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I have wondered the same thing! Never flown with a baby yet, but once I got to talking to a woman with a baby on Amtrak and she asked me to keep an eye on him while she peed. I think if you get friendly with your neighbor that would work.

I haven't flown yet but I would leave them in the row.

@Navy_Mommy: oh my gosh, that's terrible!

I alone a few times with DS when he was under 1 year, but they were all shorter flights, less than 2.5hrs, so I made sure to pee in the airport beforehand.

I didn't go. I have an awesome bladder so it really wasn't that big of deal. I just made sure to go before every flight.

I flew on an 8 hour to England and had a row to myself. I left him in his carseat several times to pee. We were on an airplane.....most people were asleep anyway and noone was in our row.

I haven't flown alone with her but on the 14 hr leg of our Australia to UK flight, DH and I were seated a few rows apart. A few times I had to use the loo, DH was sleeping and I didn't want to wake him, nor did I want to pick LO up whilst she was sleeping in the bassinet, so I just asked the mom seated next to me to keep an eye on her for a minute.

The mother next to me was flying alone with a 14 month old and a 3 yr old. I kept an eye on her kids every time she went to the bathroom as well and it was fine. If you're in a bassinet row, you're pretty much guaranteed to have parents seated next to you and they are generally more than happy to help out.

I peed while holding her in my arms. I'm always wearing jeans when this happens, which is a mistake. It would be best to wear an elastic skirt. Anyway, I've found it's not that hard to get jeans and undies down one handrd, but it is tricky to get them back up one handed. It's doable though, except for the top button. Lol! I leave that open and cover it with the baby, then fix it at my seat.

I haven't flown with him yet, but I did hold someone else's baby on an Alitalia flight. A mom asked me to hold her baby (I guess I looked friendly) while she went to the bathroom. I agreed and then she left. On her way back from the bathroom, she stopped about 10 rows up and had a 20 minute conversation with someone there. I was wondering if she was ever going to come back! When she did, she thanked me and then said she was sorry she took so long, she needed to talk to her husband about something. I didn't say anything, but why didn't she give the baby to him?! Weird.