https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:59:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-that-have-meetings-out-of-the-office-or-travel-for-work#post-582803 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:31:57 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 582803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about scheduling the breaks by setting up meeting start and end times, and break times. If the customer wants to know dh y the 30 min break what if onstead of using the term breastfeeding could you say you are nursing? Or is that the same visual?</p> <p>If you worked for my company turning down an overnight stay would put you on the mommy track. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-that-have-meetings-out-of-the-office-or-travel-for-work#post-582679 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:55:49 +0000 SleepyMonkey 582679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I too have a meeting out of town in the beginning of March. The guy is young but I asked him anyway and he surprisingly can back and said that they had a nursing lounge for me to use and booked it for me. You might be surprised.. middleaged guy might have a family himself and be totally unfazed. I dont think its unprofessional... its the reality of working mothers. Or maybe you can call his admin if she is a woman and ask her to make arrangements?</p> <p>I hear you on the being away from LO. I trust dh but would be very nervous!</p> <p> Unfortunately in my industry, if I ever said I couldn't be away fro. LO I think it would definitely mommy track me. It really is tough balancing work and children. One always loses out...anyway good luck with everything! Hope it all works out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-that-have-meetings-out-of-the-office-or-travel-for-work#post-582434 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:54:23 +0000 regberadaisy 582434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you pump before your drive and during lunch?<br /> Are the meetings prescheduled? If they are can you schedule in a 30 minute break? But not extend the day so none of your client's staff is inconvenienced?</p> <p>The matter of pumping in private might be best handle via email? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-that-have-meetings-out-of-the-office-or-travel-for-work#post-582394 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:47:21 +0000 CarrieLouWho 582394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quick background:<br /> LO is 4.5 months, I've been back to work for a month and half. I pump 2 x at work and BF baby when we're at home. I still haven't spent the night away from LO, but spend a decent amount of time away from her while I'm at work. </p> <p>I work in account management and a lot of my job is in the office, but there are times when I have to travel to meet with clients. Usually it's just day travel for a few hours, but it is sometimes overnight and longer hours. </p> <p>So, I may have to go to a client for meetings at the beginning of March. They are a 4 hour drive away, which means I may have to spend the night if I have to do multiple days of meetings. I have to meet with the employees and will have meetings almost all day (early morning - evening), throughout the day (like every 30 minutes). </p> <p>I'm concerned bc in the past it's been an exhausting schedule with little time for breaks. I'm not sure how to approach things, but here are my concerns:<br /> 1. I need at least 2-3 breaks of 30 minutes each to pump. How do I broach that with client?<br /> Do I just tell them that I am breastfeeding and need to pump? I feel like that's not very professional. And I'm dealing with a middle-aged man (I feel like it may be easier if it were a woman). And I will need to specify that I need a private room or place to pump as well. I'm not sure how to broach that.</p> <p>2. I'm not sure that I'm ready to spend the night away from my LO and leave it all up to my husband. He's wonderful with her, but my concern is night time sleeping. He never wakes up when she cries at night. Luckily, she usally STTN, but occasionally I'll have to get up with her. </p> <p>3. Is there a professional way to say you're not ready to spend that much time away from your LO? Or does it make you doomed to the mommy-track? </p> <p>Anyone with any experience with this? Any advice is welcomed.<br /> Sorry for the novel!!! </p>