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| In September, I will be flying from Louisville to San Francisco to be in my sister's wedding. Does anyone have any tips/advice for flying with an infant? She'll be "on my lap". |
| Posted by Laarni on 08/06/2008 05:21 PM
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| Have her sucking on a paci or bottle or breast or something so her ears don't pop when the plain is taking off and landing. how old will she be? |
| posted by on 08/06/2008 07:10 PM
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| She will be 11 weeks at the time we travel. |
| posted by Laarni on 08/06/2008 09:13 PM
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| i flew cross country with my son at 4mos and at 11 mos...trust me the younger the better a bink a bottle(or breast) and you should be ok..make sure to bring change of clothes for her and you in case she throws up my son did that the first time. put her in her pjs she'll be comfy. and see if they let you bring a stroller it helps if your changing planes. and make sure you dress comfy too good luck |
| posted by Rebecca on 08/06/2008 09:44 PM
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| I would like to use my travel system (car seat and stroller) when I travel with her. Did you use something like this? I know you can gate check either one but how about both? It will be so much easier to transport her like this. |
| posted by Laarni on 08/11/2008 04:46 PM
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| You can gate check both stoller and the car seat. It makes life sooo much easier. Make sure you board the plane first so you have enough time to fold the stoller and leave it at the door of the plane. Before everyone else boards and not worry about people bumping into you and the baby. |
| posted by Ellie on 08/12/2008 11:16 AM
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I myself have flown a few times with 2 children, who were both 2 and under at the time, one was in a carseat and one in my lap. Everything went somewhat smoothly but if I would have known then what I know now, there is no way that either of my children would have been "on lap." With a lap child, they are essentially your personal airbag in the event of turbulence or an emergency landing.
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20080808/dd_mcgee18.art.htm
That said, there are several reasons why a lap child is allowed on airlines. Most of it boils down to money. Current FAA law allows children under two years of age to be held in the lap of an adult. Airlines are concerned that if car seats are mandatory for all children, people will stop flying. Many parents, unaware of the dangers, have pushed for the lap-child laws. Best practice is to always use a car restraint on an airplane.
It may be an extra couple hundred dollars, but would you put a price on your child's life? Next time I need to go somewhere, if I can't afford to fly with both children in their own seats, then I just won't be taking the trip, simple as that! |
| posted by Candice on 08/13/2008 01:13 AM
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| If your baby rides in her carseat/stroller up to the gate then when you get there you can ask the flight attendent if there are any extra seats and they may let you take the carseat onto the plane if there are. They have offered my this when I have flown with my daughters...I choose to decline since neither of them really even liked their carseats :( And be warned, when you go through security check you will have to put the carseat and stroller on the conveyer belt, it is a huge hassel. The last time I did it I just held my baby and had a backpack...much easier. |
| posted by nikki on 08/21/2008 04:30 PM
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| Well, i travel with my daughter to Amsterdam when she was 14 months old and it was a 10 hour flight. What i did is made sure I had a enough food on the aircraft. Make sure you schedule a flight which is close to their nap time, so they would be able to sleep. Dress them comfortable. Maybe their favorite toy or book to keep them occupied. We brought our laptop computer with us so, she watched her favorite cartoon " Max and Ruby". That really helped. Be prepared some kids are so unpredictable that you might come up with all the items for them to keep occupied but if they want to act up they will. So, don't stress make the best of it and if people complain, don't worry about it and just do what is best for your little one. Also a bottle is helpful for their ears, so it won't hurt them. Sucking on the bottle will help relieve the pain. Lucky for us she fell a sleep and we did not have to use all the stuff we brought. So, take all that into consideration and have a safe and stress free flight. |
| posted by grietje on 08/21/2008 05:57 PM
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| Well, i travel with my daughter to Amsterdam when she was 14 months old and it was a 10 hour flight. What i did is made sure I had a enough food on the aircraft. Make sure you schedule a flight which is close to their nap time, so they would be able to sleep. Dress them comfortable. Maybe their favorite toy or book to keep them occupied. We brought our laptop computer with us so, she watched her favorite cartoon " Max and Ruby". That really helped. Be prepared some kids are so unpredictable that you might come up with all the items for them to keep occupied but if they want to act up they will. So, don't stress make the best of it and if people complain, don't worry about it and just do what is best for your little one. Also a bottle is helpful for their ears, so it won't hurt them. Sucking on the bottle will help relieve the pain. Lucky for us she fell a sleep and we did not have to use all the stuff we brought. So, take all that into consideration and have a safe and stress free flight. |
| posted by grietje on 08/21/2008 05:58 PM
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