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Have Breasts, Will Travel
Breastfeeding Your Child During a Family Trip
By Julia Rosien
Some mothers offer expressed breast milk in a bottle on car trips, but make sure your baby is familiar with the bottle before you try this. If you are driving alone, never try to feed your baby and drive at the same time. As always, pay attention to your own needs for nutritious food, plenty of liquids and rest. All these things will affect your milk production and your baby's temperament.
Before you board the plane, make sure Baby is filled up with breast milk. A full feeding before take-off might be enough to curb Baby's in-flight hunger. Bring a light blanket to cover you and your child if busy airports make you feel self-conscious.
The FAA says that the safest place for babies is in a proper infant safety seat during the flight. This would seem to rule out any breastfeeding once you board the plane. But there are ways to safely breastfeed while flying:
- Seasoned traveers know that a good amount of time can be spent sitting in the plane before it ever leaves the ground. Take advantage of these delays to get in a last-minute feeding.
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