Pregnant while on the academic job market?

Hi All, Planning to seriously apply to R1 TT academic positions in 2026-2027 cycle. However, I'd really like to try for a child during the Postdoc. Which means potentially getting pregnant sometime this summer, so I can finish my maternity leave by like August or (latest) September of 2026.

The question is: I was planning to attend some conferences next winter/spring. I would be visibly pregnant during some of them. Could this affect my chances? Originally I was hoping to hide my pregnancy from the broader community due to stigma. But, should I just ignore my fears about that? I think the fears are real, because I'm genuinely fearful of what my own supervisor's reaction will be if I were to fall pregnant this summer. He will think I am probably insane, even though I have thought this out very well in my opinion, for my broader life. If I am afraid of telling him, how could I possibly go to these conferences pregnant? If I don't go to conferences the Spring before I apply to faculty positions, will that reflect negatively on my applications?

I thought it could be helpful to ask the broader community for any general thoughts! It really sucks that I even have to make this post!