travelling by airplane with a 9 month old kid for the first time..HELP!!!!!!!!

Bring some quiet toys and books. Once the plane reaches cruising altitude, get up and walk wit him once in a while, especially when he gets cranky. Also, be prepared with a bottle (FAA regulations do allow mothers with babies to bring liquids on the plane for them the baby to drink) or to nurse upon take off and landing. THe sucking will help his ears to "pop". Bring along some snacks as well. Also, even if he is able to travel for free (since he is under 2), with suh a long flight, I would definitely get his own seat. Tell her to bring his stroller right to the gate and have them check it "planeside" so she can get it right when she gets off the plane. This is a huge help when trying to move quickly through the airport.

hi, roni! how are you? When 2 of my daughter still small i did bunch travelling. the baby 9 month old right? i don't think you should het the baby it's own seat. My daughter was 11 months old that time . On international flight usually they give you baby bassinet. When she's check in and sign seat they gonna put her usually in the middle ( international flight usually have 3 lines ( one of the right hand side with 2 seat, one on the left hand side with 2 seats and the middle usually have 4/5 seats every row )...the very front row under the big screen TV. But just to make sure she should call the airline company that she gonna use, to confirm everything...if the airlines on't have this bassinet thing than she should get the baby her own seat which cost usually 75% the adult tickets ( 25% off )...okay tell het good luck and have a safe trip!

I wish I could give some really good advice, but unfortunately I can't because I've never taken the kids traveling by airplane. Traveling by car was challenging enough, but at least we could stop and get out for a while when we needed to. I guess my best advice would be to try to be prepared for anything that may come up and play it by ear.