How to announce pregnancy to coworkers?

SS9436 · April 2011

Any suggestions or what you have either done in the past or will be doing to let everyone know at your work that you are pregnant. I work with all men and only one other woman, so I seems a bit awkward for me. I am 11w5days but trying to hold off as long as possible. What are your thoughts?

pinkcallalily · April 2011

I'm not an extremely outgoing person and wasn't really comfortable telling people myself. So last time, I just allowed one of my team members (who is a huge gossip) to spread the news. She knew earlier than others, but waited until I gave her the go-ahead to tell everyone else. Since she no longer works for the company, this time I think I'll just send an e-mail to the people in my department and let the news spread from there.

fraglette · April 2011

I told the head honchos myself. I don't know if I'll say anything to coworkers. I don't really want to do a big announcement. However, my husband if the only man in his department. All his coworkers are pregnant or have had kids in the past 2 years. I'm having cookies made to announce the news there. I always send in treats, so he's going to send an email out that "fraglette sent in cookies, they're in the break room" and wait for the squealing.

CakeBatter · April 2011

We have weekly staff meetings where we discuss planned upcoming vacations, so last time I told everyone that I would be taking a 3 month leave and why (told the boss ahead of time). Not sure what I'll do this time.

kpowersw · April 2011

Personally, I have just told my boss and let people figure it out from there. I give people a heads up if a project we're discussing is going to be close to leave time, but other than that word spreads on it's own (and it'll be obvious soon enough).

spedi · April 2011

I'll be 19 weeks the last day of school. I am hoping to hide it until then. We haven't even told family yet!

Then I will come back in the fall (august) with a big ole bump. Can't miss it then!

rkto · April 2011

today we had a manager meeting with 10 people. I see these people very 4-5 months. but we arent telling until after the NT scan. The girl sitting beside me announced her pregnancy and I wanted to add "me too" but I held it in.

I think I will just visit my husband one day for lunch with my visible bump so that his coworkers will know.

For my work, I will tell the 4 people that I work with every day and other people will figure it out. but not for a few more weeks.

wombandboard · April 2011

I just told work today. For some reason telling people makes me really anxious, not sure why, but it definitely get's my blood pumping. Anyway, I just told my boss and my boss's boss then sent an email out to the rest of my coworkers letting them know. I figured I could handle telling two people in person, but after that I wanted no more attention. I did it at the end of the day so I could run out without too much hoopla.

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