[HappyMomAnna]

yes, spaypet---you are irght I have heard of some bad injuries even for adults in flight sitting without a belt. Personally if were flying with small children I would bring a carseat. When my bio kid's were 1 & 2 we flew on a 2hr flight with them on our laps and it was horrible (back in the 80's)!

I can tell you that unless there are empty seats they you will have to buy a child a ticket---most airlines still allow children under 2 to fly free on your lap....but, with such a long flight I wouldn't even try that in the first place!

Car seats are a really big deal, when I gave birth to my children in 83 and 84 they actually went to the car and checked out the car seat before we were allowed to leave the hospital. That was back when the new laws were just starting to be made about car seats.

When I was a little girl my parents had the old kind from the 60's and my father was rearended--I had surgery for a tear in my intestines!

Any of the newborn/toddler seats will hold a small or rather large child..... the onther choices are booster seats and made for much older children. However last year when we got ours we were amazed at the 'speciality' modles now being sold! If you stick with the basic carseats they will meet most needs. It is the more expensive ones that come with more features, and are designed for every little stage development level.