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Originally Posted by Junebug When I picked up Otis from Los Angeles, he was a tiny baby, maybe 4 or 5 pounds at the most.
The plane was sooo loud and he was so tiny. I felt so sorry for him, I took him out of his carrier and shoved him inside the jacket I was wearing, and zipped it up. I then threw a blanket over myself. We flew the entire way like that, and no one ever knew. Not even the person next to me. Otis knew I was hiding him from a scary loud airplane, and he knew to be still and quiet.
I still remember him looking up at me, zipped up inside my jacket, with his chin on my chest. He didn't take his eyes off me one time the entire 55 minute filght. It was a real bonding moment. |
I think, for me, anyways, this is one of those areas where our responsibility for protecting our babies takes precedence over the airline "rules". Except for the time taxiing, take off and landing, there is no reason your baby cannot be comforted by you in whatever means you feel is necessary. The stories described here didn't harm anyone and our babies are soooo small...they are less of a nuisance than a human baby or toddler, IMO. What is the worst they could do, ask you to put him back in his carrier if you are discovered? I have no problem with "bending the rules" when it comes to the comfort and safety of my babies. They wouldn't expect you to keep a human baby confined for an entire flight. I think it is cruel to expect it of our furbabies.