kids and jetlag

[alexandra uk]

How long does it take for little ones to get over the time difference?
DS is 14 months old.
Any tips ?

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[BevS97]

at 14 months, I would just go with the flow - Let him sleep when he wants to - presumably you have a stroller he can sleep in? My dd took about 3 days to adjust when I took her at that age, but she never really got onto her normal routine.
She would wake up about 2 am, and I just pulled her into bed with me and she generally fell back asleep until a reasonable hour, but then she would sleep at odd times throughout the day.

We just didn't really worry about it.

Bev

 

[alexandra uk]

Thanks Bev
We are taking our own stroller, and dh normally sleeps in it with no problems.
The only time he really fights sleep, is if there is anything he finds exiting going on. He'll fight till the bitter end, and become impossible.
This worries me, because obviously there is going to be loads going on in Disney to exite him.
I'll just have to do as you say and go with the flow.
He sleeps in bed with me anyway ( i've already made a rod for my own back )

 

[uksaint]

We took DS to the USA at 17 months. Flight over was hell, he only slept about an hour!! When we finally got to the hotel, there was problems with the travel cot etc, and by the time he got to sleep it was 9.30pm US (2.30am UK).

He had a good nights sleep and woke about 7am, and from there on in he just seemed to adjust to his normal sleep pattern so we had no problems. When we returned to the UK, he adjusted back just as easily.

Maybe we were just lucky!!

Andy

 

[pegasusEH]

We look our son when he was 14 months old and the flight didn't seem to have any effect on him at all. He slept nearly all the way over.

He settled into the new routine over there straight away.

On the way back we were fortunate enough to have a cot for him and he literally slept every minute on the way back - such peace!

The only difficulty we had while we were over there was the fact that he completely lost his appetite, probably due to the heat. He hardly ate and it did start to get a bit worrying.

He loved Disney though and meeting all the characters. Make sure your little one has a constant supply of water.

 

[BevS97]

Alex,

I know exactly what you mean about fighting sleep when life is interesting. When Katie was at that stage, we used to try and find a quiet corridor someplace and walk up and down until she was asleep. Obviously, that's not so easy at WDW, but there are some out of the way nooks and crannys, and some pretty quiet boring shows- someplace like the Hall of Presidents, or one of the Epcot moves might work well. We also used to put the hood up, and throw a blanket over the buggy so it was dark and very boring. That would be too hot in Orlando, but maybe a muslim cloth would be ok.

Pegasus - my dd also loses her appetite in the heat, even now and she's nearly 5. As long as they are drinking plenty of water I don't really worry about it - she nibbles on bits and pieces throughout the day, but never really has a meal. I figure she won't starve to death - if she is really hungry then she will eat.

Bev