https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 08:16:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-983696 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 03:57:47 +0000 lamariniere 983696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: We have the Bjorn crib and have flown with it a few times. Be very very careful with this option! The times we have flown with it in Europe it has counted as a baby item (like a stroller or car seat) and they didn't charge. However, when we were coming back with it from Asia this spring, they wanted to charge us $150 because it was considered extra baggage, even though we were flying on an European airline. After some haggling, they let us carry it on since we were under the carry on limit. Thankfully it fit in the overhead, but it was a big plane and there is no way it would have fit on a small airplane.</p> <p>How long will you be at your in-laws, and do you plan on visiting often? The first time we went to visit my dad (10 day trip), I had him buy a used PNP from a children's consignment store, and now he keeps it at his house for our future visits. Maybe that could be an option? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-983182 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:27:41 +0000 BeachMama 983182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 14 months. </p> <p>We may try practicing sleeping on an air mattress so see if we could just put her on one at the in laws house. Otherwise I think we'll buy a cheap one and have it sent there. As much as I hate to say it, I'm sure this wont be the only time we go visit them :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982340 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:39:07 +0000 wheres_c 982340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>how old is LO?</p> <p> We don't fly with ours...too cumbersome.<br /> first we try to borrow one.<br /> If we are are staying in a king size bed we co sleep.<br /> if all else fails we get a cheap one shipped to that address from walmart.com or no better deal ($45) which is less than it eould cost to check ours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982242 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:58:15 +0000 Ginabean3 982242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only use it for road trips. IMO it's too heavy and unwieldy to fly with especially since you need to pay for luggage on many airlines. We are doing our first plane trip later this month and w are going to get either a GoCrib or baby bjorn travel lite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982165 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:26:02 +0000 mrsjyw 982165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we for road trips around the state. we are flying for the first time and requested one from the resort. we are going to bring our own blanket/sheet, but wanted to save the space for taking a pnp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982115 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:11:15 +0000 looch 982115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: I flew a regional European airline that was super family friendly, so no.</p> <p>It fits in my big suitcase though, and I cram stuff inside it to gain a little space back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982104 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:07:12 +0000 BeachMama 982104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch - do you have to pay to check it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982087 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:59:55 +0000 kiddosc 982087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do your in-laws have friends with grandchildren that they may be able to borrow one from? When we visited my parents, my mom borrowed one from a co-worker. Then I just had to bring a sheet from home. Worked much better than trying to fly with one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982060 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:51:47 +0000 looch 982060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have flown with it, once packed into my checked luggage, once as a separate checked item. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982021 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:40:48 +0000 dagret 982021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bring our PNP but we never fly with it. One of the bees just wrote a travel post recently and I think they flew with theirs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-982004 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:35:07 +0000 lovehoneybee 982004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always bring our PnP. E will not co-sleep with us anymore, and he'd walk right out of a floor bed. But we've never flown with it (or flown with him, period). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-a-pack-amp-play-when-you-travel#post-981990 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:31:51 +0000 BeachMama 981990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are headed up to my in laws for a visit later this month. It'll be our first flight with DD. I'd like to minimize the amount of crap we shlep through the airport and possibly avoid taking our P&amp;P. DD is a great sleeper but very curious especially in new surroundings. I'm afraid if we try to make a floor bed or something she'll just crawl around instead of sleeping. And we probably won't go visit the in laws enough to justify buying them a P&amp;P. </p> <p> What do you use for a bed when you travel with LO? </p>