https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:37:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325632 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:18:21 +0000 JoJoGirl 1325632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SLR: Yeah I'm looking into this option as well - one training is mostly online so I could do it from my private office, with one all-day session so even if I need to pump during the training session, I could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325385 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:31:13 +0000 SLR 1325385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you pump in the car? Or are there any webinars you could do instead of attending something offsite? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325340 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:20:07 +0000 Revel 1325340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe find something close to when LO will be a year old, and your pumping needs may be less? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325246 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:58:50 +0000 Mamaof2 1325246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our conferences always have lots of breaks - so I pumped at morning break, lunch, and afternoon break!<br /> Oh and I also pumped in the bathroom </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325232 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:53:06 +0000 Foodnerd81 1325232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't done it, but in my experience, a lot of conference organizers are young women, so your request won't be coming out of left field, you know? I'm sure this comes up enough that they will be able to figure something out pretty easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325193 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:40:21 +0000 JoJoGirl 1325193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great suggestions, guys, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325187 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:37:43 +0000 jedeve 1325187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought my baby to a conference, and my mom baby sat and I pumped during the day. I would suggest asking the conference director to plan ahead of time. They probably have a professor who is a mother on staff who would be happy to loan you their office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325184 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:37:13 +0000 septca 1325184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't use my office refrigerator anyway - I carry and store my milk and pump parts in a cooler bag with two ice packs. Would something like that work for you?</p> <p>Also, I have noticed that I get nearly as much milk in 2 pumps as I do in 3 if I only have time to do 2 once in a while (if I try 2 every day, it doesn't work because my supply dips). Can you try that?</p> <p>If I were you, I would speak to one of the conference coordinators - they will likely be more than happy to point you to the best place to pump or arrange a space for you. My office recently hosted an all-day event and I was in charge of helping anyone who needed to pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325164 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:28:45 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1325164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went slightly longer between pumping sessions and just did it in the bathroom stall. Super awkward, but manageable. I just stuck the milk in the cooler pack until I could get to a fridge. Some universities have mothers rooms, I know mine did, if you have a contact you could ask... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/attending-a-professional-conference-while-bfing#post-1325153 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:25:58 +0000 JoJoGirl 1325153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's January so I'm looking ahead for a conference or training I can take this year to spend my CEU budget. I'm already frustrated at the thought of an all-day training because I will have to figure out the logistics of pumping *groan*... Trainings I take are usually at universities, not hotels, so I won't have a room with a mini-fridge. And the thought of finding a private room to step away from the training for 30 mins 3 times during the course of a day seems to render it almost useless to attend at all. </p> <p>How have you all handled this? </p>