Has anyone flown with milk (and without baby)?

jamiekendall

Just read this...

https://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/children/formula.shtm

I will be traveling for 24 hours overnight this weekend without my daughter, and I am hoping I can pump four times (evening on Friday, morning, noon, and mid-afternoon on Saturday) before arriving home on Saturday night.

Have any of you flown recently without a baby but still pumped/brought milk on board?  How did you keep it fresh?  How does TSA react?  DO they react to this?

Thanks so much  

 

 

Luv2Run1st

I kept milk fresh with FridgeToGo https://myfridgetogo.com/   

I got the roller cooler for my way home to haul the milk back but I checked it.

The first flight, I used the travel wallet size cooler and just to the pump. I pumped after I got past security and like I said already on the way home checked the milk so there was no probs with security. And I again pumped after I got past security. Just took my nursing cover and found a quiet spot.

 Good luck. It really wasn't too bad, but does take planning.  

 

cittycat

I flew in March.  I had my PISA with the fridge bag.  I used a gel pack for ice.  No problem, just told the agent and he looked in my bag.  I think I had it xrayed. 

klvd

I've flown on many occasions now without my DD and haven't ever had any trouble getting through security with my BM, even without my daughter.  You just need to keep it in a seperate cooler bag and tell them that you have BM with you.  The TSA agents might pull you to the side to test it (they just pour a very small sample into a cup and dip a test strip in it), but I've only had this happen one time, and that was on a trip when my daughter was with me!  I find that if you tell them ahead of time, they're usually too squeemish to even open the bag - hah!  I would recommend bringing a couple of extra ziplock bags with you.  That way if they make you throw away your ice packs (they tell you to only bring the hard frozen kind - not the gel frozen type) or if you get delayed for longer than you expect (which I have had happen) - you can fill the bags with ice once you get through security and keep your milk cold.  I would not recommend checking it - it gets way too hot in the luggage areas, luggage could get lost, or it could sit on a hot tarmac for longer than you would like.  The only way to control the temperature (at least in my opinion) - it to carry your milk with you as a check-on.  Have fun on your trip!