Going out with BM

BoilerUp1 · March 2012

HI ladies,

When you are going out and taking BM with you to feed LO, what do you do with it? Do you pack it in a cooler or just leave it room temp in a diaper bag for awhile?

Thanks!

mamacat123 · March 2012

I just take it from the fridge and leave it to warm in the diaper bag. However, if we are going somewhere outside and it is hot (park, zoo, etc.), then I will wrap a bag of ice around it so it doesn't spoil. If you are going somewhere air conditioned, the milk should be fine at room temp for several hours!

tokenhoser · March 2012

I keep it in my boobs. Stick out tongue

Jelliebean1982 · March 2012

tokenhoser:
I keep it in my boobs.

LOL. Me too. It's way easier to bite the bullet and just become comfortable with NIP. That way you don't have to worry about keeping it fresh, reheating it while your baby screams from hunger, or becoming uncomfortable with engorgement yourself.

But to answer your question you could keep it with an ice pack in a cooler or pump milk just before you leave and it stays fresh at room temperature for a while.

katiewhompus · March 2012

I pump before we leave and keep it room temp as long as we are back home in 6 hours.

mamacat123 · March 2012

tokenhoser:
I keep it in my boobs.

I think this response was a bit snarky and insensitive. Not all of us are able to nurse our children. I personally EP because I cannot nurse, and assumed OP was doing something similar. Of course it would be easier to keep milk in our breasts until it was needed but that isn't always possible.

tokenhoser · March 2012

CatD2012:
tokenhoser:
I keep it in my boobs.
I think this response was a bit snarky and insensitive. Not all of us are able to nurse our children. I personally EP because I cannot nurse, and assumed OP was doing something similar. Of course it would be easier to keep milk in our breasts until it was needed but that isn't always possible.

If you think I'm snarky and insensitive, so be it. Please, stick around the board and answer a dozen questions a day with great compassion and show me how it's done.

A lot of moms feel like they can't nurse in public and choose to try to pump and give bottles. It's needlessly complicated.

iluvmylab · March 2012

CatD2012:

tokenhoser:
I keep it in my boobs.

I think this response was a bit snarky and insensitive. Not all of us are able to nurse our children. I personally EP because I cannot nurse, and assumed OP was doing something similar. Of course it would be easier to keep milk in our breasts until it was needed but that isn't always possible.

Oh gimme a freaking break. Have a sense of humor! She wasn't trying to be mean and insensitive. Gees.

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