How to keep breast milk frozen for a flight?
I’m going on holiday soon and my baby will be 4 months so still mainly breastfeeding and occasionally pumping. I have a freezer stash and would like to take a few feeds with me so my parents can take my son overnight one night and me and my partner can have our first night off. Is there anything I can buy to take some of the stash with me and still be frozen after 12+ hours? We are going to Tenerife so a 5 hour flight from Edinburgh, plus 3/4 hours either side for travelling. Will have a freezer there so just needing to get it there as I won’t be able to express enough for a whole night while we are away. Thanks ☺️
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I’m unsure about 12+ hours. In New Zealand, I’ve heard it advised that if there is ice crystal in the bag, it’s safe to re-freeze as it has stayed at a low temperature. I’m not sure if this is scientifically based and I wouldn’t want to keep it for a year after partially melting, but for your holiday until it’s used, I think would be fine. I would put it in a cool box/bag with lots of ice packs compared to the amount of breast milk, then wrap the cool bag in blankets/clothes and place in the middle of another bag?
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