Long haul with 2 little ones?

[Moriarty5]

Hi
I just read your post and noticed that a couple of people recommended boiled sweets, I would definitely go with the drink and straw option after our little boy choked on a boiled sweet as the plane was about to take off on the last flight we were on - it was very scary, the sweet was really lodged and it took a while for it to come up, they had to stop the plane and call for nurses and doctors - I vowed then that my children will never eat boiled sweets ever again!! Just thought I would share our experience as I would hate the thought of that happening to anyone else.

Hope your flight goes well
Louise

[toughspiders]

Hiya

I know how you feel. Mine will be 2 and 4 when we travel!!!(hopefully)

Molly is an absolute nightmare. She has a mind of her own. Not a child that will stay still. No way will she sit and be still and be entertained she wuill want to be up and about and OFF!!!!
I have no doubts that she will try and open the emergency exit doors!!
Im absolutely dreading it!!!!!

Bex

[Ozzie Wannabe]

Originally Posted by toughspiders

Hiya

I know how you feel. Mine will be 2 and 4 when we travel!!!(hopefully)

Molly is an absolute nightmare. She has a mind of her own. Not a child that will stay still. No way will she sit and be still and be entertained she wuill want to be up and about and OFF!!!!
I have no doubts that she will try and open the emergency exit doors!!
Im absolutely dreading it!!!!!

Bex

Hi Bex, any chance I can book a flight with you so my little "cherub" can be equally entertaining? She'll probably spend the flight playing with the toilet!!

Elle xx

[toughspiders]

hi Elle
Maybe we should go halves on employing a nanny to sit at the other end of the plane with em!!!

In fact even better...we could go business class and stick them all (incl husbands) in economy and deny all knowledge of em when they are wrecking the place!!! lol

Bex
x

[Ozzie Wannabe]

That sounds like a plan to me! Where do I sign up?
xx

[crafty1]

sign me up too! or the other plan could be to send quoll with all the kids and we go independently!

[Quoll]

Originally Posted by crafty1

sign me up too! or the other plan could be to send quoll with all the kids and we go independently!

You pay for my fare home and it would be a doddle! Unfortunately you would be wanting me to travel in the wrong direction!

I forsee a career move coming on! Nanny to emigrating kids - sounds like there could be a really lucrative business in that. Yup, I like that one. Almost as good as being a Foreign Affairs courier - I always fancied travelling with a briefcase attached to my wrist (I wonder how they managed in the loos - I digress!)

I have just the right t shirt for the Nannying job too - I wear it a lot - "Do I LOOK like a people person?" (I confess, I am a psychologist!!!)

On a serious note though, do avoid sweets - sugar makes kids hyped up as well as possibly choking them! Drinking lots of water (get them into the habit before you leave) is better than any sugar laden stuff. If you take a late night flight and run them ragged during the day before then they will probably sleep the first half of the trip anyway. Then make them run around deserted parts of the airport during transit and you should be ok for the second half of the trip.

I always work on the premise that kids will unerringly find your fear so if you (fake it til you make it) present as being super confident about flying across the world with them, utterly in control parenting etc etc then they will not try and exploit your weaknesses.

[toughspiders]

In fact i think i will just send them all in the container and have a 30 day holiday prior to their arrival!!!

[Quoll]

Originally Posted by toughspiders

In fact i think i will just send them all in the container and have a 30 day holiday prior to their arrival!!!

Now that is definitely what I call a plan!

[toughspiders]

Only trouble is i believe they all have to be clean!! I'd have to jet wash and disinfect them all and the other half may need quarantine or at least a good wax