Actress Alyssa Milano's breast milk was confiscated at a British airport Tuesday.
She tweeted that the airport confiscated 10 ounces of her pumped breast milk because she didn't have her baby with her while she was passing through.
(1 of 2) @HeathrowAirport just took my pumped breast milk away. 10 ounces. Gone. Not okay.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 9, 2015
(2 of 2) They said they would let the pumped milk through if I had the baby with me. Why would I need to pump if I had the baby with me???? — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 9, 2015
Milano hopes that spreading her story will make Heathrow Airport reconsider its policies. "Every ounce of milk I'm able to produce for my child is nothing short of a miracle and to watch that milk be thrown away without any regard for my baby, was heartbreaking," Milano told ABC News.
A Heathrow representative responded to her tweet saying that "without a baby present, the government requires all liquids in carry-ons to follow the 100ml rule."
@Alyssa_Milano Hi Alyssa. Unfortunately, without a baby present, the government requires all liquids in carry-ons to follow the 100ml rule. — Heathrow Airport (@HeathrowAirport) April 9, 2015
One of Milano's representatives said in a statement that she didn't blame the airport staff that were just following directions, but she hopes the policy is reconsidered for breast feeding mothers in the future.
"I'm glad this has started a dialogue," Milano told ABC News. "My only hope is to make things easier for moms, breastfeeding and formula feeding moms, everywhere."
