Finding it hard

Working with my manager who is pregnant, I am TTC and finding it so hard to put a smile on my face as she is talking about baby stuff. This isn’t her fault and she is excited but it is crushing me. Has anyone else been in this situation? I am trying so hard to not let it affect me but it is and just silently trying to plod on.

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Similar...I would just be honest.

It’s really hard being in this situation and of course your manager will be excited naturally but your feelings are valid too. I’m pregnant now and do not mention the baby unless someone asks me, as I don’t want to be rude and not answer. But I have an idea who i work with definitely wouldn’t want to hear those conversations and try and keep them to a minimum. Does your manager know your TTC? If she doesn’t, just knowing you are and have been say for a while - I would like to think she’ll be sensitive to this. Obviously she’ll be excited but I always think there are plenty of people she can chat to and it’s hard if you see her every day and can’t escape from these conversations. It’s a tricky one all round.

I feel so uncomfortable sharing that we are TTC. I don’t trust that she wouldn’t tell people.

I know what you mean - I didn’t want to tell anyone either as added pressure to it all. However, if she’s your manager she should be bound by confidentiality and I guess you can’t expect her to know that conversations can be triggering xx

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