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My parents live in another city, about an hour's flight away. So Nolan has been on a plane eight times now, with his ninth trip coming up at the end of this month. Airplane travel can be pretty stressful with a baby. Between hauling him and all his baby gear and trying not to flash my breast at fellow passengers who are already disgruntled at having to sit by a baby and attempting to keep him happy during the flight, I usually arrive with a dozen new grey hairs and buckets of sweat dripping down my neck.
And then, after the perils of travel, I have to wait in special luggage for his car seat to arrive and plan a visit to the second-hand store to find something for him to sleep in.
Now, there's a solution. Wee Travel has opened in Toronto and Vancouver, and provides new-model rental baby equipment such as car seats and pack n plays. This allows families to travel without all that heavy, cumbersome gear. I am definitely going to be looking them up next time I'm in Vancouver - goodbye, Mister Massive Tedious Car seat!
Baby's Away offers a similar service for those of you traveling in the United States.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
5-10-2006 @ 9:42PM
kelly jeanie said...Brilliant! Wish I had thought of opening a place like that. Let us know how it goes after you've tried it out.
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5-11-2006 @ 8:33AM
Keri said...Carseat rental makes sense but renting a pack n' play is not really necessary. I co-sleep with my baby anyway so that's one less cumbersome thing to worry about. =D
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5-11-2006 @ 9:36AM
momma2mingbu said...When we flew with car seats, we just gate-checked the seat if the baby would be flying in our lap. We also gate-checked the unbrella stroller. Then it's right there as soon as you walk off the plane.
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5-11-2006 @ 10:02AM
Kim said...We used a service in Orlando, right by the airport, to get a carseat and pack-n-play when visiting my mom (the snowbird) when Oliver was 9 months old. http://www.kidsinsafetyseats.com/ It worked very well for us and was reasonably priced.
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5-11-2006 @ 12:51PM
laura said...my mother-in-law rented a bassinet when we went to Australia with our then 6 week old. We had it for 3 weeks and I think the total cost was 45 dollars australian. It was wonderful. i was already lugging the carseat and carseat carrier so not having to lug the pack and play was great.
It had never occured to me to rent equipment until then. it came with linens and everything.
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5-11-2006 @ 5:33PM
Heather said...Holden has also been a frequent flyer and I've assembled some of my best travel tips for the under-one set:
http://rookiemoms.com/travel-light
http://rookiemoms.com/fly-solo
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