r/habitatforhumanity • u/KeyProduce8824 • Nov 02 '24

Family addition 😅

So my fiancé & I are currently in the program and have been since July (July accepted but April applicants) and we have 3 children. As of yesterday, I found out I’m 3 weeks pregnant. Obviously I won’t be telling anyone until after first trimester and honestly maybe not even during the 2nd 😅 My question is, at what point do I tell my affiliate? After first trimester? ASAP? Will this mess things up for us? I’m just anxious ab the outcome, I’ve had people get mad at me every time I’ve gotten pregnant so it gives me anxiety announcing it 😅 TIA

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u/RLClover Nov 03 '24

Congratulations!

Are your other 3 children relatively close in age? Not sure how it works for you but it's 2 to a room of same gender here in WI as long as they aren't more than 6 years apart.

So, we will get a 5 bedroom. Females: 11, 8, 6, 2 Males: 9 (almost 10) and 2

So they'd give each boy their own room.

If that's the case for you, you'd want to tell them sooner rather than later so you have the proper number of rooms!

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u/Bunnai3 Nov 03 '24

Mine is similar too with the age and gender thing. Congrats to OP! It’s always sad when people can’t just be happy for you. If you have a house reserved, they might find a house with another room maybe 🤷‍♀️

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u/Realistic-Speaker-41 Nov 02 '24

Every affiliate is different in how they operate and their rules. Sometimes dependents can factor into your income but usually they won’t say anything but congratulations. In my affiliate, it’s just data we collect, it doesn’t change your application. So, Congratulations!

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u/KeyProduce8824 Nov 02 '24

Thank you!! I appreciate it! 🥰