When should I start letting people at work know?

Question

I'm not due until early August but I need advice on when I should start letting people at work know. Since I am only 5 weeks along I'm not showing yet, we plan on telling family (which is another story in itself) and close friends around the 12th weeks but as far as my job that's the question. I'm up for a promotion soon and I don't want my pregnancy announcement to get me over looked for the promotion nor do I want people treating me like I'm helpless around the office. What do you guys think I should do?

Answer

Really I think it comes down to personal preference. If you feel more comfortable waiting until you start to show before you tell them then that is what I would do. If we didn't live in such a small town with a very active rumor mill I would have waited as long as possible before I told my employer. I just preferred to be the one who told them so we ended up telling everyone at about 11 weeks.

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