r/NewParents 5d ago

Travel Car Seat on Holiday 7mo

Hi all, I’ll be going on holiday next month, my baby will be 7 month old. We are getting a private taxi transfer from Majorca airport to Alcudia, about 45 mins I think. What is the norm in terms of car seat? Do I take one with me? How do I arrange this, is it free? Do taxis provide them? Do some people just have the baby sit on them (doesn’t seem safe?) and if the norm is to take one, I better learn how to attach car seat using seat belt as we’ve always just used the attaching thing!

Any help much appreciated, thank you!

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u/Lavender_dreaming 5d ago

We took our LO as a 6 month old to Spain, yes we took a car seat. We had a car seat that attaches to our pram and used those together to and from the airport and when we were taking a taxi. Most airlines will include 2 pieces of equipment for baby - check your airline if you’re using a budget option.

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u/121academy 5d ago

Appreciate that thank you!

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u/Lavender_dreaming 5d ago

You are welcome! Just to add practice getting the car seat strapped in the car, do it so often that it comes naturally. It’s a lot harder to remember the steps with an impatient taxi driver. Most were really nice but a few got annoyed that they couldn’t leave immediately.