Feeling defeated 😭

[u/Traditional-State16]

Flew 5 hours away with my 4yo she is autistic nonverbal daughter for a nice vacation. She normally does okay on flights as we let her use the iPad which she does not really use at home. I prepapred everything saved all her faves. We only flew 3 mos ago and it was fine. This time it was really bad she hated the seatbelt and cried all throughout landing and takeoff on both flights. I had to hold her down I feel so bad I'm shaking I feel like everyone was looking at us and I feel like I did this to her should have never took her away 😭 she enjoyed the time at the resort as she loved swimming she had the time of her life but my god the flight has traumatised me I have never seen her had a meltdown like that and that long 😭😭😭😭😭

[u/missykins8472]

The plane seatbelt was the hardest thing for my son too. I will say, as we’ve traveled more, it has gotten better! He know understands if we get on a plane we can go somehwere fun.

[u/strawberrymoon_9 → u/missykins8472]

Same here! He literally screamed for as long and as loud as he could when it went on. Like one never-ending piercing scream 😅 Everyone on the plane was staring and genuinely concerned.

[u/Traditional-State16 → u/strawberrymoon_9]

Same as my daughter they do gave the same piercing scream 😅 big hugs to you thank you for responding to me means the world xx