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How do you BF baby on the plane with seatbelt?!

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SunnySideUp2020 · 10/07/2021 08:21

So got some good advice here that i need to BF baby during take off and landing to ease ear pressure...
But if the baby is sat with the belt on me how do i breastfeed?!!!

Maybe i am daft. Just never done or seen it 😬

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sanityisamyth · 10/07/2021 08:21

Isn't it only a lap belt? I don't see how it would cause a problem.

ShowOfHands · 10/07/2021 08:22

Surely it's a lap strap? You just feed as normal.

Lazypuppy · 10/07/2021 08:23

Yep its only a lap belt attached to yours so there is loads of movement so you can feed them

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BertieBotts · 10/07/2021 08:24

The baby is in a kind of flexible seatbelt which is attached to yours. They're not under your seatbelt. That would crush them if there was any kind of accident.

ShutUpAlex · 10/07/2021 08:24

They’re not under your belt too.

SummerInSun · 10/07/2021 08:27

Yup, don't worry about it, it just works. The baby isn't sitting on your lap with the adult seatbelt around both of you (that would be dangerous - baby could get crushed between you and the belt), they give you a separate loop seatbelt which belts through your belt and then around the baby, but you can then hold the baby in any position that suits him/her. Breastfeeding is no problem. And you are quite right - you definitely want to breastfeed for take off and landing. With luck baby will fall asleep in your arms after feeding and sleep through the flight.

OnePoundfishhhhh · 10/07/2021 08:29

Eh? Have you never been on a plane or something? Lap belt doesn’t cover your boob…

Anyway here are some detailed step by step instructions for those that need it

1.Lift your top up

unfasten nursing bra
latch baby
done.

Note: instructions assumes baby is on your lap before step 1.

BendingSpoons · 10/07/2021 08:30

It doesn't retract like in a car and is attached as a separate loop to your belt. You can loosen the baby's belt a bit and get them into place like normal.

MaryBoBary · 10/07/2021 08:39

@OnePoundfishhhhh that was a bit unnecessary. Maybe OP hasn't been on a plane. Doesn't mean you need to be so patronising.

LakeShoreD · 10/07/2021 08:56

In fairness to OP you do quite often get 3 point seat belts on the long haul flat bed seats. In the US you don’t get the infant seat belts at all. In Europe it’s like an extra loop that goes through your seat belt. So quite a few different configurations to think about it. Breastfeeding is perfectly doable with a lap belt though, you’ll be fine! Even with the shoulder belts I’m sure you could find a way, it’s not like they cover both boobs. Happy travels OP!

Mattieandmummy · 10/07/2021 09:03

You'll be fine OP, it's a bit awkward but totally do-able. If it was a short flight and baby was happy I just left mine on the boob for the whole time 😉

You can do it 👍

JumpLeadsForTwo · 10/07/2021 09:08

Just be careful- I breast fed DD for take off when she was v tiny, obviously fed too much and with the increase in pressure, she vomited it all up shortly after - I ended up with a nursing bra full of vomit that I had to somehow clean out in the mini toilet sink. DD is a teenager and I still take a spare t- shirt on flights with me, I was that traumatised

BertieBotts · 10/07/2021 09:13

YY to taking a spare set of clothing FOR YOU in your hand luggage!!

ArchbishopOfBanterbury · 10/07/2021 09:25

Baby's belt is really very loose and unrestrictive. It would do absolutely nothing in an emergency situation, but for feeding it does make it nice and easy.

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SunnySideUp2020 · 10/07/2021 09:31

Thanks everyone!!!!! Ok so obviously didn't realise the belt was loose!
But it should be easy then.
The flight is 3.5 hours so hoping she has a nap on the boob 😴

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mindutopia · 10/07/2021 12:03

You just turn them to face you. They don't have to be in any position.

That said, I flew alone with mine at 8 months and he was completely un-bothered by take off and landing. Sat on my lap and looked around. No need to do anything.

30degreesandmeltinghere · 10/07/2021 12:06

We took dd 5 months to Milan some years ago.. All good both ways
.. Except as I looked down at dd feeding on the way home I noticed literally before my very eyes spots forming.
. I kept her covered the whole flight... Got home and realised she had chicken pox!!
Confirmed by our ds's welcoming us with ils at the door. She hasn't wanted to spoil our trip by telling us over the phone!

motogogo · 10/07/2021 12:35

It's fine, I did lots of long haul with mine. My tip is to get an aisle seat and just hope you don't get a very obese person next to you if you are flying alone - happened to me on a 10 hour full flight, nightmare but full marks to ba who let me use their staff rest area for right hand feeds!

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SunnySideUp2020 · 10/07/2021 14:28

Flying with DH, can only sit on window seat with an infant as per the airline policy.
Our baby will be 3 months exactly

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RuleOfCat · 10/07/2021 14:43

I used to feed DDs on take off and landing a lot to reduce ear pressure. The best tip I got was to wait for the ding-ding sound, which is a sign from the cockpit to cabin crew that the take-off roll is imminent. That's the perfect time to start getting your DC latched on so they're feeding properly in the first minute of take-off. I was always found landing more tricky because it was a longer, more gradual descent.

shallIswim · 10/07/2021 18:48

I had a baby with exceptionally tiny ear canals and even as a young adult she suffers when flying. As expats we had no choice but to fly transatlantic several times with her as an infant. I won't lie. It was awful! I was on my feet rocking her the whole time the seat belts off sign was illuminated!
Feeding on take off and landing helped but I couldn't do it the whole flight!!
Good luck! I always say if you don't have to fly with tiny babies, don't!

Shmithecat2 · 10/07/2021 18:52

As per pp, you can lay them in your arms whilst they're in the lap belt and easily feed. Ds had his first mid haul (7hr) flight at 6 weeks and we did that trip once every 3 months or so until he was about 3yo (back and forth from KSA to UK). Never an issue bfing on the plane with him.

Somethingsnappy · 10/07/2021 19:00

I managed to express milk with a battery operated pump, going down the motorway (in the passenger seat!). It was a wiggle, but I manoeuvred around the seat belt. Definitely doable with a baby I should think too! Although I understand plane belts may differ.

P. S. I didn't cause any accidents

rantymcrantface66 · 10/07/2021 20:50

The belt is however tight you make it and adjustable by one hand. You just adjust it for wherever position you need

CeeceeBloomingdale · 10/07/2021 20:54

Definitely possible. The baby belt has a loop that yours goes through, then a straight bit then the bit that goes around their tummy. There is a decent amount of movement using them. I remember (when fasten seat belt signs were switched off but we had kept them on) sitting with my toddler standing between my legs while still attached.

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