First time around I told my boss as soon as we knew and it spread like wildfire through the shopping mall I worked in. When I m/c , that news didn't spread along the same grapevine, so I got a lot of comments like "Gee, you're not showing yet" and the like, which really pushed my emotional buttons. Second time around, I swore I was saying nothing.....but two days after I found out, I got a promotion with a lot of costly training involved and my boss was talking about my long term position. I promptly burst into tears and told her. She was great, still wanted me to keep going and didn't tell anybody until I did at 14 weeks. I continued to work until three weeks before my due date, and in hindsight, it wasn't early enough.
I told my boss at 12 weeks, the week after my scan. I couldn't handle the thought of telling everyone and then having something go wrong, so I needed it confirmed first. I know if I'd had holidays and told them at 17 weeks they wouldn't have had a problem though, that's still plenty of time to find a replacement for maternity leave.
I called my boss on the Monday morning (he's based in Adelaide and manages staff around north/central SA) then made the announcement to the team that morning on our weekly teleconference, then went and told everyone in the branch. It was fantastic, they were all so excited I do know though that they want me to work out dates etc around Jan/Feb so they can start planning for when I'll be gone - there are already a few people eyeing off my job lol.
Good luck telling everyone! I really think it's a personal decision, and you do have good reasons for waiting to tell them.
The day after I found out - I had taken the day off sick for a "tummy bug" which turned out to be bubba.
I work in a reasonably high risk situation, so made sense for close colleagues to know. I told the boss first, and gave her a moment to digest it. Then told other close colleagues, we were a permanent team of about 6. Told the rest of the workplace at 19 weeks, when I also submitted my letter of resignation (I don't want to go back to my permanent position, as it won't suit, so was best for both parties that I make that choice.)
I work in admin for local government so my work isn't really a problem except for a bit of stress and me having baby brain. We are always short staffed so I know it will put a strain oneveryone else, but all I can think of since being PG is 'Bring on maternity leave'.
Yes I have pretty good maternity leave entitlements in my contract so thats not a problem. I think its the fact that I had my scan this time at an earlier date than what I mc'd at last time and my next scan wont be untill after I tell my work so theres always that niggle of what if I tell them and then I loose this one too?? But thats something I just have to work out I guess, coz I don't think I can keep this pg to myself untill Im 20 weeks .
I work in Admin but also travelled once a month for a week at a time into the gas & oil fields so told my boss at 6 weeks as bit of a precaution and a few office friends a couple of weeks later, the rest found out as I slowly outgrew my clothes My boss was really good about it and always kept a careful eye on me lol
I kept travelling up until 36 weeks and finished work at 37 weeks, not sure what I'm going to do once my maternity leave runs out.
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I do know though that they want me to work out dates etc around Jan/Feb so they can start planning for when I'll be gone - there are already a few people eyeing off my job lol.
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