Traveling by plane with infant?
I am looking for plane tickets for my husband, infant, and I. I am not sure what it means by infant in lap or infant in seat. Which one is better? We are from Fresno, Ca traveling to St. Paul, MN. When we go on our trip baby will be 2 months old.
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I believe the distinction is this: in lap means you will holding the baby; in seat means the baby will have his/her own seat. My daughter is now twelve, and travel regulations are really different now, so you may want to check with the airline.
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Basically the difference is In a seat they get their own seat in lap means you hold the baby for the duration of the flight. In my opinion I do think that in a seat is much better for you and the baby for the flight since you dont have to hold him/her for the entire flight (your arms can get a little tired) but with the lap seat its cheaper since you dont have to buy a hole other ticket. If you do decide to go with the lap seat make sure u have a sling for the baby (with or without the lap seat actually it makes it alot easier to walk around airport) the sling will help with actually holding her so its not so stressful on your arms and your arms wont get that tired (not to mention they sleep real easy in one) you cannot wear the sling during take off and landing but during the flight its a life saver. I've never actually used a regular seat yet but i imagine i will soon. But I heard you can bring a car seat and stuff but im not entirely sure... Some addition tips. Brings some toys for him/her to play with and make sure shes sucking on something or feeding during take off and landing (it helps with the ear poping) Hope This Helps HAVE A GREAT FLIGHT
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Infant in lap means, you're not buying ticket for your baby. The baby will sit or be in your lap. Infant in seat means, you're buying ticket for the baby and baby's going to be on his own seat with his/her car seat. If you're on a budget, of course lap seat is good. But if you're not concern with money then I suggest buy ticket for your baby. It is more relaxing for both of you, no sore arms and it gives you more room for all the stuff. I know that it is more expensive, but well worth it. Good luck and don't forget the Tylenol/Motrin before you take off and land for your baby, you don't want your baby to get sick from other passengers who are sick. Also, if you can feed your baby while taking off and landing, swallowing helps pop out the pressure in your baby's ears.
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