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Traveling to Russia for work - Pumping ?s

BabyS.BabyS.
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I just found out that I will be traveling to Russia for work for 8 days. I BF DD / pumping while I'm at work. Has anyone taking a very far away trip without LO and have any general pumping tips? I'm concerned about keeping my supply up. I'm not planning to keep the milk - the logistics will just been nearly impossibly. Plan is to pump & dump (as painful as that will be! That's a lot of milk to lose!!), with possibility of keeping milk I pump in the last day or two. I have enough freezer supply to last most of the week and DH will just supplement with formula when necessary.
 
My questions are:
1. Has anyone been on a long plane flight where you have needed to pump multiple times? How in the heck did you do this?
2. I use the Medela Pump InStyle. That would be quite a bit to lug around, especially since I'm not planning to keep most of the milk. Do you think a manual hand pump could get the job done?
 
Thanks for any advice. I'm excited for the trip, but dreading leaving DD for that long. Thank goodness for Skype! Smile
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Re: Traveling to Russia for work - Pumping ?s

  • mrs. sagemrs. sage
    I don't have any answers but I commend you for coming up with a plan and keeping up with it while away!
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  • AmandaTooAmandaToo

    Wow!  No, I have only done one little flight so far.  Planning for a longer one next month, but not internationally yet.

    Research your flight to see what your options are for electricity in your seat.  They probably won't love you taking up a bathroom for 10-15 minutes.

    A manual pump will be useful even if you don't use it that much.  It can at least relieve engorgement, you can use it in the bathroom or in your seat.  I have a single electric that runs on batteries and do not recommend that.  It's terrible.  I'd personally still bring your PIS - you'll be more efficient and it'll be a relief.  I also feel like you'll keep up your supply better.  Don't forget the plug adaptor you'll need for Russia. 

    I'm a little shy to post this, but I wrote about my recent flight on our very neglected blog.  Maybe some of what I did for prep will help you?  Definitely report back on how this goes for you.  Good luck!

    https://marriedwithmiles.com/2010/08/05/breast-pumping-on-the-road-part-1-preparation/
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  • STAR15STAR15

    I have zero experience with this specifically, but I thought I'd throw this in just in case...

    Do you know if you will be able to plug your pump in, given the different voltage?  I know there are adapters for this sort of thing, but when I traveled to Eastern Europe during college, I brought an adapter for my blow dryer, but it burned up the first time I plugged it in.  Maybe I screwed something up, and it was just a cheapy blow dryer, so no big deal.  But I'd hate for that to happen to an expensive pump.

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  • BabyS.BabyS.
    imageSTAR15:

    I have zero experience with this specifically, but I thought I'd throw this in just in case...

    Do you know if you will be able to plug your pump in, given the different voltage?  I know there are adapters for this sort of thing, but when I traveled to Eastern Europe during college, I brought an adapter for my blow dryer, but it burned up the first time I plugged it in.  Maybe I screwed something up, and it was just a cheapy blow dryer, so no big deal.  But I'd hate for that to happen to an expensive pump.

    This is the main reason I was thinking of the manual pump.

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