While airlines have their own policies about pumps and carry-ons, there’s no federal rule. A mother’s recent lawsuit against Delta highlights the issues.
Before heading out for a work trip when her firstborn was 6 months old, Lauren Modeen had another job: preparing to
Adding to the challenge: Not all airline policies are the same, and they can be difficult to find and confusing to decipher. There’s no one rule on pumps; the Transportation Department has no regulations regarding the devices.Soaked and in pain on a four-hour flight “She chose to preserve the milk so when she got home there would be something to feed the baby,” Calvin Love, one of Geraghty’s attorneys, told The Washington Post.
Jessica Madden, a pediatrician and neonatologist and international-board-certified lactation consultant, said a breastfeeding parent who is separated from their baby needs to pump roughly every three hours. If a nursing mom is not able to do that, she could suffer from engorged breasts, clogged milk ducts and mastitis, an infection, as well as lower milk supply., which helps parents get pumps through insurance.
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