[bettyeanne]

I have flown three times with Toto so far ... all our trips from Colorado will be via air due to the distance. The few years we will be here, I will have to fly home at least every couple of months due to my Mom's poor health. If you are lucky enough to have a good attendant, they will kinda turn their head and you can take your baby out of the carrier for little "breaks". I don't understand their logic behind them having to stay in the carrier under the seat ... after all, I paid $80 each way for Toto ... you would think that as long as she just snuggled on my lap, they wouldn't mind! To add "insult to injury", would you believe that Security "patted down" this little 4 lb. baby?? She was mortified when those two big hands came at her with blue rubber gloves on them!!! Sometimes, due to delays, etc., she has been in that carrier for up to 12 hours! I take her to restrooms in the airports and place her on her wee wee pad and encourage her to go, but she is so traumatized by the whole experience she usually won't! She wears a diaper in the carrier and so far ... she has held her pee for 12 hrs.! I would never, ever allow her to travel alone, because just like jandrsn said, if they travel unaccompanied they go in with the cargo!!
Toto loves to travel by car so perhaps if you drive, your baby Riley could just go with you in the car! I would much rather travel with Toto by car than to fly!!