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Timing

So I have mentioned that I am starting a new job in September, another one year job, the "F**k you Lucy" job. And I am due in January.

I have not mentioned the pregnancy to anyone yet -- its too soon, too much can happen. My sister and husband know. And you all. That's it. Not even my mom.

But I have been in touch with someone at the job who was pregnant during her term. More specifically, she gave birth during the month before her term and took time off at the beginning and then had a modified schedule for months thereafter. I've been pumping her for info without revealing my motivation -- its easy enough to get someone to talk about the challenges of being a working mommy when you're also a working mommy.

Yesterday, she said something scary to me. She said she was the first person -- ever -- in the history of the job to give birth at a time that it affected her term. I thought that was highly unlikely -- that they must have protocols in place for this sort of thing -- but it is apparently true. And she noted how glad she was it wasn't in the middle of the year. Umm...

Andrea (PBB) noted: I've always been a believer in making the personal life choices that I wanted to regardless of whether it was the perfect time, and making the rest of my life adapt.

I am trying hard to adopt that attitude.

Full post as published by Butterflyfish on June 05, 2010 (boomark / email).