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Traveling to Miami with Our 3 Yr Old. Do I Have to Bring a Car Seat?
Asked by P.M. from New York
on February 1, 2009
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We are traveling this coming week to Miami. We plan on taking a cab from and to airport and hotel. We don't plan on renting a car, as our hotel is in the middle of eve...
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- Why would you want to not bring a car seat? For convenience? Your child can use the seat on the plane then easily trasfer it to the cab. I would think that your chi...
- For the safety of your child and it is the law, PLEASE bring a car seat. It is the other drivers out there you have to be careful of.
- I don't know the rules for plane rides, but I would bring one for the plane anyway. I wouldn't let any child ride without a carseat in a car....accidents can happen ev...
My First Flight with My 9 Month old....help!
Asked by H.M. from Stationed Overseas
on January 29, 2010
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I am flighting from germany to miami with my 9 month old by myself. She is very active and the first flight is 10 hours. Can anyone give me any advice...Please!!
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- have flown from Sweden to Chicago with 2 children by myself.. It's probably not the best 10 (in my case 9 hours) of you life but it's time. I would do an infant reques...
- Buy your kid a seat: worth every penny to not have a kid climbing all over you or trying to escape.
- I've flown with my 3yr old from England to Seattle numerous time since the age of 4 months. I'd definitely ask for a "bulk head" seat. Many times they have travel co...
First Time Flight with My 5 Month Old
Asked by S.W. from Los Angeles
on July 7, 2008
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Any advice on keeping my 5 month old calm on her first flight?? We are flying the redeye from CA to NY. Any tips are appreciated!
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- We had our first flight with our daughter at 10 days. Second at 3 weeks and third at 5 months. She did great every time. Much easier than expected. Everyone has gr...
- 5 months is soooo easy. Just nurse or bottle feed on the way up and down. She will fall asleep at the humming of the plane. My babies all flew for the first time ar...
- I flew with my daughter the first time at 9 weeks, then at 3 months, 5 months, etc. You say "we" so I imagine you are not flying solo with her - which is a good thing...
7 Month Old First Flight
Asked by K.B. from Portland
on September 6, 2006
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I am flying to South Carolina with my infant son in October. It will be his frist flight. I am a nervous wreck! I think the main thing I am worried about is him scr...
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- all of my family is in pennsylvania and i have flown with my son a few times alone. best advise is don't take the car seat on the plane, check it with your luggage. ...
- K., Hello. :) I first took my daughter on a plane when she was about 5 months old, and we flew from Omaha to Miami, FL. The one thing that I remember someone tel...
- Hi K.! I've read over most of the advice given so far, and most is really great. I would add one more thing... My daughter-in-law just flew with my 5-month-old grand...
Non-stop or Split up Flight???
Asked by L.C. from Seattle
on June 27, 2008
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Hello,
I've been sifting through some of the back air travel posts and can't seem to find this answer, though I probably missed it!
We will travel to Mexico to s...
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- Dear L., My view is the same as the advise you received from Danielle. Last week we travelled from Europe to West coast, 10 hours non-stop with our 11 month old son. ...
- Non-stop definitely. Have flown four times with my now 18 month old and the worst experience by far was the one involving layovers. Short flights, but just the cons...
- I took my son to Chile at the age of 13 months. There are no non-stop flights from Seattle to Santiago so we had a layover in New York on the way there and in Miami o...
Cruise and Flights
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on February 27, 2012
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We have our cruise booked for next January, now I'm starting to look at flights. If the ship departs from Miami at 4pm, what time should we be there?
Is it okay to...
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- If it departs at 4:00, they are probably open for boarding at around noon. The earlier you get there, the less crowded it is, but you can board any time after they op...
- We are not a cruise vacation family so I can't answer specific to cruises, however, I book many many flights for our personal and business travel. 1. If it were me,...
- Fly in the day before if you can. The cruise ship will open for boarding at 11am, and there is a ton to do on the ship that day - you don't want to be squeaking in at...
Advice on Air Travel (Do We Need a Passport for a 7-Month Old?)
Asked by S.C. from Washington DC
on January 18, 2008
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We have a 7-month old preemie (born 2 months early) who is doing fantastic. We have decided to take a trip to Miami for the weekend. The flight is only 2.5 hours so I'...
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- Passports are only needed for out of country travel, not domestic. You may need birth certificate or shot record as proof of age. Depends on the airline. Call them ...
- No, you do not need a passport. I have flown mutiple times with my 2 kids (age 3 and 5), since my first son was 2 months old. No one has ever asked for any ID for ei...
- I have flown with my daughter a hand full of times at the following ages: 7 weeks, 12 weeks, and 5 months. I have never had to show ID for her (Northwest Airlines nor ...
Extended Air Travel with a 9 Month Old
Asked by J.T. from San Francisco
on October 29, 2008
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Hello! This is my first time making an inquiry on Mamasource. I am excited to see how it goes. My husband and I are thinking about taking our 9 month old to Argentina....
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- We recently traveled to China and Hong Kong with our 5-1/2 mth old this past Sept. The flight was 12 hours with a 12 hour time difference. Our daughter did great goi...
- Hello- I have travelled to S. America severla times with my kids- the first time my son was 11mo. The flight is at night...I put him in his jammies at the air port...
- Hi J., I flew with my 9mo old last month; but it was only a 3hr flight and then a 2 hr flight. I was worried b/c he doesn't fall asleep 'on' us anymore; just in his ...
Girls-only Vacation
Asked by ✤.J. from Dover
on October 5, 2011
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I'm so super duper excited I can barely stand myself right now! My mom, sister, aunt, cousin, cousin's best friend & I are going on a girls-only vacation this January...
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- Don't know if you've booked your flights yet. If not, fly down on Thurs. and spend the night in Miami so that you are already there on Friday. My inlaws did a similar...
- While in Miami you must have dinner on the sidewalk in South Beach. I forget what the street is called right along the beach but you can't miss it. You will have a ton...
- Have a great time! Yes, you will get cell service, but it may be spotty on the water. We cruised to Mexico a few years ago and got service well past Key West. Mus...
Key West, FL
Asked by M.L. from Washington DC
on October 4, 2011
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My husband is being sent to Key West for work for 3 weeks. Our anniversary falls during his trip, so I thought about meeting him there for a long weekend. Then I tho...
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- The drive from Miami to Key West is great! You get to go on all of the keys - don't miss the famous Bahia Honda beach. It was voted one of the best in the world a fe...
- I heard it takes 4 hours to drive across key west. ??? For me, it would not be worth it.
- I like the mid and northern Keys for kids . . . we love Hawk's Cay. Key West is beautiful, but extremely "touristy" and party oriented. It really depends on where ...
