when did you tell work?

[tina426]

I'm very lucky, i know my employer's policies and i will be entitled to leave, and i know my boss will be kind and supportive, my work is valued and i consistently perform well and at 14 weeks my pregnancy hasn't impacted by performance at all. But. I found out I was pregnant 2 days after i accepted a promotion (within company so again the leave isn't a problem).

I'm just so anxious. And I'm starting to show s little, and living in fluffy cardigans. In mid June. In the south.

When did everyone tell?

 

[paintrider89]

I got hired on pregnat, told her I was pregnat, and that I only wanted PT hours. I got the job, but I needed basically no training, had my food handlers permit already ect. Because I wont be there long enougb to get maternity leave, I will technically have to be terminated...but I will get my job back. I haven't noticed most places (maybe around here) are quite accommodating to expecting mothers.

 

[2have4kids]

I've been at my co. For 15 years and even though my boss was likely to be supportive it just wasn't anyone's business until I was ready to tell. I told him ~2 weeks ago at 21 weeks and he was super supportive. I have another few weeks to hand in my papers for my 1 year maternity leave. They require them at least 3 months before your due date. I have 2 months of banked vacation plus an upcoming 8 weeks unused holiday time from 2015 & 2016 combined so I'll be sharing 2 months of my paternity leave with DH. He's going to have to tell his boss pretty soon too!

 

[spicyorange]

I told my team leader really early - almost as soon as I knew which helped when I had a couple of emergency scans rely early but I told the boss and others after my 12 week scan and after I told family, then I told HR after my 20week. It's better to tell before rumours start imo

 

[Twag]

With DS I didn't tell my boss (I told HR) until after my 20 week scan this time around I told my boss at 13 weeks as I have been suffering with HG and it is quite hard to hide being sick a lot! But he has been great both times

It really is your choice when to tell them

 

[ElmaWG]

I told my bosses at 12 weeks. My situation was similar in that I get along well with them, know my work is valued, and knew they'd be supportive. But I was still quite anxious for no particular reason.

My reasons for telling early were that, like spicyorange, I didn't want rumors to start as I've beens showing for a few weeks now. And we plan lots of projects far into the future, often involving travel to conferences and what not. So didn't want to make plans for things I could not be a part of.

 

[naturluvr]

I work from home and therefore am holding on a bit. I do plan to tell them probably in a month or so.x

 

[Zizzle]

I work in care so I told the very day I found out purely for safety reasons! I THINK if I worked a 'normal' job I'd tell after the 12 week scan.

 

[bathbabe]

I do alot of heavy lifting and bringing in delivery cages etc so I told my boss right away. Good job really coz soon after that I started suffering with morning sickness and would randomly run off even if I was in the middle of dealing with customers so they knew they needed to take over. Otherwise id of held off till I was ready for people to know x

 

[spunky84]

With DD I told just a few days before 14 weeks (mostly because I couldn't hold it in any longer lol).

I'm not working with this one, but I told the director of the program at my former school the day I found out. The only reason I did because I needed to find out how to proceed in the program and if I needed doctor's clearance to continue attending. I also told my instructor the following day because I didn't know if anything we'd be working on in lab required me to take extra precautions.