Controlled Chaos Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 We just got back from traveling with our daughter and this thing was a big help. Well I should say the 'idea' was a big help. Once I saw whtat the strap looked like in the photo, I made my own. Just thought I'd share with any other parents out there. Our daughter loved being wheeled around plus it's one less thing to carry or two if you count carrying your kid. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JHN3A..._pr_product_top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hmmm. Now THAT's an idea. How'd your kiddo do on the plane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Luggage is kind of awkward to begin with,I would think it wouldnt be reasonable to strap a child onto it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 10:18 AM) Hmmm. Now THAT's an idea. How'd your kiddo do on the plane? Uggh, On the way there she was fine...kinda fussy, cause she likes to run around, so she needed our full attention for almost 3 hours. Made our flight kinda miserable, but she was ok. But on the way home, not so good. She caught a cold either on the plane going there or sometime out there, so she had a runny nose and was congested. Which I can only assume made her ears real bad cause she had a tantrum where she was inconsolable for about 15 minutes. She kept putting her hands on her ears. We were trying everything to calm her down and she would just cry louder. Most people felt sorry for her, but I felt bad they had to listen to her screaming. She calmed down finally, but she was very touchy the rest of the flight. Any wrong thing we did and she would go off. I was willing to let her trash our portable DVD player if it kept her happy. She didn't want to watch it anymore...she just wanted to open and close it. Put the dvd in and out and play with the s*** inside. If we hit play she would freak. My wife was like NO you cna't play with that...and I'm like f*** it...for 50 bucks...let her break it if it keeps her from crying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) QUOTE(shipps @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 10:21 AM) Luggage is kind of awkward to begin with,I would think it wouldnt be reasonable to strap a child onto it. Actually, it was very reasonable....I wouldn't come on here and post about it if it didn't work like a charm. It straps on very tight...you tighten the car seat straps just like you do to a car and it becomes one solid piece. It's the top strap that really solidifies the whole thing. I guess if it's awkward or not would depend on your suitcase, but it worked great on ours. The one thing I personally, wouldn't recommend is bringing the car seat on the plane though. That's what the airlines recommended, but when we did that it enabled our daughter to reach the seat in front of her with her feet. Which of course she would want to push on or kick. So we spent the whole flight either holding her...or watching her feet the whole time she was in her seat. Luckily, it was just a little girl in the seat in front of her...so the couple times she did do it and we stopped her, the little girl was very cool about it. On the way home she sat in the regular seat or with us. Oh I forgot to mention, 2 minutes before landing on the way home...a lady gave her a little stuffed animal to hold and my daughter held it and went to sleep. We were trying to get her to sleep the whole dam flight and she falls asleep during the landing. UGGGGGGGGGHHHHH. Then of course she wakes up when people all start getting their stuff....and starts crying again. We have another wedding in July and this one is in Jersey and our daughter is the flower girl. I really want to just drive there to avoid this whole thing. Anyone ever make the hike before?? It looks to be about 13 hours on google maps. Edited March 25, 2008 by Controlled Chaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 great idea. nothing worse than dragging a car seat through an airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 10:46 AM) Actually, it was very reasonable....I wouldn't come on here and post about it if it didn't work like a charm. It straps on very tight...you tighten the car seat straps just like you do to a car and it becomes one solid piece. It's the top strap that really solidifies the whole thing. I guess if it's awkward or not would depend on your suitcase, but it worked great on ours. The one thing I personally, wouldn't recommend is bringing the car seat on the plane though. That's what the airlines recommended, but when we did that it enabled our daughter to reach the seat in front of her with her feet. Which of course she would want to push on or kick. So we spent the whole flight either holding her...or watching her feet the whole time she was in her seat. Luckily, it was just a little girl in the seat in front of her...so the couple times she did do it and we stopped her, the little girl was very cool about it. On the way home she sat in the regular seat or with us. Oh I forgot to mention, 2 minutes before landing on the way home...a lady gave her a little stuffed animal to hold and my daughter held it and went to sleep. We were trying to get her to sleep the whole dam flight and she falls asleep during the landing. UGGGGGGGGGHHHHH. Then of course she wakes up when people all start getting their stuff....and starts crying again. We have another wedding in July and this one is in Jersey and our daughter is the flower girl. I really want to just drive there to avoid this whole thing. Anyone ever make the hike before?? It looks to be about 13 hours on google maps. I can sympathize. Our daughter was screaming bloody murder on a flight from El Paso to Dallas/Fort Worth. She cried and cried, and fell asleep about 5 minutes out. The phase my daughter's going through right now I wouldn't fly at all. She's going through her testing everything out by throwing a fit stage. For me, she doesn't do that so much. For mom, she's a horror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Buffalo Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 My kids' pediatrician recommended using an antihistamine before flying. It will remove fluid from the ear canal and make the flight more comfortable for the kids because they won't feel as much discomfort due to pressure changes. Kids' ear canals aren't fully developed, so they have a harder time with fluid build up in their ears - which is generally what leads to ear aches and kids screaming on airplanes for five hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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