Baby's First Flight to Paris

Sloane did REALLY great on her first trip to Europe. She cried a bit on the way there, but that was to be expected. She was able to sleep some on the first 10-hr. flight (to Paris). Air France has basinettes that attach to the wall in front of the first economy wall for babies weighing up to 10 kg or 22 lbs. (don't tell 'em she weighs 22 lbs. and 1.5 oz.s!) But, there was another baby in our row; she was French and 22 months old, but looked like she just made the weight limit too. She cried a bit more and got Sloane riled when she woke her up a few times.




The worst part of travelling was Charles De Gaulle Airport (though Dan might say it was all the driving since I didn't do any of that). According to Air France, CDG Airport doesn't allow baby carriages up to the gate like every other airport we've been to (but maybe it's just Air France because we saw a few other baby strollers during our long trail of tears through the airport during our return flight). So, they wouldn't let us use it at Milan airport either! But, we used the luggage carts and improvised a solution for the long haul through the terminals -- it worked really well!



Sloane was really a trooper. She did great!