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In <2veu6s$ei5@panix.com> bcmar@panix.com (Bob Cmar) writes:

>Am posting for my sister-in-law.  She will be traveling to France from
>Chicago with her 8-month-old daughter later this month.  Any ideas to avoid
>jetlag in someone this young? ... or at least  ... anyone else with
>experience with small babies on trans-Atlantic flights?  

>Appreciate any help.  Post here or direct to bcmar@panix.com

I once had to bring a baby Asia to America.  He slept most of the time, and
when he got to America, he didn't seem to care much about "jet lag".

Now that I think about it, my kid, who is about a month old, has little concept
of day and night (unfortunately) and I can't imagine him getting jet lag in
any case.  I think people get jet lag because their body's internal clock is
telling them it's time to sleep, but it's not socially acceptable for them to
do so because it's "daytime".  In the case of a baby, these considerations
would not apply, since the baby can sleep whenever he wants for as long as he
wants, so his internal clock can adjust itself as it's own pace if need be.

Of course, I suppose it might be annoying for the parent if the baby insists
on sticking to an awkward feeding schedule, thereby forcing the parent to be
awake at times that he wouldn't want to be...but that's not the BABY's
problem!   :-)

Brian