To wonder if 5 month old will be ok high up in a skyscraper?

[GemGi]

I don't know if this is really silly, but will a 5 month old baby be ok on one of the highest floors of a skyscraper eg. in Dubai? I'm thinking things like altitude and vertigo and ears popping in the elevator.

DH and I really want to go somewhere really plastic-fantastic-luxurious to relax and veg out (as much as is possible with a 5 month old) for our first trip away as a trio and so we settled on a fancy place in Dubai.. but will our little baby be ok on a penthouse level!?

TIA! x

Oh bless you OP

Proper mumbrain moment there

That’s fantastic! 🙂 have a great time.

Yes! Or the OP who threw herself to the floor to see if it hurt as her DC had fallen

What am i missing?

She’s asking if the baby would suffer any ill effects being in a high scraper…when she’s flying over there anyway. Therefore being even higher

@Soubriquet ah! Thanks!

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No 1 rule of parenting - blame Mum Brain for EVERYTHING. We're now moving this over to Classics, @GemGi after nominations from your fellow MNers.

This is such a cute post that my 12 week pp baby brain feels on such a deep level 😂 enjoy Dubai!

This has made me chuckle. Have a great holiday OP!

I think there are one or two PFB (precious first born) threads in Classics. Two posts I fondly remember: one who put a stair gate across the single step in their flat, and another who took PFB on a practice flight from somewhere like London to Manchester before the “real” holiday 😄

My friend did a “practice” flight with her autistic daughter to Ireland before they flew long haul to the states. Not necessarily a ridiculous plan if you think your kid might struggle…

In OPs defence... my ears sometimes "go" when driving on the M62. With a babies ears being more sensitive...

But definitely not as bad as flying! (Flying has always been hell for me but I do it anyway)

This was with a baby of a few months old, hence the PFB, not related to any additional needs. The poster at the time was laughing at herself for having done it.

PFB can remain your PFB for many years after birth, so that wasn’t clear. My friends 10 yr old is definitely their PFB (only, actually)

In all seriousness OP, I recommend giving baby a quick feed on takeoff/landing, the swallowing helps with ear popping. Have fun up there!

@GemGi

Woooooo!!! You got into classics!

To be fair to OP, I don't think you can compare being in a pressurised cabin of a plane at 33,000 feet cruising altitude with being on the (unpressurised) top floor of a skyscraper (2,700 feet).

That said, adults and babies will not suffer deleterious effects from altitude in a skyscraper. It is simply not high enough nor the air thin enough to cause any breathing issues. However, the top of Everest (29,000 feet, unpressurised) would.