Kristina Rihanoff's baby daughter has been on her first long-haul flight.
Kristina Rihanoff
The former 'Strictly Come Dancing' professional was worried about taking her three-month-old little girl Mila across the pond without her partner Ben Cohen because she didn't know she she'd spend the whole nine-hour journey screaming the plane down.
Writing in her column for HELLO! Online, she said: "I've been away for three weeks and in that time, Mila took her first flight across the ocean - she's a proper traveller now! I was so, so stressed about taking her on my own to the States because Ben was following us later. I thought, what's Mila going to be like for nine hours on the plane? But at the end of the day she was absolutely fantastic, she slept most of the time, she was really sweet and didn't cry and interacted with most of the other passengers who spoke to her. People leaving the plane said that they didn't know there was a baby on board, so that made me feel so good! I really didn't want to be one of those mums with a crying baby who everyone doesn't like! But Mila was absolutely amazing."
However, although she's pleased the baby was good on the journey and behaved while they were away, the 39-year-old dancer was devastated that Mila missed swimming.
She explained: "The downside of being away for three weeks is that we've missed her swimming lessons with Water Babies.
"Mila absolutely loves going to Water Babies - she loves being in the water with other babies and the instructors are all great. It felt like she was so strong after those lessons, she was really developing, so I was kind of sad to miss the lessons.
"We're definitely going back soon! It's a great bonding experience with your baby, but it's also great to not be scared of the water from such an early age.
"Babies can't do that much at this age but swimming they can! I've decided that unlike me, my daughter is going to be a much better swimmer ha ha! I just want to encourage all the mums out there to give it a try!"
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