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Single mum travelling with a 6 year old and almost 2 year old, currently down as a lap infant...should I spend the additional £325 to get her own seat?

The flight is 2hr50

If I buy her own seat, we'll have the whole row of 3 to ourselves...if not we'll be sharing the row with a stranger

Edit: She's allowed her own seat but would have to be on my lap during takeoff, landing & any time the seatbelt signs may turn on

Help! So I'm a single mum taking my kids on holiday abroad in August. I'll have an almost 2 year old, and a 6 year old.

My 6yo I'm not too worried about, my 2yo is going to be the challenge.

First of all she will be on my lap on the plane, is this a really bad idea? It's an extra £400 for a return seat for her. She isn't a large toddler.

Then what I'd not thought about is the gap between landing off the plane - and baggage reclaim...without my pushchair. How on earth do I contain a 2 year old who is going to be bored, tired, wanting to run around, and force her to stand in a cattle queue for an hour going through passport control and up until we get the pushchair back at baggage reclaim?! 😬

I've looked at the cabin approved pushchairs but can't find any to meet Tui's requirements at 55x40x20 - and also abit wary as my friend did this and they still took it off her at the gate. And I don't have hundreds to spare on buying a cabin approved pushchair - with the risk of it still being taken off me.

I've also been looking at baby/toddler carriers...she currently only weighs 9kg and we fly in 3 months

Please I need all your tips and tricks!