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[Kleiny]

Sounds like a stupid move that the Dad gave the bottle at that time.
Bloody Kids bottles drip all the time. I dunno how hard it is to make them leakproof. The bogans in front of us spilt bourbon+coke on our feet once - that stunk more.
Cut them some slack. I guess as a parent I've chilled a bit concerning kids on flights... geez, have another beer and turn up your headphones.

+1

Ive been on planes with my kids and the assholes around that dont understand that a kid cant clear their ears or comfort themselves, they give such abuse i dread taking my kids on planes again.

Ask yourself if you had a family holiday planed and payed for (all tickets 4 or 5 x and accomodation) would you cancel knowing that the airline, hotel and entertainment doesnt care about your reasons and wont return the cash. Thats a lot of $$ lost.

Just show some patience and concern

 

[petesbrew]

+1

Ive been on planes with my kids and the assholes around that dont understand that a kid cant clear their ears or comfort themselves, they give such abuse i dread taking my kids on planes again.

Ask yourself if you had a family holiday planed and payed for (all tickets 4 or 5 x and accomodation) would you cancel knowing that the airline, hotel and entertainment doesnt care about your reasons and wont return the cash. Thats a lot of $$ lost.

Just show some patience and concern

And how small are those plane dunny's when your daughter's done a runny turd in her nappy?
So far we've copped it sweet with no abuse from other passengers. But you read those travel forums/blogs and dammit people get so fired up, eg. "children should pay more so they are less likely to fly", "children don't behave themselves", etc.
The complaints and attitudes you see from some adult passengers puts kids to shame.
(having said that, I totally agree there are some utter knobhead parents who don't care if their kids act up on flights... there's dickheads eeeeeeeverywhere)

 

[Kleiny]

Yep totally agree pete there are some people who dont care what their kids do

However i have had my kids yelled at by others for just touching the seat in front and im not talking kicking. As soon as ive got on planes with my 2 boys ive heard people saying " this is going to be great with those shits behind us" they obviously dont understand and im patient enough. but i have been in a few big arguments while flying.

Everybody just needs to see how it wold feel on the other side.

 

[petesbrew]

Yep totally agree pete there are some people who dont care what their kids do

However i have had my kids yelled at by others for just touching the seat in front and im not talking kicking. As soon as ive got on planes with my 2 boys ive heard people saying " this is going to be great with those shits behind us" they obviously dont understand and im patient enough. but i have been in a few big arguments while flying.

Everybody just needs to see how it wold feel on the other side.

Just a matter of hanging for the destination, hey? Taken our kids to Thailand and they've been treated like family. (even by the hosties on Thai Airways).

 

[Newbiebrewer]

At his age? Or mine, for that matter..........
Well, at least, not as often as it used to happen. B)

wow life must suck for the older generation

 

[drew9242]

Just a matter of hanging for the destination, hey? Taken our kids to Thailand and they've been treated like family. (even by the hosties on Thai Airways).

I have noticed when we take our young boy on asian airlines, that the crew are great. They are always helpful and they seriously love white children. Although i must say we are very lucky with our boy. Instead off getting blocked ears when we take off he will instead fall asleep garunteed. Can't complain about that.

 

[Pennywise]

Bloody Kids bottles drip all the time. I dunno how hard it is to make them leakproof

I can't speak for all bottles but as someone who's done it twice now and with quite a few different brands I can confirm that 90% of the time they leak because they've been done up too tight. Especially the Avent ones, those suckers are touchy, but they're the best ones IMO.

 

[petesbrew]

I can't speak for all bottles but as someone who's done it twice now and with quite a few different brands I can confirm that 90% of the time they leak because they've been done up too tight. Especially the Avent ones, those suckers are touchy, but they're the best ones IMO.

Bloody leaking bottles.... should use a capper.
I reckon a dummy/bottle opener would be an awesome seller. I'll patent it now.

 

[brettprevans]

we've used the same tommee tippee (or however the hell you spell it) bottles (as in the exact same bottles -ie reused them) for both kids and they never leaked. we kept them and will be using them with #3 bub. some stuff you get what you pay for.

 

[argon]

looks like there's another one of those hoaxes going around... although yet to have it confirmed. Would be good if real

40% off at Adidas.

 

[Pennywise]

we've used the same tommee tippee (or however the hell you spell it) bottles (as in the exact same bottles -ie reused them) for both kids and they never leaked. we kept them and will be using them with #3 bub. some stuff you get what you pay for.

Deffinatly get what you pay for, although the tomme tippee ones are good, my 2nd little one wouldn't take to them so had to get more avent's. We went through a stage of cheap bigw ones (you know the ones with pooh and tigger and shit?), put name labels on them for daycare and a few months later the bloody things split right aroung the label. I know that prolly questions the quality of the labels as well but we've had the same labels on the avent bottles for years and not a single problem with them. Makes me think the cheaper ones aren't as safe as they say they are, especially considering they're always being put in the microwave or boiled.

 

[argon]

Can't believ this is being discussed... But Dr Brown's FTW!!!

 

[Goofinder]

I have 16 month old twins so I know what it's like to be a parent, but to be fair we haven't taken them on a plane yet so I don't have any experience in that department.

My main problem was the complete lack of concern for anyone else around them, and the sitting there while the air hostess does up the seatbelts while making no effort to help at all was just over the top. I'd like to think that I would be a bit more considerate of others in that situation (and yes I know it's a different story when your number one priority is your own kids).

Oh, and our Avent bottles that haven't been through the dishwasher are mostly OK. The ones that went through the dishwasher at some stage are discoloured and tend to leak more. Even worse is the 'sippy cups' or whatever they call them - we've had so many different types and they all seem to leak every now and then.

 

[Fents]

my first bub is 5 weeks away... is this really what i'll be like discussing baby bottles and shit on AHB in 5 weeks time?

 

[Maple]

my first bub is 5 weeks away... is this really what i'll be like discussing baby bottles and shit on AHB in 5 weeks time?

Nope, you'll be too busy for the first few months wondering WTF do i do. Then, once you get some free time and can get onto here, yes. Sorry for the bad news, but at least you have another 5 weeks of sanity...

(all worth it though Fents!)

 

[Pennywise]

my first bub is 5 weeks away... is this really what i'll be like discussing baby bottles and shit on AHB in 5 weeks time?

In 5 weeks you wont have time to discuss anything mate :lol:

 

[Pollux]

We've taken the little monkey child on a flight once, went up to the GC last year. The key I found is distraction. She gets the All Natural Confectionery Company dinosaurs as her "special holiday lollies" to help clear her ears and once you are at the point you can turn electrical devices back on having my laptop, a pair of headphones and a copy of Kung Fu Panda made the flight a breeze.

As for bottles, as Charlotte was a breastfed child I have no idea on baby ones but for older kids I say go for the stainless steel ones with the heavy duty plastic lids, I've watched one go bouncing down the stairs here and by the time it hit the bottom (32 stairs) it was fine.

We found this year (family holiday to Brisbane) that we were actually more relaxed driving up. We went from Sydney to Armidale on day one, then onto Warwick the next day, then Bris, spent 4 days there and then drove back down and stayed at a holiday park at Arrawarra, a couple of nights at my parents near Kempsey and then back to Sydney. Was much more fun flying and hiring a car, plus we got to see parts of NSW we normally would not see.

 

[brettprevans]

my first bub is 5 weeks away... is this really what i'll be like discussing baby bottles and shit on AHB in 5 weeks time?

hope your beer stocks are well up cause you wont be doing any brewing either!

and its not the discussing of baby stuff that you have to be worried about, its that moment where you realise that your not disgusted by wiping up snot, vomit, poo etc up with your bare hands of your kid. thats when you have a 'geez what have i become' moment. which only lasts a few seconds because there is more snot, vomit, poo etc to be wiped up, and you carry one forgetting about it.

its all goo mate.

 

[bum]

its all goo mate.

That does seem to be the case.

 

[Pennywise]

its all goo mate.

:lol: Yes, yes it is