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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is entirely doable. Take as little as possible. No stroller or carseat— just wear the baby. I always flew with mine as lap babies— no second seat, but that’s a personal choice. Definitely nurse during take off & landing to help with ear pressure (even if baby doesn’t get much milk, the sucking helps). 
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Totally agree with this.

My kiddo had logged 30K miles in her first year of life.  When they are 6 months (or really anything younger than 10 mons) I also did lap baby, and nursed on take-off and landing.  Would change the baby right before boarding, and highly recommend wearing the baby.  The stroller becomes a nightmare to take down, etc and also hold the baby.

Sometimes I checked a carseat--i had this huge backpack carrier.  But if you can avoid this, I would.  If I was lucky, the baby would nurse on take-off, take a nap in my arms.  Eating, drinking, and figuring out what to do about bathrooms was hard.   Get an aisle seat as walking around with the baby is helpful.

Part of the reason I preferred flying is that I could hold or nurse the baby most of the time. When you're in a carseat, you can't nurse the baby (maybe they'll take a bottle).  Maybe it depends on the temperment of the kid, but flying was always so much more enjoyable.

Good luck--I'm sure you'll be able to make either scenario work.  [/quote]

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