re: How to tell the parents your preggo...

well i found it hard and easy to tell my parents at the same time as i find it hard to tell anyone big news.
i just started grinning and laufing and my fiance wasnt gonna say anything but just sit there and wait for me to say it....mum and dad said they both already thought thats what we where there to talk to them about.they have always been good about everything.its not there first grandchild, as i have a 2 year old niece...but they are still excited as ever, especially mum(she has started knitting already lol).
we drove 30min so we could tell them face to face and it felt good telling them that way  

As for my fiances parents it took them a few weeks to come around and we never got the chance to sit down and tell them.they have always been hard on him.everything is looking up for us with everyone comming around.

i agree with everyone else that telling them asap is the best way about it.  

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littlez wrote: well i was scared to tell my mom cuz im 14 nd i thought she would be disapointed in me nd i had told her i was going to the clinic jus to check up so i went wit my sister but im pretty sure she though something was up. so then i told her that i needed to talk to her. she told me "omg your getting married!!" lol i jus told her no but um im pregnant i thought she was going to blow up all she said was shut up omg im gonna be a grandma daym im getting old i was in relief that she was happy. she had toldd me theres no point in being mad at me cuz thats only gonna stress me out nd its gonna lead to no where nd geing mad isnt going to help. the only problem right now is telling my dad. i think the best way to tell him is jus wait til i get bigger until he starts asking questions nd then i tell him but i think you should tell your mom first and then your dad last cuz you know how dads can be so goodluck out there =]
and trust me once you tell them it'll be a big relief  

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so_in_love10708 wrote: she was shocked and disapointed but thats how all parents are

no it isn't...
my parents weren't disappointed at all, they were really happy for me.

i'm 17, 18 this wednesday
i told my mum first, i just came right out and told her, and she said "do you know what you're going to do?" and i said of course, and from then on she was over the moon
she told my dad later that day, and he was over the moon too.

honesty is always the best policy!

I never keep track of my periods and then like i started looking pale and stuff but like i wasn't suspecting anything and then my mom asked me "are you pregnant?" and i was like "huh why do you say that ?" and she told me i looked pale and i was gaging alot so we went to walt mart bought a pregnancy test and it came out positve. I was 16 and i was 6 weeks....my dad didnt comment anything on it...and up to date he still hasn't really said anything and my baby is already born...he is7 months fixing to turn one year old in like 5 month....=) but u have to tell your parents sooner or later they are going to find out anyways and its better for them to know right away to make money plans and stuff like that

i had the dr tell her. and then she flipped! but now she is really understanding and she can't wait for baby conner to get here! due dec. 1

I wasnt scared to tell my mum, just a bit apprehensive, as im single and no longer with the babys father. I actually found out i was pregnant while at work as i had bought the test planning to do it when i got home at night but i couldnt wait lol. When i got the positive test result i phoned my ex straight away to tell him, and as soon as i had done that i phoned my mum. She was a bit worried about how i would cope etc, but very happy at the same time!

I think tho, that no matter what situation your in, or how freaked your parents may be to start with, it sinks in eventually...so i figured its best just to get it out quickly and give them time to adjust to it! xx

well since im 15 i was really scared but i told my mum first and she calmly told me that if i want to hav an abortion she would not object but she told me that she would like me to keep it kuz its a life i have in me!!! i was sooo happy. we decided to tell my dad who was really angry at first but has been acting really ok lately and even asked me about the u/s and stuff   my bf was sooooo happy!!! now im 26 weeks almost 27 and i can't wait 4 my angel to be here! u know u gotta tell them sooner or later and believe me sooner is better!!!!

My story is the worst, I think.

My best friend and I are very close. We tell each other everything. I love her TO DEATH.
She happends to be gay, and very much into medical study, along with her girlfriend, they both intend to be nurces/doctors later in life.
Well, I never really kept track of my peroids. Because mine where always so wacky to begin with.
I would have it one month on the 12th, then the next month on the 31st or something.
Anyways, one month I hadn't gotten my peroid, and I figured that its just stress, yada yada it will come later.
I was talking with my best friend about Dan and I (boyfriend at the time.) She asked me if I had ever forgotten to use protection, because to her, something was off with me.
Dan and I always used protection. But it was the pill, which is not 100% offective.
I told her no, we always use it, and she said take a pregnancy test. No harm no foul right?
Wrong.
I was pregnant. She was the first to know. She took me to a doctor immeditly.

I waited a week before telling my parents, I'm pregnant. My mother screamed at me. Telling me I was a horrible excuse to be her child.
Thing is she is my step-mother, not my real mom.
My father was cool about it, he asked if Dan knew, I told him I would tell him later.

My mom would not let me in my house after I told her. Who knows what my dad thought. I went to stay with my aunt, and I told Dan. He left me in a McDonalds. Litterly.
Well, the only person that was there for me, Was Cody. My current boyfriend.
who has been my best friend sinse we first met in Kindergarden. I love him a lot.  

Anyways, Tell your parents.
You HAVE to.

Maddie*

I think your story is an inspiration to others...no matter how hard your parents take the news, it is always possible to pick yourself up and get on with it....you seem to have a good unit of friends, and your parents will come round to the idea. Til then what you are doing is great, getting on with it like an adult should and showing people you can do it!

Same to everyone else, although my mum has been a huge support, the babys dad does not want to be involved, and i respect his desicion. Its a life changing thing to go thru and not everyone will support you, but as long as we all remember whats important we'll get there!

Hope all of you are well xxxx

I was 19 when I got pregnant with my first son. I worked at a grocery store in the deli and before work I bought a pregnancy test and during my first break I took it into the bathroom and what do you know, it came back positive! I remember thinking "I'm pregnant? No, I can't be pregnant. Oh my God I'm pregnant!"

During my lunch break I went home and my mom was sitting on the front porch talking to her best friend on the phone. I went up to her, handed her the pregnancy test and said "Mom, this is mine." She looked at it and was like "No it's not, this is one of your friends. You're lying!" I told her that it was in deed mine and then I'll never forget what she said, she says to her friend on the phone "Oh my God, Danielle just gave me a positive pregnancy test. I'm too young to be a Grandmother!!!" It was just of my mom to only think of herself!

Its scary to tell your parents but they may surprise you. I waited 2 months to tell my dad cause I was so scared he was going to flip out and he shocked the heck out of me. He was totally supportive and said that they would help me and I could live there, even after the baby was born, as long as I needed to. So, you never know until you just come out and do it. But I'll guarantee one thing, your parents will be a whole lot more ticked off if you don't say anything until the baby is born and they find out that way!!!!!

I called my cousin before anyone [besides Charles] we have been close forever so she was the first person i thought of, she was excited and asked if i wanted to talk to Ann [her mom has been a lot like a mom to me since mine isn't always there.] They were supportive and i finally got a chance to tell my mom after i found an apartment & moved out, she couldn't get to me the...Well i told my mom at first, i waited awhile to tell her because in all honesty, we don't get along that well. I came to the house one day & found her in her room. I simply said, "mom, i'm pregnant." she just looked at me...for what felt like a long ass time then she asked what i was planning to do. I told her that Charles & i were planning on keeping the baby etc. She said, "oh. Well i hope that works out for you but you know you can't live here. I won't have an extra mouth in my house & she went on a rant...i reminded her that i don't live with her & dad anymore & she got pissed. Somewhere in her next rant she had said that I had brought an unwelcome burden onto her "already growing load." I walked out then the next day when my mom was at work charles & i went back. My dad has a lot of medical issues so when i moved out my mom had to deal with them by herself although she wasn't helping before, i felt guilty about leaving my dad because my mom is thought to have bipolar disorder & she's always really moody & she doesn't take very good care of him because she can't really take care of herself anyway. But back to that; we went in & i told my dad point blank. He called us "dumbasses" but then he got over it. He asked if that's what i had talked to my mom about & i told him what happened. My mom had also compared Charles to the immature asshole that got my mom pregnant at 16...my dad apologized to charles for that & he said he would have faith in him as long as charles kept trying to do his part. Now my mom is very standoff-ish although she randomly pops up with "advice" for me, my dad is getting excited because after 3 granddaughters this will be his first grandson. I'm back at home for awhile because my mom couldn't handle what i used to do while i was gone so she asked me to come back. She still has her fits and everything but she's trying to be civil because she needs the help...telling them sucked because i knew what my mom would do & i know that with me having a baby i won't be able to be there as much for my dad & everything...i wish my mom wasn't the way she is but that won't change...if she was like someone else who knows where i would be right now? ugh, but i do know one thing, no matter how much crap i got from my mom and some other random people my son was not a mistake. An accident? yes. a mistake? never.

No matter what they're going to be like you need to tell them as soon as you can. & if you can't tell them go to someone else that can help you get the prenatal care you need & can help you break the news to whoever you're afraid to tell.

Well I still haven't been able to tell my mom, ONLY because I never see her we live apart & I don't have her new number for whereever she's livin with her dumb bf. My dad I haven't really talked in ages(when I say ages I mean 4ish years), so I don't even know when and if I should tell him. It would be weird randomly callin him up out of no where I think. The BF's parentals know though. We had got a card that says we're expecting and in the card put one of the ultrasound pictures in it. It went better than I thought it would. hah  

My boyfriend have been together for 4 years and have been living together for almost one. We were both 18 when we found out that I was pregnant and I was so scared. First we told his mom. She was very happy and just started to say over and over "I knew it". Next I told my mom I wanted to wait to tell her in person but couldn't stand keeping it from her another minute. So I called her and told her right away. Needless to say, there has definatly been a moment in our lives when I have seen her happier, but she just said very camly "well, we need to get you in to see the doctor" . My dad was the one I was really nervous about telling. One Tuesday he was comming over to see me and take me to lunch, I thought it would be best to tell him over the phone. He was just kind of quite and then asked me if he was getting punked. Because I didn't show until I was almost 6 months he continued to ask me if I was for real. Now I am 33 weeks and its pretty obvious that I am telling the truth. My whole family has been really supportive about the whole thing. I thought my dad would be ashamed but he wound up being so excited that he told all my extended family before I even got the chance. My parents as well as his mom have been to all of my ultrasounds. We were all thrilled when were found out we were having a girl. They also threw us a beautiful shower. And as a shower gift my parents bought me a complete nursery! My dad who usually hates to shop by the way, has turned into a total shop-aholic and is constantly bringing me clothes. I completly underestimated my family. I thought they would be very cold and judgementle when in reality they turned out to be just the opposite. We wound up telling our immediate family before I was even 6 weeks along. My advice is to tell your parents as soon as possible. They may not be quite as supportive as my family has been but by telling them early you will be giving them time to adjust to the idea of not only becoming a grandparent but also the idea of there baby having a baby. So if in the beginning they are less then thrilled...give them time and they'll eventually come around.

I found out I was pregnant at 7 weeks...funny thing is I didn't even suspect I would be pregnant because of my birth control I missed my period before. But I went to the doctor because my stomach was acting funny and wouldn't let me eat anything I figured it was a stomach flu because there was one going around and my dad just had it but nope I was pregnant! I kind of had a sneaking suspicion I was but not really so it really surprised me, so the whole bus ride home I was freaking out because I didn't know what to tell my parents when I got home ( I just told them it was a stomach flu but it was already going away...they gave me a funny look but didn't say anything). Then later on in the week I started getting really tired and started throwing up so I figured before it got to late I would tell my mom. Her reaction was ok I guess she didn't flip out or yell she kind of panted and kept sighing and saying "ok..ok..ooook..." but then all was good. She told my dad for me too because he's the one with the temper but he's reaction was really good, a lot better then I expected he was actually really excited. But yah I think the best thing to do is not wait to long to tell them and have your mind made up about what your going to do with the baby before you tell them because my mom at first tried telling me to get an abortion just because I am only 17 but I had my mind made up that I wanted to keep it and now she's more excited then ever for the baby to get here!   (1 week left!!)