When do people typically inform the employer that they are pregnant?

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Before the baby has arrived

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Whenever you feel ready. If you’re struggling with symptoms and need accommodations, it’s okay to share with HR and/or someone you work with.

Otherwise, plenty of women wait 5+ months to share.

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Right after conception

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Dont think this is how most folks do it. Most wait until around / after first trimester

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With WFH, a lot of people I’ve known haven’t shared until 5+ months

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You'll know when the time comes. You must continue your pregnancy on your own.

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When they want to

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When you are ready. Preferably with enough time for your teams to fix the schedule to cover your leave. Personally, I chose to tell my team as soon as we heard the heartbeat around 10 weeks...I was already having a such a hard time hiding it and I was excited to tell people. But I totally get why other people would want to wait longer. (I did actually tell one of the partners a couple weeks earlier with my first because I'd been really sick during busy season and decided not to charge the hours that I was in the bathroom trying not to puke...he inquired why my charge hours were a little low, so I explained. He was thankfully really great about it, understood, and didn't blow my cover until I was ready to share.)

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