[pjb1967]

I have traveled with my daughter several times, both before and after her 2nd birthday. She will be 3 next week.

There would have been NO way I could have added on a car seat to our things. Between me, my daughter ( who I put in a cheap umbrella stoller,) our carry on bags, my purse, her bag of toys there would not be enough hands to handle a car seat too. Just buckle her with the seat belt on the plane.

But my best tip is to go online w/your airline or call their 800# and request seats. Everytime I have traveled with my daughter I have request the window and the isle seat. Very few other people would ever request a middle seat unless nothing else was avalible, the middle seats are always the last to get filled. Therefore you will end up with the whole row of three seats for just you and your child because the center seat will remain un-picked by someone else and worse case, if someone comes up to your row and it supose to sit in the middle, just ask them if they would like to swich and let them have the window or isle so you can sit with your child, no one wants the middle so they would be happy to switch with you. But this has worked for me everytime and have always had the whole row for just the two of us, even on flights they announce are booked full.

Have a great trip,
Pam