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Can you afford the extra 200 some odd dollars?

@BabyBoecksMom: If it were us I know DH would forfeit his comfort and spend the money to give LO a seat if we had the extra $200. He's 6'3 and has the same issue. And we never pay for more leg room and I ask him each time we fly.

If DD sat between you two it wouldn't be as bad?

I said save the money, but I'm really cheap like that.

Any chance since there will be a bunch of strangers and a new environment she'll be shy and want to cuddle/nap/sit quietly in your lap?

Or, give her a dose of bourbon before you go - knock her out

How much extra leg room is it? I'm inclined to say the extra seat, since then your DH can put his legs in her space (she won't care!) as well as in the aisle. Unless you could get the bulkhead, where you could put DD on the floor in front of you potentially.

Normally I'd say you could try the window and aisle seat trick and hope no one pays extra for the seat in between you, but I think at Thanksgiving that's just not gonna happen.

Along the lines of @Freckles: An interesting tip I read is for you and your DH *not* to sit together. That way, your babe can be passed off between you at intervals if DD gets fussy. One person gets a break and DD may be distracted enough at seeing a new face/toys. Totally depends on your babe, though.

I've flown with one kid alone and with both kids alone and I'd say go for the extra seat for sideways comfort. You may even get an entire row to yourselves and your DD can have the window seat to look out the window. They always like that! Bring lots of distraction toys and walk her up and down the isle to help pass time. Before you know it it's time to land.

I voted to buy LO her own seat based on how you described her personality ...miss independent

We flew with my LO at 16 months (Seattle to Alabama with layover in Houston). We didn't get her a seat BUT my husband is a genius...we picked an aisle and a window seat in the same row and prayed it would not be a full flight. No one picked the middle seat in our row so we ended up with all three seats. We figured if someone picked the middle seat we would just ask them to take the window or aisle.