i'm flying back to HK and i'm wondering if anyone can advise whether the airlines (CX) will provide fresh milk for my 2 yr old. She doesnt drink formula anymore, and with the liquid restrictions now on flying how can i give my daughter fresh milk on the plane?
Grateful for any advice.
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It's probably UHT milk but they do have that.
In any case you can take your own milk. Liquid restrictions are waived (within reason) if you are traveling with babies or toddlers. Bring a little freezer bag with milk in baby bottles. Make sure you tell the security staff at the checkpoint(s) before entering. They'll take you aside and check it manually. We've traveled far with one baby and one toddler and had a ton of formula, milk, baby food, etc... No problem as long as you don't try to sneak it through.
Also, make sue CX knows that you your daughter is two so they can get the appropriate meal. It tends to be ok actually.
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yes - we have always been fine taking those little 200ml packets of UHT milk with us on the plane - never had a problem with that - just take your own just in case.
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axptguy38 - when you say freezer bag do you mean the cooler bags with a block of dry ice inside? i dont use cooler bags myself but will they really keep the milk at a cool temp for a long time say 12 hours (the plane trip)?
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"axptguy38 - when you say freezer bag do you mean the cooler bags with a block of dry ice inside? i dont use cooler bags myself but will they really keep the milk at a cool temp for a long time say 12 hours (the plane trip)?"
Yes a block of ice in a cooler bag. But, and I hope you'll forgive me for this, the geek in me feels forced to point out that it's not dry ice (carbon dioxide ice). It's typically just water ice in a plastic container.
To answer your question, those things can keep stuff cool for 8-10 hours outdoors in HK in summer, so a plane ride for 12 or even 15 hours is not a problem. Just make sure you get a decent one. You can always test it first.
Also, milk doesn't go bad instantly. Say that in a worst case scenario, it stays under or at refrigerator temperature for 10 hours, then a bit warmer for 2. It'll still be just fine to drink for quite a while.
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sorry to sound unknowledgeable w.r.t. cooler bags but do you have a brand of cooler bag to recommend?
your advice much appreciated!
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you dont need the cooler bag if you take the small UHT milk packets - much easier than worry whether your fresh milk has gone bad or not. They are UHT and hence dont need to be refrigerated - just pop a few in the bag and off you go - they come with straws as well, so you dont even have to worry about bottles, beakers etc
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"sorry to sound unknowledgeable w.r.t. cooler bags but do you have a brand of cooler bag to recommend?"
I don't have a specific method. Even the cheap ones tend to be ok. Price seems to have more of an impact on durability than on quality. Find the shape and size you need and you're ok.
The small ones made for baby bottles work for small stuff. Check at a store like Bumps to Babes. Bigger ones can be found at Wing-On for example.
Or you can do UHT as Idsllvn prescribes. That works too. We have tended to do cooler bags because we have also had jars of solids, veggies, fruit and so forth as well. Stuff that may or may not be fine after 12 hours in transit.
Yet another option for only milk is a thermos.
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Or if you insist to bring a freezer bag, this one may be a good choice:
http://www.fridge-to-go.com/
They do delivery too.
But as others said, UHT milk may just work as fine. So you don't need to make sure it's cool.
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I have been asked to open and drink from a 200ml UHT pack I was taking on board for my toddler once. Nuisance, really, as it couldn't be shut again. But the attendants were really nice and kept it in a zipper bag in one of their fridges afterwards. Then I realised they had UHT milk on board (not all arilines do)...
Also, I think you can buy milk from a vendor beyond the check point, then it will only depend on whether there is another check point just before boarding, which is not always the case.
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"I have been asked to open and drink from a 200ml UHT pack I was taking on board for my toddler once. Nuisance, really, as it couldn't be shut again."
That is annoying. We typically pour the milk into plastic bottles (baby bottles or water bottles) so that we can seal them.
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