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[quote=Anonymous]How far along are you?  I'd wait until you were out of the first trimester

As an MB, I would like to know as early as you were able to tell me.  I would not fire you but I would like to be able to plan early on how we are going to handle appointments, your absence after baby is born, if there are complications that cause you to go out on leave before baby is born, what will happen after, etc.  I also work in a field where being big and pregnant can be seen as not able to fulfill all your job duties, but there are thankfully other options available to work with those of us who are pregnant and cannot perform what needs to be done.  No one gets fired for being pregnant (although per diems do not get called as much and that apparently is not illegal).  Anyways, my point is I'm sympathetic to the fact that nannies do not get that same protection.

For you, I would not bring it up until you've discussed with your partner at least the following scenarios

1.  Can you afford to live on just one income?  For how long?  
2.  Are you high risk (I don't know if you have pre exisiting conditions or age that would automatically qualify you) which means will you have more appointments than normal? 
3.  What are your plans after baby is born?  Will you want to stay home?  Return to work?  Return to work only at a job where you can bring your baby?  This doesn't have to be a definite decision, but at least have an idea
4.  How long of a maternity leave can you take?  This is separate from the first point.  How many vacation and sick days do you have?  How many will be used for appointments if you're a normal pregnancy? How long can you afford to not be working after baby is born?

None of these have to have a definitive answer, but they are things you should think about before you bring it up to your employer. While your employer is going to be happy for you (well at least hopefully) they are also going to want to start discussing the logistics of it ASAP so they can look for back up care or plan their schedules in anticipation of whats to come.  Going in with  having a pretty good idea of what YOU want will help them figure it out plus will hopefully prevent you from feeling like you have to agree to things before you've thought about it from your side.

And congrats! [/quote]

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