CP: 4 yrs old- car seat on plane or not?

groovygrl · May 2013

Is the poll feature gone? I can't seem to get it to work and I'm on a laptop...

S/o from my question about plane activities for a 4 yr old. I was not even considering having them sit in car seats on the plane b/c it just seemed odd to me for 4 yr old kids and I think they'd want to sit in the regular seat and have a little more movement ability, plus be able to sit on our laps if they want or rest their head on our lap or shoulder, etc...

Do you/would you have your 4 yr old sit in a car seat on a plane or just check it?

lauren&matt · May 2013

I would (and do) check my car seat.

74dragonfly · May 2013

laurenmatt:
I would and do check my car seat.

I do. DD does fine bucked in with no car seats.

lawry13 · May 2013

I always check the car seat.

brettsmama · May 2013

My 3.5 year old DS rides in his car seat on the plane. He's much easier to manage that way lol. He does fine, he doesn't know any different and isn't bothered at all. As a matter of fact, he probably more comfortable sleeping in his seat than the plane seat because of the wings on the car seat where he can rest his head.

jc&cat · May 2013

lauren&matt:
I would (and do) check my car seat.

This. He is plenty big enough to sit in the seat and be occupied with whatever we bring.

melody921 · May 2013

I would check it. We're not bringing DS's this summer bc we don't need it when we arrive.

golfbride11 · May 2013

I used it when LO was younger but we check it now and it is so much nicer. There's room to cuddle and he's pretty active too.

One down side: you can't check it at curbside baggage check - you have to wait in line inside. But . . . totally worth it.

jlw2505 · May 2013

I check the car seat. At 4, kids can sit on the plane and if in a car seat, they spend the whole time kicking the seat in front of them. Planes are just way to small for car seats with bigger kids. If you are concerned about him staying in his seat with just the waist belt, you can look into the special kid 5 point harness airplane seats although depending on size, he might already be too big for those. My kids fly great and we have no issues and we don't use anything special. They are 5 years and almost 7 years now and we have flown at least 1-2 times a year since they were infants.

stever · May 2013

I wouldn't put my almost 4yo in a car seat on a plane.

LoCarb · May 2013

I check the car seat and bring the iPad for the plane. I have a CARES harness and do not need it for the 4 yo

shopgirl78 · May 2013

Nope. I fly with my trio alone & can't haul carseats. I do bring a the CARES for DS2 but that will end soon.

sunnybrook. · May 2013

I just flew with my 3 year old twins and a lap baby. No car seats for anyone. I had enough to juggle and they all did great.

sunnybrook. · May 2013

If you're worried about safety or keeping them somewhat restrained, there is a store on ebay that rents CARES harnesses. I think it was $13 but not sure.

Brewtowngrl · May 2013

I would think it would be tight to have a 4 year old in a car seat on a plane. We didn't a few weeks ago. We checked them. We also chose seats towards the back of the plane so potty breaks and moving was easier.

penguingrrl · May 2013

I would to protect my seat if I need it on the other end. Just this past week someone posted on parenting that the airline LOST her seat and she was stuck scrambling at the airport for a way to transport her child.

groovygrl · May 2013

penguingrrl:
I would to protect my seat if I need it on the other end. Just this past week someone posted on parenting that the airline LOST her seat and she was stuck scrambling at the airport for a way to transport her child.

OH geez I didn't think of the lost car seat situation LOL.
It isn't a safety issue for me- I really didn't even think of putting them in carseats on the plane at their age but some posts in a previous post I made referred to putting kids this age in carseats and I was surprised to hear that, so I thought I'd ask around.

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