Pumping while traveling

[isabel]

I am going out of town for a week at the beginning of December. The first couple days are for a fun trip, but the others are for work. I'll have access to a fridge in my hotel, but not a freezer. I really want to try to keep everything I pump as I think DS is going to deplete my freezer stash while I'm gone. Is there anything I need to consider with this? It sucks that I won't be able to freeze the milk, but I basically just plan to label the bags as usual and bring them home. Am I crazy for wanting to travel with this much milk? Any unusual things I need to bring or think about?

[mekia]

No I think you'll be fine just pumping and keeping them in a fridge (then in a cooler when you travel) until you come back home then stick them into the freezer.

[stackingtens]

Have you talked to the hotel? I had to travel for 5 days to Chicago and the hotel actually stored my milk in their walk in freezer for me, then put it on ice and I brought it home frozen. We had small fridges in our rooms but the freezers there aren't cold enough to freeze the milk, so they offered this instead. Might be an option?

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I am yet to find a hotel mini fridge while pumping that actually stayed cold enough. I have used a cooler filled with ice instead.

[ewall]

Nov 4, 2015 17:18:35 GMT -5 @kcpokergal said:

I am yet to find a hotel mini fridge while pumping that actually stayed cold enough. I have used a cooler filled with ice instead.

Are you using a thermometer of sorts? I've used all sorts on mini fridges and only had issues with it being too cold and milk freezing. I'm probably a bit breezy about my milk storage at this point.

OP, label it and bag it. Keep it refrigerated and then on ice while you travel home. I freeze once I get home.

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Nov 4, 2015 17:27:44 GMT -5 ewall said:

Nov 4, 2015 17:18:35 GMT -5 @kcpokergal said:

I am yet to find a hotel mini fridge while pumping that actually stayed cold enough. I have used a cooler filled with ice instead.

Are you using a thermometer of sorts? I've used all sorts on mini fridges and only had issues with it being too cold and milk freezing. I'm probably a bit breezy about my milk storage at this point.

OP, label it and bag it. Keep it refrigerated and then on ice while you travel home. I freeze once I get home.

No. They were just crappy and felt really warm. One hotel never brought up my fridge after asking before arrival and twice upon arrival and two were too warm, so it's not been exhaustive by any means;)