Pregnancy
12th Week of Pregnancy: Pregnant at Work
Wondering how and when to tell your boss that you're expecting? The answer will vary, but here's important information to help you make the right decision.
If you've had a rough time (with all that moodiness, fatigue, and nausea), you'll probably begin to get a break as you head into your second trimester—at least until you reach the end of your pregnancy and your extra weight weighs you down.
Pregnancy does more than effect you physically, if you've had some odd dreams lately it's completely normal. Dreams seem to get more vivid during pregnancy. Some women dream they're about to give birth to a small animal or that they've been taken over by aliens. What are you dreaming about? Keep a journal and check out our A-Z guide to help decipher your pregnancy dreams.
Have you thought about learning the sex of your baby? Check out the Chinese Lunar Calendar, a fun way to predict your baby's sex. Have you thought about finding out the sex during your ultrasound visit? Discuss this with your partner as there are pros and cons to knowing in advance versus finding out at childbirth.
Reasons to find out the baby's sex:
- Helps with the baby naming process
- Shopping for gender-specific clothing and nursery items is easier
- Bonding with a specific gender
- To prepare an older sibling for the little brother or sister
- Love surprises
- Help make the last few weeks of pregnancy bearable, not knowing
- Could have fantasies about either sex
- To annoy relatives
- Limiting exposure to baby
What's Happening with Your Body
Are you wearing a path between your desk and the lady's room? Frequent bathroom breaks are common throughout your pregnancy. Your body needs extra fluids to help your baby grow—and with extra fluid comes more potty stops. On the plus side some pregnancy woes are waning now: you're nausea should be more manageable if not gone altogether. Most acquaintances still probably haven't guessed the good news (unless you've shared it with them!), though your clothes are getting tighter as your tummy grows bigger.
Pregnant in the Workplace
Though you may not have gained much weight during these first few weeks, you likely have the beginnings of a baby bump! Finally having something to show for your weeks of nausea may be reassuring, though it may also mean it's time to make some important choices, such as when to tell your boss about your upcoming due date.
When to tell your boss
Most pregnancy experts suggest that you wait until after your first trimester to spill the good news to your employer. (That's only a week away!) Most complications, including miscarriages, happen in the first trimester, making it wise to break the news until later.
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