So I didn't realize that you don't need the base for the infant car seat.... interesting! So it just is attached with a seatbelt then? And you all think I can gatecheck a car seat and a snap and go? Hmmm....
The whole reason I wasn't going to do the above scenario is b/c I thought the infant car seat would be useless once we arrived in NJ (ie: Not being able to use it without the base). How many of you have acutally done this before? Is it a pain to take the whole carseat/snap and go through security? I guess it might be worth it if my parents dont' have to buy a car seat....
Re: More on travel with an infant
We've never gone without a base, but a friend of mine does. Her LO is rarely in her DH's car, they almost always use her car, but in a pinch or if she wants to ride with a friend she just uses the seatbelt.
You really don't have to have the base to use the car seat. Check the manual for the seat and it will tell you how to use it without.
We flew with DD when she was 6 weeks and again when she was 3 months. First time we didn't take the seat or the stroller because MIL had both for us to use when she picked us up at the airport. I carried her around in an infant carrier and had not issues whatsoever going through security with it. Second time we flew we took the seat and the stroller. Gate checked the stroller paid for the extra seat for the plane and used the car seat without the base. We had no issues going through security, just folded up the stroller and put it through xray and the seat you turn upside down on the belt and send it through. It's really not that big a deal.
This. Its really easy to install!