How do I get my 8 month old to sleep on a plane?

Babies sleep on a plane
  1. Babies sleep on a plane. 1 of 9. ...
  2. 2 of 9. 2) Dress your little one in their pyjamas. ...
  3. 3 of 9. 3) Request a baby bassinet. ...
  4. 4 of 9. 4) Try to cover light. ...
  5. 5 of 9. 5) Try rocking your little one. ...
  6. 6 of 9. 6) Bring familiar items with a scent from home. ...
  7. 7 of 9. 7) Pack extra snacks. ...
  8. 8 of 9. 8) Choose seats carefully.




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On long-haul flights, you can request a bassinet/sky cot for your baby to sleep in. You'll need to book a bulkhead seat (a row with no other seats in front) to get those though. Contact the airline as soon as you know you're travelling to see if you can reserve one (Flying with a baby, 2018b).

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Experienced traveling families already know this, but in most cases the hardest time to travel with a child is from when they become squirmy and mobile by about 9 months old until they hit the age of reason bargaining/cartooning/snacking at about 18 months.

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What to do when a baby is crying on the plane
  1. Offer an aisle seat if the parent is stuck in the middle. Getting out from between two strangers and into the aisle with just a little extra shoulder room can make all the difference. ...
  2. Share a kind word or smile. ...
  3. Provide hands-on help. ...
  4. See if there's an empty seat.


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Tips for helping your baby or toddler sleep well during international travel.
  1. Book a baby bassinet on your flight. ...
  2. Use the footwell to create a bed. ...
  3. Comfort items. ...
  4. Feed on take off and landing. ...
  5. Time it right. ...
  6. Daylight is your friend. ...
  7. Limit naps. ...
  8. Set your wake up time.


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Use the feeling in your own ears to determine when to give your baby something to swallow, or feed your baby when you see the flight attendants preparing the cabin for takeoff or landing. If your baby is sleeping soundly, don't feel you need to awaken him; he'll be fine.

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Pacifiers and bottles can be great tools for helping babies equalise their ear pressure while flying. The sucking motion helps open up their Eustachian tubes, which allows air to flow more easily through their inner ear and helps prevent discomfort from changes in air pressure.

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Helping with nausea is one of the benefits of Gravol, but it and the antihistamine Benadryl are also known to make kids sleepy. Because of this, many parents choose to give their kids these medications to help them settle and get some sleep on a plane ride.

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Unfortunately, babies don't quite understand how to cope with (or avoid) that unpleasant sensation. As a result, they may get irritable and cry—especially during take-off and landing. Parents and guardians traveling with infants can get ahead of this ear pain and the tantrums associated with it by planning ahead.

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Japan Airlines has introduced a feature on its seat booking system that shows where young children are seated. A child icon appears when a passenger is travelling with children aged under two years.

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Air travel increases a newborn's risk of catching an infectious disease. Babies born prematurely, with chronic heart or lung problems, or with upper or lower respiratory symptoms may also have problems with the change in oxygen level within the air cabin.

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Booking your flight:
  1. Babies under two years old are free (or often 10% of the fare for international trips) if they sit on your lap and don't get their own seat. ...
  2. If you have a short flight, you can easily plan it around naps. ...
  3. Try to get a bassinet row. ...
  4. Book an aisle seat so you can get up and down easily.


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They may be in pain because of pressure changes at takeoff and landing; they may be tired and find it difficult to sleep without their normal surroundings; they might want to move around instead of being stuck in a confined space or they might be disoriented and scared.

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Your baby's ears. Changing cabin pressure during a flight causes temporary changes in middle ear pressure. This can trigger ear pain. To help relieve the discomfort in your baby's ears, offer your baby a breast, bottle or pacifier to suck on during takeoff and the initial descent.

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Also, airplane cabin noise levels are loud, especially during takeoff. Consider using cotton balls, noise-canceling headphones or small earplugs to limit your baby's exposure to this noise. This may help make it easier for your baby to sleep.

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