Need a good lie for my boss

KimW

I'm not ready to tell anyone at work yet (my first day back from my mat leave was literally the first day of my pregnancy, LOL), and want to wait until at least 12 weeks to tell them.

I can keep it from them for sure, except my boss is also on my soccer team.  Obviously I'm not going to play anymore, but I'm not sure what to tell her without making her suspisious.  Any good ideas?

mrs.g_6708

You tore some type of muscle in your leg

erinjcianciolo

tell her you are too busy with your LO to really commit to soccer right now!

megdrew1218

Tell her you're too busy with your child to commit to soccer? Good luck!

noah-bear

Why can't you play soccer?

vegandy

tell her that you are just too busy with your little one & the holidays

AnnaBanana0327

I agree with pp:  too busy with LO to play now that you are back to work.  Or, an old ankle injury that just hasn't been right and don't want to hurt it more??

Good luck!

ToBeMcInerney

agree with pp.... too busy with LO, holidays are here and it just wont fit into your schedule.

KimW

noah-bear:

Why can't you play soccer?

Balls seem to be attracted to my stomach...I get the wind knocked out of me about once a game.  Plus, I'd be too nervous to play a contact sport anyway.

She knows I'm a runner, so I think I'll use the idea of telling her I pulled something.  That's a good one...thanks!

mrs.g_6708

OOH! Tendonitis! I had in my ankle and there was definately no way I could play soccer.

hotflmomma

Babysitting issues..

 

noah-bear

KimW:

noah-bear:

Why can't you play soccer?

Balls seem to be attracted to my stomach...I get the wind knocked out of me about once a game.  Plus, I'd be too nervous to play a contact sport anyway.

She knows I'm a runner, so I think I'll use the idea of telling her I pulled something.  That's a good one...thanks!

Honestly, in your first trimester, I see no cause for concern. If you were doing it before, you can continue it as long as you aren't too aggressive. Even if the ball hit you in the stomach it wouldn't do anything to the baby. It's an OWT that seems to linger.

I'm 6 weeks and DS jumps on my stomach, runs into me and plays on me on the ground. If I had been exercising before I got pregnant, you can bet I'd still be doing it!

If you aren't comfortable with it, then yes, stop. I don't see why you need to lie, just say you're taking a break.

AMossy

I would honestly say you pulled something and not blame it on too busy with the LO.  If she's anything like most bosses I've had they don't care about your personal life.  They only care about your work and your work ethic.

KimW

noah-bear:

KimW:

noah-bear:

Why can't you play soccer?

Balls seem to be attracted to my stomach...I get the wind knocked out of me about once a game.  Plus, I'd be too nervous to play a contact sport anyway.

She knows I'm a runner, so I think I'll use the idea of telling her I pulled something.  That's a good one...thanks!

Honestly, in your first trimester, I see no cause for concern. If you were doing it before, you can continue it as long as you aren't too aggressive. Even if the ball hit you in the stomach it wouldn't do anything to the baby. It's an OWT that seems to linger.

I'm 6 weeks and DS jumps on my stomach, runs into me and plays on me on the ground. If I had been exercising before I got pregnant, you can bet I'd still be doing it!

If you aren't comfortable with it, then yes, stop. I don't see why you need to lie, just say you're taking a break.

Very true...DD climbs all over me using my stomach as a stepping stool, LOL.

It's just beyond my level of comfort.  Probably, nothing would happen, but I don't want to take a chance.  Even running makes me nervous but I keep my heatrate below 140, something that I just can't do playing soccer.