Hi all,
I am a Feb '16 mother-to-be.
My husband and I got married in last September. At first, starting a family was not in our immediate plan but as we progressed into married life we finally felt that it was time.
We tried to conceive for about 4 months and nothing happened. At the same time, I was feeling stressed and unhappy about work. Changing job was constantly on my mind. After some thought, I decided to quit my job and to start another, shelving my baby plans aside.
In end Apr I found a new job and started working in a new company in mid May. The two weeks break I had before starting my new job was fantastic - I had time for myself and my family, felt recharged and my spirits were lifted. During this time, my husband and I decided not to have a baby until I am more settled into my new job, but if things happened it would have been meant to be.
So, as you would have guessed it, little did I expect a BFP in end June...
I am now stuck in a sticky situation. I am about 10 weeks along and have been thinking how I should inform my bosses about my pregnancy without sabotaging my career. During the job interview, the topic of having kids was never brought up and based on what I have observed the culture here is family-friendly (I am working in a government agency). I have also checked that I would qualify for the maternity benefits so long as I have 3 months of service ( I just hit 2). I am feeling really grateful that my pregnancy has been rather smooth so far - apart from extreme fatigue I feel fine most of the time, so I have been making contributions at work to the best of my ability. I plan to speak to my boss once I am over my first trimester. Although I have my plans worked out I can't help but wonder how will my bosses take to this news, given that I am so new to the job and perhaps, have yet to prove my worth.
Any advice or assurance will be v v appreciated. Thank you for reading this post
I am a Feb '16 mother-to-be.
My husband and I got married in last September. At first, starting a family was not in our immediate plan but as we progressed into married life we finally felt that it was time.
We tried to conceive for about 4 months and nothing happened. At the same time, I was feeling stressed and unhappy about work. Changing job was constantly on my mind. After some thought, I decided to quit my job and to start another, shelving my baby plans aside.
In end Apr I found a new job and started working in a new company in mid May. The two weeks break I had before starting my new job was fantastic - I had time for myself and my family, felt recharged and my spirits were lifted. During this time, my husband and I decided not to have a baby until I am more settled into my new job, but if things happened it would have been meant to be.
So, as you would have guessed it, little did I expect a BFP in end June...
I am now stuck in a sticky situation. I am about 10 weeks along and have been thinking how I should inform my bosses about my pregnancy without sabotaging my career. During the job interview, the topic of having kids was never brought up and based on what I have observed the culture here is family-friendly (I am working in a government agency). I have also checked that I would qualify for the maternity benefits so long as I have 3 months of service ( I just hit 2). I am feeling really grateful that my pregnancy has been rather smooth so far - apart from extreme fatigue I feel fine most of the time, so I have been making contributions at work to the best of my ability. I plan to speak to my boss once I am over my first trimester. Although I have my plans worked out I can't help but wonder how will my bosses take to this news, given that I am so new to the job and perhaps, have yet to prove my worth.
Any advice or assurance will be v v appreciated. Thank you for reading this post