I knew after finding out I was pregnant that I would want to tell friends and family right away. Though I know many women wait until the 12-week mark, when the risk of miscarriage drops and it?s ?safe? to share, for me, the idea that I had to be quiet in the early stages of this very exciting, much-wished-for life event felt really antiquated.
But before I could figure out exactly how to disclose this new information, my body did it for me. I?m a middle school drama and art teacher, and just a few days after finding out I was pregnant, when I was seven weeks along, I had to stop my lesson and run out of the classroom to throw up. I?m sure my colleagues could hear me puking down the hall. I could have explained that away once, but it happened multiple times?so often that I felt like it was becoming a giveaway. Some of my students even noticed and approached me, saying they were worried about me.
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30 women share the one thing that helped them most after a miscarriageSo when I was eight weeks pregnant, I told my boss, my colleagues, my family, and many of my 12- to 14-year-old students and their parents: ?No, I?m not sick. I?m pregnant.?
Every single person was nothing but excited for me, and it was so nice to have support right when I needed it. ...