Red eye flight with Toddler?

[Anonymous]

Is this a bad idea? My DS usually sleeps well in his carseat (which I plan on using on the plane). Has anyone had any experience flying a red eye with a toddler?

[Anonymous]

It never really worked for us, simply because DS was too excited by the idea of the plane and he was probably dependent on the motion of the car to help him sleep in the carseat. We tried red-eye flights a couple of times, traveling coast to coast, before going back to daytime flights. If your son is a sleepy kind of guy, however, it may be worth putting him in his pajamas and giving it a go. Good luck!