Hiding my pregnancy from prospective employer

[notanaturalmum]

I'll try to keep this short.
Back in June, I applied for an internal vacancy. I had a couple of interviews and was led to believe the job was mine.
Then, the company got bought out, there was a restructure, redundancies, a recruitment freeze etc. All through this time, the recruiting manager was like - yeah we still want you, we just have to wait for this all to blow over.
I've been very patient and this week it's all started up again. I've had a chat with the senior director and it looks like it's all going through.
Problem is I'm now 13 weeks pregnant and I don't know whether to say anything. I know that they're going to talk to HR next week to sort next steps etc but I haven't formally been offered the job.
At what point should I tell them about the baby?
I know it shouldn't make a difference whether I get the job or not but I feel like I should wait until they offer it to me.
I can probably get away with another week but my bump is beginning to be obvious and I think people are beginning to twig.
Any advice?
I don't want them to think I've been keeping it from them but I don't want to jeopardise this move.
Any advice please...?

I wouldn’t tell them until it’s through 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'd hold off as well. If anyone is rude and inappropriate enough to ask if you're pregnant, I'd plan to respond with a gasp and "what makes you think that?!" Watch them stumble then say "goodness me" and walk away. Or something like that, where you're neither answering yes or no but are making them feel suitably awkward about their intrusion so they don't pursue the question any more.

Do you have a uniform? If not then loose tops and/or a jacket or scarf. Definitely don't tell them anything until you know the job is yours, legally I don't think you have to say anything until 25wks?

Don't say anything yet! If they twig they twig but don't help them!

If you were led to believe the job was yours, tell them because they’re surely not stupid enough to invite a sex discrimination claim quite so easily? I’d suggest it would make them more likely to confirm you provided the new role still exists after the restructure

I'd tell them, especially as they are your current employer and have to sort out your mat cover regardless.

I was offered an internal job at 8 weeks preganant. Have only just told my manager at 19 weeks ... I don't start my post for another 2 weeks.

I wanted to be sure that I would be considered for my skills and not discounted for my life choice x

@TheWanderlust what did they say. Did they ask why you didn't say earlier?
Amazed you got to 19 weeks. I am MASSIVE!

I didn’t tell a new employer until 23 weeks. You just need to learn to dress for an apple shape. I was in an office so bought decent tailored maternity trousers and paired them with long length shirt tunics. Nothing clingy or showy. I started wearing them early to grow into.
It is actually much easier than you think - a so called bump at this stage is mostly wind.

@notanaturalmum they have been very supportive and congratulated me on my pregnancy. No question of why I hadn't mentioned anything before.

As a PP said, I've just had to be really smart with how I dress for work. I'm lucky that I am in an environment which is quite relaxed on dress code. Through the summer I wore linen trousers and loose fitting sleeveless shirts so I just looked like I'd gained weight 😂 and the last few weeks I've been wearing a-line dresses in T-shirt material with tights that sort of skim over my bump rather than hug it. Now they know, I'll be happy to be wearing my maternity dresses and tops which are a bit more figure flattering.