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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's what I would do: Get a lightweight carseat for sure (Cosco Scenera one is good) and a carseat bag with backpack straps. Lightweight stroller you can fold with one hand. Arriving at the airport you get stroller out, put baby in stroller and strap in. Get your carseat out and put it in the backpack on your back. Push stroller and drag a rolling seatcase with carseat on your back. You can make it to the bag check line like that. Gate check your stroller or better still buy the fancy small one and put it on the plane. I would also bring a soft baby carrier just in case something happens to your stroller. [/quote]

This! I would absolutely do this.  Make sure you have your diaper bag but maybe you can hang it off the back of the stroller as you walk?  If you can't get someone to drop you off, most likely someone will try to help you get your suitcase on the shuttle from the day parking.

I traveled for the first time (sort of) solo with my kids 3&6 a few weeks back- plus their first flight excluding when my 6 year old was a baby.....totally different, I was breastfeeding him and my husband was there! Anyways, I struggled most with managing the gear; car seat in particular.  some car seats can also be attached to the rolling suitcase....mine was literally in my hand so at one point I had the diaper bag on my chest (straps over my arms, it's a backpack), backpack carry-on on my back, pulling a heavy suitcase, holding the car seat and at one point holding my 3 year old in one arm as we have ran to the gate.  I basically told my 6 year old to keep up and kept looking back at him.  I 0/10 recommend that lol!!! I was unprepared as I thought I'd have help and was unexpectedly doing it on my own but yeah, thats what i would have done.

Plus- bring like 5 types of little bags of snacks, empty sippy cup, new, fun stickers, maybe a melissa and doug 'water wow', and controversial here but...a tablet with some shows, extra outfits, diapers, wipes, sanitizer, wetbag in case of a blowout, sweatshirt, and 1-2 favorite toys but they will probably fall to the ground...

It's stressful but do-able! You've got this [/quote]

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