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My baby is not used to formula milk..her stomach gets upset with it. Does anyone know whether they allow buffalo milk in long-haul flights? If yes how much of it? Any suggestions in this regard are appreciated.
Thank you.
Answer
Reasonably, whatever milk your baby drinks, should fall under the same rules as formula or breast milk. The Buffalo milk is the baby's milk so you can point that out.
If you are flying a U.S. company, here is what the TSA says on the subject;
"When traveling with your infant or toddler, in the absence of suspicious activity or items, greater than 3 ounces of baby formula, breast milk, or juice are permitted through the security checkpoint in reasonable quantities for the duration of your itinerary, if you perform the following:
Separate these items from the liquids, gels, and aerosols in your quart-size and zip-top bag.
Declare you have the items to one of our Security Officers at the security checkpoint.
Present these items for additional inspection once reaching the X-ray. These items are subject to additional screening.
You are encouraged to travel with only as much formula, breast milk, or juice in your carry-on needed to reach your destination."
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/children/formula.shtm
If you are flying with a company of another nationality, look that up but worldwide, the rules are similar.
I would recommend that you try to buy it in tetra packs, especially if it is a long trip.
My son also couldn't tolerate formula. Soy was worse than cow's milk. No buffalo milk was available where we live. I tried all sorts of brands of formula and ended up using hypoallergenic, which was twice the price. You may want to talk to your doctor and try some, if you haven't already. If your baby is a little older, she may have outgrown her allergy.
If you have a long flight, more than 4 or 5 hours, it may not be practical to take enough buffalo milk. The problem isn't the origin but just bringing that much liquid in your carry-ons. Try to find some sort of powdered formula, even if only as a back-up. If you can find powdered buffalo milk, that would be ideal!
I also recommend the kind of bottles with throw away liners. Airplanes have really bad sinks for washing bottles. They don't fit under the taps very well so you would only have the nipple and ring to wash with the disposable liner bottles. I premeasured the powder ahead of time and rolled the liners up, placed them in a ziplock and had all the formula I needed in one small baggie.
Also, make sure whatever milk she takes is room temperature. Warming a baby bottle is unnecessary health-wise and a real pain to do while traveling. The Flight Attendants will warm the bottles on board but you want to be able to feed your baby anywhere easily, like waiting in line or while waiting for your flight.
For more information on flying with children, based on my 13 years as a Flight Attendant and flying with my own three children between Europe and California, please feel free to visit;
http://flyingwithchildren.blogspot.com
My contact information is at the end if you have any other questions.
Have a good flight!
Reasonably, whatever milk your baby drinks, should fall under the same rules as formula or breast milk. The Buffalo milk is the baby's milk so you can point that out.
If you are flying a U.S. company, here is what the TSA says on the subject;
"When traveling with your infant or toddler, in the absence of suspicious activity or items, greater than 3 ounces of baby formula, breast milk, or juice are permitted through the security checkpoint in reasonable quantities for the duration of your itinerary, if you perform the following:
Separate these items from the liquids, gels, and aerosols in your quart-size and zip-top bag.
Declare you have the items to one of our Security Officers at the security checkpoint.
Present these items for additional inspection once reaching the X-ray. These items are subject to additional screening.
You are encouraged to travel with only as much formula, breast milk, or juice in your carry-on needed to reach your destination."
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/children/formula.shtm
If you are flying with a company of another nationality, look that up but worldwide, the rules are similar.
I would recommend that you try to buy it in tetra packs, especially if it is a long trip.
My son also couldn't tolerate formula. Soy was worse than cow's milk. No buffalo milk was available where we live. I tried all sorts of brands of formula and ended up using hypoallergenic, which was twice the price. You may want to talk to your doctor and try some, if you haven't already. If your baby is a little older, she may have outgrown her allergy.
If you have a long flight, more than 4 or 5 hours, it may not be practical to take enough buffalo milk. The problem isn't the origin but just bringing that much liquid in your carry-ons. Try to find some sort of powdered formula, even if only as a back-up. If you can find powdered buffalo milk, that would be ideal!
I also recommend the kind of bottles with throw away liners. Airplanes have really bad sinks for washing bottles. They don't fit under the taps very well so you would only have the nipple and ring to wash with the disposable liner bottles. I premeasured the powder ahead of time and rolled the liners up, placed them in a ziplock and had all the formula I needed in one small baggie.
Also, make sure whatever milk she takes is room temperature. Warming a baby bottle is unnecessary health-wise and a real pain to do while traveling. The Flight Attendants will warm the bottles on board but you want to be able to feed your baby anywhere easily, like waiting in line or while waiting for your flight.
For more information on flying with children, based on my 13 years as a Flight Attendant and flying with my own three children between Europe and California, please feel free to visit;
http://flyingwithchildren.blogspot.com
My contact information is at the end if you have any other questions.
Have a good flight!
how do u get babies to chew there food instead of us feeding them through a syringe?
Becky
My friend has a 1 1/2 year old little girl that is really sick. When she was born, she refused to latch on and have breast milk. She to this day cant eat solid foods and only can eat through a syringe. She is the hospital with a sever stomach ache, her kidneys are doing terribly and she has urine infection. The doctors in Guatemala just keep doing tests on her. What can we do to help this little girl? Is there also a way to get her to chew her food?
Answer
I don't know what medical care is available in Guatemala, but she could have some degree of kidney failure. Babies with kidney failure often do not have an appetite and will not eat. Some might take formula or fluids from a bottle or cup later, but might refuse solid food.
They need to determine what her medical conditions are first and treat those and they they can start to work on getting her to eat food by mouth.
Feeding therapy can be great in teaching babies/toddlers/older kid how to eat and/or try new foods/textures/etc. My oldest was born with kidney failure and had occupational therapy to help to get him to take a bottle (they had to add calories to it and know exactly how much he took in, so breastfeeding was not an option - I did pump for him until the doctors told me to stop). Later they worked with him on chewing and trying new things. My younger son was born with normal kidney function, but he has low muscle tone throughout his entire body. He could not keep a pacifier in his mouth at all and when he took a bottle, the milk or formula would just run out the sides of his mouth. He received therapy from a speech therapist to work on getting his jaw muscles strengthened and he also has some sensory problems that make it hard for him to be away of how much food he has in his mouth and how to move it around and things like that.
Kidney failure also tends to make you have a bad taste in your mouth, so everything tastes bad.
Also if she does have kidney damage, she may need a special formula or follow a special diet.
Are there any big children's hospitals near enough that your friend could take her daughter to one? I live in the US, so we are very spoiled with having access to medical care (although we could not get care for my son in our state, we had to travel over 13 hours each way to his hospital).
Here is a site where you might be able to get some information on medical help for this little girl.
http://fpg.org.gt/
I don't know what medical care is available in Guatemala, but she could have some degree of kidney failure. Babies with kidney failure often do not have an appetite and will not eat. Some might take formula or fluids from a bottle or cup later, but might refuse solid food.
They need to determine what her medical conditions are first and treat those and they they can start to work on getting her to eat food by mouth.
Feeding therapy can be great in teaching babies/toddlers/older kid how to eat and/or try new foods/textures/etc. My oldest was born with kidney failure and had occupational therapy to help to get him to take a bottle (they had to add calories to it and know exactly how much he took in, so breastfeeding was not an option - I did pump for him until the doctors told me to stop). Later they worked with him on chewing and trying new things. My younger son was born with normal kidney function, but he has low muscle tone throughout his entire body. He could not keep a pacifier in his mouth at all and when he took a bottle, the milk or formula would just run out the sides of his mouth. He received therapy from a speech therapist to work on getting his jaw muscles strengthened and he also has some sensory problems that make it hard for him to be away of how much food he has in his mouth and how to move it around and things like that.
Kidney failure also tends to make you have a bad taste in your mouth, so everything tastes bad.
Also if she does have kidney damage, she may need a special formula or follow a special diet.
Are there any big children's hospitals near enough that your friend could take her daughter to one? I live in the US, so we are very spoiled with having access to medical care (although we could not get care for my son in our state, we had to travel over 13 hours each way to his hospital).
Here is a site where you might be able to get some information on medical help for this little girl.
http://fpg.org.gt/
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