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Judy Ritchie <[log in to unmask]>
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This is a great article addressing how to keep breastmilk frozen and how to
deal with TSA airport rules for moms traveling with pumped breastmilk--but
without their infant.  It does not address lost baggage, which would affect
their milk in checked luggage.  The airlines are running record numbers of
lost bags these days.
So, the alternate shipping options and instructions look quite good.
Judy Ritchie


Traveling with Breastmilk
By Kittie Frantz, RN, CPNP-PC
Web Exclusive - March 16th, 2007

Interesting excerpt:
What do you do with frozen milk you pumped on your trip? Don't mess with
ice. Ice is warmer than frozen milk and will actually hasten to thaw your
milk (8)—who knew? This is because water freezes at 32° F and milk freezes
at around 0° F. Use frozen gel packs to keep your frozen milk frozen longer
in your insulated cooler in your checked luggage. Crumple paper all around
the milk and gel packs to further insulate it. The study in Breastfeeding
Medicine found that even if the milk thaws, it is good to use provided it
was not at room temperature for more than eight hours. If it is cool when
you unpack it—it is good to go. It is also safe to be refrozen. (9) This is
important because moms think they have to use it right away if thawed and
may feed it to the baby instead of actually breastfeeding as soon as they
get home. Better to get baby on the breast as soon as you return home, and
refreeze or refrigerate the pumped milk for the next mother-baby separation.

http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/breastfeeding/traveling-with-brea
stmilk.html

http://tinyurl.com/3yhfoo



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