There are many ways we keep our kids safe everyday. We have child-proofed our home, bought the best car seats, cribs and strollers we can possibly buy. Yet, when it comes to flying on an airplane, we seem to forget to provide similar safety measures for our kids. Often having babies sit on our lap or relying on the airplane seat belts to do a good job of keeping our toddlers and preschoolers secure.
As a Mom to two children (3 years old and 10 months old), and having flown with my kids three times in the past five months alone, I know that your child can easily get out of that airplane seat belt and that the plane can suddenly jerk and drop as it goes through turbulence. Whether it is safety first or sanity first, these two products are must haves for baby registries or before you book your next flight.
Now, if you aren’t totally convinced you need these for safety, consider this. Do you want to have to hold your baby for 3 hours straight? Do you want your toddler to make easy work of the airplane seat belt and be bouncing around the plane while you tell him to stop?
Me neither.
What is great about the (affiliate link) CARES® Child Airplane Travel Harness
The CARES® Airplane Safety Harness that my son wore on our recent flight is designed for kids 22-44 lbs who have their own seat (which is required for kids 2 and older.) It is light and comes with its own pouch, which made it easy to stash in our diaper bag. It is safe for all parts of the flight (ground, take off, during the flight, landing, taxi-ing) and can be used on an U.S. registered aircraft flying domestically or internationally. CARES is also certified by the aviation authorities in at least eight other countries, from Canada to Singapore.
As you can see, he was cool with it because it is similar to the five point harness in his car seat.
I’m cool with it because it is the only product that is approved by the FAA. Some other products to consider for babies is the (affiliate link) Baby B’Air Toddler Flight Vest.
So between the Flight Vest for my baby and the CARES Airplane Safety Harness for my preschooler, we are prepared for wherever our next flight takes us! Just remember to pack lots of snacks, juice, diapers, books and toys (maybe even the electronic kind, like an iPad) as well as to dress everyone in layers, to keep cool or warm depending on the plane, to keep everyone happy en route.
What other tips or products do you recommend for flying?
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Disclosure: I received a complimentary CARES Airplane Safety Harness.
by MD Moms.
, but it is most definitely not packable, and hotels don’t offer baby bathtubs. If we are in a hotel, a sponge bath is an option, but there are limited hotel towels and the bathroom was soping wet after we were done. Not something my husband appreciated (or the housecleaning staff.) I also felt like I wasn’t cleaning her very well, so I needed a new solution. It was then I remembered the MD Moms 
in my diaper bag, gym bag or, of course, my suitcase when I head out my travels. Plus, I use them for the moments when my kiddos get pretty dirty on the go (spit up, food spills, dirt from the playground, you name it.)
that, frankly, I could write a whole other post about. They are one of my must-have diaper bag items and my must-have travel item too!
