Accepted a new position and found out I’m pregnant days after. I suspected it but didn’t realize the weight and tiredness was baby and not toxic work environment related. When and how do I tell them?

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Congratulations! One option would be to wait until you would have told current employer anyway .. At least 12 but even 16 weeks? Not sure if this is your first but there are a few tests that happen that you may want to get through before starting to tell. Heartbeat confirmation, nuchal, potential cvs, potential 16 week early anatomy scan... May give you more peace of mind to know that it’s a healthy pregnancy before sharing? Just a thought.

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My gut would be to wait until I am in the building and then schedule time with HR or my manager and let them know... you can say you were caught off guard yourself and wanted to get through the tests etc.. that’s awesome that you get the benefit as soon as you start!!

Whenever you tell them, I wouldn’t present it as an “oops, sorry about this!” Let them know your plan of how you see the next 6 months going, how you handled passing things off during maternity leave last baby, and your plans upon returning afterward. It’s a new little life you’re making and you shouldn’t apologize for it! Let them know you’re looking forward to hitting the ground running even more now and how you are excited about all of the new changes :)

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thanks for this important reminder, SC1! 💪

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