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Breast milk - airport security

melanier26melanier26 member
edited October 2015 in August 2015 Moms
We will be flying cross-country next month for a work conference. My parents will be staying with our LO through the day while my husband and I are gone. We EBF so I will have to pump for them to be able to give him bottles so in order for him to have milk for that first day, I would need to take milk with us on the plane. Does anyone have any experience with this? How do they "test" the milk? Did security give you a hard time about it? Did you use ice packs in a cooler to keep it cold? TIA for answers/advice
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Re: Breast milk - airport security

  • courtneyfitz92courtneyfitz92 member
    edited October 2015
    I flew last weekend and took pumped milk with me both ways. I packed it in a Medela bottle cooler with ice pack. I let them know I had it with me. At one airport they opened the bottle and put a little strip over the top, never touching the milk and then tested the strip in a machine. On my return flight they opened the cooler and swabbed the bag and tested that swab. Both experiences were easy and only took a few extra minutes.

    Good luck and safe travels!
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  • HeatherLeaneHeatherLeane member
    edited October 2015
    I just flew from Philadelphia to Atlanta. In Philly they just tested the bottles unopened in a machine and in Atlanta they didn't even make me take it out of the bag so I guess it depends on the airport. Also, yes I used two ice packs for four 5 oz bottles. 
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  • buckleykbuckleyk member
    When I flew 2 years ago from Denver to DC , they took the bottles out of the cooler bag and placed them in a little machine. They never opened the bottles or asked any additional questions.
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  • jlidgjlidg member
    Is there a limit on how much you fly on carry on? I fly to Seattle in three weeks and make a lot of milk.
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  • buckleykbuckleyk member
    jlidg said:

    Is there a limit on how much you fly on carry on? I fly to Seattle in three weeks and make a lot of milk.

    I don't think so but you can check the TSA website just to be sure
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  • Robinette720Robinette720 member
    According to the TSA website you can carry on formula or breast milk along with ice packs to help store it. You just have to let them know up front you have it. Some airports just run it through the x-Ray machine, but some open it to test. There is no limit to how much you can carry on.
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