https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 05:31:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393889 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:10:58 +0000 prettylizy 393889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, of it's an issue of should, I think you should leave her with DH so he can take a turn, but I would probably bring her with me because I can't imagine being away from her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393875 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:55:15 +0000 blackbird 393875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh well that's a totally different issue than being concerned he can't handle it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393870 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:50:44 +0000 littlek 393870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think DH is incompetent. It's really mental that I don't want to leave DS and I worry that if something does go wrong I will be far away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393848 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:42:34 +0000 JoJoGirl 393848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It'll be good for DH to learn he CAN handle the baby on his own! I say leave him :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393839 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:38:37 +0000 blackbird 393839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leave him. Men are not incompetent children; they will surprise you when it's time to step up. He knows how to feed, bathe, and clothe his own child, right? If you really can't trust your DH to take care of HIS child, too, you really need to work on that. Maybe find ways to incorporate him more into the childcare or something so you feel confident he's not totally incapable. Your husband is the first person you should feel comfortable leaving your own child with. Especially at 6 months of age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393822 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:25:56 +0000 IcebergMom 393822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you should leave him. Don't underestimate your DH! And if he needs help men are NOT shy about asking. Females want To do it all and men will ask for help. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393820 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:23:37 +0000 MrsHotDog 393820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would leave him at home because I think it would be a great way for the two guys to bond. Plus, would you offend your husband if you take him? I would worry about what kind of message that would send. Is your mom or any other grandparents close by to help him in the evening?</p> <p>Also, if your son needs you while he is at the day care center, you would have to leave training and that might not go over well in some companies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393805 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:12:29 +0000 loveisstrange 393805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm taking my daughter in an international flight by myself in 3 weeks. She'll be 8 months old. I think you'll be fine. </p> <p>I do agree with the PPs though. It might be best if you just leave him home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393800 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:10:16 +0000 Weagle 393800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think the travel would be the hard part. I think being there in a new environment would be the toughest thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393609 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:57:17 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 393609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing I think may be difficult is carrying stuff by yourself and carrying baby. Is there anyone you can take with you as a helping hand? Like your mom or sister? Other than that I imagine it being totally doable! I think your DH would be fine but me personally, I couldn't leave my baby for a week--even with daddy:/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393597 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:52:17 +0000 heffalump 393597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's doable.... but I also think life would just be easier if you left your LO with his dad. Why don't you think he can handle it? </p> <p>I don't know, I think it's the little things like what do you do if you really have to pee while you're on the plane but your LO is sleeping and you don't want to disturb him. And even if he's not sleeping, where do you put your LO when you're in the teeny tiny airplane bathroom peeing? I know people fly with babies alone, but why do it if you don't have to? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393303 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:28:57 +0000 mamimami 393303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with PPs. The flight is not a big deal but I think you might be more comfortable if you're unencumbered by the baby. I went away for like 5 days when my baby was around that age and it was fine. If you have to worry about training, making a good impression, plus feedings, sleep, daycare logistics and everything else, you might not be at 100%. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393269 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:14:44 +0000 chopsuey 393269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I traveled alone with Lo when she was 4 months old, 9 months old and 15 months old.<br /> First 2 flights were easy. Flying with a toddler can be a challenge! It's totally doable to fly with your Lo to SD, but I think it'll be a hassle working and living with him solo in a hotel room.<br /> I would leave your son with your husband </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393267 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:14:05 +0000 aprk 393267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats on the new job! I think you'll be fine on a flight; what I've heard is that younger babies are easier on planes. I'd be more concerned about you having time and energy to go to training and take care of baby in a hotel. That sounds hard to me. Remember you don't have to be super mommy and try to "do everything!" </p> <p>I'm sure either decision will work out just fine - both will have pros and cons. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-flights#post-393244 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:09:01 +0000 littlek 393244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I just got a new job and I have to go to San Diego for a week of training. Originally I was planning on leaving DS with DH but I'm having second thoughts that he can't handle it. So, now I'm looking into taking DS with me since there is a daycare center on site at the office I will be out in San Diego. Am I crazy to think I can take a 6 month old on a flight from DC to San Diego by myself? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-and-travel#post-339782 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:23:09 +0000 BSB 339782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: Still planning on that trip?</p> <p>I'm TTC right now and just found out that I might be going to Vietnam at Thanksgiving. *Finger crossed* I might be pregnant. Wondering how my pregnancy will affect my trip or vice versa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-239630 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:34:09 +0000 Freckles 239630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update! It may have been because we had a 6am fligh (though it was a packed flight) but we were able to bring both our stroller and car seat to the gate without any problems and not have to pay a $25 fee. We broke down the stroller and put it in the red bag, and had a thick plastic bag that fit over the car seat. Not sure how many more trips the JR Childless bag will last but seeing how dirty it got I'm glad I covered it. Thanks for all the helpful advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-234919 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:01:40 +0000 looch 234919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: I hope you get a clear answer! My biggest worry would be getting all the way to the gate and having to leave my stroller behind, YKWIM?</p> <p>I'd suggest you email rather than call, because you'd have written documentation that you got an exception though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-233953 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:09:26 +0000 Freckles 233953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NYCaliMama: thanks, i'm actually going to go and buy one at a local store today. no time to order from amazon, unfortunately! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-233947 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:08:24 +0000 Freckles 233947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: i already researched the website and saw their policy (thanks, though!) but thought i'd see if the flight attendants were a little more lenient and allowed full size strollers to still go through. i think i'm going to call and see anyways, since i'm going to start packing tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-and-travel#post-232871 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:20:34 +0000 Mrs. Lantern 232871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hong Kong is amazing! It would be a really fun trip, especially in Spring before the Summer heat rolls in.</p> <p>I would go, and buy travel insurance, just in case :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-and-travel#post-232868 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:17:30 +0000 matador84 232868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I knew then what I knew now, I would totally just hold off on TTC and take the trip!! Not everyone would agree with me...but we were planning on going to Italy this Spring, and now I will have a 6 month old and I'm just not sure if I'm up to it. Even though I am THRILLED about my little man being here, I know I will be thinking a lot about that trip come Spring... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-232051 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:04:56 +0000 SAHM0811 232051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Btw, also wanted to mention that you could buy a generic travel bag that would protect it more than the flimsy red ones. JL Childress sells one.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000262HMQ/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&#038;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&#038;pf_rd_t=201&#038;pf_rd_i=B000GKW8EA&#038;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&#038;pf_rd_r=00TEHS4ENJ23VNQCFE30" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000262HMQ/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&#038;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&#038;pf_rd_t=201&#038;pf_rd_i=B000GKW8EA&#038;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&#038;pf_rd_r=00TEHS4ENJ23VNQCFE30</a></p> <p>I've also bought high end stroller travel bags on Craigslist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-231766 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:10:53 +0000 looch 231766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From the AirCanada website:</p> <p>Stroller policy<br /> Small strollers<br /> Air Canada strongly recommends the use of small collapsible umbrella type strollers (see examples below).</p> <p>A stroller with a collapsed diameter not exceeding 25.5 cm (10 in) and a length not exceeding 92 cm (36 in) is allowed, in addition to your carry-on allowance, regardless of destination. It can be checked at the gate to be delivered to you at the aircraft door at the end of your flight.</p> <p>Large strollers</p> <p>Because gate facilities in airports are not designed to accommodate them, large, heavy strollers will need to be checked in and will count as one piece of baggage toward the maximum number of checked bags allowed by your fare type. Large strollers are also subject to space limitations, and there is a risk that they cannot be accommodated in the aircraft.</p> <p>_______</p> <p>SInce it is clearly stated on the website, I'd not chance it, to be honest, and I'd be prepared to have it go as checked luggage, so I'd buy a bag for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-231706 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:18:17 +0000 Freckles 231706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NYCaliMama: Thanks for letting me know that there's an alternative to the travel bag. Did you also gate check your car seat, or did you check it in? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-231704 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:16:17 +0000 Freckles 231704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: LO is not old enough to put in an umbrella stroller, and we're planning on being there for 5 weeks. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-231661 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:33:19 +0000 SAHM0811 231661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I once gate checked a Bugaboo Chameleon (full size stroller, over 20 lbs) without a problem on a Jet Blue flight, but this was 4 years ago before airlines started upping luggage fees and what not. </p> <p>Just this last May though, I gate checked our BOB Revolution SE (single) also on Jet Blue without a problem. I didn't have the travel bag made by BOB... I bought a generic big red bag with the words "gate check" on it from a local baby gear store. It was no more than $15 or $19. It was just a simple bag to cover and label it... I'm sure a BOB bag would've protected it more, but I didn't have the time to order one at that point, nor did I want to shell out the money for it, honestly. Anyway, with the wheels popped off, everything fit in the bag... but barely. The guy at the local baby store did it for me as a trial run when I bought the bag and the metal attachment where the front wheel attaches stuck out of the bag. He suggested I at least wrap some bubble wrap around the part that stuck out of the bag, so I did just that at the airport when the time came to leave it. Lucky for me, my BOB didn't have any damage done to it during the flight! I'd do it the same way again if I ever travel with the BOB again.</p> <p>I JUST read today though (in an Amazon review) that some airlines charge a $25-ish fee for gate checking strollers over 20 lbs. When I hear things like this though, I also sometimes think it just depends on the airline staff who gives you your gate check stub at the time. Maybe some of them are just more strict about it, while others are less diligent? </p> <p>To prepare best, you could call your airline beforehand and ask... You could also discuss with them the option of checking it in at ticketing (when you first check in and get boarding passes). Most of them time I actually prefer to check my baby gear at that point so I don't have to go through security with too much stuff. I also babywear a lot though.... </p> <p>Anyway, all the times I've flown with baby gear (over 16 times in the past 4 years), never was I charged for checking in a carseat or a stroller for a ticketed, or even a lap child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-231558 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:31:27 +0000 Rubies 231558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It wasn't with Air Canada but we had to leave our stroller at the gate but for a fee of $25. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-231551 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:26:34 +0000 chopsuey 231551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've only taken umbrella strollers and have only seen smaller strollers at the gate..<br /> I wouldn't trust airline carriers with my Bob.. is there a reason you want to take it and not something lighter and smaller? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bringing-larger-strollers-on-board#post-231532 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:02:23 +0000 prettylizy 231532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're flying air Canada in two weeks and I'm hesitant to check my stroller, ideally don't want to see it damaged. Luckily DH's parents will be driving to meet us so I'm going to send my stroller with them and wear her through the airport. </p>