^ This dream, or this reality below ...
The thought of travelling with small children on long-haul flights can fill even the most laid-back parents with dread.
Will my child sleep?
Will they run up and down the aisle or kick the seat in front of them?
And then there's the other passengers.
Will I get knowing smiles or terrified sideways glances by childless, carefree young couples?
This journey into the unknown will have parents asking another question: Is it OK to give my kid a little something to help them sleep during the flight?
It's a polarising topic and a quick search of parenting blogs and forums will surface posts like: "I'm seriously considering Phenergan for our next flight. I mean, I'd be doing it for the good of the other passengers. It's like a community service. Does that make me a bad mother?"
Or this: "I personally wouldn't drug my kids to fly. I've got two active boys and have flown many times solo and it's manageable without the medication."
Some parents swear by antihistamines for inducing children to sleep.
Antihistamines are drugs used to treat allergies and some cause drowsiness.
But Dr Joanne Ging, paediatrician at the Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, warns against this practice.
"Unfortunately [children under two] are the ones you'd most likely want to give it to because they are the ones you can't reason with,
but the risk of complications is too high," she says.
If you have kids, it's a good article to read
here