TTMA traveling with a baby

[casarosada]

We're going on our first big trip with E - going to visit my mom. We'll be flying and bringing the carseat to use in my mom's car but she won't be getting us until the day after we arrive. This means from the airport we'll be taking either a taxi or a shuttle van if our hotel offers that. So my question...what do you do about going in a taxi/shuttle van with a baby? Do you awkwardly set up the car seat? Do you just hold the baby? If you've done this - what have you done?

TIA!

[ldubhawksfan]

You should put the car seat into the taxi. We looked into a shuttle for a possible Mexico trip coming up and they specifically said no infants, I'm guessing so not to deal with car seats. I'm sure taxis are used to it though. Ive wondered about buses/subways though.

[casarosada]

Jun 29, 2016 9:08:09 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

You should put the car seat into the taxi. We looked into a shuttle for a possible Mexico trip coming up and they specifically said no infants, I'm guessing so not to deal with car seats. I'm sure taxis are used to it though. Ive wondered about buses/subways though.

Thanks! That's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure. We'll put the car seat in. :-) 

[ashleymarie26]

We put the carseat in the shuttle from the airport to our rental car center. We just did the quick seat belt installation. We didn't bring the base so we did the seat belt for the rental car too, and got uses to it very quick.

[samelly]

The seatbelt installation without the base works well for a quick installation. I've installed it in taxis before. The shuttle to the airport hotel should work too as these are usually a van type of thing.

[yummeecookee]

I was going to also agree w just using the seat w out the base.
We went to Jamaica last winter (Feb 2015) w our DD. We rode a giant shuttle - like a coach bus basically - from the airport to the resort, and there was no where to put the car seat so we just held her.

[flyliceandcoffee]

Had to take a taxi when I went to NY for work and brought K with me. I just strapped his carseat in with the seatbelt. No way in hell would I be holding him for that ride!