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EPer's..question about traveling with breast milk

jen&jay07jen&jay07
in June 2011 Moms

I am still EPing since I need to keep track of LO's intake due to poor feeding and weight gain. (Hoping to see a LC to get him on the boob once his weight has stablized) So, here's my question....how to you travel with breast milk? I'm not talking about a vacation but day trips which DH and hope to start taking. Can I pack bottles in the cooler pack and just feed them to him cold? Or do you need to warm them up and if so, how when there may not necessarily be warm water to do so?

Kinda strage question, I know but definalty something I have been thinking about and one of the reasons I have not wanted to venture too far from home up till this point. TIA!!

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  • just kitajust kita member
    I put them in a cooler and give them to him cold. Sometimes though it seems like he cries when given a bottle straight out of the fridge, and if I'm already hooked up to the pump or something and can't get a cup of warm water, I'll just try to warm it up in my hands and/or give him little sips until he takes it.
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  • ~denise~~denise~ member
    I tried to give my LO cold milk and she did fine drinking it but afterwards was awful! She had a really bad stomach ache after, so I'd watch out for that. We put them in a cooler and then have a container of really hot water and we just put the bottle in the container of hot water until the milk is warm.
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  • toadieotoadieo member
    i EPed with my first. since freshly pumped breast milk is good at room temp for 10 hours, i'd just pump before we went anywhere and put that milk in a cooler with no ice. maybe if it's super hot outside, just add an ice cube or two to the cooler
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  • jcappellutijcappelluti

    image~denise~:
    I tried to give my LO cold milk and she did fine drinking it but afterwards was awful! She had a really bad stomach ache after, so I'd watch out for that. We put them in a cooler and then have a container of really hot water and we just put the bottle in the container of hot water until the milk is warm.

    This. I just fill a thermos with boiling water and when N starts to get fussy or starts to wake up, I pop the bottle in the [then] warm water and it takes about 10 minutes to get to the temp I think is warm enough.

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  • SazhrahSazhrah member

    I travel around with little two ounce storage bottles. I keep them in a small cooler with an ice pack. When it needs to be warmed up I put it in between my boobs or if I am sitting in between my legs. Your body heat will warm it up quickly and to the right temperature.

    If I am only going out for a couple of hours (less than 3) then i just prep a bottle before leaving and put it in the diaper bag. Since BM can stay at room temperature for 4-6 hours this makes it very convenient.

    GL!

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  • Kgibbs1984Kgibbs1984
    I have a travel bottle warmer that plugs into the car and works perfect. 
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