Hi!

We flew from Darwin to Adelaide when DD was 9 weeks old and she did fine. I made sure I was able to feed her when we took off and landed and she slept the whole way I was very grateful as I was worried she might cry a lot and annoy other people, which while I know I shouldn't care, I was worried about a lynch mob developing lol. Especially because flying from Darwin to Adelaide usually means catching a flight at the dumbest hour of the night/morning if you don't want to pay $500 and up per person one way, so sleep is something everyone wants on those flights!

I agree with everyone else when they say feed taking off and landing to help ear adjustment, and make sure you have everything you need within easy reach.

Also, depending on the airline you fly with, even if your baby is a newborn they will ask you to pot a seatbelt on your baby. They did with me and DD, and although she was only 9 weeks and sleeping they made me 'sit' her on my lap and put the extra seatbelt on her. I had her in her hug-a-bub sling and they said it wasn't good enough or safe. Um, I think the sling would have been better at keeping her safe during turbulence rather than a stupid lap strap seatbelt! They also said I had to keep the belt on her while feeding her...yeah, they said that. Needless to say that went right out the window as soon as we started preparing for take off and DD needed to be fed.

Be prepared and do what ever you need to keep your baby safe, happy and calm