When to tell work?

It's kind of inconvenient (and unexpected) to fall pregnant within one month of starting a new job!  I can really only put it down to completely coincidental timing, or the fact that since starting the job, I'm not stressed about money for the first time in a few years.  They're great employers, so I'm sure they'll react well and be supportive - but I feel terrible because it wasn't in my plan for it to happen so soon!  I was thinking it might have worked out for the best that I hadn't already fallen pregnant, so that I could get a couple of good years of work done there, before I have to take time off.  

I'm hoping that they'll allow me some maternity leave and then return to work part-time until further notice, as I don't want to lose the opportunity to work there for such wonderful employers and with such a great team!  It's awesome to have a job that I enjoy and I look forward to being there for the long term... Hopefully they will know all of this and we can plan accordingly.  But then, I don't expect them to do without someone in my role while they wait for me to do the motherhood thing!  We'll see...

But all this has made me a bit unsure of what I should do with regards to telling them.  I'm only 5 weeks now, so not exactly out of the danger period - and I don't want to cause a fuss for nothing.  The fact that I haven't had any symptoms (apart from a bit of booby-tenderness), actually kind of makes me wonder if there is a baby there at all!  I'm sure all first time mums feel that way though! 

However, today I felt a couple of twinges of sickness/dizziness, and truthfully, I can feel in my heart that everything is going to work out... so I think I will just confirm everything with my doctor on Saturday and then tell my bosses next week.  I don't want to start getting sick and then tell them.  They're the kind of people who would rather know ahead of time and I don't want to give them any last minute surprises.

On the home front, I gave in and bought one little thing on the weekend.  A tiny jumpsuit with Virgo on it... so cute, and I felt like I was sending positive vibes to the universe that my baby would be born at the expected time.  My sister gave me a 3 pack of little white socks.  Both are soooooooooooo cute.