[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 11/24/2014

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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 11/20/2014
10:14 am - 11/24/2014

1. questions about flying with twins (babyskates)
2. Comment: questions about flying with twins (lmcdowell)

1. questions about flying with twins
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babyskates - 11/23/2014 3:59 pm

 I have a couple questions about our upcoming xmas trip
 to Florida to meet grandpa and see the other relatives.
 we are flying American Airlines with 14 month old twins
 in our laps. first, do we _have_ to put our checked
 carseats in those fancy bags? it seems like a luggage
 tag on each handle would be enough to get the carseats
 properly identified...second, do the babies need
 identification? is a photocopy of their birth
 certificates enough, or do airlines want the real deal?
 i feel weird about having their actual original
 documents on me (particularly since knowing me, they'll
 get all wrinkled and stained). i haven't gotten them
 passports yet.third, do they charge you for the
 additional baby suitcase that we'll likely be checking?
 i could probably travel really light and stuff their
 clothes in with mine if necessary. i looked at the
 American Airlines website for their "children" policy
 but it mainly discussed older kids flying solo and
 younger kids in their own seats. we really can't
 afford to buy an extra $800 seat, so it will be a
 toddler in each adult lap, unfortunately.

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 2. lmcdowell says...
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 11/23/2014 9:45 pm
 
 I take a photo of their birth certificate and keep it
 on my phone, but have never been asked to show (I'll be
 flying to FL with my to-be 21 month old twins over
 Christmas).I got a tip from another mom and it's really
 worked well -- buy the car seat bag and at the
 airport, put the car seat in, then stuff all the baby
 essentials in the seat of the carseat -- I got 2 of
 these duffel bags
 
 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ON926Y/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 -- one for each car seat bag and filled it with their
 clothes, feeding essentials, etc. I was able to fit all
 of their stuff in the bags and then put them in the car
 seat bag. A duffel is the way to go as it's somewhat
 flexible. If you use a garbage bag or one of the
 airline carseat bags, they're not secure enough to put
 anything else in. It's my understanding that besides
 carseats and strollers, any additional luggage, even if
 baby-related, is not checked for free. As for carry-on,
 i think you can bring a diaper bag, pump bag, etc with
 more flexibility.If you happen to go to the Naples area
 of FL, let me know as I have more tips for the area
 since we went with our then-9 month old twins for a
 mont last Christmas. Good luck!
 Email author: lauren.mcdowell at ymail.com
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