Short-haul flight with 3 months old

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Due next week, will be having a c section, and I’m considering to visit my family abroad for Christmas (2 hour flight).
I’m a bit clueless…is it too risky to expose a 3 month old to viruses etc that come with being confined in a plane?
And would I just have him in a sling throughout the flight at this age? Will it even be possible with feeding frequency at this age? I guess I can breast feed in the plane, but would I manage a bus/tube/taxi journey to the airport (1.5 hours) and then going through security, queuing to get into the plane etc alright - I think a feeding break might be more tricky in these situations? And even if manageable, is it just a bad idea because I’d be a nervous wreck at the end of the journey?

I think babies are much easier to travel with at that age. As you say, use a sling and you can feed whilst they are in the sling.

That age is the easiest!!

I moved abroad with my DD when she was 8 weeks old. I gave her a little feed on take off and landing to help with her ears and she slept the rest of the 4 hour flight in a sling.
We travel a fair bit (often just me on my own with DD) and 1-2 years I found much more challenging until they get their own seat

Ah that’s good to that this is doable!

You can breastfeed with baby in Sling or just on lap on bus or tube. Arrive at airport with extra time so you can sit and feed baby before security if needed.

You just have baby on lap on plane. You can feed at anytime. For 2 hr flight I always changed baby nappy right before boarding, hoping they didn’t need changing again before arriving ( would only change for poop in that 2 hrs)

Definitely easier to travel with baby at this age! Took my DD on a long-haul flight to USA when she was 4 months old, and planning to do the same with next baby as well (parents have a holiday home, and chance to get away from the rubbish UK winter for a bit). My DP is from Ireland, so we've travelled short-haul a lot of times with DD over the last 2 years. Things we did:

• Use sling in the airport, by far the easiest way to get around. If you want to take a pram with you, just drop it off at check-in when baby is that young, its just easier. When baby is that young, they generally did not even ask me to remove DD from sling to go through security - happy for us to walk through the metal detector. Only time I had to remove from sling at airport security was when metal detector went off.
• Use the family / assistance lane at security if the airport you're travelling through has one.
• Be aware that baby can't be in sling for take off and landing - will need to have the infant seatbelt (which attaches to yours) around them. Only time this ever caused issue was when DD was older and on less naps, and flight was delayed and I had to take her out of sling.
• Breastfeed, breastfeed, breastfeed :) No one on public transport / in the airport / on the plane cares - they nearly always will seat you by the window (unless you upgrade to premium seats) so honestly no one notices / cares if your boob is out the entire journey! Plane is like a giant white noise machine, so my DD became super conditioned to just feed and go to sleep on planes. She's fallen asleep during take off, and stayed asleep during landing on more than 1 occasion.
• Preferably take someone with you - makes it easier for someone to pass you snack, drink, headphones etc. I found it good to download something to watch on my phone for short flights and just stick my headphones in. I found a book to awkward for holding baby asleep on plane.
• You don't need to board with pre-boarding. We actually generally find it easier to board last, as then you're on the plane for less time. Avoid being stuck on a hot plane for instance. Its easier to have baby bag by your feet anyway, as trying to get from a window seat out to get your bag from overhead locker is very difficult.

Try to enjoy travel when they are small. Like previous poster, its far more challenging when they are physically bigger / sleep less / want to move more.

I did Australia to UK when my first was 3 months old. Totally fine....just slept most of the way in the sling. Waaaaay easier than travelling with a toddler!