Started a new job & need to tell boss I'm 16 weeks pregnant!

[AprilManor]

I had an interview the Friday before last and started the job the following Tuesday.
So I've only been there 1 week and a half.
The office is extremely nosey, all women, and I can't tell you the number of times colleagues have asked me if I have kids or if I want kids or not. I say I don't have kids but I want them...
This is actually my fifth pregnancy with no living children. But I lost the other pregnancies early, and this fifth one seems to be going smoothly thank goodness.
I want to rip the band aid off and tell my manager (who is never in the office) since it is so hard keeping things private with how open the office is. There's actually another pregnant woman there who is about the same amount of time along as me (a bit further) and she keeps showing scan pictures. It feels wrong me being so secretive so I just want to get it over with.
Also from Friday onwards my manager is away until January so I thought it's best to tell her now, as I have an appointment in early Jan I need time off for. I also have weekly NHS therapy sessions to deal with the previous losses and current pregnancy which I need to tell her about, even though it should be possible to do the calls on lunch. But it will need some rearranging of lunch breaks from her, and feels like a lot to offload on a manager not even 2 weeks into the job.

Anyway, I know I shouldn't be nervous but I am. The timing is terrible. I'm on probation. I know it'll be inconvenient for them and I think she'll be shocked how far along I am. I know I won't get any maternity pay, just government allowance here in the UK.

I'm worried she'll be secretly annoyed that I didn't disclose it in my interview. I did for another interview and I'm pretty certain it's why I didn't get the job. So I decided to keep it to myself.

Any advice for how to handle this or has anyone been in a similar situation?

Congratulations on your pregnancy!
I would ask for a Teams call this week and say something along the lines of:
I'm 16 weeks pregnant and am due in May (?)
This is my 5th pregnancy and I have no children, so I'm finding it very stressful
I know that I won't be entitled to any company mat pay and that I need to submit (can't remember the name of the firm, but it's the one where you tell your employer the date that you're planning to go in mat leave) by (when you're 25 weeks.
I have a pregnsncy-related apt in X January that I'll need to take time off for
I'm having weekly phone/online counselling sessions that I can do at lunchtime -can we look at lunch breaks and work out how to fit them in please?
In the next 4 months, I will prioritise X, Y, Z
Speaking of (ask question about work)
So what you've said here. Keep it direct and factual.If there's any discussion about you not disclosing at your interview, simply say because I thought that it would affect my chances of getting a job that I really wanted and feel that I can bring A, B, C to.
Congrats again and best of luck.

Congrats on your pregnancy :)

I don’t have any advice to offer but I’m in a similar situation. I start a new job in a couple of weeks and just found out I’m 6 weeks pregnant. I didn’t know at the time of interview or offer, though.

I am dreading telling them but planning to get it out of the way in the first or second week as will be needing time off for appointments.

Best of luck - I hope they are understanding and supportive.