Hi all, I'm just about 12 weeks pregnant (waiting on dating scan next week). I've been a teacher for the last 9 years and this year I finally managed to find a way out. Ive been working for a marketing company part time and at school part time (2 days and 3 days). The marketing company offered me a full time role to start in August around 7 weeks ago (after I had just found out I was pregnant). I took the job because I've been desperate to get out of teaching for a while now, and my teaching position has been a fixed term rolling contract so I wouldn't have had maternity benefits anyway.
Now I'm coming up to my scan and beginning to tell people, I feel SO anxious about informing my new employer. They are a small company and the role they want me take on is one they've needed to fill for a while. I feel really dishonest but I haven't wanted to say anything until the scan. I'm worried they'll be annoyed or think I've been dishonest, and I also feel really anxious about the fact that I will only be working there full time for a number of months before having to go on mat leave.
I don't really know how to start the conversation - I'm such an over worrier and everything seems really overwhelming. Any help appreciated.