Will airport security let you wear a baby as you go thru security? - Page 2

[ellemenope]

I have flown a lot with DD in ergo. I have ALWAYS had to take her out. But, these were major airports, like JFK and Dulles. And, her shoes must come off.

Now, when I go through museum security, she can stay in.

ETA: I suppose after the first time I was told the 'rules' I just assumed I always had to take her out. But, they are never like, "Oh, lady just keep that poor sleeping baby in there." (Like at the museums.)

I wonder if it makes a difference as to what kind of carrier we are talking about and whether they are on the back or front.

[Aries1985]

I have been able to wear my dd in most airports (Detriot, Midway, O'Hare, Phoenix), but a tiny airport in Northern Michigan made me take her off. I did have to remove her shoes.

[annettemarie]

It actually makes me annoyed to hear that some airports aren't asking to have babies taken out. I mean, I know none of us are terrorists, but the whole point of the new security rules are that there are horrible unscrupulous people in the world who don't care who they hurt. I had no problem taking my baby out and his shoes off because I knew it was being done to help keep everyone safe.

[sapphire_chan]

Originally Posted by Logan's mommy

I just flew out of Indy and noticed they were a bit more laid back on security than a larger airport. I wore a dress and just had to take of my flip flops, but when I left to come home out of Portland I was patted down (wearing the same dress). I would guess most airports would make you take the baby out of the carrier.

Portland, OR by any chance? Cause that's my home town.

Maybe I haven't had to take her out of the carrier cause I've traveled alone with a carseat and carry on as well as baby and backpack. I got to security and went to an agent "hi, can someone help me through this?"

I did take her shoes off.

[mckittre]

I've always worn mine through in a wrap (no shoes on the baby). I've had them feel the knot of the wrap, but that's it.

[Ambystoma]

I automatically took DS out when we flew June, but I ran into a TSA agent mama who was also flying. She asked me if the agents asked me to take him out of the sling and said there was recently a big lawsuit in her town (somewhere in the midwest, i forget) and that at least temporarily, they weren't supposed to ask you to if you could walk through without the detector going off. Not sure about pat downs or whatever.

If it's something like the moby, I don't see a difference between that and me wearing baggy cargo pants and a loose sweatshirt in how they would treat me. Maybe a patdown? I don't really mind taking off something quick--which is why we took the sling.

[Ammaarah]

Originally Posted by russsk

Outside the US I've been able to wear DS, but never within the US. And I have to take his shoes off.

I've had the same experience.

[nichole]

One time I took him out b/c of past experience, I knew I had to. After I woke him up taking him out, the guard said, " you didn't have to take him out, you know."

[Mom2M]

Originally Posted by annettemarie

It actually makes me annoyed to hear that some airports aren't asking to have babies taken out. I mean, I know none of us are terrorists, but the whole point of the new security rules are that there are horrible unscrupulous people in the world who don't care who they hurt. I had no problem taking my baby out and his shoes off because I knew it was being done to help keep everyone safe.

I agree with that, even though it is an inconvenience to get her out. They get babies out of strollers too and run the strollers through the x ray.

[TheGirls]

I've usually been able to go through (either ring sling with plastiic rings or Moby) without taking her out, they always pat around her and make me take off her shoes, but that's it. Once I think I had to take her out. She flew at 3, 6, and 12 months. She's flown a few times since then, but usually not in a carrier. I've never heard of having to hand her to someone else, I've always been able to carry her through the metal detector with me.

[almadianna]

it depends soooo much.

i have done it without taking my kiddos out many times, and i have had to take them out a few times.

in the US its usually take them out but i fly out of IAH and houston is really strict on this stuff. San Francisco was not as strict. Chicago was strict.

Outside of the US I have never had to take them out and I have flown through major airports: Schipul, Oslo, Peking, etc.

[ChetMC]

My Experience

My experience is it depends on the airport or even the person working. It seems to also depend on the type of carrier you're using and how it catches the person's eye at the security station.

I have passed through without doing anything. I've been asked to remove the baby or toddler from the carrier. I've been asked to remove the carrier, but was allowed to leave the baby in it (with a Beco). I've been asked to lift the carrier away from my body at which point they wanded me and the baby (this was a sling).

[Summersquash]

I've worn DD through security in an Ergo quite a bit on the east coast of the US (DC-National, DC-Dulles, White Plains, Boston, Providence).

I had one agent in White Plains that asked me to take her out and I was in the middle of complying with the request (I had kneeled down to take her off my back as I was not traveling with another adult) and the agent said I could try to go through without setting off the monitors. I think the agent didn't realize it would take me a minute or two to get DD out.

I always have to take off her shoes and we are patted down once we go through the detector.

[doulawoman]

I'm in Canada and just flew out of a very small airport and then back througha different but small airport. I had to take dd off both times, one time it was very early and she was sleeping! Then yes the ergo had to be oput through the x ray thing. I don't think the type of carrier would have mattered. They also really seemed to believe I was not declaring some kind of baby related liquid. I got asked several times if I was sure I ahd no formula, I said no she is breast fed and the young guy oggled me!

[MamaPhD]

We flew with DD when she was 10 months and I had her on Ergo. We got through security no problem both at SFO and at Irvine (I think John Wayne airport, is it?). They did make another kid (older toddler maybe 3 yrs?) come off Ergo and walk through security by herself, though. I guess it all depends.

[pacificbliss]

In most airports I have been able to wear DS and now DD through security. Occasionally I would have to take them out and pass the carrier through. Seems totally dependant on the mood of the agent.

[ramama]

I fly a lot and I've had to take the babies out every.single.time. They didn't make me take the carrier off and put it through the x-ray, just take the baby out.

[Drummer's Wife]

For me, I think only once I was able to leave baby in the sling - no metal. Otherwise, I had to take the carrier off and put it through the x-ray.

[OkiMom]

I think it depends. I always fly alone and have only been asked to remove either child twice. Once was in Chicago (try chasing two toddlers around security when they are both in bad moods, hungry and tired) and the other time was in Taiwan. I have had to take their shoes off.. every single time.

[sugarpop]

6 weeks ago I went through Atlanta with the ergo and didn't pause when we approached the security, just walked through...and no prob!