I am planning a trip and my DH and I feel strongly about using the carseat on the plane.
Has anyone traveled on Southwest? Southwest says that your car seat should be 16" or less in width, because anything more is unlikely to fit. My son will be 7 months at the time of travel (april) and now, at 4 months he is already 15.5 lbs. I am a little concerned that we will need a new car seat before then. I can't seem to find an infant to toddler seat that meets that requirement. So far i have not found anything less then 17" in width. We cannot spend a huge amount of money, but for the right seat, I will pay more. any ideas?
Our current seat is a Graco Snug n Ride, which I love and it is only 16" in width. If he still fits in it, do I take the base, or leave it at home? Any information about traveling by air in general and with this car seat would be appreciated as well.
some info: we will be in the air for 3-4 hrs and are flying either Southwest or Spirit (not my decision, my parents). i will have my parents with me to help lug stuff across the airport.
Has anyone traveled on Southwest? Southwest says that your car seat should be 16" or less in width, because anything more is unlikely to fit. My son will be 7 months at the time of travel (april) and now, at 4 months he is already 15.5 lbs. I am a little concerned that we will need a new car seat before then. I can't seem to find an infant to toddler seat that meets that requirement. So far i have not found anything less then 17" in width. We cannot spend a huge amount of money, but for the right seat, I will pay more. any ideas?
Our current seat is a Graco Snug n Ride, which I love and it is only 16" in width. If he still fits in it, do I take the base, or leave it at home? Any information about traveling by air in general and with this car seat would be appreciated as well.
some info: we will be in the air for 3-4 hrs and are flying either Southwest or Spirit (not my decision, my parents). i will have my parents with me to help lug stuff across the airport.