https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:57:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travelling-pumpingand-saving-breastmilk#post-2065496 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 23:41:16 +0000 Espion 2065496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: Thanks for the info! It sounds like that is going to be my strategy. I would be such a sad panda if I just had to dump it all out!</p> <p>@MamaT: Ooo! That is awesome! I'm going to look in to what their delivery is like. Unfortunately I'm leaving next Tuesday, but I will look into them for the future. That's awesome that they are reusable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travelling-pumpingand-saving-breastmilk#post-2065462 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 23:04:42 +0000 MamaT 2065462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: I have done this twice now and used this product:</p> <p><a href="http://www.dryicepacks.com/Scripts/default.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.dryicepacks.com/Scripts/default.asp</a></p> <p>I froze my breast milk bags prior to and used these dry ice packs with a Styrofoam cooler and checked it in (cooler packed into a box- they have kits with everything) and checked it in as luggage (on Southwest- had not problems whatsoever). One was a shorter 2 hours flight and one was a longer 5 hour flight (so by the time I packed the cooler from the hotel, drove to the airport, checked in, sat on the plane, in the air, got my luggage and got to my house- it was likely 9-10 hours) and my breast milk was still frozen solid! They are reusable and work great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travelling-pumpingand-saving-breastmilk#post-2065439 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:20:31 +0000 Beehive 2065439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: Definitely save the milk! Your plan is great. Pack a soft-sided cooler in your suitcase, and lots of ice packs. Freeze the ice packs the night before you go back home (if you're staying in a hotel that night, you can ask the front desk to freeze the ice packs in the hotel's freezer, but make sure they freeze them and don't refrigerate them by mistake), and pack the bags of pumped milk with ice packs all around. </p> <p>Then check your suitcase with the cooler in it - the cargo hold of the plane is cold, and your milk will stay refrigerated for the flight. If you freeze the milk before you get home, there's a risk it will thaw, and then you can't re-freeze it and need to use it in a short amount of time, so if possible it's better just to keep it refrigerated and cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travelling-pumpingand-saving-breastmilk#post-2065398 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:36:02 +0000 Espion 2065398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnylove08: Good call. I'll call them tomorrow and make sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travelling-pumpingand-saving-breastmilk#post-2065394 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:31:32 +0000 bunnylove08 2065394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You should call the hotel and see if they have a mini fridge maybe you can try to freeze your milk flat and when you're ready to check out you can put it in the collapse able cooler </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travelling-pumpingand-saving-breastmilk#post-2065387 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:22:32 +0000 Espion 2065387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone ever successfully negotiated pumping and saving breastmilk on a business trip? I'm going to be gone from my 1 month old for five days next week, and I'm wondering if there is any way I could possibly make it through without having to dump everything out. </p> <p>For part of the trip, I'll be at my sister's house. So refrigeration won't be a big deal. I think if I just keep it refrigerated/cold, then freeze on return? I'm envisioning stuffing my suitcase with a collapsible cooler and ice packs...</p> <p>I don't think shipping it home will work, since there isn't really such a thing as overnight shipping all the way up here... </p>