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Over Land, Air and Sea
Traveling with Baby on Board
By Laura Cone
She also suggests getting a passport for your baby because most airlines want proof of a baby's age. Children under 2 can fly on a mom or dad's lap without having to purchase a separate ticket.
But Drennan also likes the security having a passport for her baby gives her. "The easiest way to prove he is mine and his age is to show his passport," she says. "If someone were to snatch him, I have his picture right there."
Susan Chapman of Provo, Utah, has traveled by airplane twice to Texas with her twin boys, Tanner and Jayden, who are 22 months old. Both flights were long, but the most recent trip caused her grief because she was not prepared for her twins becoming ill.
"On my last one, on the way there, I did really good," Chapman says. "On the way back, we were really rushed so I did not have time to prepare. By the time I got on the first airplane ride, they both had diarrhea and started throwing up. I did not pack enough diapers. I had to ask another mom if she had extra diapers. They were three sizes too big."
Chapman, who is a member of the Utah Valley Mothers of Multiples, says that fortunately she had brought a change of clothes for herself.
Chapman keeps her twins entertained while traveling by giving them little packages they can open every so often with new toys to keep them occupied.
She prefers to have her twins sit in their car seats during airplane rides because they fall asleep. "I lug my car seats around to the airplane, which a lot of people don't do," she says. "I love using the car seats in the airplanes because they stay belted in most of the time. They know a car seat means they stay there. When I tried it without the car seats, they were all over the place."
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