Hadnāt flown in 5.5 years; yesterday was my first time flying with MAV. Overall the flight went well, much better than I expected, although I did have a couple of issues.
I decided to only take 2mg valium since Iām still nursing, but even just that little bit helped calm my head (although I think 4-5mg would have been ideal). I was mostly fine when we were just cruising in the air, but take-off and landing were pretty rough for me; I am so incredibly sensitive to motion like that (even pre-MAV, I used to come back from amusement parks and wouldnāt be able to sleep because I felt like the bed was dropping like a roller coaster). It was also a really small plane, which didnāt help matters (I often have a harder time in small spaces versus open space).
I also happened to go to the bathroom at the wrong time, just as we hit some turbulence and started our descent. When I got back to my seat, I had to ask my husband if that feeling of dropping was just me, or if it was the plane! I think that had I not been on valium, I would have been a mess when I got off the plane (as in, feeling like I was still dropping, moving, on a boat, etc.) but I was actually just fine when I got off. Taking care of the baby actually made the flight go by really fast, so Iām thankful for that!
We arrived in the evening, but oddly I had a horrible time falling asleep that night (although the baby being in a new place and up a lot didnāt help). When I used to take valium several years ago, I would take it to go to class in college and then just crash afterwards, but this time I felt strangely alert. Iām curious if anyone else has had issues with insomnia on it? Iām feeling alright today, although the lack of sleep and not eating my usual food is contributing to the MAV a bit.
Also wondering if anyone has tips specifically for take-off and landing, other than just shutting my eyes and hoping itās over soon. I do have some meditation CDs I might try listening to, although itās a bit hard to really concentrate (or not have my headphones pulled off) with a 9-month-old on our laps.
Iām glad we did a short test-run flight, and I now know that Iāll probably fine going to Europe in a couple months (the time change and lack of sleep wonāt be good, but other that than it should be alright). I didnāt let MAV stop me from having my dream wedding, or having a baby, and Iām not going to let it stop me from exploring the world!
Good luck to those with their first MAV flights coming upā¦and definitely make sure to bring lots of distractions and your benzo of choice 
