The New Year is coming soon, and going home for the New Year is a sentiment buried deep in our hearts as Chinese people. Many mothers and fathers worry about the long journey home: can babies fly? What should I pay attention to when I fly? How old can babies fly? Most babies can fly, and their age basically does not affect whether they can fly or not. There are no absolute rules and recommendations on how old babies can fly. However, newborns are generally not recommended to fly because they have a low immune system and are susceptible to various bacterial and viral attacks, which increases the risk of infectious diseases in such a small space as the airport and the cabin. The Rules for the Domestic Transportation of Passengers and Baggage of Civil Aviation of China do not contain very clear statements about infants travelling by air, but airlines have their own rules and generally do not accept infants born within 14 days to travel by air. The baby’s flight precautions In order to have a more comfortable journey, mothers and fathers should be better prepared. 1. Make good time arrangements. You need to allow more time when flying with your baby, because babies always bring us “surprises”, for example, when the security queue is about to get to the baby suddenly vomited all over you, or is ready to board the plane but smelled the stench. So, set aside time to take precautions. 2, comfortable dress, light load. Flying with a baby is already a great burden and test, not very necessary to bring things try not to follow the air travel it. Parents and babies should be dressed comfortably, otherwise long trips in cramped seats will be very uncomfortable. 3, prepare the most needed items. Prepare diapers, tissues, change of clothes, etc., according to the age of the baby to bring a bottle of milk powder, comfort pacifier or food, but also remember to bring some of the baby’s favorite toys, give the energetic baby point entertainment time, so that the trip more interesting less boring. Sometimes the cabin temperature is low, prepare a baby blanket, you can cover the baby when you feel cold, but also when the mother nursing to play the role of “screen”. 4. Pay attention to ear problems and reduce ear discomfort. To relieve ear discomfort, you can feed your baby milk or suck on a comfort pacifier during takeoff and landing. If the baby cries, there is no need to stop it, because crying is good for opening the eustachian tube. If your baby has ear, nose and throat related diseases, you need to go to the ENT department in advance and consult your doctor. 5, premature birth and lung disease should not fly. When flying, the pressure in the cabin is lower than the ground pressure, and this pressure difference generally has little effect on normal children, but if the baby is premature (immature lung development) or has lung disease, this difference in air pressure may make the baby’s breathing “worse”, and even need oxygen to maintain the baby’s demand for oxygen, so this This situation is generally not recommended to travel by air. 6, the placement of child safety seat. Most airlines allow babies to sit on adults’ laps when flying, but for safety reasons, it is recommended that the baby can sit alone in a safety seat, most child car seats are suitable for airplanes, and long-distance travel has been holding the baby will be very tired, the baby will also be irritable and uncomfortable, so if the baby can sit alone well, it is recommended to buy him / her a ticket with a separate seat, in advance with the airport Contact the airport in advance to see if the seat can be fixed. 7, choose the seat against the aisle. This space is relatively large, convenient to take care of the baby’s food and drink, if the baby is anxious and irritable, but also convenient to take the baby in the cabin corridor to walk around, do not have to bother the next passenger to get up again and again. 8, seek help. If necessary, seek help from the flight attendants, they do not want to have a crying baby in the cabin, they will be happy to help you.