https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 09:36:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1337762 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:44:38 +0000 stratosphere 1337762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not quite 9 weeks but just told my boss yesterday, as I have terrible morning (all-day) sickness and had to be up-front with him about what is going on. He was thrilled and very supportive, and I know telling him was the right thing. </p> <p> I work at a large company but in a very small department (4 people including my boss, plus our EA) and after I told my boss I just walked into the others' offices and told them one-on-one. My EA I told earlier this week as she and I are close and she could tell something was wrong (I look like death!). I know it is way earlier than most people tell work but in my small department I felt like I just couldn't hide my awful morning sickness, and I am so relieved to have told them. That said, they all know it's in confidence for now, and I don't think I will tell anyone else at the company until 12/13 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1334901 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:49:45 +0000 purrpletulips 1334901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD - I was in a strategy meeting with 3 of my 4 supervisors and when they started talking about me leading a project that would start right when I was due, I had them call in the 4th boss and told them. I announced to the rest of the office in a staff meeting a couple weeks later.</p> <p>With DS - I sent my bosses and close coworkers a link to the video we made for family and friends of DD "announcing" it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1334867 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:40:35 +0000 Mrs.Ham 1334867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: That's kind of what I'm thinking about doing...but I don't want to come off as insensitive either. It's just a kind of an uncomfortable situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1334856 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:37:09 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1334856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Ham: I would even think about a simple basic email if you don't know them well enough to personally say something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1334837 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:30:08 +0000 bpcmarj 1334837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told a few people I was close with first, more as a precaution in case something were to happen they would know I was pregnant. Then, I told my boss pretty quickly and then sort of let it spread when I announced on FB. We told people really quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1334748 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:09:13 +0000 Mrs.Ham 1334748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, so here's an additional question to the original post. I have a coworker who lost her baby boy at 20 weeks about 7 months ago. She and I are not close at all, yet I feel like I should tell her privately before announcing to the office. I'm so nervous about this though...how do you tell someone you aren't close to, and without hurting her feelings at the same time? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317461 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 12:47:42 +0000 MrsStormy 1317461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My plan was to tell just a couple of people and let it slowly leak out, but we have a tight knit group and so the people who knew hounded me to announce, so I sent out a staff email that said I had a parasite that was expected to last about 9 months :wink: very classy I know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317329 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:57:58 +0000 jhd 1317329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a teacher and just made sure to tell my principal before anyone else. I didn't want him to hear it through the grapevine! I just told people when I was ready and then word spread. News travels fast among teachers and students! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317317 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:53:03 +0000 HazelEyes 1317317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I announced at a department meeting as well. We too have a very small, close department. My supervisor is actually one of my closest friends, so she knew already, but we always start by going around with a "check in." One of my coworkers was stuck doing something else and was late to the meeting, so I had to wait and do it toward the end when I "remembered" I had a check in. Then we called in the support staff to tell them too. It was fun. News travels very fast though! By the end of the day I had all sorts of people from all different departments congratulating me. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317309 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:51:18 +0000 mlm2934 1317309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been wondering if I should bother to announce at all! I work remotely and have only met my co-workers a handful of times, and probably will be showing the next time I'm in the office. My manager knows though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317283 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:41:46 +0000 Alivoo01 1317283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Ham: My "department" consists of like 16 people, but I'm not close to them. Maybe for you, you can bring in breakfast or an afternoon dessert with a theme as an announcement? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317278 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:39:24 +0000 cascademom 1317278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my boss after my 13 week ultrasound. He already had an idea of it though. He also knew when a lawyer was asking if I was based on how I looked. When the second time comes around, I'll probably tell him sooner than later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317270 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:37:45 +0000 Mrs.Ham 1317270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: i'm really tempted to do this too! We're a pretty close knit office, though...so it's hard knowing what to do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317240 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:29:37 +0000 Alivoo01 1317240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my boss after our NT scan. I didn't say anything to my other co-workers and let my belly do the talking. It didn't grab their attention until I was 20 something weeks along! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317161 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:07:58 +0000 LBee 1317161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: The same thing happened to me with the bands! I thought no one was going to walk in my office the remainder of the day and then BAM someone did. Luckily it was a guy (his wife wore them too during pregnancy) and (so far) he has kept my secret. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1317135 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 10:57:29 +0000 Mrs.Ham 1317135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 2 meetings next week. I'm thinking about bringing a bunch of pink and blue candy to one, with a note that says "guess who?!". </p> <p>I have a small office, and we love celebrating...but I'm just not sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313756 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:35:54 +0000 looch 1313756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my line manager at 17 weeks, I was already showing by then, but he informed the rest of the team. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313732 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:29:24 +0000 wonderstruck 1313732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got found out before I meant to. I was having awful morning sickness and was wearing sea-bands to help with it. One of my co-workers just looked at me and asked, "Wonderstruck, why are you on a boat?" I played dumb and she pointed at the bands and said, "My family wears them when we go on cruises for sea-sickness. The only time I've ever seen someone wearing them for another reason was my sister when she was..." And then she trailed off and just looked at me suspiciously. I have a terrible poker face, so it was obvious what she was going to say and that she was right...and she told everyone. Haha! I was okay with it though. It was kind of funny actually, my other co-workers kept coming up to me like, "Sooooo...I heard something about you."</p> <p>And yes, @Mrs. Confetti: has a good point, tell the boss first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313728 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:28:56 +0000 blackbird 1313728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought leftover cupcakes in to work (they had pink filling, which is how we told family we were having a girl). Everyone always asks, "what's the occasion?!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313717 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:27:19 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1313717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just make sure your boss knows first - I imagine no boss wants to be blind-sighted by an announcement. Better that the news come from you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313711 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:25:49 +0000 catlady 1313711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a very small office, so I told my boss first, then announced to everyone else at once at an office lunch (we have these every so often). Others have announced at monthly or quarterly staff meetings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313708 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:25:30 +0000 Bookish 1313708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha I brought my ultrasound and shoved it in everyone's face.... prooobably annoyed the heck out of everyone ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313695 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:22:17 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1313695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just let it casually slip into conversation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313691 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:21:32 +0000 GrapeCrush 1313691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first someone asked me what I had planned for that evening. I just so happened to have a doctors visit that night. I said I had to go to the doctors to make sure the baby was doing good. They didn't get it at first haha<br /> With the second I told one person, she has a big mouth and told the office for me(this was my plan haha) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313612 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:57:38 +0000 MapleMoose 1313612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my boss first... We were in her car driving to a meeting. Then I announced to the rest of the team at our weekly staff meeting. I showed them a picture of the ultrasound onto which I Photoshopped a hot pink bow. </p> <p>Have fun! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313580 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:50:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 1313580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just told my boss during a regularly scheduled catch up meeting, when I was 14 weeks and after we'd gotten the results of the NT scan. After that, I told my closest coworkers when I had a chance (walking to the train with one, in a meeting with another...); Then, I told less close coworkers in team meetings, but word was starting to spread at that point. </p> <p>In your smaller office it sounds like once you tell someone, everyone will know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313571 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:49:03 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1313571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you guys have staff meetings? That's where I announced mine to everyone say, "Yeah...we figured!" I guess I wasn't very good at hiding it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcing-to-coworkers#post-1313566 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:47:44 +0000 Mrs.Ham 1313566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, the MR. and I finally told our families over Christmas that we're expecting! I'm 15 weeks, and starting to show... any good ideas for how to tell my coworkers? I work in a very small, tight knit office. </p>