Originally Posted by
Eclipsepearl
I always recommend the last row for a few reasons. First, the pitch is generous enough that kicking the seat is not an issue up there. If you child cries, you're not "on display" to the other passengers. Jumping in he lab quickly means muffling the sound, changing a diaper or just a change of scenery, which can distract a toddler to stop or reduce the crying. Also, with an active one, you may want to do "aisle laps" to tire, distract and occupy your little one. Make sure no meal service is going on.
Is he a lap baby? Keep him close and watch out for coffe pots and other potential hazards.
Nope. She has her own seat. She's old enough where we don't have the choice. But far from tall enough to kick seats. However with the pitch I have a feeling she'll inevitably stand some there. In Y the seat back annoyance is more for the frequent up and down of the seat tray. But that's not a concern with armrest seat trays.
I'm not so likely to use the lav for noise muffling, but mostly because for most of her fussing a shuffle into the lav will cause more noise than the fussing. But I like the idea of not being on display. I'm guessing delta won't run out of cereal by the time it gets to us. So meal choice won't matter much.
And yes, aisle trips are definitely part of our flight routine. We tend to hang out in the rear galley as long as we can without annoying the flight attendants.