Has anyone BF a toddler on a plane?

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Thinking of returning to UK to see family this summer. It's 12 hour flight and 2.2 DS not likely to have self weaned (though it is possible). He is therefore likely to want to BF on the flight at nap time, on waking, when tired and when uncomfortable and bored. He is wriggly, long and tall child and I can't see this going well with a) discretion being a major problem b) likely negative staff and passenger reaction.

If I refuse him BF for the whole flight chaos and screaming will likely ensue - even though we only have BF on the sofa or bed at home these days and nowhere else, he has never gone longer than 6 hours without it.

Help, has anyone BF a toddler on a plane?

Yup at 2.2 & 2.6. Anticipated travel was one of reasons I kept breastfeeding! A very useful travel tool. Go for it.

Have done this no problem, used a scarf to preserve my modesty. Passengers will be happy with anything you do that keeps kids quiet, and unless there is a stranger right next to you, they won't notice anyway.

I bf dd1 when she was 23m on a 4hr flight. She was the size of a 3 yo and very chatty. I had no problems though she did not have her own seat which was ridiculous considering the size (and weight) of her! thanks to ds and dh being sat next to us I could manoeuvre into a relatively comfortable feeding position without disturbing other passengers.

I went on to feed her on the coach from the airport to the resort as well. yes bfing my toddler was fine, her throwing up however... that was frowned on!

I have fed a 2y 10m old v tall toddler on a short flight. The length of them can be a bit of a problem but you should have at least 2 seats (yours and his) that you can use. Put the arm rest up as far as it will go. I sat in the middle seat of 3 so that there wasn't a risk of head banging either the window or the trolley aisle. It did mean that the man on the aisle side had my sons head resting on his arm, but he was off duty cabin crew anyway so it wasn't as if he had paid for his seat!

TBH my biggest issue was with my son kicking the seats in front (when not BFing) and the moaning old man muttering about having to put up with it for the entire flight.

I haven't done it as DD only 7 mo and not flown yet but I'm sure you can be discreet if you want to and no one will really care anyway, they'll all be watching a film, reading, sleeping or queuing for the loo :)

I used to travel long haul a lot for work pre-baby and I can tell you I've seen wayyyyyy worse behaviour from so called business people -and pissed people than anything a toddler/baby would do because they're bored/hungry.

Enjoy your flight :)

I fed my humungous 18mnth old DD on a flight to France. No one batted an eyelid. DD was a terribly indiscrete feeder too and would often break off mid feed to wave at people and chat!
It helps with ear pressure and pain too so v good for keeping them happy.

Thanks all, feel v reassured

Yes I have, and been bloody grateful for it. Just popped him on whenever he was tired, irritable, bored. On landing and take off. This was UK to Aus and back again, so four bloody long flights. Breastfeeding just made the torture a bit more bearable. He's very tall so would sort of sit on my knee to latch on. I couldn't give a stuff what other passengers thought. My toddler's comfort (and by extension, mine) was more important to me than what some upright wanker might choose to feel about my breast!

Whoops, I meant uptight, although we were in economy class, so upright is also apt.