Traveling with baby on plane w/ Milk

Executive Member Joined: Sep 13 2010 Posts: 376

I'm flying from Israel to U.S. soon and I'm not sure how to deal with bottles of Milk on the plane. I think they let you bring milk if u taste it in front of them. Any tips on keeping it fresh? Warming it up on plane? His first bottle will have to be at take off. Can I bother the staff to warm it up then?
Anyone with experience here?

Gold Member Joined: Jul 02 2010 Posts: 1416

You can bring bottles of breastmilk or formula on the plane. Just expect that the TSA agents will do some tests on the milk (wave a wand over the milk to detect any explosives...) -they won't actually touch the milk, just test the air above it.

Gold Member Joined: Aug 24 2010 Posts: 1484

Yes, you can bother them. You do not have to drink it first. Security doesn't even LOOK at diaper bags, in my experience. They take away all liquids, but babies can have any liquids they want, no restrictions. I took a bottle of coke for myself that way - just stuck it in the diaper bag, and put it through the X-ray machine. No one said anything!

I just flew Israel to NY round trip (with a stopover, so 4 different flights) and 'bothered' the flight attendants on each flight to make bottles for ds. They asked what temperature water, rinsed out the bottle with boiling water between uses, etc. Very accommodating, and don't make it seem like a bottle at all.

Platinum Member Joined: Apr 12 2010 Posts: 5784