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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I think that you have gotten some really bad advice here.  It is exactly this type of attitude that makes women less valued in the workplace.  They want you for the job.  Great.  Congratulations!  You are also a person with obligations outside of work, and any company interviewing/hiring a woman of childbearing age knows that that woman getting pregnant is possible, if not likely.  So, get the offer in writing (email or letter), then explain - over the phone is fine - that you would like to accept the offer and (NOT but) you are pregnant, due xxx date.  Then say that you would like to take 12 weeks off, starting at xxx date and that you understand the leave will be unpaid.  Then see what they say.  Don't immediately offer to take less than 12 weeks, that makes you look weak and hurts woman everywhere.  If you are willing to take less than 12 weeks (and you do not have to be) and they ask you to do so, you can negotiate from there.  But the biggest mistake women make when negotiating the details of a new job or a promotion is asking for less than they want or offering to take less than you want.  You may get to less than 12 weeks through negotiation, but there is no need for you to go in with less.  Let them make that ask.[/quote]

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