Flying with 2 month old baby? Tips?✈️

Question

When my son is roughly 6-8 weeks weeks we're going to Paris for a short weekend trip.
Our flight has minimal security. It's literally walk from car to airplane - then airplane to car once we land. 
I'm taking his car seat and stroller base only. His car seat snaps onto the stroller base so we can push him around and pop him in the car.
Obviously his diaper bag will come with us + 2 manual pumps and microwave sterilising bags.
I'm thinking of buying baby sized noise cancelling headphones/sound proof earmuffs. 
I'm mostly worried about the flight and then nappy changes in a car/in the air. 
Anyone have tips for looking after a baby when traveling?

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Take his seat on the plane if you can and put him in his own seat. Not only will he be safer should there be turbulence but you won't have to hold him the entire flight either.

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I've flown with both my babies in the first month and the main tip I have is like we chew a piece of gum to help the ear popping while defending either choose to feed baby or a pacifier while taking off and landing for the ears. Other than that baby will prob sleep threw out flight :) enjoy

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The important thing is you plan on feeding or nursing the baby during take off and landing, the air pressure changes are hard on babies. Make sure you have layers of clothing, sometimes they freeze passengers or it's too hot before the AC is on... your baby is very very young and super sensitive to all of this. Have a blanket and all you need handy. Make sure you have good diapers (won't leak and are comfortable). I also use a little matrace that makes it easy for the baby to lie and isn't hard on your arms, check out Skybaby. It really was amazing on all the flights we used it (the belt goes through it). Have a safe flight and enjoy Paris!

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My pediatrician told me no flying that young due to the germs on airplanes. If someone has a cold or flu and coughs, baby can get sick. My dr said before 2 or 3 months a fever for a newborn is severe and typically requires hospitalization. I would either delay the trip a bit, or find some way to keep the baby covered.

Flying with 2 month old baby? Tips?✈️

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