Mobile: Flying alone with LO advice needed
I am taking a quick 1 hr flight to visit my family over the holidays. Ill be alone with LO so Id like some prep/advice/tips from you ladies that have already flown with your LO. Trying to be as prepared as possible! My main concern is how to transport the base/car seat and what would help to have on hand for the flight. I dont think ill be taking the stroller. Ill be sure to take my Moby or Baby Bjorn to wear her in the airport...
TIA!
Re: Flying alone with LO advice needed
I am not bringing the base of the cat seat though.
Just make sure you have enough diapers, wipes and a change of clothes.
I have heard if helps LO's ears to nurse them at take off and landing. I am planning to give him a pacifier on the way up and nurse him on the way down because we have an hour drive when we land.
GL!!! :
Thank you for the advice!
THis - and I like to wear ds in the seat most the time makes it easier to get things and hold him. You don't have to have a base to install the carseat you can buckle it straight in the car.
Ok I feel like an idiot. I didnt know that : /
Don't feel like an idiot! Take you car seat manual if you have never done it before! It isn't as easy as clicking into a base, but you will get the hang of it after a few times!!
Yeah, no you don't. The base is for convenience. Not safety.
We're flying for Christmas too, and I bought this ebook that was hugely helpful and reassuring. It's only $2.99, and also sorta funny and entertaining. Worth doing if you're nervous and want something to make you feel super prepared. I feel like a frickin expert now.
https://www.amazon.com/Flying-Baby-Essential-Domestically-ebook/dp/B009Z5UAS8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355351697&sr=8-1&keywords=flying+with+baby
Sorry no link - do they just no work on a Mac period? Lame. Good luck!
I don't know what kind of car seat you have, but most don't have to be used with the base. The base makes it convenient, but if you don't have one, you can use a seat belt to strap in the car seat. This is what I do when I have DD2 in a vehicle other than mine. We didn't buy any additional bases this time.
We flew when DD was 5 weeks, I say take what you need, we brought stroller and no car seat, but my mom had one already. I brought enough diapers for the plane ride but bought more when we got where we were going, and anything extra that was too bulky too pack. Also since we were there for over a week, I ended up buying a swing at a local consignment store, to put her in, and then sold it back after our trip, it worked out nicely.
And like PP said its okay if LO cries, do not stress you paid for your seat too, and the flight is only an hour.