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[quote=Anonymous]Congratulations OP!

I'm an MB.  Here are my two cents:

- give yourself some time - you don't need to say or do anything right now except get safely into the second trimester
- start thinking about what you want to do.  Do you want to stay home with your baby (can you afford to)?  Do you want to look for a position where you can bring your baby with you to work?  Would you want to provide childcare in your home?  etc...
- separately, assess how this current position is turning out - do you like/enjoy working for this family?  How is your relationship with the parents?  How do your nannying/parenting instincts mesh with theirs?  How flexible/relaxed are they as parents and bosses?

Basically give yourself some time to figure out what will be best for you and your growing family.  Then, in a few weeks (when it will start becoming obvious anyway) talk with your employers.  If you worked for me I would want to know that you didn't take the job under false pretenses (you didn't know you were pregnant when I hired you) and I would want to know what your plans are about how long you can/want to work and what you plan/want to do after the baby is born.

Obviously your employers will need to figure out what to do - and this will be upsetting and disruptive to them.  They won't know (nor might you) how you will fare during the pregnancy - will you need bedrest, how well will you be able to care for their kid(s), etc...   If they love you they may want to work with you to find a solution to keep you.  They may also decide they need to find someone else.  I think you should prepare for that possiblity (and try not to take it too personally if they go that route - this will be tough for them, regardless of how fantastic they may think you are.)

So take your time right now is my main advice.

Good luck![/quote]

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