Breast pumpingrequires a strict schedule that doesn't fit squarely in thetraditional workday. (Photo: Shutterstock)
For a breastfeeding mom just returning to work, Sarah Madden has what wouldbe considered the best-case scenario. Her employer, the nonprofitGuidestar, has a brand-new Oakland office with a lactation room that the 36-year-old can duckinto whenever she has to pump. The ability to video chat limits herneed to travel. And, she describes her co-workers as generallyaccepting.
Yet, just a couple months back from maternity leave, Madden can already see the“longer-term consequences” breastfeeding can have on her career.She has to leave meetings early; she can't schedule back-to-backcalls all day; she feels pressured to travel more. On a recentconference call, someone called her out for not flyingcross-country for the meeting. “I have a baby,” she explained.
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