Pregnant again when returning from mat leave

[Pbaby0401]

Hello! I’m just looking for anyone who has discovered that they’re pregnant again whilst on maternity leave.

I am due back to work this week after 1 year maternity leave with dd2 and I am 8 weeks pregnant with dc3. I was just wondering if anyone has been in a similar position and how their work/management reacted to the news? I will only be back 7 or so months and will then be going off again! It’s giving me so much anxiety!!!!

Anyone been there?? Xxx

Yeah I've been in a similar situation. There is 12 months between my 2, I took 1 year annual leave with DC1 and found out I was pregnant again after 3 month so I continued that mat leave and went straight onto mat leave again for another year.

My work wasn't bothered. My wage for mat leave 2 was poor as it was a percentage of what I earned during my pregnancy but I expected this anyway. You should be okay though as you are returning to work for a period prior to going back on leave.

Congrats on your pregnancy

Hiya

I am in a similar position will be returning to work 3 months pregnant… how did you break the news to management I’m petrified as they all seem
very positive about me coming back! I will be there
tor about 7 months before mat leave 2 starts ! Any advice welcome

Yes, but it was a long time ago.

I had a year off on maternity leave with DC1 and went back to work at almost 5 months pregnant with DC2, having got pregnant when DC1 was 7 months old.

I did try to hide it for a bit, but tbh my second baby bump was quite obvious even with baggy clothes My employers had to suck it up really, I was well within my rights to take another year off on maternity leave. I went as soon as my contract allowed, which meant I was only back at work for three months. They kept my maternity cover on, which was great for her.

Yes I felt a bit guilty, but as I said my employers couldn't do a thing about it. They did bite my hand off when I volunteered for redundancy when I was due to go back after my second maternity leave. Probably thought I was planning to get pregnant again - they weren't wrong!

It's legal blah blah blah but darn, your poor employers... I think I'd be extremely apologetic when informing them.

Bloody hell

Congrats! Live your life because your management are certainly living theirs. Be confident and matter of fact. No apology necessary.

Thanks all - I will
focus on the positive messages here rather than te negative. It is such a stressful yet beautiful time being pregnant and especially with 2 so close together it definitely will put a strain on everything but I choose to focus on the fact that 2 years ago I was diagnosed with unexplained infertility and now here I am on baby no.2 - god is good!
I have been working for 14 years in the same company, many a times with extra hours at no extra pay so I don’t think I should be feeling guilty about completing my family and neither should anyone else In a similar situation.

thanks all :)

Tell them now so they can plan

I’m not obliged to tell them until 5 months but yes have informed them today as I had a catch up with my manager and it all turned out fine - looks like something that is fairly common

Thanks @TortolaParadise love your positivity