Flying with a 6 month old

Re: Flying with a 6 month old

• LyndseylovesHugh member

  March 2013

  Most airlines let you carry a child under 2 on your lap. I would check with the airline you are flying.

  

  Report0 Reply
• saraid2426 member

  March 2013

  Thank u!

  Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml

  Report0 Reply
• Loading the player...
• panicked228 member

  March 2013

  If you are PCS-ing, the military will pay for your child to have a seat. We PCS-ed from Korea back to the States when our DD was 6 mo. We originally brought the seat on the plane, but ended up gate checking it and just laid her in the empty seat when we needed to. I'd bring the seat with you on the plane.
  

  

  Report0 Reply
• HisChamaoleGirl member

  March 2013

  Check With your airline because, paid seat or not, some won't let the caraway on the plane.

  BFP #1 11/07/2012 EDD 07/09/2013 M/C 11/22/2012

  BFP #2 02/05/2013 EDD 09/19/2013 Arrived via c-section 09/27/2013

  

   

  Report0 Reply
• Ilumine member

  March 2013

  1) TMO will provide the baby with its own seat. 

  2) No airline can deny your carseat as long as it has been FAA approved and will fit the airplane seat (16in)

  https://www.faa.gov/passengers/fly_children/#aboutCRS

  All you need to do is look on the carseat for the sticker that has the approval. 

  The ONLY issue is if your carseat requires the base to be FAA approved.  I went round and round with the Flight Attendant on the Rotator regarding my carseat for DD when she was 1 year.  My carseat was FAA approved without the base, but the FA was just as admanent that it wasnt. 

  It took me looking up the carseat online to prove to her SHE was wrong.

  3) Your baby is too young now, but when he gets to 22lbs look into the CARES system.  It was a lifesaver.  I could check the carseat, strap her in the CARES and be done with it. 

  Hell, in Germany (Space A was so easy in and out of Ramstein), I rented my CARES harness out and paid for it within 2 years.

  file:///Users/Ilumine/Desktop/Family%20Portrait%20for%20gift.jpg

  Report0 Reply
• ladybugpjb member

  March 2013

  I would definitely take the carseat on the plane - we only took it on for one of our three flights back from Hawaii, and the only time I got any rest was on the flight when he was strapped into his seat.

  Even if you hold LO for most of the flight, it's really nice to have a place to put them down.

  If you have a car seat stroller (snap n go or whatever), that makes navigating the airport pretty easy with the car seat.

  

  

  Report0 Reply