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I think for a shorter trip, going without the car seat is fine. For a longer trip, I'd get an extra seat for the car seat. I think in an ideal world I'd always put my kid in the safety of her car seat, but in reality paying for a whole extra seat for an hour plane ride just is too expensive for such a low risk.
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I'm assuming that LO will need a nap over the course of that 8 hours...will she nap in your lap? My LO won't, so not having a car seat would be a disaster.
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@wonderstruck: yes to this
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@wonderstruck: @Kemma: Good question, and the answer is I'm not sure. Last time we flew a couple of months ago, she was on our laps. She eventually got so exhausted she fell asleep on my lap (during landing, of course). So I think she technically *could* fall asleep elsewhere, but has done it a ton in her car seat so is more used to that.
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I polled my fiends this summer before we travelled with our 2.5 year old daughter. We had to buy her a seat due to her age. Absolutely everyone said to check it. I'm glad we did, it gave US more elbow room with her between us, and she had room to squirm around instead of being stuck in her seat the whole time, and it was easier to snuggle mommy when she was scared during takeoff.
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@Mrs. D: Thanks. My DH is absolutely hell-bent on checking it. He thinks she won't sit in it anyway and it's just going to take up space... I am not sure I can talk him out of it, so appreciate hearing that!
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My 19 month old is a climber and would wriggle, squirm, etc. without the containment of a car seat. We've flown lap seat, her own seat, and in a car seat. For us, hands down the winner is her own car seat. It is exponentially less tiring for me and she can actually fall & stay asleep comfortably in her car seat. We haven't paid for her own seat yet, but honestly I think I'll be happy when we do so I can guarantee bringing her car seat on. At least for another year until she can behave and stay seated in a seat. The seat by itself was too much freedom for her still and not comfortable enough for her to sleep. She did end up sleeping across us on all 3 seats and none of us could move, eat, or do much while she slept.
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honestly ... i think it depends on the length of the flight. For short flights, its probably easier without it. But for anything 6+ hours, i would recommend it because it's perfect for you to feed them strapped in and to sleep in since you don't have to hold them for hours on end. Plus I can move around and go to the bathroom and watch movies without disturbing her. But anything less than 6 hours, i don't think it's worth the hassle of bringing a bulky car seat with me since it's highly unlikely she'll nap or if she does, it's not likely to be a long nap. Plus she can walk around and distract herself enough.
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@JoJoGirl: I'm curious as to what you ended up doing and how it went. Can you update? Will be making a similar decision soon.
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