Pregnant-I suppose I have to tell potential employers?

[mumnanny1]

I have recently discovered I'm pregnant with dc 2. I'm really pleased, but tbh it is very bad timing! I am currently a nanny and I take my own ds to work with me. All is good, but I have to leave at the end of July as we are re-locating. This means I will be a few? months pregnant when I leave. I have to work, so I will have to get a temporary job while pregnant. I am going to have to start looking soon and I feel that I have to tell potential employers that I'm preggers. On the other hand, I really don't want to do this at such a very early stage in the pregnancy. Most of my family don't even know yet!
Also, I am wondering if anyone will be mad enough willing to take me on! I will have help from my mum with dc1 if neccessary, but I'm still worried. Advice pls!

I think you may find it difficult to find a Mum to take you on when you are already a few months pregnant.
Have you thought about temp work?
Maybe a Mum that wants a nanny over the summer holidays - or registering with an agency that will give you temp work, like emergency cover of nannies and nurseries.

Can I pick your brains about how you're finding working with your child too ?
My nanny is pregnant and determined she's coming back to work but I am so worried about my house not being baby proofed and me having no desire to do that and the impact on my children of them getting less attention, I'd be very grateful for your thoughts/opinions ?
Thank you

Katie, you do realise that your nanny has no automatic right to return to work with her child? Obviously, she has all normal maternity rights herself but this does not include bringing her child with her unless you agree. If she wants to return to work with you, she may have to arrange her own childcare. For some families, the extra child works fine but not for others - I wouldn't consider it because my dc are well past the baby stage and as we only moved into this house a few years ago it was never child-friendly in the sense of having child-proof locks etc and I certainly wasn't going to install stair gates for someone else's child.

mumnanny I tbh I think you will struggle to find a family that will take you on when you will be bringing 2 of your own dc. I nannied when I had ds1 and went back to work with the family for a year afterwards but I had had the children for 10 years and they were just like a part of the family in fact one of my charges used to call my ds her sort of brother! It worked well for me but when my time with the family came to a natural end (they were 12,10 and 8) I knew I wouldn't want to take ds to a family I didn't know especially when going through the whole getting to know the children process. I became a childminder and am currently pg with dd1 due August and have never looked back its definitely the best way to work with children yet still be with your own. Is this something you could consider doing?

I honestly think temping is the way forward for the moment. I am sure you will have no problems finding summer holiday work until September and you could then advertise/register with agencies as an emergency nanny from September onwards perhaps?

TBH I don't think it is worth looking for anything other than temporary or temp-to-perm work. You are likely to struggle to find someone willing to take the gamble, and the last thing you need after upheaval of moving etc is to go through a series of knockbacks on the job front. Just forge ahead on the summer/temp basis and I am sure you will then get a really positive outcome

Plenty of people need temporary care. I think you will be okay actually.

Thank you all for your comments. I'm glad you think temp work is a possibility, and it's worked for you, Jura.I'm lucky enough that I will have the option of leaving dc1 with my mum whilst I do temp work if people are not keen on the idea of a preggers nanny with toddler! I'm feeling more confident about it all now. My long term plan is definitely to go down the childminding route as I think it would be very hard to find work with the two of them in tow. Actually feeling quite excited instead of totally panicked!
Katie- overall I think bringing my ds to work with me has been really good. I try and treat all the children equally, just as a childminder would. Mine certainly doesn't get preferential treatment! I don't know what it would have been like if the children were used to having me to themselves and then I bought a baby on the scene. When I started my jobs I had already had my son. The children I have looked after have loved having a little one around. It wasn't easy in the early days, breastfeeding and trying to fit everything in, but it definitely gets easier. I'm lucky that I have never been expected to do ironing as I think that would have been impossible when dc was little. I've managed everything else though- well I hope!. I have had two temp jobs and my current perm job. Everyone has always been happy and I would recommend it. None of the houses I worked in were baby proofed but I just brought portable stair gates with me, used cushions and generally improvised to make things as safe as poss. The only negatives have been that I found it impossible to have a routine with my son, as he just had to fit in with school runs, after school activities etc. Also he has a bedtime which is probably too late due to my finish time. The other thing I don't like is that I feel terrible if he breaks things, hits one of the children (quite a regular occurance lately, although I know it does happen the other way around!), or plays up in front of the parents. Generally though I have found it has worked for me. I hope that helps. Sorry, that was very long!