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 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/750 - Release Date: 4/6/2007 9:30 PM *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]