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Traveling and pumping questions

ToBeMrsC6907ToBeMrsC6907
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Hello,

I am scheduled to take my first trip for work at the end of September and am wondering how all of you working and nursing moms have done it.  I'm planning to request a fridge in my room for storing pumped milk, can you carry breastmilk on the plane?  Are there certain amounts that are approved or storage containers (ie bottles vs bags)?  How about ice packs, are those allowed?

Also has anyone ever pumped in an airport?  Are there places besides bathrooms for doing so?

Thanks for any and all advice as I've never done this before!  I'm anxious and sad to leave my LO  Crying

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  • 3PupsAndABaby3PupsAndABaby
    i went to disney about a month ago and i didn't actually pump in the airport because i didn't find any places to do it and the bathrooms at JFK are just gross :-/ i was definitely starting to get engorged because i went around 7-8 hours without pumping. you're allowed to bring breast milk on the plane, just keep it with your pump so you can explain since DC won't be there with you
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    I've had to travel for work several times without my baby, and I know how you feel!

    When I've traveled, I've carried my pump on the plane with me. Yes, you can carry on your ice pack and any pumped milk. Just announce to the security personnel that you have it.

    Some airports might be progressive enough to have a separate space to pump. I've not found this to be the case in my personal experience, though. I'd suggest either seeking out a quiet space that business travelers might normally use, face the wall or a corner, sit on the floor if you have to, and use a nursing cover.

    I've pumped on the plane, in my seat, several times. I wore a nursing tank and another shirt over it. When it was time to pump, I discretely put my hands-free nursing bustier on, put my nursing cover on, then hooked myself up to my pump. The ambient noise on the plane drowned out the noise of the pump. And frankly, I didn't really care what the other passengers thought. I didn't know those people and I needed to do what I needed to do in order to feed my baby.

    I requested a fridge in my hotel room to store pumped milk. I pumped into bottles and then transferred the milk into BM bags. Then I put the BM bags into big ziplocs for travel. If I'm going to be bringing milk back with me, I pack additional ice packs into my checked luggage. So the day I'm leaving, I ask the hotel to freeze the additional ice packs for me (or put them in the freezer at the office). When transporting the milk home, I put the big ziplocs containing the cold milk into an insulated bag (like a soft cooler bag) with the ice packs. Then I put the whole shebang into my checked luggage. It's worked like a charm. My intent is just to keep it all cold, not frozen.

    Then I just freeze it at home.

     

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    imagenicobean1:

    I've had to travel for work several times without my baby, and I know how you feel!

    When I've traveled, I've carried my pump on the plane with me. Yes, you can carry on your ice pack and any pumped milk. Just announce to the security personnel that you have it.

    Some airports might be progressive enough to have a separate space to pump. I've not found this to be the case in my personal experience, though. I'd suggest either seeking out a quiet space that business travelers might normally use, face the wall or a corner, sit on the floor if you have to, and use a nursing cover.

    I've pumped on the plane, in my seat, several times. I wore a nursing tank and another shirt over it. When it was time to pump, I discretely put my hands-free nursing bustier on, put my nursing cover on, then hooked myself up to my pump. The ambient noise on the plane drowned out the noise of the pump. And frankly, I didn't really care what the other passengers thought. I didn't know those people and I needed to do what I needed to do in order to feed my baby.

    I requested a fridge in my hotel room to store pumped milk. I pumped into bottles and then transferred the milk into BM bags. Then I put the BM bags into big ziplocs for travel. If I'm going to be bringing milk back with me, I pack additional ice packs into my checked luggage. So the day I'm leaving, I ask the hotel to freeze the additional ice packs for me (or put them in the freezer at the office). When transporting the milk home, I put the big ziplocs containing the cold milk into an insulated bag (like a soft cooler bag) with the ice packs. Then I put the whole shebang into my checked luggage. It's worked like a charm. My intent is just to keep it all cold, not frozen.

    Then I just freeze it at home.

     

    GREAT advice, thank you so much!  I really appreciate it and will be using your "method" for transporting milk home!

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