Australia with 22 month old?

[ReturnofSaturn]

Background- My husband is Australian, my son was born over there but moved back to the UK last summer.

My husband wants to go over in December this year and stay for Christmas. Son will be around 22 months old by then.

To be honest, I'm dreading the thought of it...I can see it being so stressful. Son has always been a very very active baby too, won't sit on a chair, won't even sit on our knees for 5 seconds without kicking off wanting to get down.

I've spoken to husband about this and now he's sulking as he thinks I've said no. I don't know if I'm being unreasonable or not?

Would you or have any of you done this with a similar aged small child?

Bump

We took our DC to Indonesia at 20 months and it was fine. They are chilled out though and happy to play with little toys and wander up and down to the air stewardesses. We took etchasketch, iPad for downloaded programs, snacks etc.

Also I reckon Australia much easier than Indonesia when you arrive - especially if you are visiting family

But, really, you know your child. If he's miserable you will be too.

It's a long time til Christmas. He could change a lot.
If you possibly can, factor in a seat for him, rather than having him on your knee the whole way!!

Flying with little people just needs to happen so times when you dont live in the same place as the extended family!

Thanks for the replies. I'm so worried too about other passenger if he turns out to be a pain the whole way there.
I guess it's just one of those things we have to suck up to see family.

We did it but also with a nine week old! If we can do it anyone can. Just hit the wine!

Thanks Aquila, obviously we did it last year when he was 6 months but that was pretty easy as he slept for most of it at that age and he fit in the bassinet.
What would we do about him sleeping this time. He has never ever gone to sleep on us or with us holding us, he won't do that and needs to be put down to sleep.

God, I'm sorry but a full 24 hours on a plane with a child between 1 and 2 sounds like purgatory to me. I found short flights stressful enough with my son at that age because he was mobile but too young to watch TV or sit still. I had to bribe him constantly with snacks to keep him still long enough for takeoff and spent the entire rest of most flights walking him up and down the aisle.

Up to you whether you can suck it up and do it for the sake of seeing family, but IMO it gets much easier as they get closer to 3 and have the attention span to sit and play or watch a kids film on a tablet.

Oh, and I find travelling with an under 1 fine. They aren't walking yet and will sleep on you. My now 4yo is also fine again. It's the territory between 1 and 2.5 that is a nightmare.