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

i was about a month and a half pregnant when my mom finally found out. it was the week of finals at school n i didnt feel good the last 3 days of finals. so my bf would go to take me to school, and by the time i got there i was outta it and not feelin well at all. so we'd go to his house for the day.

the next week the school had called my mom saying i wasnt there the last few days to do my finals and they were wondering where i was. my mom asked and i told her i didnt feel to good. she just looked at me me and said oh..then a minute later shes like...youre not pregnant are you?

and since she pretty much guessed it i had nothing to say but...yeah...
she didnt yell or complain like i thought she would...her jaw just hit the floor, but then she asked how far along i was and if my bf was happy to and if it was planned. i told her it wasnt planned, because she would kill us because we're still young. but it was, my bf had a steady job, and we're still doing well today. so im happy. and so is she. she bought the little one some things the other day.

after i told her though i gave her the card i was going to in order to break the news. it said congradulations on being a grandparent...etc. n she had me n my bf sign it. if she never would have guessed i dont know when i woulda gathered up the courage to give her the card n tell her

well I got pregnant when I was 17 and my parents thought I was a virgin because I never told them I wasn't. Well before my 18th birthday I found out I was pregnant and told my boyfriend, (now husband) that I was. My mom never knew until after my 18th birthday, which was when I moved out, I posted on my myspace the news and my cousin told all my family. So I never really got to tell them. My dad doesn't speak to me, and my mom doesn't either because I'm on medicaid and because I'm pregnant. So I live with my husband and we are very proud of the little girl that is on her way.

eleni_rae wrote: 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!!)

ha thats me, she came sooner then a week...more like 2 days after this post lol

vintageglamour wrote: im 21 yrs old and i was still TERRIFIED to tell my mom!

heres how i told her:
i told my cousin Kellee first, who was also pregnant at the time, shes 25. she coached me through it and basically let know to go ahead and get it over with because stress is not good while pregnant. next i told my aunt which i am very close to. she offered to tell my mom for me, but i figured i'd rather do it myself. so the next day my aunt came over and my mom was home too. my aunt took me by my arm and made me go to my moms room and tell her. all i said was "im pregnant"she didnt say anything! i was very shocked!   she was excited and even offered to go with me to my next appt. by the time i told my mom i was already 5 months pregnant! after i told my mom the whole family just knew. i think my grandma told them cause she cant hold water. lol i told my dad shortly after. i told him on the phone since he lives about 2 hrs away. he was much easier to tell because we dont have a close relationship like that. as much as he told me over and over "dont get pregnant" he was excited also. hes actually bought the baby LOTS of stuff already.

telling my family was a HUGE relief! i actually started enjoying being pregnant after that. i would recommend to anyone thats scared to just go ahead and get it over with. i guarantee you'll feel 200% better.[/b]

OMG I'M IN THE SAME BOAT I'M 24 AND SCARED BUT A LOT OF MY YOUNGER COUSINS ARE PREG AND WHEN MY MOM FOUND OUT SHE WAS LIKE YOU KNOW SUCH AND SUCH PREG AND SHE SOUNDS EXCITED, BUT SHE ALWAYS TELL ME TO WAIT TILL I'M MARRIED. WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO?

When I found out I was preg I was already two mons.. I really didn't tell my mom becausr I had jus graduated from highschool.. My lil brother kept askin me tho an I was denying it an my mom was like ur stomach is gettin bigger because my stomach was really little.. So one day she came over to me and my boyfriends house an she asked him if I was pregnant an he was like oh we don't know yet.. So I went to the doctor an I was two mons..

My parents wernt mad at all they are actually very excited.. I'm 5 mons now an I'm havin a little boy eveyone can't wait until he get here I'm due Feb 7th..  

Well, I was 6 1/2 weeks when I found out that I was pregnant. I was feeling very funny and I knew something wasnt right. So my boyfriend and I went to the doctor to get a pregnancy test. It came out negative. They told me it was probably a stomach virus. Then a few weeks later I still didnt feel well and my period was late. So I bought a home pregnancy test. I took it and it came out positive. I told my mother and my boyfriends mother the same day. My mother was upset, but she said we will get through it and she will do whatever she can as long as I stay in school. Im currently a sophmore in college and Im 16 weeks and 4 days now. We're already shopping for the crib, fixing up the room, and planning my baby shower. Im due on March 8th and my boyfriend cant be more excited. In my opinion, I think its better to tell them ASAP because the longer you wait the harder it's going to be.

When I was pregnant with my first daughter at 19 I was terrified to tell my Mom. I remember telling her that I had something to tell her that would change her life. I told her I was pregnant and at first she was mad. I was yelled at and asked why I hadn't protected myself, and then she calmed down. I know she was disappointed! I always thought that I would never be that girl that got pregnant as a teenager. But it all worked out for the best! My daughter will be 8 in November and is the best thing that has happened n my life. My Mom also adores her!!

well, i am seventeen. i am currently pregnant for the second time.
i have always been active in sports with school, had good grades,was in band, very involved with church so on and so on. then in oct. 2006 i found out i was pregnant. i had terrible cramps in my right side. my dad thought my appendix may be ruptured. so he took me to the doctor. the doctor had no clue what was going on so he sent me for a cat scan. the cat scan came back and said that i had a ovarian cist that ruptured. thats what the pain was from. i went back to my dr and he sent me to an ob, to prescribe me birth control to regulate it. they did a test because they are required to before prescribing borth control. they called me into another room, and said "you are sexually active" and i said yes. they told me i was pregnant. the only way that they didnt have to tell my dad was to take some blood and then we would have to come back and them tell dad anyway. so that night i wrote him a letter. i told him i was sorry, but i needed his support. i was in a long term relationship with the daddy. i told him as soon as i found out. after that it was hard for me to face all the people i hung out with & go to church, i was kinda ashamed. so dad said it would be best to live with my mom. i cant stand my mom and that lasted a week then i moved in with my boyfriend. i ended up losing that baby at 6 months from a bacterial infection.
i am now 4 months pregnant. i was on birth control when i got pregnant this time. but in march (1month after i lost the first baby) me & my boyfriend got married & had a beautiful wedding. this one is going to be a girl & every one is excited. i told everyone as soon as i found out & every one is happy!

well. to start off i wasnt with my boyfriend at the time, we had been broken up for 3 weeks i started noticing i wasnt feeling good. my breast enlarging, feeling sick in the AM! etc. but i would always have these cramps that felt like i was gonna have my period. i must have been 1-2 months prego. but on May 11, 2007 i took a test, it came back positve. i was scared. i was crying and everything. the first person i called was my BFF!! and funny thing was, she was with my ex boyfriend and her boyfriend (there both friends) and next thing u know the ex was calling me asking me why are u crying, did someone hurt you? blah blah blah. then my mother comes upstairs and was like whats wrong and my sisters all like BECCA!! why are u crying? and i just flat out told my mom and sis. listen im pregnant my mother was OVERJOYED! and my sister couldnt believe it, she was gonna have someone to play with. but see i live with my grandparents. so my mother told her mother (my gma) and my gdad. the gma didnt take it as i hoped she would. she wanted me outta the house etc. but the gpa was like well were here to support you. if u need anything were here. but u have to tell brandon (my ex at the time). so i called up the ex and was like where are u. i need to talk to you. etc. so i go to his boys house my bestfriends bfs house and i sit him down and just told him.
id have to say we are back together and extremely happy. funny thing was we were trying to have a kid to begin with. so YAY!! thats my story.
OH and with my father. HA! he loves it. thats just bc he loves the hubby!! and my dad is my bestfriend times 465467253 so. He wanted a grandchild. : )

well pretty much i told my dad in a way that would be exciting..

he asked me if i wanted to go to six flags.. lol i said "well heres the thing, ur gonna be a grandpa" he said wow.... got silent, and then said " i cant believe ur makin me a grandpa at 34" , now everyone in my family knows and supports us.

oh and the reason my parents are so young is cuz they had me at 14 and 17  

I first told my dad which truly was the worst day of my life, he was dissapointed and hopeless, he wasn't mad but he didn't want me to have a baby in such a young age, anyways then he told my mom. She was so mad (including the fact fact that she just hated my boyfriend, still hates anyway) and we don't talk since. It was the worst day of my life but I coped.

Well my boyfriend moved my house in April and then got in trouble (but not kicked out) for doing somethin in the house he wasnt supposed to be doing so we went to his dads and I found out two days later at his dad's that I was pregnant.

I was sooo afraid of telling my parents that we spent the entire week out at his dads and then when I finally did go home I had morning sickness so bad I was constantly in the bathroom. My dad knocked on the door and said he needed in there and when I walked out he asked what was wrong with me. I told him I wasn't feeling well and his weird parental instinct must have kicked in or somethin cause hes all like "No what is wrong with you"

So i just blurted out "I'm pregnant dad"

Needless to say he didnt take to that too well. We had the usual hour long preech about how we're too young and not ready, which of course hes right theres no disagreement there, and then my mom came home and she saw my boyfriend my dad and i sitting around. I had been crying and of course she asked what was wrong and my dad looked to me to answer her.

So again I blurted out "I'm pregnant" and she smirked and just looked at me with this "tell me something I don't know" look and simply said "Well you're straight to the point there's not even an "I think" in that sentence."

We went and got a third test to be absolutely sure because my parents needed their own proof and surprisingly enough my mom seemed to take it better than my dad which I didn't expect but thats another long story.

Now everyone's pretty much used to the idea though so It's really hard to tell your parents you might be pregnant but eventually in the end it all works out.

My Advice: TELL!!

They're bound to find out sooner or later cause you can't really hide the baby bumb for long and for me, keeping it a secret was worse than letting them know.

i told my mom i was pregnant through a text message... i planned on leaving to stay the night somewhere else besides home before she got off work but i didnt leave in time! she started crying but i told her i wanted to keep it and shes been supportive ever since... she told me it was hard for her and i can understand that... my dad and his family still dont know and im 20 weeks!! that shows how much i dont spend time with them and my older brother doesnt even know bc hes away at college.... so im still nervous about them finding out but im too excited about my baby to even care what they have to say!! just tell your mom first... shes more likely to understand than anyone else

Courtney Ansley wrote: I have some examples of good and bad ways to tell your parents. The first one I am not proud of and I could shoot myself for being so ugh, a teenager!! I was 17 and I had been in a lot of trouble at school for skipping and I had gotten a new boyfriend, lol, the normal bad hormonal teenager stuff. I ended up getting kicked out of school and then my parents kicked me out because they thought I was on drugs (which I can honestly say I wasnt, never have never will) Well I geuss about a month had past and I was living with my boyfriend and my mom called and was pretty much telling me how much of a dissapointment I had become, and just whole bunch of stuff, how I shacked up with some guy, yada yada yada, well being the little bitchy teen I was I yelled "let me add to your disapointment some more! I'm pregnant also!" She was really upset, and now I really understand why, I was her baby and at the time it really seemed like I had completely thrown my life away. I ended up m/c, I geuss it was a blessing, my mom was there for me I was so crushed. Now for the better way.......
My fiance (same boyfriend in last story) and I had moved into a new apartment we were both working and really starting to get things together. My mom had been diagnosed with cancer in Oct, so I tried my hardest to help when I could, that kind of strengthend our relationship. Well I found out I was pregnant in March and didnt tell anyone because of the previous M/C well in April my mom had to have a bone marrow transplant, which is a very risky procedure. So on the morning she had to go in, I came over and she wrote all of us letters (my dad and siblings) kind of telling us good bye and she loved us, I geuss just in case. So I wrote her a letter telling her she would be ok, becuase she had to be, to see her grandchild! I promised if it was a girl she would be named after her. My mom smiled and wrote me another letter and said how much she loved me, and she would be there for her grandchild. She is completely recovered now, and our relationship is great, she went with me to find out the gender, and were having a boy! My moms name is Loren Michelle but goes be Michelle and my sons name is going to be Aidne Micah, after her.
I do believe that you should tell them, when you feel it is right to tell them. Dont get an attitude if they are upset, put yourself in theire position! Even if they are mad, theire mad because they love you and your theire baby. Give them time, theyll begin to accept perhaps not forgive, but usually theyll be there for you, if not you, theire grandchild, which is the most important thing

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