Air travel and babycarrying?

when we flew out to WA w/ our then 3 month old we used our snuggli, it was a pain to get him in while on the plane and we didnt' have him in while flying(sitting in our seats) but while walking threw the airport it was great! Any carrier would be a big help. I say use the carrier your most comfortable with. It was so nice to have baby securely attached to one of us while fighting threw the crowded airports.

have a good trip!

I don’t know the specific laws but I used a sling on an airplane many times but we were also told to remove it a couple of times. Yea, use a sling where you can sit comfortably. I loved my OTSBH while DC was young and we have a Maya now. I assume this will be a short flight so try not to worry too much – babies make air time go much faster and provide entertainment at the airports. I always loved flying with DC because, in a way, I thought of caring for her as my “job” so I felt like I was able to work and travel.

so a pouch is like a wrap sling tha's non adjustible right?

I've flown on 6 flights since I've had kids. In all 6 cases I did not pay for a seat for the toddler/baby and in all 6 cases they ended up with a seat. Call the airline before you leace home to see how booked they flight is. If there is space ask them to block a seat for your dd when you check in and bring your carseat if you can. It makes it so much easier & safer.

I wasn't an experienced babywearer either. When we flew this past Dec. dd was 10 mos. I carried her threw the airport in a plastic frame backpack (evenflo). I know this is not an option for you since your dd is too small. Security did let me go through with dd in the backpack. I didn't set off any alarms, and the scanned me after - no problems.

Perhaps the snuggli in the airport and something that is 'sit down comfortable' for the plane. I'm wondering if your carrying her in something that looks mor familiar to security if you'd have an easier time getting through without having to take her out.

I flew with my daughter when she was 3-4 months and found a great little contraption at onestepahead.com(in the travel solutions section). It's like a little vest that snaps to your seatbelt so that in the event of turbulence, etc baby wont fly up in the air. I believe it is the only thing besides carseats that is approved for airtravel. Worked really well for me, btw my girl slept the entire 15 hour flight to Australia(except nursing, of course), I think it was the roar of the plane. Hope you have as much luck!

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The Baby B'Air, it is made by the same people who made the Bjorn, and it is not really safe, not to mention you still can't use it during take-off or landing. And the reason you are not supposed to wear your baby during the flight is because if the plain were to hit bad turbelance, you could be thrown forward, and the weight of your body could injure your baby.

The only SAFE option is to use the car seat on the plane. If the seat belt light is on then the baby should be straped into the car seat. If you hit bad enough turbulence then the baby can be thrown from your arms and be injured or killed. If there is an emergancy landing you will be told to wrap your baby in a blanket and put her under the seat in front of you. If your holding the baby she will become your airbag and will be crushed. The sling is a great way to get through the airport and onto the plane though. Within the next few years it will be a law that children have to be in car seats on planes. The only reason its not yet is because the airlines are so against it becasue they think people will not fly as much. Some airlines now will give you half price fare for infants. Here are some links with more information.

http://www.afanet.org/kidscrs.htm
http://www.saferidenews.com/misc_pdfs/FS02_Airplane.pdf
http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/airplanetravel.aspx
http://www.planesafe.org/safety/safetyseat.htm
http://www.planesafe.org/safety/saferchildren.htm

Yes, that is true. However, not everyone can afford a plane ticket for a baby even at a half price seat which some airlines don't even offer.

If you cant afford it then drive. I personally would never fly without my child in a car seat. Would you fly without the seat belt? If you knew for sure that that trip was going to have to do an emergancy landing but you still had to get on, would you use a car seat? Just like in the car. Everytime you put your baby in the car you should ask yourself if there is anything you would do differently if you knew you were going to crash.

I'm sorry but I disagree and I find your tone judgemental. When my father was dying of cancer and I lived 1000 miles away flying every 3 months was the only way I got to see him. I could not drive 1000 miles with an infant and we were pretty broke so my tickets alone were putting us in debt.

Furthermore, your chances of crashing on a plane are minuscule compared to your chances of crashing in a car. I would NEVER get on a plane if I knew it was going to crash, that's ridiculous. I wouldn't even get on a plane if it had the same chances of crashing as a car does.

I've never flown with dd in a carseat. She was on our lap or in a sling (OTSBH). Even if we did haul the carseat, she would be out of it to nurse most of the time. We are preparing to fly next week and my oldest now requires a seat, but the baby will be on the boob most of the time. They need to nurse during take off and landing, anyway, to alleviate the pressure in their ears.

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Thank you for this important reminder! And thank you for the links.

My DH's cousin was crushed by his mother (DH's aunt) during a crash landing. What a horrible thing to have to live with. I must admit that I probably would have flown with my baby on my lap, but in DH's family, that is not done, for obvious reasons, and I'm so thankful I never took that chance.