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April 2015 Moms
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Teaching and Pregnant
LRL131
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It seems like there are quite a few teachers around. So, let's discuss.
what do you teach?
When are you due?
When are you telling administration?
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have?
what do you teach?
When are you due?
When are you telling administration?
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have?
Married Since July 2012
DS1 Born via C-Section - 6/21/2013
BFP#2 7/28/2014, EDD 04/07/2015
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Re: Teaching and Pregnant
Married Since July 2012
DS1 Born via C-Section - 6/21/2013
BFP#2 7/28/2014, EDD 04/07/2015
Married Since July 2012
DS1 Born via C-Section - 6/21/2013
BFP#2 7/28/2014, EDD 04/07/2015
When are you due? April 20, it is the last day of our spring break, so my last day won't be any later than the day before break.
When are you telling administration? As late as possible. Last time I had to tell my assistant principal at 7 weeks because I had some bleeding and an emergency u/s on the second day of school.
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? I have an April baby already. I had no problems teaching until the very end, but I was lucky and I had minimal morning sickness.
A15 January Siggy Challenge-
When are you due?
When are you telling administration?
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have?
TTC #1 since July 2010
July 2011: Referred to RE, started Letrozole
August 2011: BFP #1! M/C @ 5wks
September 2011 - September 2012: test, after test, after test... S/A, HCG, B/W... Diagnosis: unexplained infertility. Letrozole, Metformin... nothing.
September 2012: Diagnosed gluten intolerance; now living strict GF diet.
November 2012: BFP #2! MM/C @ 6wks (discovered at 8wks). 2 rounds of Misoprostal - nothing. D&C December 2012.
May 2013: BFP #3! Hoping this one sticks! 4x prometrium/day EDD: 01/25/14
06/03/13: 1st u/s We have a heartbeat! Team green!
01/24/14: Team green turned team pink. Baby girl was born!
08/05/14: Surprise BFP #4! (Unmedicated, no pp period, EDD unknown)
08/15/14: 1 u/s We have a heartbeat! Measured 6wks 2 days. EDD 04/08/15. Team green!
04/08/15: Team green turned team pink. Baby girl was born!
03/29/16: BFP #5! (Unmedicated, 1 cycle TTC) EDD: 11/09/16
When are you due? April 19!
When are you telling administration? Hopefully not until 12-13 weeks, right before I announce publicly
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? I am most worried about 'showing' too early. I already have a pregnant looking belly because of all of the treatments/meds/hormones I have been on for the last 10 months (including IVF meds last month). I was already told by a co-worker "Oh I didn't know you were pregnant" at the end of last year, and I wasn't even KU!!!! It was so embarrassing, but I was waiting for it to happen because of the belly I already have. I actually went out and bought some 'shapewear' to wear sometimes under certain work clothes so that I don't feel so self conscious. I just have to last about 6 weeks at work before we are safe to announce!
ME - 31, DH - 40
Married 06/25/2011, TTC since 03/2012
BFP #1 on 11/13/12 -- EDD 7/24/13 -- M/C (CP) on 11/21/12
BFP #2 on 7/21/13 -- EDD 3/29/14 -- M/C (CP) on 7/31/13
09/4/13 - 4/16/14 -- IUI #1 - 6 = BFNs
7/13/14 -- IVF #1 w/ ICSI
ER on 7/26/14 -- 20 R, 15 M, 11 F
ET on 7/31/14 -- 1 transferred (4bb); 8 frosties!!!
BFP #3 on 8/8/14 -- EDD 04/18/15
BETA #1: 473, BETA #2: 1009, BETA #3: 1975
** It's a BOY!!! **
When are you due? April 15. 3 weeks after spring break and 6 weeks before summer break.
When are you telling administration? Sometime after my dating ultrasound in 2 1/2 weeks.
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? Planning for a long-term sub. My position is supplementary and to save money, I don't normally get a sub when I'm absent. It'll be interesting having to write plans for the end of the year when a lot of it involves assessment and isn't the most routine time of year. I am also worried about telling too soon. I am nauseated almost every morning. I've only gotten sick twice, but I'm sure it won't be long before someone notices and says something.
What do you teach? HS Math (Algebra and PreAlgebra). Work for a cyber school so luckily won't have to be around any sick kiddies!!
When are you due? April 1!!!
When are you telling administration? Unfortunatly today is our first day back to work from summer but the only time I could get for my dating ultrasound was this Friday at 8:30am! Which means I'll have to take a half day first week back to work. I plan on telling just my principal at that point so he knows why I need the half day. I'm currently 7w5d so I'm not too concerned.
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? Oh concern is that if I go on April 1 and take my 12 weeks (8 paid, 4 unpaid) I still will have to go back to work for about 2 weeks at the end of the year! I'm hoping my administrators will just tell me stay home and do my work from there!!
I'd like to tell admin as late as possible, BUT we go on a "retreat" right around my 9 weeks with kids- the one I go on includes a boat ride out to an island where we do lots of hiking/kayaking/physical stuff. My doc said no exercise through first Tri (IVF) and I'm still getting PIO injections from DH every morning. I'm thinking I will tell my principal so I can not go on this retreat. As DH said, even if I can avoid some of the physical stuff on the retreat, it would suck to be hours from home on an island if I started bleeding or something. Plus- I can't give myself the shots , so that adds another layer of stress
Other concerns: the head of the choral dept is retiring this year and I have to apply for the position. I'm worried that my maternity leave/new mom status might work against me- even though I know legally they can't hold it against me.
what do you teach? I'm an administrator for middle school so I teach life skills!!
When are you due? April 20
When are you telling administration? I will tell my fellow building level admins probably at 12 weeks but I'll ask them to not tell upper admin for awhile... Til I show.
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? Leaving my class at the busiest time of year. Not being able to make $ during the summer. That my teachers will resent me being gone. More work for my boss (head principal). That my contract won't get renewed. And more!
I'm an intervention teacher working with grades 3 - 5. In addition, I am(was) working on two additional certifications this year, for ESL and Literacy specialist. Oops!
When are you due?
4/4/15
When are you telling administration?
I had to already tell them two weeks ago. I am a high-risk case so most likely bed rest, and a lot of it, will be involved. This will actually be in my favor as I might not have morning/afternoon bus duty this year.
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have?
Biggest thing is not being able to help my kids. I have a leadership position at school so being out for a huge time is difficult as it's not easy to have someone take over. There is no curriculum to follow, as in a regular ed classroom. Obviously, this interferes with my two trainings as well. I am mentoring two new teachers in addition to my regular work so I hope I can still do that via computer, if necessary.
When are you due?
When are you telling administration?
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have?
Choir teacher here- I feel ya sister, not to think we music teachers are "special" but you definitely can't just dump music plans a on a regular sub!! Our big Pops spring concert is 1 week after my due date
I teach 9th and 11th grade English and I'm due on April 9. I'm planning on waiting as long as possible before telling the administration...probably not til I'm showing. My concerns include dealing with nausea in the classroom and just the general stress of having a high energy job that keeps me on my feet all day when I'm exhausted! Also worried about the long- term sub thing.
Good luck to all of you fellow teachers! Hope we can keep each other updated.
I don't plan on telling admin until at least 12 weeks. The other 1st grade teacher already knows... She just had baby this past February and she will be the one I go to when I need to pee all the time!
I am a little worried about leaving my class and classroom in the hands of someone I probably won't know. I'm not really sure if I'm supposed to fill my plan book in or just leave units/guidelines.
When are you due? April 17th
When are you telling administration? I told them last week due to this being my first pregnancy and not knowing what could happen. I'm glad they know because now every time they see me in the hallway, they ask me how I'm doing.
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? I'm concerned about how I'm going to handle frequent bathroom breaks as I get further along. Oh, and having to write long term sub plans!
Due April 15th.
Not sure yet when I'll tell. My first ultrasound isn't till the 2nd week of school. I actually think it's the day of a faculty meeting, so I might need to tell ASAP to get out of that. I won't tell the world until 12 weeks. I want to tell my softball captains before then, but they're high schoolers, so that's basically telling the world!
Just worried about having the energy to do my job and parent the kids I already gave birth to! Oh, and the morning sickness. It sucked with the 1st 2 kids and this one isn't looking much better so far.
When are you due? April 7
When are you telling administration? Not sure, we have a new principal this year (haven't even met him yet). That will be interesting, hi my name is ___ and I won't be here at the end of this school year. I will probably wait till just before we announce to everyone else (12ish weeks).
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? It was a PIA to get a sub for DS, so I'm hoping I can find a good long term sub this time. We also got brand new curriculum this year, so trying to plan for the last 2 months of the year and never taught out of this curriculum, yeah that's going to be fun.
When are you due? April 3.
When are you telling administration? I already told them. There are three of us pregnant and all due close together. I felt it was better to tell now than wait. I won't tell the kids or parents until I'm further along.
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? I'm worried about having to leave long term sub plans. I'm hoping that the teacher I replaced last year can come back and teach for me! Also worried about getting sick in front of the kids!
I think we only officially require two weeks and then the long term sub would take over. They have to be a certified teacher to take that position, usually a recent graduate who couldn't get hired.
My issue is most likely I will require bed rest due to an uterine anomaly so it's hard to know when I'll leave. I think it will be attend one doc's appt and there it is, I need to stay home. To further complicate things I teach about 6 towns away from where I live so that's going to make dr's appts difficult. All these things is why I let administration know immediately. Even though my principal is new, I worked with her at a previous school. They are supportive.
When are you due? April 15
When are you telling administration? I'm so bloated that I look 3-4 months pregnant right now, and I've developed the pregnancy mask so I'm not sure if my secret will be safe. In an ideal world, I plan to share the news at the end of the first trimester (late sept). However, so many of our special needs students are volatile so I'm worried that I may have to spill the beans to my principal sooner for safety reasons.
When are you due? April 10th.
When are you telling administration? I plan to tell then after first trimester.
Concerns I have would be making sure I have enough sick leave to cover my maternity leave. Last pregnancy I was on bed rest for a week and delivered three weeks early. This was fine since we didn't have a larger house payment, but this time around I can't go 6 weeks unpaid.
I teach 2nd grade
I am due (as far as I know since no appt. yet) April 7th
I hope to not have to tell admin until I am around 12-13 weeks when we tell everyone else. I have to take a half day sept. 10th for our appt., but that'll be our third week of school so we shouldn't have any questions LOL
I had my DS Sept. 2nd 2013 so have already done the prepare for a sub and panic and all that stuff since I didn't come back until March...it went as well as could be expected and I can definitely tell you that once you have your little one, you will not think twice about the classroom!!!
Best feeling every 
My biggest worry this time is if I will have to come back after having little one or not. I only have 30 sick days and that will be exactly what I need for 6 weeks paid leave. Anything after that would be unpaid, which doesn't work too well with hubby not working 
I'm due April 12th
Told my admin already. I am high risk. My first appointment with my family doctor was on Friday the first week of school, and then I have an RE appointment next week that's 3 hours away and obviously requires a full day. I wanted them to know the severity of the situation, and that I wouldn't typically leave my students in those first crucial weeks. They have been beyond supportive though. And it's all new admin, so it was difficult. I know it seems irresponsible to some, but I've told quite a few coworkers. They know how much I've struggled and I wanted to share my joy and disbelief with them.
I think I am most nervous that I won't be doing my best up until maternity leave. I have to stay seated most of the day while teaching, and that is not my style.
When are you due? April 23rd
When are you telling administration? I am going to have to tell my principals at 6.5 weeks because we go back to school and I won't be able to do physical restraints on the students, especially due to the miscarriage I had just last month. I am hoping no one else needs to know, however, until 12+ weeks. I also have one really good friend at work and she already knows.
What concerns, questions, etc. do you have? My only concern really is just making it to full term with this pregnancy. My current lack of symptoms had me worried half to death. Trying to relax and take it day by day. Also a bit concerned about covering this bloated belly until I go public with the information (geez I swear I look 5 mo prego already just from bloating...a blump if you will lol)