What is best for children to wear on a long haul flight?

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We're flying to Malaysia in April. DDs are 7 and 4. Any BTDT parents who can make some good recommendations?

Very many thanks.

Soft clothes (eg joggy bottoms/t shirts etc) in case they (hopefully) fall asleep!

layers - it can get pretty cold on a plane.

Take shoes off as soon as you get on - take slippers or thick socks in hand luggage.

They'll give you a blanket but they aren't very warm, so make sure you have jumpers etc.

Changes of clothes!! - nothing like a child vomiting down themselves when all their spare clothes are in the hold! And on that note - something spare for you too!!

Have a lovely time!

cotton tracksuit bottoms
top
zippered hooded top

take a change of clothes for spillages

We're flying with my parents and my brother and his children. My parents have bought some trousers for my nephew to wear saying they don't want him to wear tracksuit trousers apparently they've "never seen children wearing tracksuit trousers on that flight"

They told me this just after I had thought it would be very comfortable for my Dd's to wear jogging bottoms so they would feel like PJs.

So, that's why I wonder how else I achieve comfort and warmth for them. Leggins?

I've only flown shorthaul with children and it's been in the middle of the summer when it was OK to leave the UK with them cropped trousers, sandals, t-shirts and cardigans.

ignore the parents! go for comfort

Tracksuits, they are warm, comfy, easy to get off in the tiny loo. And a hood is a good thing.

And take a spare, the air steward was very admiring of my spare clothing supplies when DD projectile vomited over herself (and me). Made me wonder how common it is for people to fly long-haul with young children without a spare outfit?

"never seen children wearing tracksuit trousers on that flight"

First time for everything, hey?! I would go for comfy, soft things every time -- 'tis not a fashion event.

Thanks for the reminder to take spare clothes and slippers/slippersocks

Those soft neck pillows for kids are good too

Tracksuits and lined/Mammouth crocs are what mine are wearing! With spare change of clothes/knickers/socks in their bags, plus a snuggle sac in a space bag so it squashed down and their neck pillows.

I'm not looking forward to it, especially the way back. I'm going to be tranqued to teh fecking eyeballs.

Tracksuit bottoms
Long sleeved cotton shirt
Jumper
Socks
Comfy undies
Sandle/croc (horror) type shoes to just slip on when nipping to the toilet
Spares of everything
A beanie - sounds wierd but it keeps your head warm and you can pull it over your eye to make sleep easier - I travelled long hall most of my childhood and it was the best thing I used on flights.

tracksuits and comfy clothes. If its a night flight, I take PJs for my DD and DS to wear on the flight and then dress them just prior to arrival.
You NEED to have spare clothes. We flew long haul last month and I had spare clothes for DC which was essential when DS projectile vomited over me just before we boarded. Of course I didn't have spare clothes and it was 25 hours before we got home.

I have mine change into pyjamas, thick, soft socks, and a sweatshirt for overnight flights. If there is not a sleep portion, I have them wear tracksuit bottoms, long-sleeved t-shirt, sweatshirt, and tick,soft socks. I have additional bottoms and Ts in my carryon. Additionally, I bring my own blankets, as the airplane ones are always thing, scratchy, and made of synthetic fibres (DSs have sensitive skin).

I bring a change of clothing for arrivals.

I put mine in stretchy dresses and leggings, with layers.

Dresses so nothing tight around their tummies. Leggings so when they sprawl / wriggle / sleep, the whole plane doesn't have to look at their pants (or maybe that's just my dd?)

And yes yes yes spares of everything. Even if they don't vomit, they always spill a drink everywhere. Take something spare for you too.

Top tip for spare clothing - try and make it stuff that in a pinch either of them could wear. Even with different sized or gender children, there is often loose trousers or baggy t-shirts that would do for either.

Do you tend to change the children into something more lightweight before you land or wait until you get to your hotel?

Our flight is middle of the day but then will become night-time about half way through. Would it be weird to change them into pyjamas half way through to attempt to get them to have a sleep? We arrive the middle of the next day and we're really hoping they'll get some sleep on the flight.

as we always try to do the night flight,my ds always wears his pj's, long trouser long sleeve ones, and socks, we change him into them at the departure gate before boarding as not much room on the plane, I would ignore parents and go for comfort over anything else with the dc, esp on long haul

Layers of t-shirting with as few zips and fastenings and tight bits as possible. Warm socks. Spare clothing.

Just wondering what BTDT stands for. Can't see it in acronyms.

Been there,done that

Aaaahhhhh. Thanks SGA.

or SHA even

I can't call you Saggy!

PJ's every time...it send the message that they are meant to be SLEEPING!