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Baby Gear and Tips for Air Travel with Older Babies
On an Airplane with a 3- to 9-Month-Old
By Alexandria Powell
As with travel in a car, your 3- to 9-month-old will need to be rear facing. "We recommend that children remain rear facing for at least one year and 20 pounds, regardless of vehicle or air travel," Rimmer says. When installing the seat, make sure to follow the guidelines for lap belt installation.
In addition to the safety considerations, choosing to bring your baby's child safety seat along may add to her comfort. "My sister was a flight attendant and she said that the happiest babies were always the ones whose parents were willing to pay for an additional ticket and just strapped them into their own car seats," says Alexandra Lutz, a mom from Albuquerque, N.M., who flew from Seoul, South Korea, to Chicago – nonstop – when her son was 3 months old.
If you have a choice, try to schedule flights at a time of day when your child is sleepy, says Libby Miner, a mother from Maine. She chose earl evening and naptime flights for her son's first travel experience and says that it went well.
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