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
Do not say that the situation is ordinary. Not ordinary at all. But she remembered me most of all not by the delay of the plane, not by the boiling and almost worn out services around, torn between the responsibility to take the baby with the temperature to flight and seriously detain the plane, not even the biggest temperature jump in the history of my children's health. Most of all I remember my son, who in the thick of all these events suddenly turned out to be asleep! And for me this is an illustration. Illustration of the exit of our family to the 80th level of travel-mastery. Which for me personally is to ... 1. The maximum is to provide for and minimize negative scenarios. If something does not go according to plan, quickly identify the risks and make a decision. As soon as you made a decision and did everything you can, you need to relax and do not waste energy on experiencing. That is, in this situation, when something broke out of the plan, I knew that it's teeth and it's not deadly. I saw that there was only one risk - overloading at high temperatures. I had all the means with me to cope with this situation. The risk was removed, and I immediately exhaled and relaxed. And Makar took it that way. Something is happening. Mom keeps it under control. Mom is calm. Mom will manage. You can take a nap.
35 flights with children back
The very first travels with a very tinyMakar. Baikal, Greece, Turkey, Alps. All up to a year. Looking back, I remember how it was. It's disturbing. Every second is unsettling. Perhaps this is the most accurate word. There was not a hint of calm and even more rest. And even vivid impressions of beautiful pictures and interesting events were, as it were, retouched by background anxiety. Now I travel with them with pleasure. Even with a minimum of help with two children and a maximum of travel / relocations it's now easier for me than then with the maximum of help and one child. What has changed? I found all the points that make me worry and which I can influence, and changed them.
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My personal top 5 experiences
one.Worrying about the "bad" behavior of the child on the plane, about the fact that we will interfere. Oh, this is an old attitude. Originally 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 the very first flight. Our 5 month old bunny was sleeping happily. But a 2-year-old kid in business (!) Walked up and down the aisle. It was difficult for him to sit still. And this is understandable. And that's okay. But not in the world of a woman who sawed a poor mother who had specially bought a business for her son for the fact that she was not raising her child well! Probably, there will be people whom we will interfere with the very fact of our existence. Well, here we cannot do anything without prejudice to ourselves. Therefore, from now on, I deeply gave a damn about everything that I was not able to influence. Whether it is necessary for my child to walk, pee, cry, or even hold the plane due to a sharp rise in temperature, right here and now, if I understand that I cannot change this, I stop worrying about it. It's not easy at first. But it is quite possible. 2. Concerns about the child's health and possible illnesses at the time of travel. Perhaps the most difficult experience. Children are sick. The most unpleasant thing is that they get sick absolutely unpredictably and everywhere. On an airplane, at sea, in Paris, on a walk and in a dream, in a museum and on a ship. Children can get sick at any time. This is a fact and a frightening fact, what can we do while traveling? Only two things! Have a first aid kit with you for all possible emergencies. 2. Have access to a doctor and the possibility of emergency hospitalization. We cannot influence everything else. Everything is clear with the first aid kit. I have my travel drug list. You may have another one. The most important remedies here are: antihistamines, antipyretics, antibiotics, fluid retention. What can save a life in an unfavorable case, and the account will go on for minutes. About the doctor. For me, the most comfortable situation is reliable insurance and a proven doctor in touch. 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 and will not fly to a place with obviously poor sanitary conditions. Everything. These are all my personal exceptions for traveling with children. Short trips to a similar area did not in any way affect my children for the worse. General health improves after the sea and does not change in any way from travel to big cities. I caught only two trends in travel. ARI becomes less, and intestinal infections are more. And this, too, is all clear and predictable. And most importantly, it can be solved!
Фото: GettyImages3.The worries that the child will have nothing to eat. Most of all, it concerns that wonderful age when the baby is no longer only on the breast (or baby food), but also not at the common table. Suddenly it turns out that there is nothing to feed him? What can you do? Check the availability of shops nearby. There are always jars of baby food in stores. But this is not the main thing! You can always buy simple products or take hotel food and ask to grind it. They never refused. 4. Anxiety that the child will get tired, want to eat or go to the toilet at the wrong moment. And here you have to tell yourself: everything is fine, he always and everywhere does it, he always wants to eat, write, poop and gets tired at the wrong time! Nothing new! What can you do? - Always have a snack and water with you. - Calculate the route so that the child sleeps at a convenient time for you (on the plane, in a long enough journey by car). - Do not travel in the evening. 5. Anxiety that the child will be a rebel on the plane / car. There are two points: 1. Children, somewhere between the ages of one or two, for whom the most important thing is to walk. What can be done? Obviously, make it possible to walk. By plane. At the airport. Make frequent stops when traveling by car. And also - to construct a trip so that the plane (car) would fall asleep. 2. Children aged 2+ who urgently need to explore the world and play! But more often than not, you can already sit, well, at least in your seats. What can you do? First advice: create (buy) a million cognitive little things for a young brain. Fix-price, "Auchan" and fantasy to help you. Second advice: play! Throw off the adult mask! To be a little princess, whom the knight rescues from the fearsome drragon! Third tip. When I myself get tired, I don't see a terrible sin in cartoons. But my experience shows that if this is taboo-taboo for you, then it is not so difficult to cope without them. I sometimes just allow myself to rest in this way.
A photo: Getty Images And I have one most important rule about travel and not only. First, mask on myself, then on the child. For me, this means that first of all it is comfortable, interesting, resource should be to my mother. It will be good for my mother - it will be good for everyone. And vice versa. Tired, worn out, gave all the power to "the happiness of children and her husband," my mother eventually will bay and emit negative emanations. What is much worse than to depart from the canons of the ideal mother and wife. Find the opportunity and enjoy the journey! And then already a happy mother with ease will endow the happiness of all her loved ones. Also useful to know:
