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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have been wondering this myself. Trying to leave a job the last two months, been applying with no luck so far, no interviews even. I just found out a couple weeks ago that I'm expecting, and trying to figure out if I should give up on the new job, keep interviewing until I show, keep interviewing for the duration...?

Considering using it as an excuse to leave my current job and boss I dislike, and then just try to apply to new jobs again during maternity leave once I'm ready to go back.

For those that would interview while pregnant, would you expect a new job to start during your pregnancy and then provide leave benefits? Or would you expect to negotiate a months-away start date for after your delivery/maternity?[/quote]

Leave is tricky.  You have to be at a place for a year before you are entitled to FMLA, I think, and company policies may also require a certain amount of time in the position to be eligible for any leave.  Plus, if you start during pregnancy, work a few months, and then take 3 months off, what's the benefit to the employer?  I think that starting the job after you have the baby is cleaner, assuming that the company is willing/needs the later start date. [/quote]

PP here you quoted, so true. I've been reading more about the FMLA requirements and unless the company you're about to join (while still pregnant) is awesome, the likelihood is slim (in my eyes) that you'd have either 1) the opportunity to receive any maternity benefit and 2) the opportunity to delay start by several months. For example in my case, I am very early on in pregnancy. Even if I were able to gain a new job by Dec 31, at 4 months pregnant, what are the chances the new employer will allow a start date of 6-8 more months from then?  :(

Ugh. Of course I am glad to have any job, and can stay with my current position but boy, it can get toxic and my tolerance for it is MUCH lower these days while simultaneously dealing with early pregnancy crap!

Have considered quitting my current job before delivery and then having the flexibility to stay home as long as I would like (stayed home 8 mos with my first), and then find a new job during that time. Caveat being they say it's so hard to find a job when you don't have one! The world doesn't make it easy for us working pregnant gals does it.

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