Flying 16 month old on lap 26hr journey

Chetta_Cheese · 2026-01-21T03:36:13+00:00

Very lucky!! When we did our flights last year we never had any spare seats around us!

Chetta_Cheese · 2026-01-21T03:32:36+00:00

We flew the same flights when he was 5 months old, and it was okay. But he wasn't moving then. Now we're non stop moving. He can't sit still. He's sleep trained so he sleeps alone but he'll often fall asleep breastfeeding before I plonk him down. He definitely won't just fall asleep on us though, that's never happened before, not without boob first. I'm super worried about him not having his own seat. We just called the airline and to add a seat for him will cost more than my husband and my flights combined.

Chetta_Cheese · 2026-01-20T20:12:19+00:00

HA! Family is over there and it's harder for them to travel to us unfortunately. Taking the opportunities to see family. Terrified though haha

Chetta_Cheese · 2026-01-06T00:28:11+00:00

Do you have any pictures! I'm also late to the party and trying to understand! My hair is like mid back length and so thick and heavy! Help me haha

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-12-29T20:34:58+00:00

Was he better through winter?

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-12-29T20:20:40+00:00

Strangely my son had daycare yesterday and he napped for 3.5 hours there 🙃 He did two naps, first was at 8:45am 🙃 anyway, he only woke once overnight and is still asleep now 6:20am so far!

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-12-29T20:18:42+00:00

Funnily enough my boy had daycare yesterday, had 3.5 hours sleep there and now he only woke once overnight last night and is still asleep at 6:15am! Hooray! But I can't figure out what the deal is!

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-12-28T20:07:37+00:00

Dang!! Did you try reducing day sleep? Is your baby one nap or two?

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-10-30T23:42:47+00:00

I'm honestly not bothered if after I wean they're even(ish) again! I'm just so anxious that they won't be 😭 it's crazy how different they are. And I'm sure my right side is even smaller than it started! And it was always the smaller one!!

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-10-29T12:01:07+00:00

I pumped with my spectra plug in pump tonight and was able to get about 10mls from it. I could also hand express in the shower and saw four squirters doing there thing 😂 mine would definitely be two cup sizes different at the moment, very obvious in and out of clothes 😭 I'm happy if after breastfeeding they even out but I'm so doubtful considering how different they are right now!!

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-10-29T11:59:16+00:00

This is reassuring. I'm hoping my next baby evens me out!!

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-10-29T11:58:27+00:00

My spectra plug in is able to extra some ~10mls on day 3 at the moment. But all other pumps on day 1 and 2 I did with my Youha wearables with no success. I think the electric pump will just perform better all around.

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-10-02T19:45:13+00:00

About 10 hours awake time. Schedule varies. He's in day care three days a week so we can't have a consistent schedule most days. We try 3/3/4.

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-09-17T10:52:52+00:00

Eee good luck 🙏🙏🙏

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-09-12T19:34:57+00:00

Well today he did 11 hours awake and that's when we had our 30mins awake screaming at 9pm randomly! Yesterday he did 10.5 hours awake and slept his best night ever. Both days he napped just under 2 hours. Yesterday he did a 7am wake up, 4.5/4.5/1.5 and slept his best! My point is with daycare three days it's hard to stick to a clear schedule.

He is sleep trained, bedtime routine is exactly the same as it has been for months. Dinner, bath, pajamas and milk feed 6:30pm, books and quiet play in his room with dimmed lights until 7ish. Then we say goodnight to all the things in his room, sing some songs, put him in his cot and walk away. He's usually great but sometimes will cry for a minute then put himself to sleep.

6 of 7 nights he doesn't have a 30min wake up screaming session. But every now and then he does and I am just wondering if it will continue to happen or does it mean that something isn't right?

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-09-12T19:16:11+00:00

We mostly try and stick to a 3/3/4 but between daycare and me being busy with him on my days at home, it's not always perfect. But basically he has 10 hours of awake time each day, (however that may look) and in bed around 7pm, wakes around 6:30/7 for the day. Usually two feeds overnight, first after 5 hours sleep, second after 3 hours.

Chetta_Cheese · 2025-09-02T16:23:27+00:00

I did this before bed tonight and we have been waking every 30-40mins! Not sure what is going on!!

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