**Telling Your Boss**

Mrs.Sare_K

I am switching positions at my job next monday (ugh) and I don't want to tell my new boss that I am KU yet (I want to wait to at least 8 weeks)...  Hopefully he isn't mad since I will only be in his group for about 9 mos., until I have the baby.

When are you guys planning on telling your boss??

mrs.jenRN

I am putting it off as long as possible because she blabbed about one of my coworkers (even though she was asked not to). I am a bedside nurse so we have to let our managers/clinicans know sooner because there are certain pts we cannot take care of and we need more help lifting/bending/pulling. I have told some people at work, but only those I trust the most. After my appt on 7/28 I'll tell more people, but I'll be on vacation 7/28- till 8/9 so hopefully I can just make the big announcement then.

crossedxfingers

I'll tell my boss once I'm in my second trimester.

hyperangel_8509

Even though our company is a very tight-knit group and family oriented, I think I will wait until I absolutely have to tell my boss! Hopefully I don't start showing too early, and can wait until I'm as close to 20 weeks as possible!

JPLbride

I'm going to weight until I'm at least 8 weeks before I tell my supervisor.  This is my second pregnancy and I'm already having issues with buttoning my pants so we'll see how long I hold out. 

sweetpea2718

We have to report back to school around the time first tri ends (school starts after labor day, we go back the week before).  I think I'll see how much i'm showing.  I don't think it's professional to tell a lot of co-workers and not my boss so I'll have to be careful about that.  

AutumnBride929

I will tell a week before my second appt.  Last time, I told shortly after my first appt. since one of my cw's called me out, lol.  It's going to become pretty obvious when I have to leave for an appt. every month so I'll tell right before my second one.  That will get me to about 10-11 weeks.

Cristin23

I told my boss already. Yesterday actually. He's very excited. With the way I've been feeling lately (gross, tired, etc.), I really needed his support. Besides, it will be pretty obvious within the next couple weeks, and he'll notice anyway. I work in a very small office-right now because it's summer, it's just my boss and me.

He actually said "I noticed that you were breaking out really bad, I knew something was up" Thanks boss!

Mrs.Sare_K

Cristin23:

I told my boss already. Yesterday actually. He's very excited. With the way I've been feeling lately (gross, tired, etc.), I really needed his support. Besides, it will be pretty obvious within the next couple weeks, and he'll notice anyway. I work in a very small office-right now because it's summer, it's just my boss and me.

He actually said "I noticed that you were breaking out really bad, I knew something was up" Thanks boss!

ha ha, that is too funny that your boss said that to you! 

alyssa44

I am waiting as long as possible...at least 12 weeks at minimum.  No one at work has a clue that I am pg.

bre87

crossedxfingers:

I'll tell my boss once I'm in my second trimester.

this.  we do our yearly reviews sometime in september so i think i want to tell him around then. i dont think it will effect my raise or workload but there will be some problems if they want me to travel. that will have to wait until like next summer. but if i tell him before the review then we can work my goals around my pregnancy.

hispenguin

I rent space within a Chriopractic office, so I don't really have a boss. I will be telling the owner of the clinic this week sometime, she was on vacation for 2.5 weeks, and I will be getting adjusted this week so I kind of have to tell her!

earmuffs03

Mrs.Sare_K:

I am switching positions at my job next monday (ugh) and I don't want to tell my new boss that I am KU yet (I want to wait to at least 8 weeks)...  Hopefully he isn't mad since I will only be in his group for about 9 mos., until I have the baby.

When are you guys planning on telling your boss??

 I told my boss right away, we are all nurses so it's kinda hard to hide the pregnancy for women like that...they know all! Plus there is only a few of us at the office and she's more like a friend and I felt since I'll be going to my share of doctors appointments and having bouts of morning sickness I really didn't want to have to make up excuses to why i was missing/late for work at times. I did tell her she had to keep her mouth shut or I'd jump her in the parking lot

abby.orr

I really have no idea when I will tell my boss.  I have a feeling a few people will be irritated b/c March and April are very busy times for us.  Oh well... I'm thinking right before my second appointment.  My boss knows that we want kids very soon so I have a feeling she will start figuring it out.

sweetpea1010

I have no intentions on telling my boss for awhile!  The only way I'd have to spill the beans is if I'm sick all the time.  Although...if anyone was counting the number of times I got up to pee in a day now, they might have guessed already!

rac20585

I am probably telling him today, actually.  I know he and his family will be very understanding and excited for us.  We are a pretty close-knit group at my job so I am not nervous.  I would wait until 12 weeks but he needs to know earlier since I am in the health care field and I have to avoid people with certain infectious diseases.

alliapistor

I plan to wait until I reach the 12 week mark, unless something comes up that I am absolutely essential to that needs to be scheduled during the April-May time period.

12 weeks is when my co-workers have announced in the past.  Ironically, we have one woman on my team out right now on maternity leave and she will get back right around my 12 week time period.  And we have the same first name. 

CutieBean79

As long as I can!  Hopefully I don't look too pg before 13 weeks because I'd like to wait until then.  I'm nervous as hell already...

mrsjanks

Since I'm a teacher, I haven't seen my boss in a while. I did tell her, though, because we're having some student drama (student is in a court case and wants me to testify for him) and I want to avoid the situation because of extra stress to me and the baby.

I've already told 2 other co-workers, so I wanted to tell my boss too. She know's it's early, but she was happy.

CaraEachus

I am so glad to find this forum! I started a new job today; I am a teacher, and I fell pregnant in the holidays - very unexpected. There are quite a few teachers on maternity leave at the moment at my new school and it is something they are quite sensitive about, they even asked me if I was planning on falling pregnant soon. I said I couldn't answer that because I wasn't sure. This pregnancy is really a blessing as we were told because of my PCOS I might struggle and I am dreading telling my boss in case he reacts badly. What to do???

Cristin23

they even asked me if I was planning on falling pregnant soon.

Uhh...that's illegal to ask you that question. 

katrina_pharmd

i told my boss earlier this week.  i work with drugs/chemicals and i wanted to let him know if i was uncomfortable handling things.  also, my pharmacy work mates are my family since we have none here, so i decided i would need their support.

cfranklin1

I've already told my bosses.  We work in a family practice, and I am also a patient as well as a nurse, so I think it would have eventually gotten out when I was having HCGs!  lol

 They are very excited for me though!  Everyone keeps rubbing my belly and saying, "Good luck, little tadpole!"  

SunDrop11

I'm a teacher, so luckily I haven't seen my boss.

My first appointment is actually on the afternoon of the 2nd day of school. It's going to be really hard to not spill the beans to some of my co-workers. They knew DH and I were trying, so I'm sure they'll pounce on me as soon as they see me! I don't want anyone at work to know until after that first appointment, though. I'll be 9 weeks along then.

AmieRae25

I accidentally spilled the beans to my assistant, but that is ok because she had to know something was up. I am essentially worthless at work right now between the exhaustion and the M/S. I am debating telling my boss this week. My first apt. isn't until the 29th, but my work isn't quite up to par and I feel like I owe him an explination! I am usually very detailed and I am just not myself. I don't want him to think I can't handle my new position. Tricky...