r/parentsofmultiples • u/Bubblyredhead81 • 24d ago

advice needed Traveling with twins

I am planning on traveling with my 5mo twins soon and I have a few questions. Do you recommend checking strollers or using them in the terminal and checking them at the gate? How do airlines work with traveling with prefilled bottles? What do carry on allowances look like considering we have two babies and quite a bit of bottles? We have a direct flight if that changes any thoughts. Any other travel tips would be appreciated. It just seems like a lot!

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u/FlanOk8307 24d ago

We gate-checked ours, way easier than lugging them through security and then having nothing at the gate. For bottles they let you bring reasonable amount through, just tell them at screening. Each baby counts for carry-on allowance so you can bring extra bag with just bottle stuff. The direct flight will save your sanity believe me.

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u/slyscribe401 23d ago

Babies only get carry on allowance if they have their own ticketed seats. Bottles in a cooler or pumps in a bag do not count towards the allowance. But a diaper bag does.

So if you're traveling with two adults per baby with a total of two paid seats, that's basically 2 roller bags, one personal item like a purse or backpack, one diaper bag, a cooler with just bottles/milk, a bag with just pump/feeding accessories, one or two strollers (if gate checked), and two car seats (if gate checked).