MAggie Boston
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I’m looking at flying solo with a 9-month old. He currently weighs about 18lbs at 6.5 months. We have a True Fit, and he is not using the headrest yet. We also have a umbrella style stroller (Graco Mosaic).
My sister at my destination almost definitely will have a carseat I can use while I’m visiting, so I possibly could just leave the True Fit at home.
I can wear him in a carrier most of the time.
If I do take my own carseat, backpack straps or attach to rolling luggage? Or is there some sort of stroller frame (Coccoro Flash) that might work with the True Fit?
Options:
Don’t take any car seat on flight and borrow at destination
Pros—less to mess with in airport;
no risk to car seat getting damaged
Cons—pain to ask sister to get borrowed car seat to destination airport
Take True Fit on flight.
Pros—already know how to install;
know child is comfortable and will sleep in it;
will have it at destination airport
Cons—have to haul through airport (backpack straps or attach to luggage?)
Risk getting damaged when gate-checked
Buy cheaper and lighter weight car seat for flight.
Pros—will have something available at destination;
no risk in getting TF damaged
Cons—cost;
Haul through airport (even if lighter weight than TF) (backpack straps or attach to luggage?)
Are there other options I’m not thinking about?
My sister at my destination almost definitely will have a carseat I can use while I’m visiting, so I possibly could just leave the True Fit at home.
I can wear him in a carrier most of the time.
If I do take my own carseat, backpack straps or attach to rolling luggage? Or is there some sort of stroller frame (Coccoro Flash) that might work with the True Fit?
Options:
Don’t take any car seat on flight and borrow at destination
Pros—less to mess with in airport;
no risk to car seat getting damaged
Cons—pain to ask sister to get borrowed car seat to destination airport
Take True Fit on flight.
Pros—already know how to install;
know child is comfortable and will sleep in it;
will have it at destination airport
Cons—have to haul through airport (backpack straps or attach to luggage?)
Risk getting damaged when gate-checked
Buy cheaper and lighter weight car seat for flight.
Pros—will have something available at destination;
no risk in getting TF damaged
Cons—cost;
Haul through airport (even if lighter weight than TF) (backpack straps or attach to luggage?)
Are there other options I’m not thinking about?