Air travel with infants. What's your experience?

[E_7]

You are in flu season now! Here in the USA the “Flu Season” lasts from October through April. Technically you can contract the Flu virus anytime throughout the year, but October-April poses the greatest risk of contracting it.

Also you can get Flu shots (and sometimes Flu Mist…a shot-free vaccine taken through the nose) at most any Pharmacy. But I’d obtain your son’s through the pediatrician as they are more experienced with babies.

Most insurance plans allow one free Flu Shot per person per year!

Noted.

 

[E_7]

Talking about car seats in the airport…I have seen in one occasion when picking up baggage after arrival that the people in charge of “putting” the baggage on the belt threw a car seat on it without a care of damaging it.

 

[Burt_Macklin]

OK, yeah, that’s bad.

You wonder if the airline lost them or if someone just decided they looked nice…

ETA: Oh, one nice thing is if you fly one of the airlines where you get to pick your own seats, having a child with you is a great way to ensure that you get an empty seat next to you if the flight isn’t full.

Airlines aren’t responsible for damage to strollers unless they are boxed and checked at the check-in counter. If you choose to gate-check a big expensive stroller you’re on your own. I’ve lost strollers because they’ve come back too mangled to use. But then again, I expect that to happen so I don’t bring anything too expensive.