Help! How to cope with transatlantic flight and feeds?

[Leo35]

Hi,

I'm hoping that Mumsnetters will have some words of wisdom for me. We will be taking a transatlantic flight soon, and our 9 month old (ten months old when we fly) hates jars.

Not a big deal in the normal scheme of things, as I adapt our meals for him and freeze cubes of them. I'm really in need of some ideas of how to cope with feeds and the travelling and a few jars of food would be easy to pack up in advance, and use on the way until we get to our apartment.

I've tried the jars again (Hipp organic ones), and heating them in the microwave so he hears the 'ping' (shades of Pavlovs dogs here!!). He still hates it: he takes a few mouthfuls, makes faces, looks disappointed and pushes the spoon away. Even if he's starving! Do I just persist with the jars, or is there another way?

Advice much appreciated.

My DD won't have jars (same age). Does he eat finger foods? I think I would pack a supply of non or slowly-perishable things in a coolbag eg
sandwiches
dried fruit (prunes are nice a juicy)
biscuits
steamed veg
ordinary fruit esp bananas!
rice cakes

um, there must be lots, but just thought I'd start the ball rolling. Does it start to sound managable? I've done loads of long-haul flights but not with a baby/toddler yet. Dreading it! Lots of luck!

Thanks Racers, I'd thought about a finger food pack-up (all gummable - still no teeth yet...). Sandwiches are a good idea as well.

DS is a hungry chap and his appetite has really ramped up this week. Heaven knows where he puts it - hollow legs just like DH I guess! So I guess that I'd got myself on just looking at equivalents of the meals that I'd give him.

I've never been on a long-haul flight in my life. So this feels like a baptism of fire!

DD has no teeth yet either! Does quite well, considering!

Obv the snacks etc aren't going to be as varied as what you'd give at home, but a couple of days of it (there and back) shouldn't be too bad.

If you take the frozen food still frozen won't it slowly defrost as the flight goes on? They could heat it for you.
Also my DS ate banana mashed with avocado nearly every day for about a year - you could take the two with you.

I don't know if they would heat it for you - check with the airline and don't rely on it, just in case..!

Hi,

thanks for all the tips. Finger food and Weetabix is obviously the way to go! We have a very long day to plan for and I've found that some places will heat up your baby's food and others won't. I will ring the airline though just in case they'll do the honours.