travelling with baby

brittykitty

Has anyone travelled by air lately with their infant? I'm looking to make a trip in a couple of months and I'm trying to figure out the best way to make the trip with the baby. We will need a carseat at our destination, and I'd like to carry the stroller.

Does anyone know how gate checking works? I have a Graco MetroLite stroller and I'm wondering if it's too big to gate-check. I really don't want to check it with the baggage in case they break it.

 Any tips or hints are more than welcome!
TIA!

ATLmama

I've gate-checked both pieces of our travel system without any problem when flying Delta. ?They'll give you tags at the counter and you just leave the car seat and stroller at the end of the jetway. ?If there are empty seats on the plane, you may be able to take the car seat on and have your little one sit in it. ?

HTH!?

brittykitty

You can check the carseat at the gate as well as the stroller? I guess I could call the airline and ask. I really can't justify buying a whole seat for a 1 month old baby.

julieteve

You can check them both at the gate

calibride8

check them both at the gate. bring a carrier or sling as well for in the airport and on the plane

radylady

I took his carseat on and gate-checked his stroller without a problem. On the flight from DC to JFK, I gave up his seat and did infant-in-arms so they could squeeze another passenger on there. They gate-checked his carseat also without a problem. They confirmed that gate-checking is better for the stroller/seat than checking it with baggage. Just stroll up to the airplane door/stairs...they'll see you coming and take care of you.

cathy1281

We traveled from Detroit to Baltimore when DS was 3 weeks old. I highly recommend a sling! I put him in the sling when we finished checking in and was able to wear him right through security. It was so nice having two hands free to hold tickets, ID, etc. We gate checked the carseat without problem and did not travel with a stroller. We left the carseat at the end of the jet way and picked it up in the same spot at our destination. I found that people were very nice and accommodating towards us. Good luck.