Early Pregnancy is so HARD but we can't tell anybody about it. How do you get support?

It's CRAZY! For me, the first 13 weeks of pregnancy are always the hardest. I have to be exhausted, sore, nauseated, unable to think and also go about my day to day at work like nothing is wrong. It's so isolating. I worry that not feeling my best is bleeding into my performance and I don't have a reason to give my colleagues because "you're supposed to wait to tell people." Internet friends, when did you tell your work? How did you do it? What steps did you take to make sure you were protected while pregnant and had the most time off possible after giving birth? TIA ❤️❤️❤️