Hey, we were supposed to be travelling with our son at 6 months old, back in March - it was cancelled... and we’ve rescheduled for next March but we managed to squeeze a trip to Greece earlier this month, just before he turned one.
Yes, you can take your pushchair all the way to the gate, but as the previous poster mentioned, you don’t get it back until the luggage carousel so we used a carrier to help get us off the plane and through the immigration queue (Greece queues admittedly shorter than Orlando!).
Definitely get a pram fan, we wish we’d had one for Greece - it got super sweaty in the pushchair for him, December will be a bit cooler but the fan should help take the edge off the heat enough for him to nap.
We had pretty busy mornings and then relaxed afternoons - it allowed Elliott to nap in his cot and we just lounged on the terrace with a few drinks while he got a decent sleep in. Then he was amenable to spending time out in the evening.
Elliott is quite a tall baby, so I also wish we’d got him his own seat rather than him being a lap infant, we’ll certainly do that for Florida. Just means you can have a drink and something to eat instead of spending time between you and your other half wrestling a fidgety baby
If they have a comforter - definitely pack a spare. Elliott’s fell out of our bag somewhere between getting off the plane and getting to the baggage carousel. He was pretty ok about it, but it was stress and upset that I could have done without - so a spare would have been ideal.
In terms of security, we didn’t have any dramas taking milk or food pouches through for him, lots of snacks for the flight kept him busy...
As for routine, we just stuck as near to his normal food and nap times as we could - and by 2 days in he’d adjusted to the time difference, suspect it will take a bit longer in Florida, but we’re hoping the familiarity of his routine will help him over the jet lag.
Milton tablets were lifesavers for sterilising bottles and dummies - don’t know if you’re in a hotel room or villa... so if you have a dishwasher clearly that’s not an issue