I always bring a bottle, sippy cup , or even for my daughter Ella, at age 5, a straw cup to pour drinks into when we travel. These are great at keeping spills to a minimum for small children ages 2 years old and up, especially if they have a short attention span and are clued to a tablet iPad or Amazon Kindle Fire can be a life saver propped up on a tray table enjoying a little screen time while you get settled in your airplane seat.
If milk is not available for some reason, what is my back up? My son John will drink water, but I have not offered him any other liquids yet. Sometimes milk is all that will do for that relaxing drink before nap time. Bringing your own back up options keeps these little hiccups from becoming a huge inconvenience on your vacation, cuts back on tantrums and gives you more options whether your child is a 6 month old or a few years old.
Tip: Call ahead to the hotel to request a mini fridge for your room. Sadly we had to cancel our trip because my husband was very sick and there was a winter storm that had iced over our roads. I am happy to have the powdered milk and milk boxes on hand for back up at home though. Beth Henry has been a flight attendant for a major US Airline for over 14 years. She frequently flies with her children, Ella and John, ages five and one.
Beth offers tips to help make flying with kids fun and memorable on her blog, Cloud Surfing Kids. Baby Drink Milk via ShutterStock. These are all great tips. Can I add one more? I bring that empty , empty sippy cups and a small zip lock bag with me to the airport. Once I get through security, I go to one of the coffee shops and buy cold milk — sometimes they fill the cups directly, sometimes they prefer to give it to me in a cup which I then pour into the sippy cups.
I also get a cup of ice which I put in the zip lock bag and into the cooler pouch. This will usually buy us enough time and milk until we get to our destination. Plus the coffee shops usually have the range of milks from whole to skim so you can choose what your kids would normally drink.
Christin, that is an excellent idea! Have you ever had trouble with the ziploc bag leaking? I sometimes do. Although TSA allows parents with babies and toddlers to bring liquids in excess of 3.
If you bring milk or other liquids with you for a flight, you very well may have to endure extra security screening. Just this past week, I received a full body pat-down at the Orange County, California airport for bringing milk for my 13 month old. There is no perfect solution for air travel with toddlers and liquids. I find it is helpful to do things a bit differently each time I travel, depending on the age of my little one and the duration of the flight.
Here are the choices and alternatives you might consider when you need to travel with toddlers and milk. Trips With Tykes uses affiliate links which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase through links in this post.
See our full disclosure policy linked in the menu at the bottom of this site. If your trip is fairly short and you can keep regular milk somewhat cold in a thermos or bottle, this is probably your best bet. TSA agents are often able to screen the milk by itself by opening the container without having to subject you to a full body search. The most commonly available brand is Horizon , which we used with our daughter during the toddler travel years many times. With younger toddlers used only to whole milk, finding an acceptable product can be more challenging.
Luckily, Amazon now carries a shelf-stable whole milk product from Organic Valley you can sometimes find the same product in Whole Foods if you have it in your area. Be aware, however, that carrying shelf stable milk will sometimes result in enhanced security at the hands of TSA. Toddler formula is one of the newer products on the market that is probably not necessary for most toddlers most of the time.
It has the huge advantage, however, of being available in powdered form. As long as your toddler likes the taste, you can use it instead of milk while in transit. Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports. Print entire guide. Brexit Check what you need to do.
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