To feel like I need to hide my bump?

[Jeffacake]

I work in a secondary school and am 6 months pregnant. Some students have noticed but many haven’t yet as I tend to wear a loose top and trousers.

However I’m desperate to wear my dresses and tights again, but they show my bump much more obviously. I’ve no idea why I feel the need to discreetly hide it, but I just do!

I have no idea why you're hiding it either. Honestly, it makes no sense. What's the big deal?

I don’t know!! It’s really irrational and silly!

Is it because you think the students will laugh once they’ve twigged someone as ancient as you has been having sex?

Meh. They’ll soon get bored.

I hide my bump. I have a psychological belief that it protects my baby somehow to be hidden away and the fewer people who know the better.

What Do you think is going to happen when your bump grows even bigger and there’s no “discretely hiding” it?

Ive only got a very small bump anyway so it’s been very easy to hide.

I’m early 30’s and married with a toddler already so it’s not like I’m ashamed of having sex!

I think I just need to bite the bullet and wear the dresses!

Do you teach exam classes and are delaying telling them? You'd be due in the run up to exams, right?

Yes I’ve got some important exam classes and will be going off at the end of February. They will be covered by other qualified teachers though so no need for them to worry.

But you know they will worry and you're feeling guilty about that? That's totally understandable. You're leaving with enough time for them to settle with someone new and still be successful so try not to worry about it so much. Maybe go back after Xmas in your dresses - they'll be thrilled for you I bet.