I have a friend who used to be an instructor for flight attendants at United Airlines. She once told me that there was no way in hell that the most loving, protective parent could safely hold an infant in the case of severe turbulence or an emergency landing. I know you all love your children--why not protect them in an airplane as you would in a car? My only suggestion is to add, try to schedule the feeding time as close to takeoff and landing as possible as sucking helps the ears. Good luck.

How about leaving the kid at home and so that the rest of us don't have to listen to a screaming baby??? If wanted to listen to screaming babies I would have them myself. I vote for sedating the kids!!

Alas Missy, we don't walk this world alone. We all need to learn coping skills so that we can deal with others in everyday life. We call this "growing up".

Dear Missy,

I read once that babies can sense people who despise kids. This makes the tykes very tense, and ear canals swell up, and they scream uncontrollably for hours from the searing pain.

Perhaps if you adjusted your attitude, you would have fewer problems with crying babies.

Have a nice flight!

Missy....
Drop dead!!!!!! You are clueless. Why would you even reply or take the time to read something when you are so ignorant to the situation. Hope you are sitting next to her on the plane. That will teach you.

See "Badly Behaved Children..." just brought to the top...

Would Missy fall under the category of "Badly Behaved Children?" She certainly sounds like one.