Specifically, at a primary school.
I was talking to a teaching assistant who is 6 months pregnant, when I realised that the kids didn't know. It turns out, she 'isn't allowed' to tell the children until January. She'll be going off on maternity soon after that.
I plan on trying to get pregnant with DC2 in the next few months, and I really don't want management dictating to me when I'm allowed to tell the children.
When I had DD1 I worked at a different school, but I told the children when I was about 18 weeks (my bump was massive and most of the parents had already realised). They were really interested and drew me lots of lovely pictures. I even let them listen to DD's heartbeat with a doppler (we were doing a topic about bodies and hearts etc).
I really enjoyed sharing the experience with them and think it's really sad that the TA is being forced to keep it a secret, and that I, if things go to plan, will have to too.
The reason given was that parents would object.
So AIBU to think that it should be a personal choice about when you share, rather than enforced by management?
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Istanbul0202 · 22/11/2014 20:26
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