Flight with an infant

Re: Flight with an infant

• CaliforniaDream87 member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  MammaBear81 said:

  Soleil3 said:

  Its called risk assessment Bear. Chill out.

  I didn't know my children were subject to "risk assessment" thanks for the clarification. I'd prefer not to be the woman who lost her child in a smoke filled cabin because she couldn't hold on to him, and had to exit the plane without him.
  

  
  Yay you should get the "mother of the year" award. Happy now? FFS, OP gave her perspective and you insist on arguing and proving her wrong. How about this...you do what's best for your kid and everyone else does the same. Holy shit.

      DS born 8-16-2013

  

  

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• WildRumpus member

  November 2013

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  November 2013

  

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• WildRumpus member

  November 2013

  
  

  Ezra James 08/22/2013 
  Nora Grace Due 12/26/2016 
  
  Two Angel Babies 
  07/03/2012
  08/08/2015
  
  "If you're still my small babe
  or you're all the way grown,
  my promise to you
  is you're never alone.
  You are my angel, my darling,
  my star...and my love will find you,
  wherever you are."
  

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• starshower22 member

  November 2013

  Thanks for the info! I'll be taking a trip with DD next month so these are all great tips that I'll be using.

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• Soleil3 member

  November 2013

  MammaBear81 said:

  Soleil3 said:

  Its called risk assessment Bear. Chill out.

  I didn't know my children were subject to "risk assessment" thanks for the clarification. I'd prefer not to be the woman who lost her child in a smoke filled cabin because she couldn't hold on to him, and had to exit the plane without him.
  

  No? So you keep your kids in a bubble? Of course you apply risk assessment to your kids otherwise you wouldn't be using car seats in vehicles. 

  They are far more likely to die from riding a bike than an airplane. Do you know how many people have died in the US from flights in the last almost 5 years? Zero. None. Not to mention something like 6 of 9 car seats failed to prove safer in FAA tests in '95.

  Do you know how many have died from crossing a street? Drowning? Choking? Your attack on the OP and her parenting is seriously unwarranted and fails logical thinking here.

   
  
  

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• PB102012 member

  November 2013

  CaliforniaDream87 said:

  MammaBear81 said:

  Soleil3 said:

  Its called risk assessment Bear. Chill out.

  I didn't know my children were subject to "risk assessment" thanks for the clarification. I'd prefer not to be the woman who lost her child in a smoke filled cabin because she couldn't hold on to him, and had to exit the plane without him.
  

  
  Yay you should get the "mother of the year" award. Happy now? FFS, OP gave her perspective and you insist on arguing and proving her wrong. How about this...you do what's best for your kid and everyone else does the same. Holy shit.

  Well said California...

   

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• Critter015 member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  Sounds great! I flew with DS last week. 3 hour flight, 2 hour layover, 1 hour flight. I BFed him during the ascent and he fell asleep both times and slept for most of the flight. I wore my baby carrier so I could put him in that once he fell asleep so my arms would be free. He woke up during the descent for both flights and I nursed him again. We borrowed carseats at our destination so I didn't have to worry about that. We did have my DD with us too, and both kids we're flying as infant on lap. We were not allowed to sit together and were reseated on both flights because there were not enough oxygen masks in each row. I wish I had known that ahead of time because I had the diaper bag with toys for DD and DH had the backpack with snacks for us.
  
  ETA: We flew American and checked in at a kiosk, and brought birth certificates for both kids and nobody asked to see them. I've flown with DD before and didn't have to show it then either.
  
  If my baby had been in his carseat for the flight he would have screamed the entire time. I am so glad I didn't try that!

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• RK125 member

  November 2013

  @mommabmb Great info! We very rarely fly. Dh and I have never flown together in 14 years...yikes! We need to plan a vacation!

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• MagPie 1986 member

  November 2013

  ktballz said:

  I flew southwest and the forward bathroom had a changing platform in it but the rear bathroom didn't. I liked flying southwest because on our flights out, the layover was better than expected, we had the whole row to ourselves. Also, we were asked for proof of B's age even though she is obviously an infant so just a heads up.

  yes! I'm late to the party but I was at the airport one time and there was this poor couple who were calling everyone they could at 7 am trying to find someone who could go to their house and fax or scan and attach a copy of their LOs birth certificate.  They were so stressed...poor couple!
  

   
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• PrimRoseMama member

  November 2013

  MagPie 1986 said:

  
  

  ktballz said:

  
  

  I flew southwest and the forward bathroom had a changing platform in it but the rear bathroom didn't. I liked flying southwest because on our flights out, the layover was better than expected, we had the whole row to ourselves.
  Also, we were asked for proof of B's age even though she is obviously an infant so just a heads up.

  
  

  yes! I'm late to the party but I was at the airport one time and there was this poor couple who were calling everyone they could at 7 am trying to find someone who could go to their house and fax or scan and attach a copy of their LOs birth certificate.  They were so stressed...poor couple!
  
  
  Agree. We ended up getting DD a state ID. Very very easy!
  
  

  
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• tarapike86 member

  November 2013

  I have flown many times with lap children. We have never been asked to prove age, although having a copy of the birth certificate is a good idea. We always gate check car seats, except for this last trip. There was no way in hell I was walking through security with 5 kids, carry on bags and three car seats.
  
  Thanks for all the info
  A pillow is my best friend on flights with lap kids

  Tara

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• OntheWater member

  November 2013

  We just flew last week with DD2 for the 1st time (12/13 weeks then). southwest DID ask for her birth certificate, glad I had it. we've flown dozens of times with DD1. As she got older, we found the following things very helpful: 1. Lots of snacks! 2. We invested in a kindle and added a couple movies to it, along with games and books. The kindle gets set aside except for special occasions (flights, long drives, doc appts for me) so it doesn't get boring for her. 3. Ahead of the flights, I go to dollar racks at Michaels crafts or the dollar store and get some goodies- coloring packs, puzzles, paper dolls, etc. I wrap each one as a gift and every 30-60 minutes on the flight or when she starts getting antsy, we pull one out. The anticipation, unwrapping and looking over the new item keeps her busy for a few minutes , then the item keeps her occupied for a while. This has been very helpful. For $5-10 (depending on flight length), we've kept her very occupied and bc it's all cheap stuff, I don't mind tossing it at the end of the flight! Don't forget to plan for return flight too! We've have NEVER gotten off a flight with her and not gotten compliments on her behavior from people around us.

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