Carina O’Brien

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1,722 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4 Aug

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Working Mumma · Going Back to Work Pregnant? How to Tell Your Employer Without the Guilt or the Panic · 2 Jun 2026 podcast

Do it when you're ready. matched

But I would not sit on it for too long. matched

I know that might sound a little bit counterintuitive, but you might be thinking, I'm gonna wait till I'm further along, or I've been back from my maternity and parental leave, until you feel a little bit more settled back in work, until that moment feels right. matched

Often there's not gonna ever be the right moment. matched

But here's the thing: that conversation, until you have it with your manager or your employer, the conversation is matched

going to hang over you. matched

Every meeting, every catch-up with your manager, every time someone asks, so how's it feel to be back? matched

It's going to be there in the back of your mind. matched

And you do not need that extra stress being pregnant. matched

You're already navigating so much. matched

The returning after a long leave, adjusting to being back, managing the mental load at home. matched

We know there's so much. matched

It's a lot. matched

The mental weight of carrying an unspoken secret at work on top of that is utterly exhausting. matched

So telling work sooner also has a very practical upside that people and we often don't think about that if they had a maternity cover in place for your role whilst you're away, telling them early also gives the option of keeping that person. matched

on rather than actually them going through the whole recruitment and learning and development process again, which is actually a benefit to them. matched

And it can change the tone of the whole conversation entirely of when you frame it from them. matched

Just like flexible work, if you flame frame it about your employer, the benefits and things like that. matched

Think about what's in it for them as well and show that you've also thought about this during the whole process. matched

Before we get into the practical conversation, let me give you a quick rights reality check. matched

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