I know questions like this come up fairly often, and I've already gotten some good ideas from the archives here, but would be much obliged to have any more detailed advice for our particular situation.
In the spring we will be traveling with our 2 children on an overnight flight to Paris and then in a taxi to our accommodation.
- Our baby is now 6 months and 21 pounds, and at the time of the trip will be about 10.5 months old and perhaps 25 pounds or so. She's about to outgrow her Snugride 22 and move into a Britax Roundabout that we have.
Would you recommend taking the Roundabout for her on this trip, or would we be better off investing in a Snugride 32/35 or a Cosco Scenera? The Scenera is inexpensive and lightweight, and the Snugride 35, while expensive, gives us the convenience of a 'carrier' or bucket-type seat. (It might be nice not to have to disturb her if she's still sleeping on arrival.) I don't have experience installing any of these on an aircraft.
My understanding is that later-model European cars have the equivalent of LATCH, though the Snugride would have to use the seatbelt since we wouldn't bring the base. Are automatic locking seatbelts also the norm in Europe, or would we need to use a locking clip? What is the most 'forgiving' seat in terms of installation in an unfamiliar vehicle? My concern about the Roundabout is that the Versa-tether can be hard to use in RF mode, even in our own car. For the taxi ride, would it be OK to skip the Versa-tether?
- Our older child will be just over 4 years old at the time of travel and somewhere in the range of 45 pounds (currently 41 lbs.). She is tall for her age. Would it be sufficient to just have her use the regular aircraft seatbelt and then a backless booster or Bubble Bum for the taxi?
If it makes a difference in your answer, the flight is on Delta using a 757-200 aircraft, 7 hours non-stop, with a seat purchased for both girls. If necessary we could skip the taxi and use public transportation to our hotel in Paris, though (despite our best efforts to pack light) we will have a fair amount of luggage.
Thanks in advance for any advice you could provide.
In the spring we will be traveling with our 2 children on an overnight flight to Paris and then in a taxi to our accommodation.
- Our baby is now 6 months and 21 pounds, and at the time of the trip will be about 10.5 months old and perhaps 25 pounds or so. She's about to outgrow her Snugride 22 and move into a Britax Roundabout that we have.
Would you recommend taking the Roundabout for her on this trip, or would we be better off investing in a Snugride 32/35 or a Cosco Scenera? The Scenera is inexpensive and lightweight, and the Snugride 35, while expensive, gives us the convenience of a 'carrier' or bucket-type seat. (It might be nice not to have to disturb her if she's still sleeping on arrival.) I don't have experience installing any of these on an aircraft.
My understanding is that later-model European cars have the equivalent of LATCH, though the Snugride would have to use the seatbelt since we wouldn't bring the base. Are automatic locking seatbelts also the norm in Europe, or would we need to use a locking clip? What is the most 'forgiving' seat in terms of installation in an unfamiliar vehicle? My concern about the Roundabout is that the Versa-tether can be hard to use in RF mode, even in our own car. For the taxi ride, would it be OK to skip the Versa-tether?
- Our older child will be just over 4 years old at the time of travel and somewhere in the range of 45 pounds (currently 41 lbs.). She is tall for her age. Would it be sufficient to just have her use the regular aircraft seatbelt and then a backless booster or Bubble Bum for the taxi?
If it makes a difference in your answer, the flight is on Delta using a 757-200 aircraft, 7 hours non-stop, with a seat purchased for both girls. If necessary we could skip the taxi and use public transportation to our hotel in Paris, though (despite our best efforts to pack light) we will have a fair amount of luggage.
Thanks in advance for any advice you could provide.