My husband and I are 35 and 29 respectively. We have been married for just over 18 months and want to start trying for a baby this summer, as we know many friends who took a long time to conceive and are reluctant to wait.
The problem is that I'm in the middle of studying for my accountancy exams, which take place every June and December. My plan is that I'll do my December exams as planned (while I'm - hopefully - pregnant) and then defer the rest until I'm ready.
Obviously it's all hypothetical but the last thing I want while I'm trying to conceive is to be stressing about exams, and whether my work will let me take a year off, and whether they'll agree to me working part time when I come back. But at the same time I don't want to wait to start trying as it could take a long time.
I'm just really worried that I'll jeopardise my job (I'm on a fixed term contract so I'm not sure what my rights will be in terms of mat leave).
Any advice about the legal / employment position would be much appreciated!