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Air Travel When Pregnant

Pregnancy makes some women think twice before taking to the skies. Whether you travel for business or pleasure, there are several considerations before you purchase a plane ticket during pregnancy. An emphasis on safety for you and your baby should guide any decision to travel by air while you are pregnant.

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Tips on Packing for Air Travel

Packing for any trip presents a challenge, but packing for air travel is even more difficult, as you must ensure that your luggage meets airline regulations or risk fines and airport security hassles. As you prepare to take to the air for your next escape, keep in mind a few basic air travel packing tips to ensure that your experience is as positive, and hassle free, as possible.

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How To Calm Young Children While Traveling On An Airplane

One of our Twitter followers asked if ModernMom had any recommendations for healthy/natural things to give a 2-year-old child for an airplane ride.We thought, who better to help us answer this question than real moms? So we asked our ModernMom community of readers. Here are some of the suggestions we got: “Chamomile or lavendar tea” “Homeopathic pills called Calms Forte – I used them on our 3 kids during flights and it worked great!”