What have you all put up for boundaries around travel since having a baby? Do you say I can only be away for ___ days?

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Take the trips if they grow your career! Your baby won’t notice and you’ll get a good night sleep and room service!

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I never limited duration, but I did make a point to tell my managers/teams that I needed more lead time than I did previously. No more hopping on a flight early the next am. Too many logistics to juggle and coordinate

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This!!

I haven’t. But take it trip by trip and ask for accommodations if needed. I think if you automatically set up boundaries it can come across as not being a team player, not doing your job (if travel is part of it), etc. whether that is fair or not. Also what may seem like a good idea when you lay out your terms may ultimately not be a good idea in practice. For example saying you can only be gone 2 days seems great, but ultimately would you rather do one week long trip or a bunch of 2 day max trips?

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When my kids were babies it was 3 nights max.

Yeah two is even hard. I try for one but have definitely had to do two

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It is very individual, and has to be workable for you. I asked for 2 days max per week. But it was very tough. I could do more travel after the first year.

I have set a 3 night max, but make exceptions for big pitches/emergency scenarios. Having family nearby to help out also really helps! But the mom-guilt struggle is still very real. 😉

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