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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Fitting a Britax Marathon in Purchased Flight Seat    —Gibsonia, PA

"We are flying next week (on a 777) and have purchased a seat for our 19 month daughter (8 hr flight). I'm planning t..."

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I flew with my 22 month old and a Britax Marathon. You will want to install it forward facing, just as you do in your car. You won't need any seat belt extensions an...

we took our then 7 mo old son to FLA & brought his car seat, also a britax. we put it in front facing & used the lap belt to secure it. he did great. just make sure...

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Q: Car Seat Backpack and Air Travel    —Berkeley, CA

"Hi! I have an 8 week old adorable baby girl and I plan to be doing some traveling without my hubby. Since I plan to ..."

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Well, I traveled with my son on planes quite a bit his first year. Wherever I went I needed my car seat for the rental so I just took our seat from the car. If you'r...

Hi A. - My daughter and I have taken 6 cross country flights between 9 months and 2.5 years. I adopted her, so I didn't have her at 8 weeks, but I'll give you my 2 cen...

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Q: 1St Time Taking a Long Trip (Airplane) with 5 Year Old.    —Northridge, CA

"We're taking a family vacation (my parents, sister and her kids 14 and 18, my husband, myself and our 5 year old daug..."

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I'm 85 years old and have raised 4 children. Having a children sit in a regular seat is fine, she will sleep better than in a car seat. You might even be able to have ...

I would recommend not bringing your car seat, and just renting one with the car. A five year old will be more comfortable without it on the plane, I think. We've onl...

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Q: Traveling by Plane W/ a Toddler    —Deltona, FL

"In 2 weeks we are flying to the New England area. Our 3 yr. old will be traveling with us and this will be his first..."

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We traveled a couple of months ago with our two year old and I learned a lot! We bought her a seat so that we could use the car seat...being safety-minded parents, yo...

try your best to give him a drink just as the plane is taking off/landing. My daughter drinks from a straw cup & we just make sure to give it to her at those times. ...

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Q: Flying with a Newborn ....    —Overland Park, KS

"Hello! My sister, who lives in San Diego, is a surrogate for my husband and myself. She is currently 19 weeks pregn..."

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We flew with our oldest at 1 month and he was fine. The biggest thing our pediatrician told me we to make sure his was sucking at take-off and landing (either eating ...

I flew from Florida to KC with my son when he was exactly 5 weeks old. I was a nursing mom, and had a bottle pumped. The second that the plane started to taxi, I gave ...

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Q: Traveling with Carseat    —Issaquah, WA

"We are flying to Montana for Christmas and I am worried about traveling with the car seat. We have a Britax Advocate..."

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I haven't traveled with the Advocate, but have with the Britax Marathon. It installs easily on the airplane - look for the lap belt instructions in the manual. It sh...

We have a Marathon but we never travel with it because it's so big and heavy. Instead we bought an Evenflo Titan, which is much lighter, and take that when we travel....

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Q: Do I Need a Carseat for a Just Turned 4 Year Old?    —Lombard, IL

"We will be traveling in a couple of weeks to Disney World on Southwest Airlines and I wasn't sure if my youngest, who..."

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for the airplane or car? If it's for the car, you can rent one when you get there (it will not be as clean or as good as the one you have).

My husband and I flew Southwest last year to Arizona with our 2 daughters. At the time they were 2 & 5. No car seat was needed for either of them. We rented a car w...

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Q: Traveling with 3 and Half Son and Just Turned 2 This Month    —Glenwood, IA

"Hi moms, I was wondering what other moms have used for distraction toys for airplane rides for small children. I w..."

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Stickers are great!! They will keep our 2-1/2 year old busy for a long time and they are very easy to take along. We have used sticker books, reusable stickers, and ev...

When my son was 3.5 he was wonderful with a portable DVD player with headphones. For the 2 yo, a portable dvd player might work- hard to say. Coloring is always good...

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Q: AA Advantage Miles    —Bedford, TX

"I have 16000 miles that are about to expire. Does anyone know where else I can trade them in besides points.com?"

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You can also donate them to the armed forces - http://www.heromiles.org/.

Like Erin, you have to be active to keep them. There are some agencies that will buy them from you. If you sell them you have to have enough for a plane ticket t...

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Q: Horrible Experience Please Read If Your a Mom    —Milwaukee, WI

"My soldier son was already in a tour of Afghanistan and now is with a unit in Germany that is deploying to Iraq. He h..."

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Dear E., I am so sorry to hear about this disgraceful indignity that your son has suffered. I immediatly thought of posting it on my favourite political blog, Dai...

E., How terrible, I am sorry you and your family had to go through that. If you have not considered it yet, I would call Fox 6 News. Katrina Cravy does a wonderful s...

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