stroller/pram = excess baggage?

[LimeSlice]

We did - from memory it was 2 "baby items" - ie cot, car seat, stroller - for free.
You check them in at the airport at the oversize baggage counter, the checking girl will give put stickers on them for you and most airports have cheapie umbrella strollers to use to the gate, i usually use the Ergo or just carry her though.

I hate to say it, but I think your mum is right lol I wasnt going to take my pram to Melbourne not long after Charlotte was born, but mum insisted and I would have been so frustrated without it!

Have a good trip!

[STARRYSKY]

thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!!! to all who replied, awww, I got the warm fuzzies, but I hate my mother being right!

[Novella]

I was going to say yes its free like everyone else

The other thing is while your HAB will be great in the airport you can't use it on the plane. I was asked to take dd out of it on the plane and I got a bit huffy as she was fast asleep but the flight attendant explained that in an emergency situation if something happened to me they need to be able to grab the baby quickly and that a sling gets in the way. Just to prepare you as I almost cracked the ****s when they told me I couldnt use it as I had planned to have her sleep in it the whole time

[STARRYSKY]

Thanks for that! thats what I was planning on doing! bugger! fair enough I guess.

[HotI]

I was going to say yes its free like everyone else

The other thing is while your HAB will be great in the airport you can't use it on the plane. I was asked to take dd out of it on the plane and I got a bit huffy as she was fast asleep but the flight attendant explained that in an emergency situation if something happened to me they need to be able to grab the baby quickly and that a sling gets in the way. Just to prepare you as I almost cracked the ****s when they told me I couldnt use it as I had planned to have her sleep in it the whole time

I thought that was only for take off and landing. Were you not 'allowed' to use it for the whole flight? I'd be p!ssed at that.

[LimeSlice]

well technically they cannot make you take it off at all...there is nothing in their terms and conditions of flight. They just have ot have a seperate seatbelt on for take off and landing, which you can still put on them...The air hostess was most upset when I refused to take Charlotte out of the Ergo and still managed to strap her into the infant seat belt lol

[rufalina]

Well my flight attendant stood over me until I took DS out of the ergo, he was sound asleep and it was landing time... I said, he will cry and she said no he wont, he is asleep, and literally stood over me quite roodly, until I put the seatbelt on him. So you know what happened then, he proceeded to wail at the top of his lungs for the remainder of the flight... But the ergo was perfect for flight time, as he was able to sleep and I could move about with him, so having him on my lap was no problem.

Oh, DS was 8mo at the time... Good luck.