to feel put out about pregnant teacher?

[SoChangingMyNameForThis]

I'm more after a reality check from your lovely ladies than a rant, honest. DD1 is in year 2 and her teachers have a job share, one Mon to Wed and the other does Thur to Fri. No major issues there but we've just learned that the teacher doing Thur & Fri is pregnant, baby due in April. I can't help feeling a bit put out because she knew she was pregnant when she started the job, but at the same time I feel IABU because such is life and teachers are entitled to have children too!!! So, whilst I battle with the different thoughts in my head, could you please help me put this into perspective? I mean, they're going to have a new part time teacher for just three months at the end of the year, it is SATS as well, what value can the children extract from this? Can this change affect their learning negatively?

YABU.

Teachers have sex lives too.

What on earth do you think can go wrong? It's not like she'll go on maternity leave and not be replaced!

YABU to expect teachers to reproduce without maternity leave.

so you think she shouldn't have taken the job? How do you know that she knew she was pregnant?

How can a change of teacher affect their SATS? I know lots of teachers (including DH) and there isn't really a plot to upset your DC's education.
Get over yourself, YABU.

sats are shit
dont giev them ANY importance

You do realise that if YOU hadn't gotten pregnent, you wouldn't have this problem right now...

YABVU

YABU, obviously

I really wouldn't fuss about the SATS issue, they're still just babies really. As long as the replacement is a good teacher, it will all be fine

I understand how you feel, but at the same time teachers are entitled to getting pg and taking mat leave, same as everyone else.

Your DS will be fine.

gawd, i wish ds's teacher would get herself knocked up, can't stand her

yabu, and sexist to boot

She knew she was pregnant when she started the job. Presumably so did her employers and they didn't think there was an issue.
YABU - your DD1 is in year 2, not sitting her final exams.

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WTF??

Y2 SATs totally unimportant.

You are being a twit OP. Calm down eh.

(but you know that)

So she knowingly took on the job knowing she was PG? How dare she!

It's only 2 days a week, your dd will be fine.
TBH, there's no point worrying, as there's nothing you can do about it.

OP, if your comments were made at a job interview the teacher could complain of sex discrimination. Why should anyone's pregnancy be of any concern of yours?

I take you have never been on maternity leave from work at any time.

The tone of the first few answers is quite unhelpful as I've been the first to admit that IABU. I would still appreciate some support and reassurance that everything's going to be alright. Of course I understand teachers are still people with sex lives and lives in general and the teacher has done absolutely nothing wrong. I thing I'm also not doing anything wrong by feeling a little uneasy about how it's going to affect the children and seeking some reassurance from people I felt might know better. That's all.

You KNOW YABU! At least it's a jobshare so your DD will have consistency (sp?).

OP, you are beginning to sound a bit batty now....you are over thinking this.

sochanging
is this your only child? can we put it down to PFB syndrome?

If so, you need to get a grip! even firstborn children survive circumstances such as a teacher going on maternity leave :)
If not PFB, you are being seriously unreasonable.

So did YOU take no maternity leave and go back to work the day after your baby was born?

And would YOU expect any woman of child-bearing age to NOT apply for a job because at some point in the future (be it their first year or their 15th year) they might get pregnant and need to take leave.

I vote Squitten's is the best answer!!!