Anonymous
01/13/2025 21:47
Subject: Flying alone with 6 months old
Anonymous wrote:I would never fly, and never did fly, with a child in my lap. Safety first.
Flying one round trip with a baby in your lap is statistically safer than multiple road trips with a car seat. Math first.
Anonymous
01/13/2025 18:22
Subject: Re:Flying alone with 6 months old
Anonymous wrote:Think Gilligan's Island: a three-hour trip can turn into days at an airport due to weather, etc. Pack accordingly, not just for the itinerary in hand.
FWIW, we used to make these long trips in a car when our twins were infants as we also had a dog. You're lucky that you can run a 2 on 1 defence.
OP is going direct from her home airport to somewhere she has family/friends. She's not going to be stuck in an airport for days. It always makes sense to have extra everything when you have a baby but she's not going to be stranded somewhere.
Anonymous
01/13/2025 17:32
Subject: Flying alone with 6 months old
I would never fly, and never did fly, with a child in my lap. Safety first.
Anonymous
01/13/2025 16:59
Subject: Re:Flying alone with 6 months old
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Think Gilligan's Island: a three-hour trip can turn into days at an airport due to weather, etc. Pack accordingly, not just for the itinerary in hand.
FWIW, we used to make these long trips in a car when our twins were infants as we also had a dog. You're lucky that you can run a 2 on 1 defence.
OMG twins and a dog. You're the MVP.
Yes. Thankfully we live super close to the airport and DH would be home if he needed to come grab us with delays or something. Unfortunately I don't drive so we can't split the drive
Your not driving is a key fact, though your DH sounds prepared to do that on his own, so not necessarily essential.
Who's going to get you at the destination?
Either my SIL or my in laws. I can also request a car service with car seat and we have friends in the Rea with babies in a pinch.
Anonymous
01/13/2025 16:59
Subject: Flying alone with 6 months old
Anonymous wrote:If you have a second or third kid, a lot of these worries will disappear.
Hahaha I'm sure they will. Definitely FTM with loads of anxiety and all the firsts are throwing me for a loop
Anonymous
01/13/2025 15:16
Subject: Flying alone with 6 months old
If you have a second or third kid, a lot of these worries will disappear.
Anonymous
01/13/2025 15:13
Subject: Re:Flying alone with 6 months old
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Think Gilligan's Island: a three-hour trip can turn into days at an airport due to weather, etc. Pack accordingly, not just for the itinerary in hand.
FWIW, we used to make these long trips in a car when our twins were infants as we also had a dog. You're lucky that you can run a 2 on 1 defence.
OMG twins and a dog. You're the MVP.
Yes. Thankfully we live super close to the airport and DH would be home if he needed to come grab us with delays or something. Unfortunately I don't drive so we can't split the drive
Your not driving is a key fact, though your DH sounds prepared to do that on his own, so not necessarily essential.
Who's going to get you at the destination?