Well, luckily there is a happy ending.

The school did end up making an offer and when I brought up the situation they were supportive and offered advice and assistance.

Thanks to everyone who offered their advice and their thoughts.

Thanks for the input so far.

One of the schools where I am waiting on an offer is listed on search as accepting three or more kids with a teaching couple where only one of whom works. But, I am also aware that having 3 kids could decrease my chances.

The baby will be born before we start the new position, so that is already taken care of. Then there is the issue of health care, which we would be fine paying the costs for as they will already be covering 4 of us, but I'm not sure if there are certain company guidelines they must follow which would make an agreement like that undoable.

Looks like my best option is to bring it up at the end of the 2nd interview or after they have made an offer. Some of the interviews have already been completed. For those, I will just have to bring it up after receiving the offer and see what happens.

Thanks for all the thoughts so far.

Hi all,

So my wife is pregnant and we are currently in the recruiting process with some schools most likely making offers in the next week. My question is when should I bring that my wife is pregnant with the schools? She is a non-working spouse.

We already have two kids and she is about 5 months pregnant. We are really only considering schools that have good packages for families, knowing that most schools will only cover 2 children and a dependent spouse. We are fine with only two kids receiving tuition and benefits but I am not sure how/when/ if to approach this topic with the schools.

The baby will not be born until after a contract is signed but she will be born while I am in the contract, so I do not really know what is the best approach to take here. I feel like there are both pros and cons to bringing it up very early in the interview process and only after an offer is made. I want to be as honest as I can about my situation with the school but there is always a chance some schools would pass on the interview altogether.

Also in the case of the new (third) child not receiving any benefits from the school, technically there is no adverse economic impact on the school and I would be able to honor my contract just the same.

I know there are a lot of questions here. Feel free to chime in if you think you can offer your thoughts.

Thanks!

Good Luck to all those job-hunting!