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My husband and I will soon take our 30-pound 18-month-old on a 5-hour flight. We have done this a few times with the Evenflo Tribute, mostly RF, once FF on a tiny plane, with no problems.
Our original plan was for me to fly back alone with our toddler at the end of the trip so that my husband could go visit family elsewhere. We have flown together enough times that I feel ready to handle the car seat and toddler on my own, but now it turns out I may be 3 months pregnant during this trip, which makes me think schlepping everything through the airport and installing the car seat on the plane while watching my toddler on my own could be tricky.
Any advice on whether it would be reasonable for me to take this on or whether my husband should just come back with us? If I do it on my own, is the Tribute our best bet, or would anything else be easier (considering it may be ok to buy another car seat since we may get future use out of it anyway)?
I've looked up the CARES harness in the past, and it sounds like it's not so good for an 18-month-old, correct? At what age do you think it would be useful for a 5-hour flight?
Thank you!
Our original plan was for me to fly back alone with our toddler at the end of the trip so that my husband could go visit family elsewhere. We have flown together enough times that I feel ready to handle the car seat and toddler on my own, but now it turns out I may be 3 months pregnant during this trip, which makes me think schlepping everything through the airport and installing the car seat on the plane while watching my toddler on my own could be tricky.
Any advice on whether it would be reasonable for me to take this on or whether my husband should just come back with us? If I do it on my own, is the Tribute our best bet, or would anything else be easier (considering it may be ok to buy another car seat since we may get future use out of it anyway)?
I've looked up the CARES harness in the past, and it sounds like it's not so good for an 18-month-old, correct? At what age do you think it would be useful for a 5-hour flight?
Thank you!