Traveling with purified water on airplane - will the TSA monkeys let me do it?

[Anonymous]

So, you can fly with expressed breast milk or pre-mixed formula in amounts greater than 3 oz. But can I bring purified water in baby bottles to mix on the plane with my powdered formula?

Based on what I read on the TSA website, and my experience with the drooling mouth breathers that work at TSA, I'm guessing the answer is no, but I'm curious what other's experiences have been.

Also, I've been giving my 3 month old strictly purified water since switching to formula, upon the recommendation of our ped. Assuming TSA won't let me have my purified water, how bad is it to mix the formula with Dasani (which I will buy after security)? My LO was a bit preemie, but doesn't have any health issues.

Tx.

[Anonymous]

For the baby they usually let you bring whatever you want. They might test it by waving a detector over the top without touching the water.

[Anonymous]

From the TSA website

"Medications, baby formula and food, breast milk, and juice are allowed in reasonable quantities exceeding 3.4 ounces (100ml) and are not required to be in the zip-top bag. Declare these items for inspection at the checkpoint."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the TSA website

"Medications, baby formula and food, breast milk, and juice are allowed in reasonable quantities exceeding 3.4 ounces (100ml) and are not required to be in the zip-top bag. Declare these items for inspection at the checkpoint."

OP here. Thanks, but, I know. I said in my post that I'd been on the TSA website. My question is whether TSA distinguishes between someone carrying formula that's been pre-mixed and someone carrying powdered formula and the water separately.

[Anonymous]

OP, I have the answer you need but since you're such an asshole to TSA and to the poster who tried to help you, I think I'll let you figure it out yourself. Good luck navigating life with your sour attitude!

[Anonymous]

Just call the airport ahead of time! They'll let you know. We called a bunch of times over things before our first flight with a child, pump, BM, lap child, etc.

I would think they wouldn't let you just bring bottled water through security. I think it is assumed the formula is pre-mixed, but maybe not. I would think you mixing it ahead of time would be good if you can.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I have the answer you need but since you're such an asshole to TSA and to the poster who tried to help you, I think I'll let you figure it out yourself. Good luck navigating life with your sour attitude!

Seriously -- what's up with the ugly, UGLY attitude, OP???

[Anonymous]

Exactly what do you mean by purified water and how is that any different than most bottled water? You are less likely to get any hassle if you just buy water on the other side of security.

You might also try not to be as obviously condescending as you are in this post. If I was a TSA agent and ran across you, I'd sign you up for a body cavity search just for fun.

[Anonymous]

The TSA does have these rules in place for everyone's safety. They're not trying to inconvenience you. They're trying to keep you alive. Call them if you have a question.

[Anonymous]

OP - Did you know that calling a person a monkey is a racial slur?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exactly what do you mean by purified water and how is that any different than most bottled water? You are less likely to get any hassle if you just buy water on the other side of security.

You might also try not to be as obviously condescending as you are in this post. If I was a TSA agent and ran across you, I'd sign you up for a body cavity search just for fun.

ITA. If you come across with this attitude to TSAs they might do just that. You need to remember that, they, too, have a job to do. It obviously isn't as important as you perceive your job is, but one of their jobs is to keep terrorists and other threats from boarding planes. Who knows what you may have in that water, they don't know but it is their job to find out. Use your obviously high single digit IQ and purchase water after going through security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The TSA does have these rules in place for everyone's safety. They're not trying to inconvenience you. They're trying to keep you alive. Call them if you have a question.

How sweet and naive. Yes, because a real terrorist would never think to use formula as a guise for their nefarious plot. The TSA rules are arbitrary and are simply political reactions to past threats. They don't keep anyone safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The TSA does have these rules in place for everyone's safety. They're not trying to inconvenience you. They're trying to keep you alive. Call them if you have a question.

These rules are in place to create the illusion of safety. I don't think we should confuse them with actual efforts that would make us safer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly what do you mean by purified water and how is that any different than most bottled water? You are less likely to get any hassle if you just buy water on the other side of security.

You might also try not to be as obviously condescending as you are in this post. If I was a TSA agent and ran across you, I'd sign you up for a body cavity search just for fun.

ITA. If you come across with this attitude to TSAs they might do just that. You need to remember that, they, too, have a job to do. It obviously isn't as important as you perceive your job is, but one of their jobs is to keep terrorists and other threats from boarding planes. Who knows what you may have in that water, they don't know but it is their job to find out. Use your obviously high single digit IQ and purchase water after going through security.

...or in that formula or what you claim is breast milk?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I have the answer you need but since you're such an asshole to TSA and to the poster who tried to help you, I think I'll let you figure it out yourself. Good luck navigating life with your sour attitude!

OP here. I wasn't the least bit of an asshole to the poster who tried to help. I said "thanks" but mentioned that my question went beyond what the TSA website said.

As for my being an asshole to TSA, well, maybe. I'm ok with that. I have little to no respect for the management of that agency or its hiring standards. I think there is an unacceptably high number of TSA agents who are rude and disrespectful to passengers (and I'm not talking about my personal experiences, but what I've witnessed happen to others). I think that TSA could do a much better job with customer service, even while enforcing its absurd rules.