Accidentally outed myself at work

SweetPeaK26

I work with a small, pretty casual, group of women. Only about 12 of us, including the 4 supervisors and the boss.

We had a staff meeting yesterday, very casual. When we were finished, people were just chatting and I asked my boss for a physicals form. We have to get annual physicals. I just told her that since I was already going to the dr today, I'd just get it out both way instead of having to make another dr appointment later on.

I thought I was being pretty casual about it since she didn't know what dr I was going to.

She started to walk back to her office, then asks "so when are you due?"
Me: what??
Her: when are you due?
Me shocked: who told you??
Her: told me what?
Me ...realizing that she was asking when I was due for my physical...: um err ah Nevermind
Her: Oh My Gosh!!! Are you pregnant?!?!

This was in front of half of the other staff. So yeah. But seriously! When you are pregnant, and someone asks when you are due, that where your head goes first! I had told my two closest coworkers, who knew we've been trying, but neither of them are gossipy, so I really didn't think they'd have told. And they didn't.

Oh well. I was hoping to not tell them for a few more weeks, because on of the supervisors has been trying for a little longer than we had been, and I was hoping she'd have luck before I had to tell.

So I'm out at work. Anyone else slipped up?

katiebenes

my one coworker outted me to my boss accidentally, two days before I was ready to tell him.

caover

Whoops! I would have done the same thing. 

Denag26

I almost slipped a couple times but they don't know yet. I'm waiting until after my 2nd app.

MR.&Mrs

Not at work, but apparently one of the 5 people we told at church can't keep a secret. I have a few people ask me about rumors going around.

danssugahbugah

Ds outed me to his teacher and she outed me in front of the other moms yesterday when I picked him up from school! His class is only 5 and they don't run in any of my other "circles" so it's not a big deal I guess.

meg&jeff

That is kind of funny. I probably would have done the same thing.  I don't have coworkers, so no outing myself there. But I am having a hard time keeping my lips zipped with my family. Trying to wait until at least after the first ultrasound.

smilormarie

Haha! I'm already starting to realize how self absorbed I am with this pregnancy. I was texting with a friend a few days ago (haven't told any of my friends yet) and we were taking a long time responding to each others texts like hours or days and some of it was about when we could meet up and some about my newly appointed position of community VP of our volunteer group and some about so and so's baby shower. And several hours passed and my friend wrote back, "Congrats!" And immediately my heart started pounding and I was like "whhhhhaaaaaa?????" How did she find out? Then I put my head back on straight and realized she was congratulating me for my new board position of community VP!   Ugh! At least I didn't write back anything to give it away until I calmed myself down and figured it out.  I think there may be many more of those situations in my near future.....

thedash

Haha! That made me laugh and is definitely something I would do.

The other day a friend sent a mass text with some good news. I didn't see it come in but I saw another friend's response which just said "Hey, congratulations!" I thought it was meant for me and saw 5 or 6 other people copied on the text and freaked out! I was so close to responding and then realized what had happened.

magdalina.h

My boss knew 2 days after my BFP and a 2 other co-workers know.

diablesse

I pulled up my calendar in front of a client to schedule a meeting and he got all excited and started pointing at my ultrasound appointment.   I don't know how he even caught it.  It was tiny and on my personal calendar, not the business one.   I know he won't spread the news, but if something happened to this pregnancy it's going to be pretty awkward untelling him.  

Bamgal25

I almost slipped up the other day too.  I had a bad cold with a sore throat and my coworker asked if I'd been taking Advil to help with the sore throat.  I almost said, Well, NO because I can't Advil!"  but luckily caught myself.  Its hard not to bring it up when its constantly on your mind!

kelizr

Today I was discussing my annoyance with my bloat and how it shows through EVERYTHING I own with a coworker and close friend who knows. We weren't being loud and we're discussing it fairly discreetly when we heard a snicker behind us. We just turned and went..."what??" The teacher didn't respond and after I left the room, she asked my friend if I was pregnant! Thank goodness I my friend is quick on her feet! She said we were complaining about eating too much and combining it with period bloat! It shut her up, but honestly, I think she still suspects.

VitaLuna

Yep... I got outed way before I wanted. I was cleaning up a patient with c.diff at work and had to step out for a second because I was getting nauseous. I'm known to have a stomach of steel at work, so my coworker knew right away when I stepped out "to grab something" mid-clean up that something was up.