Once we detained the plane for 25 minutes with the children. Here is how it was. September 2016 th. I, Makar, flying at that time about 20-25 flights in my 2.7 years, Maroussia, by 7 months have already committed about 9 flights, and my grandmother is preparing to fly to Valencia. Marousia was feeling unwell in the morning. Teeth. Which also give a temperature of 40, and do not sleep at night. And so we take off, and slept through the whole airport in street clothes and, apparently, overheated Marousia - hot as hot water. Thermometer, a long minute. 40,1 tells me the thermometer. And I know what that means 40.5. This thermometer steadily deceives us into 4 divisions.
A photo: Getty Images For 2 years before this point, I would have fainted and fell out of this terrible and unjust life. But, fortunately for all of us, I was already a hard nut to crack. Marusya we stripped, wiped with wet napkins, give nurofen and chest. I call the stewardess and calmly explain that we have a temperature, now we are actively knocking it down. And if we shoot off before the flight, then we'll fly, if not, then we will not fly. The stewardess in front of her face changes color, rushes to the exit, calls an ambulance airport. Then the ambulance doctor, who for some reason intimidated me with an infectious hospital, seriously poddavlivayuschy in favor of refusal to hospitalization. The worried views of the whole plane are upon us. And most importantly, the rapidly falling temperature and the merry Marusya. So, we are flying.
Mastery of the traveler
It’s not that the situation is common.Not at all ordinary. But what I remember most about it was not the flight delay, not the services around that were in a frenzy and almost hysterical, torn between the responsibility of taking a baby with a fever on a flight and seriously delaying the plane, or even the biggest jump in temperature in the history of my children's health. What I remember most about my son, who suddenly found himself sleeping in the thick of all these events! And for me, this is an illustration. An illustration of our family reaching the 80th level of travel mastery. Which for me personally consists of: 1. Foreseeing everything as much as possible and minimizing negative scenarios. 2. If something does not go according to plan, quickly identify the risks and make a decision. 3. As soon as you have made a decision and done everything in your power, you need to relax and not waste your energy on worries. That is, in this situation, when something went wrong, I knew it was my teeth and it was not fatal. I saw that there was only one risk - being overloaded at a high temperature. I had all the means to cope with this situation. The risk was removed, and I immediately exhaled and relaxed. And Makar perceived it that way. Something is happening. Mom is keeping it under control. Mom is calm. Mom will cope. It’s time to take a nap.
35 flights with children back
The very first trips with a still very tiny oneMakar. Baikal, Greece, Turkey, the Alps. All before the age of one. Looking back, I remember how it was. Anxious. Anxious every second. Perhaps this is the most accurate word. There was no hint of calm, much less rest. And even the vivid impressions of beautiful pictures and interesting events were as if retouched by background anxiety. Now I travel with them with pleasure. Even with a minimum of help with two children and a maximum of flights/moves, it is easier for me now than then with a maximum of help and one child. What has changed? I found all the points that make me anxious and that I can influence, and I changed them.
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My personal top 5 experiences
1.Worries about a child's "bad" behavior on a plane, about how we will disturb them. Oh, this is an old attitude. From childhood. When we were scolded for crying too loudly. As if someone's discomfort from our grief is much more important than our own grief. Here I reconfigured myself on my very first flight. Our 5-month-old bunny was happily sleeping. But the 2-year-old in the business (!) was walking up and down the aisle. It was hard for him to sit still. And this is understandable. And this is normal. But not in the world of a woman who nagged the whole way at the poor mother, who specially bought the business for her son, because she was raising her child poorly! Here I realized that (what news!) the discomfort of strangers is only their own perception. Probably, there will be people whom we will disturb by the very fact of our existence. Well, here we can't do anything without harming ourselves. So from now on I don't give a damn about anything I can't influence. Does my child need to walk, pee, cry, or even hold the plane because of a sudden jump in temperature, right here and now, if I understand that I can't change it, I stop worrying about it. It's not easy at first. But it's quite possible. 2. Worries about the child's health and possible illnesses during the trip. Perhaps the most difficult worry. Children get sick. The most unpleasant thing is that they get sick absolutely unpredictably and everywhere. On the plane, at sea, in Paris, on a walk and in their sleep, in a museum and on a ship. Children can get sick at any moment. This is a fact, and a terrible fact. What can we do while traveling? Only two things! 1. Have a first aid kit with you for all possible emergencies. 2. Have a doctor available and the possibility of emergency hospitalization. That's it. We can't influence anything else. Everything is clear with the first aid kit. I have my own list of medications for traveling. You may have a different one. The most important remedies here are: antihistamines, antipyretics, antibiotics, fluid retainers. Something that can save a life in an unfavorable case, and every minute counts. About the doctor. For me, the most comfortable scenario is reliable insurance and a trusted doctor on call. Our family flies a lot. And from a very early age. Perhaps, I will not fly with small children from winter to summer for a short period of time and will not fly to a place with obviously poor sanitary conditions. That's all. These are all my personal exceptions for traveling with children. Short trips to similar places did not affect my children for the worse. General health improves after the sea and does not change at all from traveling to big cities. I noticed only two trends in traveling. There are fewer acute respiratory infections, and more intestinal infections. And this is also all understandable and predictable. And most importantly - solvable!
Photo: GettyImages3. Experience that the child will not have to eat. Most of all it concerns that wonderful age, when the baby is not only on the breast (or baby food), but also not at a common table. Suddenly it turns out that there is nothing to feed him, what can I do? Check the availability of stores nearby. In the shops there are always some jars with baby food. But this is not the main thing! You can always buy simple products or take hotel food and ask for it to grind. Not refused once. 4. The experience that the child will get tired, will want to eat or to the toilet at the wrong time. And here it is necessary to say to myself: everything is good, he always and everywhere does it, he always wants to eat, write, croak and get tired at the wrong time! Nothing new, what can I do? - Always have a snack and water with you. - Calculate the route so that the child sleeps at a convenient time (on the plane, in a sufficiently long journey by car) .- Do not travel in the evening. 5. The experience that the child will be a rebel in the plane / car. There are two moments. Children somewhere at the age of a year or two, the most important thing is walking. What can be done? Obviously, give the opportunity to walk. On the plane. By the airport. Make frequent stops while traveling by car. And also - to build a trip so that the plane (car) fell out on a dream. Children aged 2+, who urgently need to learn the world and play! But most often you can already and sitting, well, at least in their places. What can I do? The first advice: to create (buy) a million cognitive little things for the young brain. Fix-price, "Auchan" and fantasy to help you.Tip two: play! Reset the mask of an adult! To be a little princess, whom the knight rescues from the Ostraakra! When I get tired, I do not see a terrible sin in cartoons. But my experience shows that if it is taboo-taboo for you, then it is not too difficult to cope without them. I sometimes sometimes just let myself rest.
Photo:Getty ImagesAnd I have one most important rule about traveling and not only.First put a mask on yourself, then on the child. For me, this means that first of all it should be comfortable, interesting, resourceful for the mother. If the mother is happy, everyone will be happy. And vice versa. A tired, worn-out mother, who has given all her strength to the “happiness of her children and husband,” will eventually grumble and emit negative emanations. Which is much worse than deviating from the canons of an ideal mother and wife.Find an opportunity and enjoy the trip! And then a happy mother will easily bestow happiness on all her loved ones. It is also useful to know:
