寶寶第一次坐飛機，我們的第一次放手 Our Baby’s First Flight, and Our First Lesson in Letting Go

寶寶第一次坐飛機前，爸媽的心早就先飛了。不是期待，是緊張。

腦中不停上演各種情境：如果哭了怎麼辦？起飛、降落耳壓不舒服怎麼辦？四個多小時，要怎麼撐？

於是，我們做了「萬全準備」。玩具、尿布、奶瓶、副食品，一樣不缺，包包塞得滿滿的，好像只要準備夠多，就能把所有不安一起裝進去。

結果，飛機起飛的時候，寶寶在睡覺。降落的時候，也還在睡。

更意外的是，旁邊剛好沒有乘客，多出來的空間，讓寶寶可以伸展、活動，偶爾醒來，就對著周圍的人發出咯咯的笑聲，那種毫無保留、毫無防備的笑。

四個多小時的飛行，就這樣平安結束。沒有哭鬧，沒有意外。只是爸媽一路都沒闔眼，但心裡那顆壓著的大石頭，慢慢放了下來。

那一刻我突然懂了——成為父母之後，擔憂幾乎是本能。我們總是急著替孩子想好所有可能，卻忘了，生命本身就有一種力量。

孩子會自己找到出路，也會在不同的情境裡，慢慢長出適應世界的方法。

而我們能做的，或許不是把路鋪得毫無顛簸，而是在一旁，陪著他，一起走過那些未知。

第一次坐飛機，不只是寶寶的第一次，也是爸媽第一次，學著把一點點控制，交還給生命本身。 Before our baby’s first flight, the parents’ hearts had already taken off.Not with excitement, but with anxiety.

“What if the baby cries?”“What about ear pressure during takeoff and landing?”“How will we get through more than four hours?”

So we prepared for everything.Toys, diapers, bottles, baby food—nothing left out.The bag was packed to the brim,as if preparing enough could somehow contain all our worries.

But when the plane took off, the baby was asleep.And during landing, still asleep.

Even more unexpectedly, the seat next to us was empty.The extra space gave our baby room to move and stretch,and whenever the baby woke up,there were the sweetest giggles for everyone nearby—open, unguarded smiles.

The four-plus-hour flight ended peacefully.No crying, no accidents.The parents didn’t close their eyes once,but the heavy stone in our hearts slowly lifted.

In that moment, I understood something.Becoming a parent means living with constant worry—it’s almost instinctive.We try to anticipate every possible problem,yet we forget that life itself carries its own wisdom.

Children find their way.They grow their ability to adapt,meeting each new situation in their own time and way.

Perhaps our role isn’t to remove every bump from the road,but to walk beside themas they step into the unknown.

That first flight wasn’t only our baby’s first.It was also the parents’ first lessonin learning to release a little controland trust life to lead the way.