tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31689883.post1543067098418172992..comments2024-03-23T18:10:00.517-05:00Comments on Lactose-Free Girl: Toddler GearAméliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979366182990756619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31689883.post-78511971508781575482015-12-18T19:23:35.486-06:002015-12-18T19:23:35.486-06:00The reason I would be reluctant to take a car seat...The reason I would be reluctant to take a car seat with us is mostly, as you have pointed out, that the schlepping is insane. However, after reading what various airlines said on their pages (while researching the issue after our last trip), I realized that a car seat may not fit on every plane (depending on the model of the car seat as well as the model of the plane and your assigned seat). And even IF it does, airlines reserve the right to refuse that you bring your seat on board - they can make you check it at boarding and give it back to you only when you disembark. So to schlep the seat only to risk a) being forbidden to use it and b) having it taken away to stowing only to possibly be damaged or lost/stolen (as once happened with our stroller)... I just can't. I'm looking forward to using the CARES system I bought. That being said, I hadn't considered napping - I guess that's going to be a "fun" flight!Améliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979366182990756619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31689883.post-42827755432864428792015-12-18T19:04:19.860-06:002015-12-18T19:04:19.860-06:00On our last trip, we schlepped our car seat on the...On our last trip, we schlepped our car seat on the plane. While I am concerned about my kid not being able to stay buckled up properly (more so that we'll get kicked off the plane than because of an accident) my main concern was napping on the plane. My son can still nap in his car seat, and my daughter at the same age could not get comfortable enough to sleep on the plane seat. It was a major pain bringing the car seat (two adults and two kids with four carry-ons, coats, purse and car seat all delicately balanced on an umbrella stroller). I saw another parent had purchased a bag for theirs to carry it like a back-pack. Of course another con is that car seat regulations are different from country to country (this only occurs to me now after we used ours in our rental car in Florida). I also found that the car seat made him closer to the seat in front of him- I still feel bad for the guy sitting right in front of him. But he did nap on 3 of the 4 flights we took, so it was worth it.malt_sodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476007277473846157noreply@blogger.com