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[Mossfinn]

We are travelling back to Thailand in December and Jude will be six months.

Not particularly wanting to carry a car seat over, how have you travelled safely, particularly as we will catch a taxi, limousine or private hire to get down to Rayong, or for that matter to and from Hotels.

Thanks

Moss

[Daewoo]

We are travelling back to Thailand in December and Jude will be six months.

Not particularly wanting to carry a car seat over, how have you travelled safely, particularly as we will catch a taxi, limousine or private hire to get down to Rayong, or for that matter to and from Hotels.

Thanks

Moss

If you get a rental car from one of the multinationals you can get a child seat but you will have to drive yourself.

Do you care enough about your child to protect them from death or serious injury? thought so, then bring a car seat (and all the fittings)...

Cheers,

Daewoo

[PattayaParent]

We are travelling back to Thailand in December and Jude will be six months.

Not particularly wanting to carry a car seat over, how have you travelled safely, particularly as we will catch a taxi, limousine or private hire to get down to Rayong, or for that matter to and from Hotels.

Thanks

Moss

It depends on the type of car seat you have but I've seen a parent with 2 kids boarding a 'plane with both kids in their own car seats. The seats have been mounted on one of those little foldable trolleys so they can be wheeled with the kids in the seat (and it was easy for only 1 parent to handle them). Then the car seats are fastened into the seats on the 'plane and the trolleys in the overhead bins.

As your baby is only 6 months old you may have to pay for another seat to do this (the kids I saw were around 3 so had their own seat anyway) or check with the airline first that they will allow your type of baby car seat in the cabin. You may be lucky and get empty seats next to you that you can faasten the car seat into.

When my baby was up to 1 year old we carried her in a portable car seat (a sort of basket affair with a retractable handle) that was no problem with the airlines. You might try looking around for a second hand one to bring with you.

[samran]

our Grayco pushchair had attachable 'basket/baby carrier' which we used when my child was an infant. It had seatbelt straps in it and it had a slot through which you could put a seat belt and made it a portable car seat.

[Monkey Fish]

Did somebody say child seat?

Took this pic of kids going to school on Friday in Suwanaphum.

[Mossfinn]

our Grayco pushchair had attachable 'basket/baby carrier' which we used when my child was an infant. It had seatbelt straps in it and it had a slot through which you could put a seat belt and made it a portable car seat.

I am not sure if ours has this capability.

Thanks for the response,

Moss

Did somebody say child seat?

Took this pic of kids going to school on Friday in Suwanaphum.

Precisely what prompted the question, safety not being high on the agenda.

Cheers,

Moss

If you get a rental car from one of the multinationals you can get a child seat but you will have to drive yourself.

That would just about be as dangerous as it gets.

Do you care enough about your child to protect them from death or serious injury? thought so, then bring a car seat (and all the fittings)...

Cheers,

Daewoo

Well, that would be the point of the question, problem being there is probably a good chance it might not be suitable. Hence the question, would the higher end Limousines cater for the unusual eventuality of an infant and supply a car seat.

Thanks for the response.

Moss

It depends on the type of car seat you have but I've seen a parent with 2 kids boarding a 'plane with both kids in their own car seats. The seats have been mounted on one of those little foldable trolleys so they can be wheeled with the kids in the seat (and it was easy for only 1 parent to handle them). Then the car seats are fastened into the seats on the 'plane and the trolleys in the overhead bins.

As your baby is only 6 months old you may have to pay for another seat to do this (the kids I saw were around 3 so had their own seat anyway) or check with the airline first that they will allow your type of baby car seat in the cabin. You may be lucky and get empty seats next to you that you can faasten the car seat into.

When my baby was up to 1 year old we carried her in a portable car seat (a sort of basket affair with a retractable handle) that was no problem with the airlines. You might try looking around for a second hand one to bring with you.

Cheers for this PP,I have plenty of time to check these ideas out.

Moss

[markr]

How long are you in rayong for moss??

[Mossfinn]

How long are you in rayong for moss??

Well, I will be in Thailand from the 7th Dec to the 29th, but not sure yet when we will be in Rayong.

If you're there we must meet up as we are practically neighbours.

Moss

[Boo]

I bought one in Thailand & brought it back to UK as a spare. We didnt get it for a few days though so I had him on my lap but harnesed to me (or hubby) by his baby bjorn carrier, so he was strapped to me & then had the seat belt on but strapped over both of us.

[sonicdragon]

Presumaby you have an infant car seat in the UK, and presumably it's a rear-facing one ? So in that case, why don't you just bring it with you, checked in with the rest of you luggage so you don't have to carry it through the airports if you don't want to do that. Since they are quite light I don't know why you wouldn't want to do that ? We have twins and regularly travel on planes with them (now 1 year old) with double stroller and 2 car seats. It's a bit of a pain sometimes, but I don't really see the problem with it. In the UK car hire firms will supply a car seat. In thailand I suspect that it is unheard of.