How to travel to Japan while expressing milk?
We want to travel to Japan with our 4-month old baby who is exclusively on expressed breast milk. This means that while feeding and changing diapers in public is not an issue, we will need access to a nursing room every 3 hours or so to express milk.
My online research seems to indicate that it is absolutely no problem to find nursing rooms in big cities, where almost every shopping centre or departmental store has them. However, we would like to travel around Tohoku and are considering destinations in smaller cities, rural places or in historic parts of cities without shopping centres.
So the question is: How easy is it to find nursing rooms in Japan, especially outside the big cities? How do we go about finding out beforehand whether there are any available at a specific place? Is this even feasible at all?
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How do I travel internationally with breast milk?
Breast milk, formula, and juice are all allowed in your carry-on bag. Unlike shampoo and other liquids, breast milk is exempt from the \u201climited quantity rule\u201d of 3.4 ounces. Let the TSA agents know you're traveling with breast milk and separate your pump and bottles (empty or full) from other liquids for screening.Can I travel with my breast pump?
According to the TSA, a breast pump is considered a medical device and does NOT count as one of your carry-on bags, so you should be able to carry your breast pump bag, cooler and purse without a problem.Can you bring breast pump in checked luggage?
TSA breast pump policy is that breast pumps can be carried on or checked. However, I would recommend that no matter how short your flight is, if you are flying with a breast pump, carry your pump on. Most airlines will consider it a medical device and not count it as a carry-on.Can you fly with breast milk without baby?
Parents who are flying (with or without their child) can bring breast milk in quantities greater than 3.4 ounces or 100 milliliters onto the plane in their carry-on, as long as they declare it for inspection at the security checkpoint. The TSA Security Officers will examine your containers.How to Travel with Breastmilk and Pump
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