How Flight Attendants Balance Mom Life: Pregnancy, Parenting, & Flying with Kids
5/5/20261 hr 9 min
How do flight attendants balance raising a family with an unpredictable flying schedule? And what is it really like to work at 35,000 feet while pregnant? Our guest this week, Brittney, shares her firsthand experience as someone who’s living both lives — flight attendant and mom — and she’s not holding anything back!
From working flights while pregnant (yes, it’s as intense as it sounds) to the reality of airline policies, she breaks down what actually happens behind-the-scenes and what most people don’t realize.
We also get into the hot topic everyone has opinions on: kids on planes. After years of seeing it all as crew, her perspective has completely changed now that she’s a parent, and it might change yours too. Brittney shares some of her best travel tips for traveling with kids on planes.
Plus, we talk about the emotional side of balancing this career with motherhood, the schedule chaos, the guilt, the support systems, and what it actually takes to make this lifestyle work with a kid at home.
And of course, we lighten things up with “Carry-On or Check It?” (A new segment!) and “Crosschecked!”, our always popular lightning round to close it out.
If you’ve ever flown with a kid, traveled while pregnant, or wondered how flight attendants manage a life outside the plane, this is one you don’t want to miss!
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First 90 secondsBrittany· Guest0:00
I did snap at a passenger once, and had to go back and apologize. [laughs] I was like, "I'm sorry, I'm just really pregnant." And- There's a child sitting next to me, uh-huh, and there's a child speaking to me Now it's just sort of wh- what, which schedule works best for my sleep- [laughs] ... and for my sanity? There is a time and place for the tablet, and please bring it, but if you bring it, for the love of God, bring headphones.
Speaker 1· Co-host0:20
Yeah.
Brittany· Guest0:20
And then I come home, and he's, my son's like, "Mommy, were you stuck in Florida?"
Speaker 2· Host0:24
[laughs] [upbeat music] Mother's Day is just around the corner, and today we're celebrating all of the amazing moms out there, especially the moms in aviation who truly juggle it all. Explaining our flight attendant schedules to people outside of aviation is already tough because they're so unpredictable, and adding kids into the mix takes the challenge to a whole new level. Since we don't have kids of our own, we brought in an expert, one of our very best friends and a flight attendant with over 13 years of experience, to talk about balancing parenthood and aviation life, plus share tips and travel hacks for anyone flying with kids. Welcome, Brittany. We are so excited to have you here. Thank you for joining us today.
Brittany· Guest1:11
That intro.
Speaker 2· Host1:11
We're so excited- Yeah ... to have you.
Brittany· Guest1:13
I am so ecstatic to be here, and also, before I say anything else, I'm so proud of you guys.
Speaker 1· Co-host1:19
Aw.
Brittany· Guest1:19
Like, I have seen this develop into something that it is now, and your Instagram and your brand that you have built, and I've been in the front row seat for it. So