I created Baby Can Travel as a way to not only inspire parents to travel with babies and toddlers, but to help them be less stressed about it. On Baby Can Travel, you’ll find advice and gear recommendations from REAL PARENTS! If you are asked to remove it, politely apologize and remove it. Flight attendants are your best friend when flying with a baby or toddler. In most cases using one of these airplane sleep aids is at the discretion of the flight crew. Don’t forget, you can also make use of them on other forms of transportation like on trains or ferries. The airplane travel bed for your toddler can even be used in a car.

Yes, for some airlines. It’s important that you research your airline before using an inflatable airplane bed for kids or the JetKids Bed Box suitcase. We can speak from experience that airlines which have a strict no-use policy will ask you to remove it if you set it up. Which Airlines Will Allow You to Use a Toddler Airplane Bed? Our Tips for Successfully using a Toddler Airplane Bed Don’t make the same mistake we did, put your toddlers feet on the cushion instead of their head. I've traveled with babies and toddlers in every way possible, this includes traveling with a newborn, with a baby and a toddler, and with toddlers. I’ve been on road trips, long haul international flights, camping, hiking, city sightseeing, beaches, you name it. We really liked that the Flyaway Designs Kids Bed doesn’t just work as an extension to the airplane seat but instead it creates one uniform flat surface over your child’s seat and the floor area. This helps eliminate the issue of having the inflatable flight cushion not being flush with the seat.Never try to use your Bed Box or inflatable airplane beds for kids during taxi, takeoff or landing. In our experience, it’s best to wait until the meal service is complete and everyone is settled in their seats. Bathing for toddlers is a great way to cleanse your little ones, help them get some energy and relax before going to bed, but parents and guardians know that bathing can also be a war zone, which is full of tired children and water sprinkles on the floor and parents sitting in awkward positions. There is not much you can do with spoiled toddlers or the variety of messes that can result from bathing, but adults can control one thing kids can have that is a safe and comfortable place to bath and play. We used a unique material called drop-stitch fabric when creating the prototype of the seat. This fabric is very strong when inflated as it can be brought to a very high internal pressure. It is a quite common technology in the boating industry and was originally developed by the military in an effort to develop inflatable airplanes”, says Maria Hansson, Project Manager at Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center in Los Angeles. Read all about our experiences flying with this popular airplane toddler bed in our full Fly Tot review .

The dimensions of the Kooshy Kids Kooshion vs Fly Tot are slightly larger (Kooshy Kids: is 60cm x 38cm x 44cm) but the shapes are still very similar. The Kooshy Kids is taller, so it will sit more flush with an airplane seat (or be slightly higher). The Kooshy Kids (use BABYCANTRAVEL for 10% off) does have the option of a battery operated pump, but we’ve never felt like that would be necessary.

Unlike the Flyaway Kids bed, you won’t be able to use floor space to store your bags, at least not if you want access to them while using the toddler airplane travel bed. The room under the seat in front of your toddler will still be available to store a bag, but you won’t be able to access it. Maria likes that the JetKids BedBox is carry-on size and will convert your child’s seat to a bed. It works similar to the Flyaway Kids Bed, by extending the lid of the suitcase to create a bed with the seat. There’s a mattress and side panels that go over the top of the airplane seat and the extended lid of the suitcase create one uniform, comfortable area for your child to lie down. Using the JetKids BedBox on the airplane. Two leading kids airplane bed alternatives to the Fly Tot are the Plane Pal cushionand the Kooshy Kids Kooshion.

You can learn more about our experiences with this top toddler airplane bed in our full Flyaway Kids Bed review . If you are flying with a baby, you can request an airplane bassinet (if available and if you are seated in the bulkhead seats). Otherwise, we recommend bringing a baby carrier for travel on the airplane. You can use it after takeoff to help get your toddler to sleep. At first glance, the Flyaway Kids bed is similar to the other top inflatable airplane cushions below, in that it extends the airplane seat to make it a bed for toddlers and kids. But, in our experience flying with a Flyaway Kids Bed, we discovered it has some key advantages. Our son watching an iPad on the Flyaway Kids Bed on the airplane. Make sure you have the correct seats for using travel bed for toddlers on the plane. You will need a reserved seat or a spare seat to use it with. Only use it in the window seat or the middle seat of the center row on larger airplanes. As for size, it’s only slightly larger (barely noticeable) than the other inflatable flight cushions for toddlers when fully deflated and rolled up. Thankfully, the smaller pump compensates for this, resulting in less overall space in your carry-on bag. Flyaway Kids Bed with pump (on left) vs Fly-Tot with Pump (on right)The tub has a bottom drain for easy emptying and is made of a phthalate-free plastic material The Mommy’s Helper is the smallest tub on our list and therefore the most compact for travel use. As mentioned, we own two Fly Tots and have owned our first one since 2016 when we first used it on our trip to Japan with toddlers. They are one of our favorite toddler travel gearitems. We frequently used the Fly Tot and our son would always fall asleep. The answer to that question will depend on how much you intend to use your toddler flight bed and the age of your children. If you buy it early on (when they are 2 years old) and plan to use it at least once a year, then yes, the cost is absolutely worth it. Especially if you will be doing long haul flights. This product is perfect for helping your little one get into a bigger tub. A tub with 10 balls that float around your little one and a tinkling tail that gets converted into the pit to store the balls when not in use.