Morning!!
Oh ladies (and any Daddy lurkers!!)
I've got a right situation on my hands here; bear with me here!
So we have a dd who is 3 and we'd always thought that a little bro/sis would be nice for her. Owing to sky high childcare we've waited until she gets her 3yr funding. We started trying in the new year and then last month (beginning of April) was disappointed again I'd come on (albeit only for 1-2 days and very light not like normal) - however at the end of march I had some bad news. They are doing some restructuring of jobs within my workplace and my position won't exist but they'll be some jobs for people to apply for, a reduction of 22 to a team of 10 full time equivalent jobs - seems to be the case slot these days! After I'd been on my period we discussed it and started using protection until things were more settled workwise and said everything happens for a reason etc etc.... as not great timing.
Work has been quite unpleasant (we all sit in a big open plan office) as everyone is "competing" again not each other and people have even gone as far as to say "that's my job"! Even tho the roles have changed titles and the tasks spread so instead of people doing a specific thing - some stuff is going to be centralised and the team will be general support - on less money, obviously!!! Previously we'd been a really good team.
Anyway so having received my "at risk" letter and now they've done a big "mapping exercise" myself and 5 of the more senior long time serving staff like myself haven't got a job (as they have to salary protect for 2 years and our older contracts give 25 days holiday not 20 and double pay weekends, treble for bank hols) im guessing is the theory plus enhanced sick pay after length of service. We've also been told we will only get statutory redundancy pay to add insult to injury.
Anyway so I'm cleaning yesterday and tidying up my bathroom cupboard and saw my ladies monthly supplies and so it made me think, when was I last on! I checked back and it was 31 days ago (1st day of last "period" 1st April). I'm usually fairly heavy - sorry if that's tmi!! But last time wasn't and only lasted about a day and a half it's usually about 4 days. I rushed out to the shop telling my partner I'd run out of some bits and bought a test and it's showing a BFP! I'm now wondering if that mini period was an implantation bleed.
Ordinarily I'd have been over the moon however I haven't told my partner and I barely slept last night as I don't want to stress him out as we're already worrying about my job situation.
We're all working our notice at the moment until the end of June - that's all been agreed with time off for interviews etc.... my dilemma is now I'm jobhunting while pregnant but also - I won't be 25 weeks by then either so no maternity pay from my current employer.
Having just literally found out it's not like I was selected for redundancy because I was pregnant but I'm just absoluted gutted I'm in this situation but excited I'm pregnant.
Anyone else been in this situation and can give me some advice? Do I jobhunt and keep quiet or am I honest? Xx