ToxicGinger Southwest in general is great to travel with if you are traveling with kids. We bring our son’s car seat for him to use when we fly and have never had a single issue with Southwest. Other airlines have tried to not allow his car seat on the plane even though it’s legally allowed.

Really just fly Southwest no matter what. Their customers don't get dragged off flights like that.

In 2010 on an international southwest connecting flight me and 10.other people got food poisoning from the food in flight. It was terrible. Southwest did nothing for us but i will say the flight attendents were top notch. They immediately understood what was going on and made bags availible and also cleared all the bathrooms for the sick people to use. I had a bad reaction and so did the passenger next to me. We just took turns holding eachothers hair. Flight attendent also made sure we had water and wet cloths to use on our faces. Still will never fly southwest again.

Yeah, except Southwest has been involved in both fatphobic and homophobic incidents, so they suck, too.

They are freaking wonderful! I have never, ever had an issue! With breastmilk, traveling alone with my babies. Just love southwest.

That employee was rude. I work for United and Mama Jones was right. Baby items are a exception item, no questions asked. Same thing goes for strollers or people who use a wheelchair. I would never ever ask a person "where's your baby?" or "why are you on a wheelchair?" but guess what...we receive training on that because it seems there're employees around the world who don't know what the word "respect" means. It drives me mad.

@@MiauMichigan Indeed. I am shocked how lots of people don't seem to have 'normal' values and respect for each other. And if you don't know about a subject, don't ask dumb questions! Because yes there is such a thing as a dumb question. And sadly dumb questions often result into hurt feelings. If you don't know anything about breastfeeding; Just call someone who does or simply say it's fine you can bring it, or is a question needs to be answered for safety; Ask the person to explain after you told them you are sorry but never had this situation at hand/don't have a girlfriend or children yourself etc.

@Michael Persico from when we flew with my husbands schedule 2 drugs they had to be in the original prescription cases.

@kawaiipeach, should mention to your company to add to your annual training

If United hasn't gotten their act together by now, they likely won't. I prefer American. They have an awesome pilot, "Juan" Browne, who has a You Tube channel called Blancolirio! Gotta love it!

@Lady Angedevimon and most babies don't like covers so the only solution is they need to look away or they need to educate themselves and get over it.

I have no idea never blessed with kids sorry

2020 now and people are still too dumb to know what boobies are actually for. Sometimes I wonder how this species is still alive...

@Lady Angedevimon It makes me so sick how our society is so pornsick they pornify something so natural

Its disgusting how ppl want you to go breastfeed in a bathroom, like from now on any person i see eating/drinking anything and they demand some breastfeeding woman "go do that in the bathroom" i want to look at that person and say "uuhhh god sooo gross, can you please go do that in the bathroom?" And when they think im agreeing with them about the breastfeeding woman, go..."oh no, not her, thats natural and what boobs are actually for, i meant you with your disgusting masticating and digesting! Its repulsive! Oh whats that? You dont want to eat in a bathroom because its not sanitary??? Guess what that baby is also eating! And it doesnt have as strong of an immune system as you do! Its far more likely to get sick from eating in a bathroom than you would! So until you can learn what boobs are truly for and learn that the sexual aspect of them is something your pervert husband and his fellow Neanderthals came up with second to that, then if you dont want to see a woman breastfeed maybe instead of banishing her and her eating baby to a bathroom you should have to go hide in there till shes done, then problem is solved and you dont have to see it!" Although to whatever moron would say that im sure id have to define mastication/ing....ppl are so dumb.

I love this so much!

Bahaha YES

You did an amazing and incredibly selfless thing. Thank you 🌺

Very self less and awesome thing for you to do!! Sorry about your loss!

Thank you for donating such a precious gift

Lots of hugs and support, my baby is due in February and this is a looming fear. Im glad that I can still do something wonderful if the worst happens.

A Day in My Life I am not a mom so I can’t even begin to understand your pain but I want to say THANK YOU for being so strong and selfless. Donating your milk is probably very very hard for you because it reminds you every single time you pump that your precious little one is an angel now. Thank you for donating your time and effort to help other babies have life. And thank you for being so brave to share your story. I can’t even imagine the amount of strength you have to muster every single day. Much love and god bless.

I was the same! 26 weeks and 3 months in the NICU. But I’m 15 now

@@lainieschwartz1442 Awesome. You are a miracle 💘 my daughter (who was born at 26 wks) actually had her son at 26 weeks as well! He's 2 months old in nicu at Cincinnati children's hospital. Its so amazing what doctors and nurses do in a situation like ours. They became family for me.

Rebecca Cable ❤️

@rebeccacable, Cincinnati Children's Hospital has a wonderful reputation, glad that all worked out for you and your daughter.

LoL

Lol

Just burst out laughing, brilliant :D

I was asked by a freakin midwife/health visitor during a standard post birth review where my baby was while he was in the NICU! People just don’t think before they speak, and it’s obviously not just the airlines.

Same here

So very sorry for your loss!

My upmost apologies for your loss. May the Universe provide you and your loved ones love and support for entity of your lives. My heart is with you and I will pray for you and your loved ones.

@@nekotheratweeniee1980 I appreciate this, and sincerely hope for the same thing, for us and for you.

boycott :) since their airline has such poor reputation i've decided i would never fly with united unless they pay me to fly :)

@@takumi2023 I hope more people boycott them that way I have a higher chance of getting an empty row. They've always treated my family amazing. From helping my grandma in her wheelchair and with her oxygen to helping my 3yr old nephew on the plane.

@@kaylaa8092 I'm sure it probably depends on the airport/employees. Some are dicks, some are uneducated. I'm sure there are nice employees that really do help people instead of going out of their way to be assholes. But United as a company should really work on fixing the issues caused by the employees that are dicks

Excellent point.

I've got an answer for that comment. My sister in law had a baby with a cleft palate and she couldn't latch to feed so every single feed had to be pumped and then fed with a special bottle. Seriously though, baby or not. Mum has breast milk she's bringing with her. End of story.

Yeah. I'm a woman and learned that pretty recently in my mid 20's from a tv show. They don't teach about it in school.

I went out all night without my baby and no breast pump and was not able to get home when I planned so I was out all night till like morning and my boobs were hard as rocks and really freaking sore. plus my shirt was soaking wet. soo yeah..ppl we still need to pump if our baby is not there.. and it makes me mad when someone says something about breastfeeding in public or something like what that airline person said.. they need a slap upside their stupid head.

I'm very uneducated on breastfeeding so I'm the "general public", but I thought the main reason to pump is not being with your baby in the first place... If the baby was there, most moms would feed them directly, right?

@@greenLimeila the more you pump the more you make, every woman makes different amounts of milk. some have to make more. some just like to store it if they are planning to go out or to mix in baby food. or if you went out for a night and you drank you have to pump and dump for every drink since the baby cant drink it. or if your boobs are to full.. it can get really painful if you don't have a good pump. and if the baby cant drink it all out. when I was feeding my baby.. I had to keep pumping all the time and I kept having to wash my shirts none stop..some babies have a hard time lacking onto the nipple so moms who want them to have breast milk pump to.

DatBadAssUnicorn actually pumping and dumping isn’t efficient you have to wait three to four hours to breastfeed after drinking alcohol but I love your name tag it’s dope

you can bottle feed the breast milk but yeah you got the point across

@@danielletorres2018 But why would she have so much saved up? It was just a very arrogant, and illogical thing to ask a woman. I think some people have forgotten that, just as men, women can take time doing other things besides being stuck to the hip of their baby.

@@emberblack8706 okay but do you know that depends of how much you breastfeed and pump the body produces milk? I breastfed my daughter and according to how much she was eating and I was pumping my milk supply changed so it makes sense that she had that much. Even if she wasn't with the kid, and the airplane dude was being a dickhead about it

Sorry to hear about your baby ❤️❤️❤️

Lorena Patterson I’m so sorry for your loss! I can’t imagine your pain, but I know your baby is watching over you as your guardian angel. May God bless you and your husband, and may you both feel His comfort and peace! 🙏🏻💗

Brittany thank you! i know she is, cause she sent her baby sister to be due on HER DUE DATE (a year later). What were the chances of that?

@@loorenaoliveeira That's amazing :)

Lorena Patterson Oh no, I am so sorry. Your reply made me cry. I can not imagine.

Dogs in overhead bins?!?! WTF?!?!

Liz W There was an incident where people were forced to put their dog in an overhead bin and it suffocated and died.

They're also really bad about service animals and mobility aids.

I gave up my standby ticket so a younger guy who was in the military could get on the plane. They refused and told me that is not the way the system worked!!! There were three men behind me, and they also gave up their tickets! Almost 30 minutes later, they finally got this kid on the flight. I caused a scene and told them their airline wasn't UNITED at all!

Wait, they SHOVE DOGS IN THE OVERHEAD BINS?!?!?!

I have no problem pumping wherever. Its just as legal as breastfeeding, and if someone else doesn’t like it they can choose not to look. I dare someone to try to ask me to move...human right so good luck with that.

Kitten Jane “I dare someone to ask me to move” same sis, I’ll throw some hands mid-pump

My kid is weaned now, but I fed wherever. I have fed in churches, hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants, cafes, shops etc. I never wore a cover and I never moved. It's my right to breastfeed wherever my baby wants to. I am not going to wear a cover (it was 33°C today, it's going to be really comfortable to breastfeed whilst under a blanket), I am not going to go somewhere else. Just deal with it, or you can call the police and have me arrested because I sure as hell am not going anywhere otherwise. I never pumped though. My kid hated bottles and I found it uncomfortable.

I celebrate the mom’s who feed their baby in the way that works for them. If that means breastfeeding or pumping in public, great! Your right to do that SHOULD be protected. However, I also believe the right to do so in private is also an acceptable choice and should be protected as well.

wow that's terrible that the best location to breastfeed/pump they provide is a room in which outlets are in the center of a room full of people!

@Ash Ketchup THIS is what you take away from her comment. Whom the fuck are you.

Mommy I am so sorry that you had to go through that, that is one of fears we have while pregnant. I hope she is doing okay and thriving now.

@Ash Ketchup Make a fool of themselves? Did you ever stopa dn thought that english isn't the only language in the world? Some of us have other languages as our first language. It is a comment, not a letter to the president. It doesn't have to be perfect.

Andra Karsten girl you were the one swearing and losing it.... chill

@@ashleyburbank3129 Oh fuck off. 2 months later and now you have something to say? For what? Attention?

I would say the same thing. "Well obviously I wouldn't be pumping if my baby was HERE..."

Your DH sounds like a wonderfully empathetic gentleman!

You married a keeper! Dont let that one go, a man who understands what boobs are truly for and doesnt just think they are for him is a freakin miracle sent to you! Does he have a brother? Lol or if you guys are older an equally educated and intelligent son/nephew/ect? Lol....its hard to find a decent man these days, actually i have one its just hes gay :) lol but he is raising my son with me since bio dad turned out to be no dad at all, hes been my best friend for 25 years, we worked and lived together for 10 yrs and then he was there for my entire pregnancy and birth (lol he held a leg and bio dad held a leg) and then for the last 3.5 years hes been my son's "daddy" and hes an amazing one at that. Ive come to terms with the fact ill be technically single for the rest of my life, not many men could handle our weird little family and the odds of me finding the few out there who could are slim to none. Its ok and well worth it to give my son this life that he loves.

Ginger Mama Yeah I gave up on the marriage and kids thing because it seems like nice, good men are kind of impossible to find. I like hearing stories about husbands that are kind, faithful, appreciative of their wife’s hard work, and respectful of women. It keeps my faith in humanity alive

@@AK-jt7kh i completely agree and am right there with you! Im practically in a non sexual (non touching lol) marriage with a gay man anyways...sure my son is the only physical human contact i get but so far its working out (i feel like one day ill probably really miss sex tho lol and tmi i know) i had always wanted to be a mom my whole life, then due to some ummm...female related health issues didnt think i ever could be a mom, plus the job i had the last 10 yrs before my son was born had me RARELY home, and in a different city/state every 10-14 days usually, hard to find a man when im always leaving. So i had given up on it finally (not going to lie i put on a brave face save for a few random drunken nights in hotels but those were very few, but it was killing me on the inside) reconnected with someone i had met on a job a few years prior and we tried to see each other as often as possible which wasnt a lot (he lived 7 hrs from my home, and so i tried to get to him anytime i was anywhere near his area, and there were a few times of me coming home (which was usually only 4 days) me dropping off my friend, then jumping back in the car driving the 7 hrs to see this guy spending 2-3 days with him, driving back home, and having 1 night at home then back on the road for work, which literally could be a 4 hr drive or up to a 20 hrs drive, even had 24 hr drive once and THAT is a lot of driving!) Somehow in the few times i was with him i ended up pregnant. Im so thankful for my son and he and i tried to work it out and be a family but he was just not mature enough/ready enough and did NOTHING to help out. He hasnt even seen my son in almost 2 yrs and hasnt called my son since november, never seen a dime from him, my son has never got a birthday present or even a card, same with christmas. But its ok because my son has the most amazing daddy i could have ever hoped for.

@@AK-jt7kh the point is...dont give up, or maybe when you do thats when it happens, having a family is not always stereotypical or what you may have ever imagined for yourself EVER but things have a way of working out when you least expect it.

Ditto

My daughter placed her baby for an open adoption, she is pumping and passing the milk on to her baby’s adoptive parents....the amount of emotion and anger that welled up in me during this video was a little crazy...

I'm a Dad who doesn't get to see his kids and I teared up watching this video.

Ash Ley what the FUCK?? I sincerely hope you reported whoever asked you to prove you are producing milk. How were you even supposed to do that?? That is an incredibly inappropriate thing to ask.

Oh my soul! That sounds awful! That agent is lucky they will likely never meet me because I would have straight up whipped out a boob and squirted them in the face with breast milk then asked if that is proof enough for them or do they need more? Of course I would probably then have been arrested for common assault and banned from flying with them ever again but it would be worth it for such a disrespectful agent to be put in their place.

I would have ripped my titty out and squirted them and sued they said that since they thought it would shut you up since most women are shy about nudity but news flash most breastfeeding mom's aren't I sure as hell wasnt

My friend was questioned the same way as you and was begging to keep her milk and told the agent she’d pump for him right there to prove it.

What kind of sick perv tells you to prove the milk is coming from you???

Erin Meadows i would have been so tempted to tell her to taste it and see. 😆🤷🏽‍♀️Although she still would not have known the difference....

It's really none of her business and she should have kept her comments to herself, if she suspected it was something other than food for your kid, then she had a reason to question you but she clearly knew it was some type of food for your child.

Bwahahaha 😂🤣 Did she really think you would make all that 'formula' and then went through TSA just for heck of it?

She clearly has no experience with kids my mom breastfed and did formula at the same time, I helped bottle feed my younger siblings so I know how formula performs and unlike breast milk formula spoils easily even if its kept in a fridge/cooled so why the hell would a mother waste so much formula for it to be unsafe for her baby to consume and formula is so expensive like oh my gosh

The eye roll was probably because so many people think women Breast feeding is some ridiculous upper class hippie thing most people don't care about the health benefits since they're just lazy

Valzan G exactly. Suddenly when everybody can see your complaint they are all sweet and cuddles, but if you email them where only they can see they arre horrible asses. Don’t wanna lose their image (not that there’s much to lose to be fair)

48 damn hours. Wow.

I had a similar experience. The second leg of my flight was cancelled, which left me stranded in Chicago. That was on Saturday, and they said they couldn't get me on another flight to my destination until Tuesday -- then I asked if they would put me on a flight back home, and they said no. I was like, WTF. I could have pushed it, but I still wanted to go on my trip, so I let them but me on a flight to another city nearish to my destination and spent 5 hours on a bus to get to my final destination. I had to pay for my hotel, and the bus, and after all that they still sent my suitcase to the wrong place -- it took them five days to deliver it, and every time I called to ask where my luggage was, I had to wait on hold for literally 2-3, sometimes even 4, hours.

I had flown United when I was 17 with a connecting flight and their plane wouldn't start up. When they finally had started the plane, my connecting flight was preparing for departure and had left around the same moment that I had arrived, stranding a minor at an airport with no way of renting a hotel room or having a place to stay. Instead of reimbursing me for the flight and finding me a new flight, all they did was argue with me and continued to tell me that I was lying about my age for free rooming and a new flight. I've never flown United since.

Well although United is horrible flights breaking is very common and them not offering sleep accommodations is normal bc it’s not there job to to find room for u. Also staying 48 hrs is normal to me bc we fly Stand By and when things like that happen people that were on those flights mess up everyone else’s chance to get on a flight

@@maycenastedman5700 It is their job if it's an issue on their end. None of the passengers could possibly plan for that, and the airline is the one causing the problem.

I agree!

I am a Norwegian and can understand what she is saying most of time. I don't think she talks that fast you can not understand. ☺❤

Same for me too Claire!! She’s pretty darn cool 😎!!!!

I'm not a native English speaker, never been in the US and I understand everything she says, so I agree with you, she doesn't speak too fast.

I actually watch her on 1.75 speed. I like to speed up videos so I can get things done, and on those speed she is still perfectly clear. I dont know what people are talking about. Lol

Some horror movie shit right there! Lol

I just got to that! Seriously creepy!

Man I'm glad I wasn't the only one who caught that! Scared the crap out of me!

😨😳

I got so scared

Some women exclusively pump, or pump to accumulate a stash even if they're breastfeeding.

Some women over produce and they donate the extra, some save the extra for later.

And it shouldn't matter if the baby is there or not, if its the policy that breastmilk is an exception, then it's an exception, I didn't see anything that said you can or can't have a baby with you, the fact seemed to be irrelevant.

Because milk leaks out if you don't get it out. If the baby's not hungry or the baby's not there to help it can be inconvenient.

@@ivetterodriguez1994 not to mention it's said to be painful when your breasts are too full

The thing is, according to TSA regulations,breast milk is allowed to come onboard in unlimited quantities. So it's not a matter of if it is allowed on a plane, its just companies being assholes.

@@daisy87657 TSA is American, she was in Europe. Usually, they are better about stuff like this though.

@@daisy87657 Switzerland and Scotland are not beholden to the AMERICAN Transportation Security Administration. Every country has their own flight transport guidelines as well as the EU guidelines for member countries. Contrary to popular belief, what we do in the U.S. is not required across the globe. That being said, it's absolutely mindboggling to me that in this day and age anyone is still giving mothers a hard time about breast milk. It SHOULD be a common sense across the board issue - babies need to eat, mum's produce milk, babies aren't always with mum/or had enough to eat, mum needs to store milk. It's not a difficult concept to grasp, but United sure makes it look like rocket science.

@UTube Junkie Well yeah, but that's why TSA tests it. If it's already given a pass by them that it is definitely not drugs, then there's no more discussion required.

I’m so sorry to hear that, that must have hurt like hell

Some doctors need to learn the importance of reading the freaking screen. Electronic health records were supposed to solve these problems. I stg every time I go to the doctor or ER I have to make sure I ask if any medication they’re giving me is contradicted with any of my medications or pre existing conditions because some doctors just don’t read. 9 times out of 10 they say “let me check” or “yes it is actually contradicted” and I would’ve been in a bad situation if I hadn’t asked. I’m sure Dr. Jones always reads her patitents’ records but so many doctors just don’t read.

@@clairep3688 I constantly have the same issues. Always asked questions (usually repeatedly) that are answered by just looking at my records, or having to ask repeatedly myself whether my current meds are compatible with whatever they want to give me because I've had some bad experiences with getting side effects I should never have gotten because of that. Confirming certain details to make sure things are up-to-date is one thing, but it's so infuriating when it's painfully obvious they just never even looked at my records to begin with. I once had to go to the ER because my spinal pain got so intense that I couldn't sit, stand, or sleep and was literally in tears from it. I had the nurses ask the usual questions, which I answered by telling them I had a big history with back pain and scoliosis. Which is in my records. But that it had never been that bad before. They proceeded to make me wait 9 hours without any painkillers or even helping get my bed adjusted to be in a less painful position for me. (My mom was with me and had left to ask for help with that several times, but was turned away. Keep in mind this was like 3am because it was that bad and I hadn't slept.) The doctor FINALLY came in, proceeded to ask the SAME questions I'd answered 9 hours ago, and when I repeated my history of back issues and the diagnoses I'd gotten from literal physical therapists I'd been referred to, he acted like he didn't believe me at all and said I must just be constipated. (Most of the pain was on my tailbone area, for reference. But still.) I just repeated that he could CHECK my chart and that all of this info was right there, which is why I was even mentioning it. Especially since it was my primary care doctor who referred me to the physical therapy in the first place... He did not check and still insisted I was constipated. Finally gave me some painkillers to take home, which turned out to not be compatible with what I was already on and made me vomit horribly and have literal room-spinning dizziness. Fun times... I've never gone back to the ER if I can at all avoid it.

littlekitsune1 dang that sucks I’m so sorry. Something I’ve learned after moving from a large city to a smaller city is that many hospitals are actually way more understaffed at night than you would think. I grew up in a large city with 5 really big hospitals and 3 children’s hospitals that we could easily drive to if we needed to in the middle of the night without worrying about if they had enough staff. But now that I’m in a smaller city, they only have one hospital the size of those 5 that has a full staff all night. The rest of the hospitals only have one doctor and one PA at night. So I only go to the big hospital at night from now on, otherwise you’ll just be waiting forever. Edit: actually we have two big hospitals. The other one is just in the other network that has a lot of problems so I never go there.

@@clairep3688 That's true, and I'd be more lenient if I wasn't literally the only patient there for several hours. They even said I was when I checked in, and hobbling to the bathroom multiple times, I didn't see anyone. They did eventually get some critical cases in, but that was at least 5 hours after I'd checked in. I live in a pretty big city, too. So I'd say it was still unusually bad service. Though keeping this in mind, maybe in the future I will just ask if I can be transferred to another hospital that has more time for me.

pls tell me u sued and got them fired smh glad ur ok tho

That sounds so horrifying...

@@kaybee6704 We didn't end up suing. Legal fees are expensive, and while my family is relatively well-off theres no way we'd win against corporate lawyers without physical evidence of wrongdoing.

Holy crap my mom would've whooped the flight attendants ass if they did that. Luckily, when I had my first major panic attack on a plane, the attendant was SO sweet! Granted, I'm pretty sure we were flying with Delta Airlines.

And even if you were- you are absolutely correct. Know the policy for the place you are employed!! That’s part of having a job! They need to do better!!

I haven't, but I still know that much. I feel like it's just common sense. But I agree, all employees that might encounter breastfeeding/pumping women should be educated on this.

#dobetterunited !!!

Also, my friend is legally blind and my mom asked the same question when I told her the two of us were going to a Broadway show. She can still hear! She also happens to frequent movie theaters.

Even if they were blind, they can still hear (assuming they’re not dead & blind) so Idk what that theatre employee was going on about!

Also not all blind people can't see at all. I've heard of a woman suffer abuse for having a guide dog because she's a photographer. She can see enough to photograph but her eyes can't judge depth so she needs a guide dog to help her around.

Fly Southwest. Every flight I've had to take with my Pump/milk-cooler has been a breeze. I even had a gate agent come to my defense when another passenger was being rude to me about 'excessive carry-ons'. Their employee referred to my pump as "critical medical equipment". That's informed. And one flight attendant another time sweetly referred to the milk/cooler as 'precious cargo'.

@@toxicginger9936 I love that! I will forsure try to fly southwest whenever possible! Thank you for sharing!

Failte, I'm sorry to hear that, it's just vile. For the record, I've had to ask for proof of age in previous work selling alcohol and I've had a black person and a brown person use Irish passports before and I've never asked or questioned why they have an Irish passport. As a passport holder of Ireland, USA and the UK, I could have started a nice chat only because I'm Irish too but I certainly wouldn't ever question why someone has a certain nationality and passport.

Paola Valtierra you can try to be discreet, BUT you dont have to and they cant tell you to stop. If you are really concerned, make sure you have a window seat so you can made turn your back to the person slightly. Other than that, you have the right to feed your kid everywhere. :) good luck!

Feed your baby and IF anybody questions you, act like THEY are idiots for not knowing about breastfeeding.

@Tina Cayford arrested?? Good gravy, I’m insanely curious for details- that seems .... Egregious, to say the least I’m sorry that happened to you