did have a blowout at take off. We gave him a small bottle at take off and landing to help with the pressure changes. He was able to nap in my arms. I baby wore through the airport and brought 4, 3 oz bottles through TSA with no issues.

Yes! A few shirt flights. I wore her in a baby wrap and she slept the whole time. I had bottles, Soothers and baby tylenol at the ready, but she slept from the moment we got in the car to go to the airport till we got to the baggage claim.