As a first time mother, travelling with a baby is a challenging task for me. Need to consider what to bring, what to do to ensure the air pressure the flight will not affect the baby.
First flight - SIN to JKT
My baby's first flight was when he was 6 month young from Singapore to Jakarta and it was for my niece's first birthday party.
Flight
Have been staying in Singapore for more than a decade, i always take budget airlines since they are introduced. However since i was travelling with a 6 month young baby, hubby and i decided to fly home with Singapore Airlines (SQ). We wanted to make sure that he has a comfortable journey.
We chose bassinet seats as they are more spacious and i could put my baby there when he is sleeping. However, my baby did not sleep at all for both return trip (SIN-JKT and JKT-SIN) hence we did not request for the bassinet at all.
Both return flights by SQ were very comfortable and my baby did not cry at all. Good job baby!!!.
Tips
- I exclusively breastfed my son during that time, hence i fed him during take off and landing to reduce the air pressure.
- Put on the ear plug especially for baby.
- Distract him with his toys.
- Purchase SQ tickets few months before the departure date to get the promotion price.
- Request for bassinet seats for more space.
- SQ allowed us to bring hot water and drinking water for baby eventhough it exceed 100ml as long as we are travelling with them. P.S. I also brought my cooler bag with ice pack and breast milk.
- Can request for baby food upon booking the tickets as long as we are purchasing infant tickets.
Second flight - SIN to JKT
My baby's second flight when he was about 1 year young and it is of course to go back Jakarta to celebrate his first CNY and his first birthday (blog on his birthday will be on separate blog) and again we took SQ since we managed to buy the promotion tickets.
Tips
- Same as above for travelling tips
- My son is holding dual citizenship (ie Indonesian and Singaporean) during this trip, hence we used Singapore passport upon exiting and entering Singapore, while we used Indonesia passport upon exiting and entering Indonesia.
My baby did not cry for both return flights, instead he kept waving to the stewardess during flights.
Third flight - SIN to JKT
My baby's third flight when he was about 14 months young and it is again to Jakarta to attend my youngest sister's wedding and again we took SQ since we managed to buy the promotion tickets.
My baby did not cry for both return flights, instead he kept walking at our seats when he was bored.
SQ is indeed a good flight to travel with baby especially to give them good experience for their first flight.
