> I hope someone can help me with this question.  I searched the
> archives and
> didn't find an answer.  I have a mother who is going to travel and
> would like
> to pump her breastmilk and have it shipped back to her infant.  Does
> anyone
> know how this is done?  She will be traveling in the U.S. if that
> makes a
> difference.

Hi, I shipped a huge quantity of my frozen breastmilk to California (from
Washington State) in October.  I took the frozen milk to a dry ice
manufacturer and they packed it for me.  The big box (roughly 2'x2'x2')
only needed five pounds of dry ice to keep all the milk frozen for 24
hours.  The packing was simple:  the box was lined with styrofoam (one
inch thick I believe), the frozen milk was placed in a huge plastic bag,
the dry ice "brick" was set on top, the bag closed and styrofoam placed
on top, then the box was sealed shut.  The box must have a label that
says there is dry ice in the package.  The airlines have regulations as
to how much dry ice can be placed in a package.  I took the big box to
Federal Express and they shipped it overnight to California.  The box
arrived the next morning and all the milk was still frozen solid.  I
don't know what the shipping cost were as the package was sent COD.

Hope this helps!

Kathleen Salisbury
LLL of Gig Harbor, WA

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