Tips for Bottle-Feeding Your Baby on the Go
Tips for Bottle-Feeding Your Baby on the Go
If you will fly for your trip, you may want to bring a little more baby formula or breast milk than you need in case there are delays, plus ice packs to keep it cool. Just tell the airport screening officer that you have it.
“Going through security, it's just like medication,” Krieger says. “Don't be nervous [that it will be taken away], especially if the infant is with you.”
When you go away for a few days, take enough bottles to feed your baby throughout the day, then wash them in your sink in the evening. Use dish soap, hot water, and a bottle brush (which you may want to bring with you).
If your room has a refrigerator, use it to store breast milk and refreeze ice packs.
“Don't put anything in the door,” Krieger says. “Put it in the back, the colder part of the fridge.”
When you pack your cooler bag in the morning, toss in hand sanitizer, Krieger says, in case you won't be near a sink to wash your hands when you have to prepare your next bottle.
It really is that simple. So go ahead -- get out there!
Tips for Bottle-Feeding Your Baby on the Go
At the Airport
If you will fly for your trip, you may want to bring a little more baby formula or breast milk than you need in case there are delays, plus ice packs to keep it cool. Just tell the airport screening officer that you have it.
“Going through security, it's just like medication,” Krieger says. “Don't be nervous [that it will be taken away], especially if the infant is with you.”
In a Hotel
When you go away for a few days, take enough bottles to feed your baby throughout the day, then wash them in your sink in the evening. Use dish soap, hot water, and a bottle brush (which you may want to bring with you).
If your room has a refrigerator, use it to store breast milk and refreeze ice packs.
“Don't put anything in the door,” Krieger says. “Put it in the back, the colder part of the fridge.”
When you pack your cooler bag in the morning, toss in hand sanitizer, Krieger says, in case you won't be near a sink to wash your hands when you have to prepare your next bottle.
It really is that simple. So go ahead -- get out there!
