New job at 20 weeks

doknow

Does anyone here have direct experience with starting a new job at 20+ weeks, and if so, how did you tell your manager? I never thought I'd be starting a new job so far along, but I had to get out of my old job and the new job seems like it will be a good fit for me. I really wanted to have solid work to show for myself before I said anything, and didn't want to come in being known as "the pregnant woman", so haven't said anything yet. But now I'm thinking "should I say something after a few days or after a few weeks?" The range of advice online on this topic is astounding, so I'm looking for something more solid. If you have any advice (other than "you should have disclosed during the interview" or "you should have disclosed when the offer was made"), please share! For what it's worth, I started out overweight and this is my first, so I'm not showing yet (at 18 weeks), and I think I could make it to week 24 or so without showing. Maybe. 

sfgiantsgamerbabe

I'm just about in the same boat. I will be 17 weeks tomorrow. I need to tell my school sooner than later because I have my anatomy scan next week and it 's a professional learning day. I complete my hiring tomorrow with HR and I'm nervous to tell them especially since it's a part time teaching position,

Superjess86

Hey guys. I work in HR. Pregnant women are protected against adverse employment action legally under Equal Employment Opportunity law, so there is nothing your employer can do legally to demote or lessen your job due to your pregnancy. I would definitely let them know as soon as you are comfortable doing so to give them as much notice as possible since you will be needing time off for doctors appointments and such, but it is really ultimately up to you and your comfort level.

joujouwish

I'm in the same boat too. At 17 weeks. My husband and I had this discussion today. He thinks I should tell them after the offer is given and before accepting it. I'm not so sure though... and don't have a plan yet!

mom2case

I will be starting a part-time teaching position (half days for the whole year) and told the principal when he made the offer.  I told him about the pregnancy, about being high risk, about possibly needing long-term bed rest, and so-on.  I let him know that I would decline the offer if he felt that would put the school in a tough position (needing a long-term sub for a part time position).  I told him I could tutor or be a substitute if he felt I would fit better in a role like that.  I felt much better just laying it all out there instead of surprising him later on.  The nice thing was he said they'd make it all work because he knew I was the right person for the job

NOW... if I wasn't high risk and didn't have the chance of bedrest, I'm not sure I would have said something then.  Fact is, you'll probably only be gone 6 weeks and in the grand scheme of things, that's 2 weeks vacation, 2 weeks sick leave, and 2 weeks unpaid time off.  Then you'll be working same as everyone else.  I can't see how that would be a deal-breaker if you had shared already.

summererobinson

You may run into a few issues with this situation. First, by law, a company only has to give your family leave ( fmla) if you have been there a year. Legally, they can fire you when you go out to have the baby. I would suggest talking to them ASAP about the situation so you have an idea of what to expect