If you're travelling in Upper Class your baby won't be able to sit in their car seat because there are airbags fitted in the seatbelts. Getting your child to have a decent sleep on a long haul flight, is the dream of many parents, including my own! There are now a myriad of products on the market offering an inflight sleep solution; some with either an airplane seat extender which extends a mattress from the footwell to the seat; inflates into the footwell to fill in the gap or acts as a larger comfy but portable pillow. All of them can potentially be used for young kids or as airplane beds for toddlers, depending on individual airline rules. We take a look at all the options, review the pros and cons of airplane beds for kids and what airlines allow. Gadgets to help kids sleep on a flight! Could these be the perfect economy toddler beds for the plane? It even has a couple of token side bolsters, though whether they’d have the heft to stop a kid rolling off sideways is questionable. However, these are useful during play time; to stop toys and crayons rolling off the wipeable seat.

The Travel Snug encompasses a child with a fleecy material. It pads out the seat a bit more and makes the arm rests a comfortable place to rest a weary head. It’s a bit bulky to carry, although it does have straps to make it easier, but it is very comfy as an airplane bed for toddlers. Read my full review for further details here. Seat To Sleep travel cushion Seat To Sleep We only allow equipment that has been certified by international aviation regulators (the EASA and FAA) such as baby car seats, to be used onboard. Other types of comfort seating aids for children won't be allowed. If you have enjoyed this post and found it useful, here are some ways you can say thanks and support Flying With A Baby comes ready to go with a machine washable dust cover, compact carrying bag, and a handy attaching clip that makes for even more portability The key goal of an airplane footrest is to elevate your feet off the ground. As such, the footrest needs to be strong enough to hold the weight. Make sure the construction of the footrest is sturdy. Otherwise, you could end up with a flimsy footrest which will not last long or do its job of elevating your feet.Not exceed the dimensions of the aircraft seat, and should fit into an area of 43cm x 43cm (17.ins x 17ins)

It depends on the airline and their own specific rules, but most allow inflatable footrests to be used during a flight. The only rules are that they must be deflated during take off and landing, but while up in the air they are normally permitted. An infant is a child less than two years old. (Children aged 2 and over are not permitted to use an Infant car seat onboard) The inventors have designed in flexibility by allowing you to use it in three ways: lengthways in line with the seat ideal if you have the extra space at the bulkhead bassinet position), widthways across the seat base, or upside down. That’s because the Plane Pal is T-shaped and wider at the top than the bottom, so if you’re struggling to squeeze it in behind the seat in front, just flip it on its head. Put your feet up after a day of outdoor adventure with this inflatable footrest from Outdoor Revolution. And you also want something that stores flat, so that it doesn’t take up a lot of room in your bag when you need to carry it around with you. Why do I need an inflatable footrest?It is pricier than other sleep devices such as the Plane Pal and Fly Tot but cheaper than than Stokke JetKids Bed Box.The Flyaway comes in a convenient travel pouch with its own small pump and easily fits into your carry on luggage. Inflight sleep products like these, have become a natural part of our cabin baggage, shared out to friends to try too, and have a degree of influence over which airlines we now choose to fly to some destinations. Kids asleep on Flyaway mattress and Plane Pal on Singapore Airlines and the airline bassinet