You can buy a separate life insurance policy on ur own, in addition to requesting life insurance from ur employer, if they offer it.
To get ur own life insurance policy u can contact a local life insurance agent, or visit a life insurance quote service to request free life insurance quote comparisons online from several insurers. You can learn about term life insurance at http://term-life-online.com
Term life insurance offers u temporary life insurance for 1-30 years. It costs much less than permanent life insurance, because it is temporary, & builds no cash value within the policy.
Many young families choose 10, 20, or 30 year level term life insurance because it offers the most coverage at the lowest cost.
Level term life insurance provides coverage & premiums that remain the same each year for up to 30 years.
If u want, u can request life insurance from ur employer, but u may have to pay for it, & if u leave ur company, or get laid off, the group term life insurance plan ends. You may be able to convert it to a permanent life insurance plan, but it would cost u a lot more. And, if u waited until later to get ur own life insurance policy, u may not be able to qualify for coverage if u develop a health condition.
You may want to consider a term life insurance policy for u & ur husband. Imagine what it would cost to replace everything u do for ur family, & will be doing for ur growing family once u have a child.
Bets of luck to u & ur husband. And, Congratulations!!!