moving with a freezer stash

[wishin'&hopin']

Hi there!  We're going to be moving half way across the country and I don't want to lose my (small) freezer stash of breast milk.  What would you all suggest for traveling (probably a FULL day) with frozen milk and keeping it frozen?

Thanks!

[lsmama]

I did this.  I moved from NY to AZ in the summer and needed my freezer stash b/c I was going back to work.  It was a bit of a pain, but I fed ex'd it on dry ice.  I lost about 6 oz b/c of a screw up and the fact that it was 105 degrees in AZ that day, but otherwise it worked well.  It was pricey but well worth it.  I bought my dry ice at an ice place that services the ice cream trucks.  Then I bought a small styrofoam cooler, packed the milk, and raced to Fed Ex.  Good luck!

[wishin'&hopin']

Thanks!  There is an ice cream shop nearby that sells dry ice so that will be my first stop the day we move!

[rielly]

I was just about to post a similar question.  I never would have thought of the ice cream shop route.  Thanks!