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

my parents and i were fighting at the time and hadn't talked in a month or so it was right around mothers day i sent my mom a card saying happy mothers day grandma with a copy of my sonogram in it she called me pissed (since i'm 19 i probably would have been too! lol)but shegot over it soon and went with me to my next sonogram, she still hates my guy but whatever i love him and she still gives me shit but it's all good lol

I was 17 when I got pregnant with my daughter (now 23 and pregnant again and terrified to tell my parents haha).. I actually found out I was pregnant at school cause I was to scared to take a test at home. So I called my mom and said umm mom can you check me out? and she said why?! i said cause I'm sick I need to come home (she knew I wasn't sick she had just seen me about 3 hours before that)... so finally i said I'm PREGNANT.. and she freaaaaaaaked out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She told my dad and all he said was "can't cry over spilled milk" I thought he would be the one to kill me.. but my mother harrassed me the whole summer about getting an abortion... it was awwwwfulllllll. Now they wouldn't know what to do without Jadyn in their lives.. but being pregnant again I'm terrified to tell them knowing they will flip out again. haha parents...

I was 18, engaged and terrified.
I had my fiance (ex, now) sit down with my mom and we told her together.
I did the talking, but he was there with me... weird to remember.
I said, "Mom, I have to tell you something."
I told her, and she immediately called her OBGYN and got me an appt. She started making sure I ate 3 times a day and it was a good meal, making me take vitamins ect. She reacted well.
My dad was another story. He lives a few blocks away and he didn't talk to me for a few months. He came around, though, and now he's the happiest grandpa ever.  

Quoting MilahJames:“ I was 18, engaged and terrified. I had my fiance (ex, now) sit down with my mom and we told her together. ... [snip!] ... a few blocks away and he didn't talk to me for a few months. He came around, though, and now he's the happiest grandpa ever.  ”

my dad took it better than my mom but after a few months he wouldn't even let people throw me a baby shower he kept saying he didn't need "hand outs" given to me... it was pretty akward.

well with my 1st i had some body els tell my mom when she called me i hung up on her   ...The 2nd i sent her a letter in the mail with a picture of a + pregnancy test and a ultrasound picture

No matter how you tell them they will still care about you, just maybe not the baby father, good luck

I never really had to tell my mom. Since I live with her she watches my periods all the time, and when I missed a month and I was having Flu like symptums we went into the hospital saying I had the Flu and they asked when my last period was and I told them and they said "Wow your about a month late." when I did the pee test and the doctor came in and said "Yes you are pregnant" my mom started crying and cussing because she thought it was her fault that I got pregnant but honestly it was my fault and my fiance's. But you know I'm glad I never had to find out on my own and have to tell my parents I'm pregnant.

I was a little nervous telling my parents that I 'm pregnant *due to the relationship between me & the BD* but eventually I had to tell them, I couldn't hide it forever. so I told my dad first, and he took it much better than I thought he would. as far as my mom, she had her suspicions that I was pregnant so me and her was joking around cuz I was telling her that I'm feeling nauseous. and she was like because of the baby? and I was like yes. and then she was like WHAT!!!!!  and then i told her right there that I was pregnant. she was a little upset, but I can see that she starting to accept it.

The Basics!
-I'm 17 years old, will be turning 18 in October
-Single
-Recently graduated High School in June 2009

SO... My mother always makes sure that I have my periods every month, when I was on birth control (DEPO) and I wouldn't get my period for up to 3 months she would worry, I had to change birth control..

my mom started noticing around late march that I was not getting my period and I was not on any birth control at the time, so I started to get worried also.

On April 21 I went to my first clinic, where they told me that I was "very" pregnant, I was shocked, I needed to get another test done, I went to another clinic that same week and my urine came back "highly sensitive".

That same week I had an appointment with my family counselor and I told him that I was pregnant, and that I needed to tell my parents right away, he scheduled an appointment for all of us to get together the following week. After our regular session, I told my counselor that I was ready and I told them, my mom immediately started crying and even went closer to my dads side, my dad said that he already knew because i was sleeping more than usual and "acting weird", he said that he had already told my mother to get ready for the news.

The following days my mom wasn't feeling so well, the next morning from the news she almost got a heart attack and her blood pressure lowered, my dad got drunk a couple of times.

Now I'm 20 weeks (about four and a half months) and my mom and my dad and so happy that they are going to be grandparents, my mom felt her move for the first time yesterday night and my dad already bought me my first present, they have been really supportive and they take care of me all the time.

My parents are already thinking of names, and my mom said she will start looking for cribs and baby clothes.

I think that the sooner you tell your parents that you are pregnant the better, they have been though everything that you have, and you need someone by your side to tell you that everything is going to be okay, if you get sick and need medical help they are going to be there to help you, and they can teach you how to start helping yourself.

Wow, this was so hard. I didn't tell my mother till I was 5 months pregnant. Luckily I wasn't showing very much. haha. I didn't honestly even "tell her" she just kind of guessed. I took her out to eat to her favorite place, and we went out to a movie. I had to butter her up as much as I could. haha. & Then I told her I had something I really needed to tell her. & then I started bawling & said never mind never mind. & she just kept guessing. "Did you do something... Did you have sex? You don't think your pregnant do you!?" That was about it. It's really hard to do, I won't say that it's not. But my best advice is do it AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. It seriously adds to the stress, & you don't need it. & it's alot easier for you and your parents if you tell them early in the pregnancy, especially so you get the help you need.

ive been throwing u for 3 days every morning the second day i spet the night at my bestfriends house. i woke up the 3rd morning feeling fine then an hour went by. i was drinking lots of water then suddenly it came again i ran to the bathroom when i came out my bestfriend had a wet cloth for me. i sat down looked at her and said either im getting sick or im pregnant. it was abt 11:40 in the morning, i text my mom and told her to come get me after she got out of school and she did.(i live with my gma btw) i got in the carand told whats been going on since she knew ive been sexually activeand she said okay we'll go buy a test. i went home took the test and it came out positive. i cried and she just looked at me and said what are we going to do. we just sat there, then she said put some shoes on were going to planned parenthood. we did a walk in and they asked what i needed i said a prgnancy test. i filled out all the paper work an hour went by.. then i finally went back there did what i went there for then the nurse called me in and told me it came out positive also. that night we had a meeting with my whole family. it turned out fine

i am 19 and am having a little boy next month. i found out i was pregnant about 3 months in. i was soo scared to tell my parents! first i told my big sister, she had been in the same situation, and had my niece when she was 19. i talked with her and told her i didnt know how to tell mom. so, my sister, my mom and i went out to eat. (i thought this would be better than at home by myself, i thought hopefully there wouldnt be a scene in the restaurant). we sat down and ordered and my sister said that we had gone out because i had needed to tell my mom something. i rambled on and on about how my mom was probably gonna be mad and disappointed and how i knew she didnt want this for me so soon. i finally told her, mom, im pregnant, and im scared. i thought she would cry because i was balling my eyes out at this point. she looked at me and said, honey, i knew you were pregnant. i just knew, im your mom, i had a feeling. she was so calm about it, which freaked me out even more. but she has been so supportive from the get go and she is so excited about being a grandmother and isnt so worried because i really have changed my life to become a better person and mom for my son. 

my dad, on the other hand...i DID NOT want to tell. i waited about another month after telling my mom to tell him. once i did, he cried and said my baby is having a baby. but since telling him i really do believe our relationship has gotten better. we have never been close, but now we talk on the phone at least once a week. 

its a really really hard thing to bring up with your parents, just because you dont know how they are going to react. but they might surprise you in a good way. i know i was.  

Quoting JenRoyce:“ Thanks to pink_vee_dub for the sticky idea! We see this topic brought up a lot. Share your experiences! ... [snip!] ... How did you tell your parents you were pregnant? Or if you have any words of encouragement, please share as well  ”

When i told my mom we was sitting in the front room shooting the breeze. I said," Ma you're going to be a grandma"!!! She looked at my cousin and said forreal and my cousin said yes. Lol her response was "I'm not being no grandma and who the daddy"!!!! Lol   Then she says it better not come here with no big lip or big nose like E and I hope you aint pregnant 4 him. I just said its a secret be happy. My mom told my dad and he said i'm not buying no pampers and i laugh. Both parentsare supportiveand this baby will be extra spoil. My mom who supposedlydon't want to be a grandma ready to go to all the baby stores and buy carseat, stroller, and clothes.I was looking at her like maaaa we don't even know what i'm having yet calm down.  

I didnt even get a chance to tell my mom.. I called her to see if we could do lunch because i was living with my BF at the moment. She cut me off and said i was pregnant. I guess my moms best friend.. chuck told her i looked pregnant because i had seemed tired and gotten a little bigger than my normal size.. it was easier but telling my boyfriends parents was soo hard! he did it but we sat down to talk and they were really rude and mean at first. but now they love him and our proud of us for taking the responsibilty!