I used my hug a bub to carrY J onto the plane, then took him out for take off, put the seatbelt onhim, then after take off, put him back in, had to take him out and put seatbelt back on for landing as well.
I used my baby bjorn when flying from perth to melbourne. No-one told me I couldn't. You still need to place the infant seatbelt around bub and not the carrier. I just undid the top latches so if DD needed to be taken out in a hurry it could happen.
I think fionaw is right I have used my babywrap which is the same as a hug a bub and the only restriction was that your not allowed to use it for take off and landing and the reason is that that is time most likely to crash and need to be able to get baby out for emergency proceedures. besides I wanted to feed my baby during those times to help with her ears. whether u ff or bf it can be good to do to help them cope. I have been on about 10 flights around australia with her now and never had a problem. they make u take them out at security too which is a PITA!
I used an Ergo carrier when I flew Brisbane to Ho Chi Minh City in January. DD was nine weeks old then. I carried her on the plane in it, then held her on my lap with the baby lap seat belt on for take off. I had booked a bassinet but when I boarded the flight attendants told me the holes in the wall were missing so they couldn't give me one. I was moved back a few rows to where there was an empty seat and I put the seat halfway down (in business class) and buckled her up and she went to sleep. (I woke her up after five and a half hours because I was worried. She'd never slept that long before, was a clockwork three-hourly feeder.) Even though I was exhausted I was too scared to sleep in case something happened to her. I was worried we'd hit turbulance and her little body would be damaged because I had her buckled up. But of course she was fine. And the Ergo was a lifesaver when I had to deal with all the bags and fill out a missing luggage form at the other end. I was traveling alone that time.
Flying Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore earlier this month we did the same thing. No bassinet or spare seat, but it was only a two hour flight and she was happy enough to sit on our laps. I think the noise and motion of the plane was very relaxing for her both times. I didn't keep her in the carrier during the flights because I found a comfortable position for both of us with the lap belt on. She slept for about half an hour on that flight.
Good luck. I'm sure everything will be fine.
I know why you are worried about the baby being smothered in the carrier. I am still worried that DD will suddenly stop breathing. Although SIDS awareness is great, I think it's getting a bit overdone - it makes new Mums so paranoid. I know there was a news story a few months ago - maybe last year - about a Mum smothering her baby on a plane. But I think that kind of thing is incredibly rare, which is why it was reported so widely.
Bella29 - I know, the security thing is a pain! When I had my close baby carrier the metal rings set off the alarms so I had to take Mitchell out. However this is another reason why I love my ergo - no metal! I've been through a few different security gates with him now, including airports and I haven't had to take him out. Very handy, especially as I normally travel on my own.
Loulita - just another thing I thought of - if there is room the airline will normally block out the seat next to you if they can. Just ring up and ask. Hope it goes well.
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