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[quote=Anonymous]We flew with DS in my lap when he was 2 months and swore we'd never do it again.

On three out of the four legs of our flight, DS was in the ergo and it was fine. On the fourth leg, a flight attendant insisted I take him out of the ergo.

Of course, that fourth leg was turbulent. I was terrified because I realized if the turbulence got any worse, DS was not secure at all. DH and I agreed if the turbulence got worse, I would put DS back in the ergo and just face the consequences - there wasn't anything the flight attendant, the airline, the FAA or an army of air marshals could do to me that would be worse than the devastation of knowing I let my son be injured - or worse - because I was intimidated by a bossy old hag of a flight attendant. He was so fragile, and I felt like an idiot and, frankly, a terrible mom for not just buying another seat.

Until the flight attendant told us, we didn't know FAA regs prohibit using carriers/slings. I do realize the flight attendant was technically just doing her job, even if she was horrid about it.

This is one of those things we all have to decide for ourselves. I absolutely don't judge people for not buying the extra seat. All I can do is make choices for myself and my family based on my own beliefs and experience. A lot of the PP's were dismissive of the turbulence issue raised by OP, and that prompted me to share my own experience. [/quote]

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