Hello All, I was wondering if any moms out there have traveled out of Fort. Lauderdale airport into the Washington D.C metro area airports. I am traveling for the first time with my 5 month old daughter, and I wanted to know if anybody had any difficulty taking with them the nursette bottle for the babies milk. I am a little concern that they will make me discard of this bottles since they come in a glass container. I bought the nursette case of 8 and I havent' opened it planning on taking unopen with me. I am a little worried that they will make me open all the bottles and they will all go bad, since the baby formula must be consumed within 2 hours of opening. Should I take powder milk in a container too? I don't know if they will make me get rid of that also. I don't know how much extra milk to carry with me in case of delays I don't want to carry to much (because they might make me discard it) and I don't want to carry to little in case we face a delay. Does anybody have any suggestions.
Thanks
Thank you all for your responses. I will def let you know how it went we will be leaving on the 24th of this month and will be back on the 31st.
You will have no problem bringing liquids on the plane for the baby just place them in the bin, so that they are aware that you have it. I just traveled in Dec with my daughter and everything was fine, ps. just make sure that you pack her lotion etc. in the checked luggage they will throw taht away.
Safe travels
Hi I beleive you're allowed 5 oz of milk, NOT JUICE, you can always call your airlines. I would bring 2 of your nursettes w/you, letting your child drink one before you go through security and one for the flight, all others pack w/ your luggage. I would also bring powder formula on plane, just in case you are delayed or baby wakes up, Enfamil makes easy to carry single packets. I've traveled w/my son all over the country and find that he generally sleeps through the flight shortly after take off. Relax and have a great time
Hi, I used powder formula sometimes. You might want to consider that for this trip and also for a back up when out of the house. You can get a holder that messures the powder for you. I am sure you will be able to bring that since it is not liquid. You can buy bottled water after you enter the gate. If you don't like this idea, then call the airport and/or the airline you are traveling on?
I hope this helps. PS the holder is sold at Target and WalMart.
Hi Diva,
my son and I were just in Dulles this holiday season :) You can take whatever formula you like, I had both powder and the liquid nursettes and what you do is ask for the diaper bag to be hand searched. They don't make you open or taste formula anymore and as long as you are traveling with an infant you can take as much as you think you need for the trip. Formula is not subject to the 2 3 oz rule.
Ciao,
T.
As long as the nursettes aren't opened they should not make you open them or discard them. My son is almost 21 months and has been on 16 roundtrip flights and we have not had any issues...we fly out of Fort Lauderdale and West Palm.
One thing you should be aware of is that all of your liquid and gels products in your bag[besides the formula] need to be put into a quart size ziploc bag that you will have to remove and put into a bin that will goes through security with your diaper bag. This means any medicine, hand sanitizer, lotion, bath products, chapstick, diaper cream, anything that may have a soft or liquid consistency. The rule is that they all have to be 3oz containers or less but I am not certain if that also applies to baby products. I would try to bring the smallest sized containers you can find because can make you discard those items if they are bigger and they want to be sticklers to the rules.
You should also know that your daughter will have to be removed from whatever you are carrying her in to go through security. She must go through security in your arms [or holding your hand when she is walking on her own]. So if you are gate checking the stroller and/or carseat those items will also need to go through security, same with a sling or front/hip carrier. So you want to be sure that whatever you carry her in is easy for you to either fold up or get her in and out of.
I would definitely bring powdered formula with you and if she is eating any jarred food or finger food snacks, I would bring some of that too, just in case. I would bring enough for two or three feeding beyond what you are expecting her to eat.
Good luck and I hope this helps!
Hi,
My name is P. and I've just come back from vacation. we went to my country to expend holiday over there. You wont have any problem with her milk. I use the same kind of formula "ready to use" that come in glass bottle. They will ask you what it is and that's all. My fly was 5 hours plus waiting time in the airports and I brought with me 6 bottles. and I departure from Miami Int. airport.
Well be relax and and have a wonderful time with your bb.
Bye
