Louise Thompson shares very clever hack to keep your child entertained on a long flight
02.06.2023 - 12:19
/ ok.co.uk
Louise Thompson has shared her top tips for flying long-haul with a toddler.The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, took to social media to share her savvy travel trips with her 1.4million followers as she returned home from a family holiday to St Lucia. The star detailed how she and fiancé Ryan Libbey had survived the nine hour flight with their 18 month old son, Leo. In a lengthy Instagram post, Louise said her top tips were as follows: "1.
We booked a flight for 10am - this was the sweet spot! 2. We were VERY organised the night before - leaving nothing left to pack in the morning. We got him up at 6am on the day of travel and headed straight to the airport.
We didn’t let him sleep in the car or in the pram. NO SLEEPING UNTIL BOARDING THE FLIGHT is crucial. 3.
We ran him around the airport lots, including on travelators (sometimes walking backwards), up and down stairs, and we showed him lots of curious new things 4. We fed him 9 oz milk during take-off to help avoid painful popping ears 5. WE 100% GAVE IN TO USING THE DUMMY, NEEDS.
MUST. AND I don’t feel remotely guilty about it. 6.
We booked seats at the front of our section giving us access to the basinets.They strap a special seat to the table. 7. We took an old XL Muslin with a hole in it to allow him to breathe (basic etiquette) 8.
We took a gamble and booked two isle seats with a spare seat in the middle. It paid off on the way out! MAJOR WIN! 9. We brought our baby carrier on the flight so he had multiple sleeping options.
It was also helpful for when he had wriggly moments and wouldn’t sit still. I must have done 1000x squats. 10.
We made a big deal out of everything. EVERYTHING. Even opening a packet of pretzels we made him do himself, and cheered him on which
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