First Trimester and Covid-19

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I'm currently 8 weeks so haven't told anyone outside of very close family. Now with the news that pregnant women need to self isolate for 12 weeks (!) - how do we explain that if we aren't to tell anyone early on?

I know it's personal choice - but I think if you've just found out it's a difficult position especially at work.

Anyone else feeling the same?

I’m in exact same position as you, I really didn’t want to tell anyone until 12 weeks but with the latest guidance I think I’m going to have to tell work and close family, I couldn’t forgive myself if something bad happened because I hadn’t followed the guidance xx

Yes! I was just about to start a post on this so I'm glad to find others in the same situation. I'm only six weeks and we haven't told anyone yet, so I have no idea how to handle this. I'm working at home anyway so that's not too much of an immediate issue but it could become one.

Exactly the same here, currently 6+4. No one at works knows I’m pregnant and I was very much hoping to keep it that way until after 12 weeks.

No idea what to do, seems as though we need to isolate. I can mostly work from home so that isn’t really the issue but very unsure how to explain the probable length of time without being honest about why.

Also, how to self isolate when my four year old is still going to school and potentially bringing home bugs everyday?? Hmmmm...

Yes same position here. I have a lot of face to face contact with the public and going in to people's homes etc. But as I'm also asthmatic I don't know whether to just raise my concerns under that for now!? It's so horrible it's meant to be such an exciting time and it's so scary at the minute. Is the advice actually to self isolate already then?

I'm in the same position too, I'm 6+5, but I'm a self employed fitness instructor. So if I dont work I dont earn any money! One of the gyms has already closed for a couple of weeks but the others that are still open, now I dont know if I should still be going to teach?

@IncyWincySpiderOnRepeat I am the same 8+2 weeks but have a 5 year old that is still going to school - my work has said work from home a few days and come in office the other days
I am really unsure as didn’t want to say anything until 12 weeks and all is good as have had miscarriages in the past

I told my work today and I'm only 5 weeks as they sent an email out directly asking for any pregnancies to be disclosed so they can support us accordingly. I think work should now be told so they can support you xx

Ruthsoph My last pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 10 weeks, so I understand exactly how you feel re not wanting to say anything to work. I wouldn’t in any other circumstance even consider announcing that I’m pregnant at work at only 6 weeks (am office based so no other job type risks apply). Difficult isn’t it?! The advice for pregnant women also isn’t particularly clear still, it seems as though we have to isolate from the weekend? Not now? Am probably going to work from home for the rest of this week and see what updates come over the next few day before deciding what to say to my boss for the longer term.

I’m hoping they might close the schools from next week, which might buy me another month before having to announce anything as my work have already been very good about saying that anyone affected by school closures can worry from home without question until they reopen...

I’m 6 weeks and although I’m a stay at home mum so luckily don’t have to decide what to do re work & telling people, I have a husband who works in central London and 4 yr old who is in school every day so it feels kindof mad to say I have to stay in with the toddler every day - there’s no way we can feasibly isolate from the rest of our family for 3 months! Plus I have to do the school run...

The government website at least has some information on what ‘social distancing’ actually looks like at the moment
www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults