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@jfortizzle I personally wouldn't tell them yet. I never told an employer until after 12 weeks and wouldn't change that for a new job. Especially because knowing early won't change anything for them. You would still not qualify FMLA and presumably it's too late to un-quit your previous job, so rushing to tell them right away won't change that.
If you find yourself too sick to work you can disclose then. I get pretty sick but never so sick I can't muddle through work. I thought it was super obvious I was dying but nobody ever caught on before I told them.
As for what you'll do for leave, some companies are short sighted and punitive and wouldn't hold your job but many companies do. Why would they want to hire you just to fire you again in 9 months? Especially over a meager 12 weeks of leave.
Check your company's STD policy. Many don't exclude preexisting pregnancy (in all my years, I only had one company have a policy for one year that did, then they changed to a better policy) so if they offer that you could still take the first 6 (8 if c section) as disability. Then you'll need to negotiate to use earned PTO, advanced PTO, donated leave etc. for the rest.
If you find yourself too sick to work you can disclose then. I get pretty sick but never so sick I can't muddle through work. I thought it was super obvious I was dying but nobody ever caught on before I told them.
As for what you'll do for leave, some companies are short sighted and punitive and wouldn't hold your job but many companies do. Why would they want to hire you just to fire you again in 9 months? Especially over a meager 12 weeks of leave.
Check your company's STD policy. Many don't exclude preexisting pregnancy (in all my years, I only had one company have a policy for one year that did, then they changed to a better policy) so if they offer that you could still take the first 6 (8 if c section) as disability. Then you'll need to negotiate to use earned PTO, advanced PTO, donated leave etc. for the rest.