I have no problem with a professional having their baby in tow. None
at all.  And I have worked with a baby in my sling, on my back, and at
my feet for years. My son's college professor taught with her baby in
a sling.  My friend, a college professor at the time, did so with a
baby in a sling and then worked private practice with her PhD with her
children about always.  I have also hired people specifically because
they brought their baby to work with them and I wanted to support a
baby friendly work environment.  I believe babies do have a place in
the work place in some circumstances...though not all.  Like, maybe a
baby should not be in a factory where the slightest wrong move means
you lose your arm, say.  Or a place where chemical fumes mean mom
herself is at risk, never mind baby. And I am thinking maybe cardiac
surgeons would work better without a baby on their back.  Some places
are more baby friendly than others, and ditto some
careers/occupations. So, that said, I am all about working and
professionalism and a baby about.  However, an exam is not the same
thing.  And as attached and breast is best as I am, it is reasonable
to either choose to delay the exam until the baby is older and a
mother feels comfortable being away for two hours in another room OR
nurse and leave the baby outside the room with a care provider for the
two hours.  I really do not see why this is even considered an issue.
Not every situation is equal to every other situation where we would
have no problem with a baby's presence.  This is not about what works
for one particular mother, it is about what works for others.  And in
the work place, someone can choose not to hire me if they are told I
am good at what I do, but my baby is there too, and find an LC who is
child free.  Ditto for taking a class with a baby in the room.  All
the students knew and had the option of opting out and choosing
another professor.   Those taking the exam cannot choose to find a
place where there will not be an adorable baby  distracting them.
When the choice you make interferes with the choice of others, it
changes things.

Take care,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC
Florida, USA
Private Practice

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