Why do you fly with your infant on your lap if you can afford another seat?

[Anonymous]

If flying with a lap infant is no big deal, then why does the FAA and the AAP strongly recommend against it?

You all can call me a sanctimommy all you want, but you’re still choosing the less safe option for no good reason.

[Anonymous]

Oh and to the PP who said we’ve never flown with a child or in turbelence: my kid is 21 months old and has been on 10 flights, including 4 transatlantic ones. She had a seat every time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the person who hadn’t heard of lap infants being injured:

3 babies suffered broken spines due to turbelence on a flight last year. https://www.mommyish.com/three-babies-suffer-broken-spines-severe-turbulence-flight/

And over 3,000 infants die annually from unsafe sleep- I’m assuming you never once let your baby sleep in a swing or rock n play, bedshared, put a blanket in the crib, etc. I didn’t, even though I’ve flown with a lap infant- because it’s impossiblw to prevent every possible tragedy so I focus on the statistically common ones. I bet if a hidden camera recorded your parenting for a week we could find plenty of instances of supposedly perfect parents making less than perfect choices. Because that’s how real life works.

You don’t understand stats. Just because unsafe sleep deaths are slightly more common doesn’t make them statistically common. Plus, the research suggests most of those deaths are the result of underlying conditions unrelated to how the infants were sleeping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you buy a seat for an infant, they have to be in the seat for take off and landing. It can be a pain to drag a car seat thru an airport. And my babies always screamed the most on takeoff and landing, unless I was nursing them. Which isn’t allowed if you have a seat for them. I was offered an extra seat on southwest when the flight wasn’t full, and declined it for this reason.

I have also never heard of a baby getting hurt as a lap held infant. I’m sure it has happened, but it seems pretty rare.

Hmm, I never had an issue with this. I nursed my babies on takeoff and landing if the baby was experiencing ear pain or very fussy, even after purchasing a separate seat for them. (I did put the baby in the carseat in the event of turbulence.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know one family who purchased a seat for a 1 year old and the allocated seat was not next to the parent

That’s on them. Make sure the seat is next to the parent.

You just can't be wrong can you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If flying with a lap infant is no big deal, then why does the FAA and the AAP strongly recommend against it?

You all can call me a sanctimommy all you want, but you’re still choosing the less safe option for no good reason.

People have given you their reasons and you’ve dismissed them. Wanting to minimize the discomfort of a baby who wants to be held and screams when in a car seat is a reason. Wanting to save $1000 (or the the $250 it cost me to fly to my in-laws with my 9-month-old) is a reason. You just don’t think those reasons are good enough, which makes it pretty clear that your agenda is actually to post about how you’re a responsible parent and everyone who doesn’t buy a seat for their baby is not.

[Anonymous]

OP didn't come here for a discussion since she dismissed all the opposing opinions. She came for a fight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If flying with a lap infant is no big deal, then why does the FAA and the AAP strongly recommend against it?

You all can call me a sanctimommy all you want, but you’re still choosing the less safe option for no good reason.

Can you imagine this lady's poor children. Being raised by a completely neurotic mother has to be 1000000000X worse that any of the risks listed in this thread.

[Anonymous]

I am willing to assume the added risk, just like I do in many other situations. I balance risk with practicality and often don't choose the safest option. I have no issues with that. The best options for us isn't always the safest.

[Anonymous]

Following the FAA and AAP recommendations makes me neurotic? Ok ... I’m surprised you all are so ok with ignoring them.

[Anonymous]

Same reason I buy clothes at the thrift store when I can afford brand new. So I have money to spend on other things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If flying with a lap infant is no big deal, then why does the FAA and the AAP strongly recommend against it?

You all can call me a sanctimommy all you want, but you’re still choosing the less safe option for no good reason.

Can you imagine this lady's poor children. Being raised by a completely neurotic mother has to be 1000000000X worse that any of the risks listed in this thread.

I know some people like this and I feel so badly for their poor kids who hardly ever get to do anything. Life is for living! You can’t put your kids in bubble wrap for 18 years!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If flying with a lap infant is no big deal, then why does the FAA and the AAP strongly recommend against it?

You all can call me a sanctimommy all you want, but you’re still choosing the less safe option for no good reason.

Can you imagine this lady's poor children. Being raised by a completely neurotic mother has to be 1000000000X worse that any of the risks listed in this thread.

I know some people like this and I feel so badly for their poor kids who hardly ever get to do anything. Life is for living! You can’t put your kids in bubble wrap for 18 years!

Really? Following FAA and AAP recommendations is considered wrapping my kid in bubble wrap?

[Anonymous]

You do you OP. Don’t worry about others.

[Anonymous]

Tell me all the amazing things my kid is missing out on by having been in a car seat on a plane.