Well, this was one thing I didn’t really think of when the ban on all liquids was put into effect for all domestic and international flights originating here in the US.  Baby’s breast milk – that is, pumped from the mother, would not of course have been allowed either under the newer restrictive ban against any liquids that was put in place over a year ago on all flights due to terrorism threat levels and specific threats of liquids being used to deploy explosives on planes.

I remember actually going through airport security, and even makeups that were liquid and many lip glosses and chapsticks were taken from passengers because they could not be taken aboard.  What were mothers to do that had pumped their breast milk for their infants then?  Especially if they were on a nonstop or very long flight that their infant was definitely going to need to be fed on?  I do wonder what mothers in this predicament did before this ban was lifted, just recently, to feed their infants.  I’m sure there was some sort of loophole, but this nonetheless is a little disquieting that mothers had to go through this, although it is also understandable that the airlines are just trying to protect it’s customers from harm as well.

Excuse me – actually the ban was that you could not bring more than 3 ounces of breast milk on any flight, and that is the ban that has been lifted since.  This is a very tiny amount of breast milk, and even if the child were not able to drink the breast milk, I wonder, how would an infant be fed on more than 3 ounces of breast milk? 

Did the airliners previously have some sort of system in place where they could have formula available on the plane, or were mothers expected to bring pumping materials aboard?  I suppose if the mother breast fed though her breasts alone would serve as feedings for their infants, but even so, what if they needed more than the three ounces? 

I know, I’m harping, but when restrictions like this go into effect, I can’t help but get a little flustered and think that yes, women do still have it harder in this world than men in so many ways, right? 

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