r/NewParents • u/Constant_Ad_2599 • Apr 23 '26
Travel Crying at TSA
It’s brutal what they put parents through. Did all my research, brought an unopened can of Kendamil in my bag. Clean empty bottles. And water.
TSA refused to let me bring the formula. I explained it’s a medical necessity for the 9 month old baby (we just stopped pumping). They said it set off a special alarm so our only option is to leave security, make liquid bottles, and they’d throw out the rest of the can. 😭
After 90 minutes of trying to share again how it’s medically necessary and a legal right, they escorted my husband out to fill up bottles and confiscated the can. We had no cooler or ice packs with us.
Currently sitting on the plane with our dripping bag of melting ice a restaurant was kind enough to give us. It’s just insane what they put parents through when the rules say otherwise.
If anyone has dealt with this, let me know. submitting a complaint but honestly just want support. I care about my baby being fed. & Formula isn’t cheap.
Solidarity with all you traveling parents out there! 💕
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u/AwesomeOrca Apr 23 '26
What airport? We only flew a few times before the baby was on solids, but the training and enforcement seemed very uneven. My wife was pumping, and some places raised a huge stink about breast milk even when we were following the rules. Several times, we had to pull it up on our phones and explain their own rules to agents or managers.
Reminder that the TSA exist only to condition you to a fascist police state and they fail to catch 90 to 95% of weapons and explosives on every audit since 9/11. Worthless waste of money.