announcing your pregnancy
Telling your boss that you are pregnant
To do before you tell your boss Research your employer’s parental leave policy and know your rights. Reading your company manual, but be careful about talking to someone in human resources or your union. You want your boss to find out from you not the grapevine. Find out about maternity leave, leave with pay, and how [...]
Telling the father-to-be when you are reluctant
Finding out you are having a baby put you in a daze. And, one of the first things on your mind is telling your boyfriend or husband. Your pregnancy may be unexpected or an event you’re looking forward to. This makes a difference in how you feel about telling Dad. Breaking the Unexpected News You may [...]
Telling your children that you are having a baby
If you have other children, you do want to make sure that you tell them before strangers recognize your pregnancy by the size of your abdomen. As you know, your younger children may be excited about a younger brother or sister, or may not have a positive reaction at all. Here is a rule of [...]
How to tell your parents that you are pregnant
Telling your parents about your baby-to-be can be a source of joy or stress depending where you are in your life. Here are ideas for telling them in either case. Waiting to Be Grandparents Send them a card or present like a shirt or mug that says “World’s Greatest Grandparent” or other hint Take your [...]
Fun ways to share your pregnancy with the father to be
Sharing the Blessed Event Probably the second person to know that you’re expecting will be your husband or partner. If he wasn’t there, waiting breathlessly with you, as you took the pregnancy test, then you might want to find some special way to surprise him with the good news. Send them a card. Leave a [...]
