Does anyone have experience interviewing while pregnant?

Question

I am fortunate enough to work in a career I love. I am currently a government contractor. I applied to become a government employee at the agency I work at last June. I finally  got contacted for an interview in January, I will be four months pregnant. By the average length of time the hiring process takes, I will be due around the time I could actually start this new job (yay government efficiency!) Should I mention this concern in the interview? I don’t want to show up to a new shop, and immediately leave for six to eight weeks of maternity.

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I started my current job while 3 months pregnant. I didn’t tell them. They could be the nicest, most family oriented company out there and I would still say keep it to yourself during the hiring process. It’s just safer. Once you’re officially hired and on payroll, then you should thinking about talking to someone in HR on how to go about it. Trust me, I know it feels kinda like lying by not telling them but it is absolutely not. This is your pregnancy and they legally cannot ask you. Good luck!

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honestly id say not to say anything. i applied for a postion and the interview went so good they called in the main manager and i mention about being pregant and didnt get a call back. id say get the job then mention it later.

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I feel like this is something that you can talk about and negotiate AFTER they offer you the job.

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I just had a 2nd interview for an HR position at a local school district. 
I am 32w pregnant, and couldn’t hide my bump under any circumstances, haha. 
I’ll know one way or another by next week, but it is illegal for them to use your pregnancy as a factor in hiring decisions here in the US. If you have evidence of that, it is grounds for an EEOC suit.

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I think it really depends on the culture of the workplace/company. I applied to a job in Oct of last year, and they didn’t end up reaching out until last March/early April for final rounds of interviews. Due in June there was no way I was going to hide my belly, but I also didn’t want to not address it? I mean talk about the 🐘 in the room..
Anyyyywho. They actually ended up making a ton of accommodations for me and hired me anyway. I cant imagine you’d see such discrimination going for a government job. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I was in an almost exact scenario. I was honest and up front about it because I didn’t want to work for a company that wouldn’t be family-friendly and supportive anyway. They were amazing about it and made me a job offer. Ended up declining for other reasons.

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Interviewed for a position that I’m perfect for, let them know that I’m pregnant because I wanted to be upfront and honest. It’s been almost 4 weeks and haven’t heard back 😡

Does anyone have experience interviewing while pregnant?

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