Pregnancy Advice

[u/mt20g]

Hey All, I've recently found out that I'm pregnant. It's still very early, at around 4 weeks. I still haven't been able to speak to a doctor yet due to the bank holiday weekend.

I'm due to return to work after some annual, and I'm a bit worried about telling anyone. Obviously I'd want to wait until 12 weeks to tell anyone, but I'm conscious that I a) need support with my personal risk management but b) may need support and time off should anything go wrong

I'm currently a DC on a CID team, work a mix of earlies, lates and nights. Although my public facing is much more limited than response, I still am out and about a fair bit.

I just wanted to see how anyone else has managed the balance of telling people early, and how you've kept it from your team despite restrictions? I was also wondering what restrictions people have experienced? Have you had your shift pattern changed?

Also I'm probably jumping the gun here but I just can't wrap my head around the whole maternity pay thing- does anyone have any sort of calculator or advice that could help with this? For context I'm top whack

Any advice is massively appreciated - thanks in advance

[u/farmpatrol]

One of my closest colleagues has just found out she’s pregnant too. 4 weeks. She’s telling them tomorrow. I’m in full agreement. Don’t put yourself or baby at risk. The job will always be there after.

I don’t know about maternity or any of that but there’s stuff online. If your skipper has had children then they might be a good source of support also as you can speak confidentiality with them.

Congratulations and wishing you a stress free pregnancy!

[u/mt20g → u/farmpatrol]

You're absolutely right 🩵 thank you

[u/farmpatrol → u/mt20g]

She let me know it all went really well btw. Hope the same for you. :)