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Have Breasts, Will Travel

Breastfeeding Your Child During a Family Trip

By Julia Rosien

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  • Learn to nurse while Baby is buckled up. It can be a contortionist's game, but breastfeeding an infant strapped into a car seat is possible. This is easiest if the car seat is buckled in a rear-facing position. Practicing before the flight will make you confident and comfortable once you're in the air.
  • Bring along one bottle of expressed breast milk for in-flight feeding.
  • Try substitutes. Pacifiers or Mom's clean finger for the youngest infants and snacks and cups of water for older infants might be all you need to get through take-off.
  • If Baby becomes distraught and feeding is a must, wait until the pilot gives his or her permission to unbuckle and move about the aircraft. At that point, unbuckle Baby, nurse and quickly return him or her to the safety of the seat.

    • Don't ignore your needs when flying, either. Rest when your child rests so that when she wants to play you are ready to enjoy her. Drink when she drinks to ensure good milk supply, and eat healthy snacks. Salty snacks and sugar will only make you more anxious, which in turn will affect how your child behaves.

    Bottle, Breast or Both
    Breastfeeding mothers are in the unique position of being able to choose which method to feed their babies depending on the immediate situation. Many nursin mothers supplement breastfeeding with bottle-feeding. Whether by formula or expressed milk, there may be times on your holiday when you want to use a bottle.

    Bring a hand or battery-powered pump along with you if you plan to supplement with your own milk. An electric pump limits where and when you can pump, especially if you are camping with no electricity. If you are going to supplement with formula, take bottled water from home rather than using local water. Prepared bottles can be kept in cooler bags and heated using a heater that hooks up to the cigarette lighter of your car.


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