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I'm jealous that you aren't showing at 23 weeks!

I had the same problem. Since you are past 3 months i would tell them once you get an offer.

Without any personal experience and with no knowledge of this kind of thing, my immediate thought would be to inform them that you are. I'm only saying this because last year at my workplace, a woman applied for a coveted position in the month of June for a job that would begin in September. When she applied, she was already 6 months pregnant but hid it very well. When she got the job, she then announced that she would be going on mat leave (and in Canada, mat leave is one year!) in Sept! So, that meant our employer had to find yet ANOTHER replacement for this pregnant woman whose job was now secure for her return! What she did was quite "smart" and "strategic" but she is very much disliked for her stunt.

@Rubies: Really? Wow, I thought you had to work somewhere for a specific period of time before you could qualify for the year of leave (to avoid this kind of circumstance). I've never heard of someone doing that before.

@Rubies: Wow! Sneaky! You wouldn't be allowed to do that in NZ, you have to have worked at least 10 hours avg a week for 6 months before you can get any maternity leave.

@travelgirl1: I would definitely tell them asap they don't have a right to be annoyed if they advertised it as 3 months only!