geergirl
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 7, 2014
We have always flown with car seats (installed on the plane) and never taken a stroller. We rented a stroller from City Stroller rentals three separate times and were very happy with the service. I'm a big fan of using car seats on the plane both for safety and convenience plus we have needed them on arrival before. We once had a minor disaster than involved us getting removed from our flight (involved vomit). The airline rebooked us but didn't have enough seats out of SNA for a couple of days. Instead they booked us out of LAX but we had to get ourselves there. Without the car seats we would have been in a serious pinch.
The stroller/no stroller thing is really a matter of how your family likes to travel. We prioritize checking as few bags as possible. That means we each have a backpack and carry on sized bag. Our first trip was when our twins were 2 and they had their little backpacks and trunkis (so cute, btw!). Only one was a runner and she was preoccupied by pulling her pretty suitcase so didn't stray too far. DH and I were hauling car seats and our own bags so a stroller was just another thing to deal with and I didn't want to. A friend always checks multiple bags and would happily take a stroller for in the airport. We preferred to have the kids walk and burn off steam before/after sitting for hours.
The stroller/no stroller thing is really a matter of how your family likes to travel. We prioritize checking as few bags as possible. That means we each have a backpack and carry on sized bag. Our first trip was when our twins were 2 and they had their little backpacks and trunkis (so cute, btw!). Only one was a runner and she was preoccupied by pulling her pretty suitcase so didn't stray too far. DH and I were hauling car seats and our own bags so a stroller was just another thing to deal with and I didn't want to. A friend always checks multiple bags and would happily take a stroller for in the airport. We preferred to have the kids walk and burn off steam before/after sitting for hours.