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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just get the extra legroom seats and call the airline the day before and make sure you get switched to a seat that has an empty one beside it. Confirm your seat assignment again when you check your bags and again at the gate. Odds are you will both get your own seat.

Good luck! I fly alone with my toddler and baby a lot and have since they were born. People have been wonderful on flights and I've had more people offer to help me if a DC gets antsy than give me the stink eye (not that I would've noticed as I'm too preoccupied with the kids). [/quote]

Jet Blue:
let people with lap babies or family members simply sit wherever they felt like
did not provide relief to me or move people around directly to accommodate all for lap baby issues
a large lap baby was passed to my seatmate-kicked me and had feet on my tray table kicking that-prior was kicking seat back or the feet were flailing over the aisle [in thewse positions I got hit in the head]

The flight crew did nothing but did miraculously appear when I moved to a more expensive but vacant seat.  Holding my coffee in the air against the window.   Laptop hastily placed vertical between me and the window. Some other airlines do move people for free upgrades prior to take off if there are large lap baby or customer of size issues.[/quote]

Good to know.  I'm flying Jetblue (alone, no kids)  in a few months to the west coast, so it will be a 6 hour flight.   I would have said something (to the baby's parent)  about the baby kicking and feet on your tray table.[/quote]

Book an aisle seat.  If you have a wheelie carryon it can be difficult to get an overhead in economy on airlines that allow any family with children preferential boarding.  I've been on southwest where people lay across seats and a family with a lap baby, kid, 2 adults got 2 rows of 3.   6 seats and 3 tickets.

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Thanks, I've already booked my seat though (window seat--I've lived in Virginia for 7 years now, but feel like California is "Home" and can't wait to see it from the window!).[/quote]

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