Comments on: Tips for Breastfeeding on a Plane http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/ ...exploring the art and science of parenting Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Weekly Wrap-Up July 4: Tongue tie, newborn jaundice & traveling with breast milk | Best for Babes http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-118104 Weekly Wrap-Up July 4: Tongue tie, newborn jaundice & traveling with breast milk | Best for Babes Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:31:00 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-118104 [...] the rich and famous, that means family vacations. I’ve always loved these great tips for breastfeeding on a plane but in today’s times, you should also be aware of the TSA’s policies on traveling with [...] [...] the rich and famous, that means family vacations. I’ve always loved these great tips for breastfeeding on a plane but in today’s times, you should also be aware of the TSA’s policies on traveling with [...]

]]> By: MarfMom http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-110864 MarfMom Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:17:16 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-110864 Ugh, well that stinks. They're just going to have to deal with it when I fly in May b/c my son won't allow anything to cover him when he nurses without SCA-REAMING. Plus, there are plenty of ways to be discreet without covering. Boo on SWA for this response! It's a pity, as we really like flying with them. Ugh, well that stinks. They’re just going to have to deal with it when I fly in May b/c my son won’t allow anything to cover him when he nurses without SCA-REAMING. Plus, there are plenty of ways to be discreet without covering. Boo on SWA for this response! It’s a pity, as we really like flying with them.

]]> By: Allisonx http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-110848 Allisonx Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:44:36 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-110848 I took your advice in this blog and emailed customer service with Southwest Airlines on their breast feeding policy on board, in anticipation of an upcoming trip. I am saddened by their response ... here are a few quotes from it : "We simply ask that nursing mothers exercise discretion as a courtesy to other Customers who are also traveling. Also, it is suggested that mothers who plan on breastfeeding onboard the aircraft carry a small blanket or jacket to protect their privacy since we currently do not stock our aircraft with blankets." This is after saying they don't have an official policy, and customers are free to breastfeed on flights. If thats not full of key "negative" words, I don't what is. And the worst part .. my husband doesn't get why I'd be upset with this .. ah the life of mom! I took your advice in this blog and emailed customer service with Southwest Airlines on their breast feeding policy on board, in anticipation of an upcoming trip.
I am saddened by their response … here are a few quotes from it :
“We simply ask that nursing mothers exercise discretion as a courtesy to other Customers who are also traveling. Also, it is suggested that mothers who plan on breastfeeding onboard the aircraft carry a small blanket or jacket to protect their privacy since we currently do not stock our aircraft with blankets.”
This is after saying they don’t have an official policy, and customers are free to breastfeed on flights.
If thats not full of key “negative” words, I don’t what is.
And the worst part .. my husband doesn’t get why I’d be upset with this ..
ah the life of mom!

]]> By: Melanie http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-106637 Melanie Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:49:40 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-106637 Bit late to this... Our first flight with children was a 10-hour international flight, the baby was just four months old at the time. Our second child was five months old when he did the same flight. We've travelled by AC, WJ, Lufthansa, Austrian, and maybe some others I'm forgetting at the moment :-) I've not had any trouble nursing on airplanes. On our most recent Lufthansa flight (and previously on Austrian) I was required to use a belly loop (ugh!) for the lap infant. I don't believe they're safe for the baby, but I was able to nurse freely. In my experience, if the baby is in a carseat, he/she *must* be in there for take-off/landing and during turbulence, just as other passengers must wear their lapbelts. This of course doesn't work so well for breastfeeding, but I appreciate the enhanced safety. My first baby took expressed milk from a bottle without fuss, but my second won't. We'll be flying to Australia shortly, and I hope he'll drink from a sippy by then. Bit late to this…

Our first flight with children was a 10-hour international flight, the baby was just four months old at the time. Our second child was five months old when he did the same flight. We’ve travelled by AC, WJ, Lufthansa, Austrian, and maybe some others I’m forgetting at the moment :-) I’ve not had any trouble nursing on airplanes.

On our most recent Lufthansa flight (and previously on Austrian) I was required to use a belly loop (ugh!) for the lap infant. I don’t believe they’re safe for the baby, but I was able to nurse freely.

In my experience, if the baby is in a carseat, he/she *must* be in there for take-off/landing and during turbulence, just as other passengers must wear their lapbelts. This of course doesn’t work so well for breastfeeding, but I appreciate the enhanced safety. My first baby took expressed milk from a bottle without fuss, but my second won’t. We’ll be flying to Australia shortly, and I hope he’ll drink from a sippy by then.

]]> By: Maria http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-76600 Maria Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:03:22 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-76600 Coming from a Scandinavian country it is almost surreal to read articles like these. Just the thought of someone having any opinion at all on how and where I breastfeed seems strange to me. The whole issue of breastfeeding in public is not even discussed here. Reading your blog made me wonder how I would react if a flight attendant would suggest that I'd use a blanket... I think I would probably have thought, before reading this, that she thought I had cold feet or something :) Anyway, thanks for a great blog, I can't stop reading it and love every word of it! Coming from a Scandinavian country it is almost surreal to read articles like these. Just the thought of someone having any opinion at all on how and where I breastfeed seems strange to me. The whole issue of breastfeeding in public is not even discussed here. Reading your blog made me wonder how I would react if a flight attendant would suggest that I’d use a blanket… I think I would probably have thought, before reading this, that she thought I had cold feet or something :)

Anyway, thanks for a great blog, I can’t stop reading it and love every word of it!

]]> By: What Are My Breastfeeding Rights What Are The Breastfeeding Laws | Dinker and Giggles http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-57737 What Are My Breastfeeding Rights What Are The Breastfeeding Laws | Dinker and Giggles Fri, 07 May 2010 13:04:48 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-57737 [...] Tips for Breastfeeding on a Plane – amazing informative article from Annie of PhD in Parenting [...] [...] Tips for Breastfeeding on a Plane – amazing informative article from Annie of PhD in Parenting [...]

]]> By: Baby smothered on airplane: Is breastfeeding to blame? | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-28680 Baby smothered on airplane: Is breastfeeding to blame? | PhD in Parenting Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:20:47 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-28680 [...] Need information on breastfeeding on an airplane? See my tips for breastfeeding on a plane. [...] [...] Need information on breastfeeding on an airplane? See my tips for breastfeeding on a plane. [...]

]]> By: MZ http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-26652 MZ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:53:36 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-26652 This is such a great article! I will have to remember this for whenever I have another baby. No one ever gave me an outright hard time about breastfeeding (I think we had 5 flights during that time), but I always covered up with a nursing cover. Next time around, I'm going to do that a lot less. Besides the fact that I agree, breastfeeding isn't a shameful act that you should have to hide, it's a PAIN to try to put that thing on while trying to position a screaming, hungry, wiggly baby, especially when traveling alone. And, once my son was about 3 months, he vacillated between hating the cover and wanting to use it as a toy to play with instead of nursing. Articles like this give me more courage to be able to nurse openly. Also, a used a non-ring sling, Nurture Baby I think, and I had great success with that as well. The Boppy helped him nurse more comfortably, and then I could rock him in the sling to sleep and still be able to get some shut-eye myself. This is such a great article! I will have to remember this for whenever I have another baby. No one ever gave me an outright hard time about breastfeeding (I think we had 5 flights during that time), but I always covered up with a nursing cover. Next time around, I’m going to do that a lot less. Besides the fact that I agree, breastfeeding isn’t a shameful act that you should have to hide, it’s a PAIN to try to put that thing on while trying to position a screaming, hungry, wiggly baby, especially when traveling alone. And, once my son was about 3 months, he vacillated between hating the cover and wanting to use it as a toy to play with instead of nursing. Articles like this give me more courage to be able to nurse openly.

Also, a used a non-ring sling, Nurture Baby I think, and I had great success with that as well. The Boppy helped him nurse more comfortably, and then I could rock him in the sling to sleep and still be able to get some shut-eye myself.

]]> By: Breastfeeding And Planes : Mommy News and Views Blog http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-26645 Breastfeeding And Planes : Mommy News and Views Blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:48:44 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-26645 [...] and could lend some advice. Before I post the question from my reader, I do want to post a link to great article by Annie of PhD in Parenting – she wrote a fantastic summary of what do if breastfeeding on a [...] [...] and could lend some advice. Before I post the question from my reader, I do want to post a link to great article by Annie of PhD in Parenting – she wrote a fantastic summary of what do if breastfeeding on a [...]

]]> By: Cover up! Airline breastfeeding policies… http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/09/03/tips-for-breastfeeding-on-a-plane/#comment-13554 Cover up! Airline breastfeeding policies… Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:40:31 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-13554 [...] is one more upcoming post in this series on breastfeeding on airplanes. I am working on a post with tips for travelling my air with a breastfed child (done!), including information on your rights, what to do if you are confronted, and how to ensure [...] [...] is one more upcoming post in this series on breastfeeding on airplanes. I am working on a post with tips for travelling my air with a breastfed child (done!), including information on your rights, what to do if you are confronted, and how to ensure [...]

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