how to tell the parents and in-laws

nasacha · Jun 1st, 2011, 08:24 AM

My first scan is this Friday and I haven't told my parents or in-laws yet. Don't know how to tell them.

DH and I did a trail run with 2 friends last weekend and for some strange reason I felt very embarrassed telling them so I dont know how I'm going to handle telling my parents, im sure they will be happy for us but I'm still nervous.

How did everyone else here spread the news. And did you wait until 12 weeks?

amielh · Jun 1st, 2011, 08:26 AM

I was nervous telling my parents. Felt like a child again about to get told off!! I told them the night I found out so about 4 weeks and just showed them the CB digi test..

catcatcat · Jun 1st, 2011, 08:28 AM

mine are here now. i made the mistake of telling them when i was 6 wks last time and had a mc the next day !!!!!!! this time we shall show them a photo of the 12 week scan x

heres_hoping · Jun 1st, 2011, 08:29 AM

There's been a few posts on this with soem great ideas- We told both sets of parents on Saturday just gone, was such a happy weekend!

We made a card, with a photo of us on the front, and wrote inside in the style of the mastercard ads:

Two tickets to Chester Zoo to get a good photo...£35
Petrol home to see you for the weekend...£40
Breaking the news that there's really three people in this photo...PRICELESS!

Mum's face was a picture when she got it! And it means they can keep the card to remember the day!

Lots of people give out scan pics, but we didn't want to wait that long to tell them- 10 weeks was hard enough! lol

MummyStobe · Jun 1st, 2011, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by heres_hoping

We made a card, with a photo of us on the front, and wrote inside in the style of the mastercard ads:

Two tickets to Chester Zoo to get a good photo...£35
Petrol home to see you for the weekend...£40
Breaking the news that there's really three people in this photo...PRICELESS!

What a fantastic idea, I love it! Wish we'd come up with something more exciting.

I just showed my mum a pic of my pregnancy test but she took the edge of my excitement a little by telling me that she knew something was going on and that she and my little sister had been discussing how I hadn't had PMT like normal - don't you just love family!

clairealfie · Jun 1st, 2011, 08:58 AM

Try not to worry too much about it I'm sure they'll be thrilled. I wasn't worried about my parents but I was really worried about my friends and workmates. Although I'm 28 I'm the first one of my mates at home and at work to have a baby so I thought they might think we were two young or anything.

I told my parents on Easter sunday when I was about 5 weeks. We bought them both a happy easter grandparents card but got my dog to give it to them. They assumed grandparents meant to the dog until they opened it. I'd drawn a picture of a baby in a stocking and wrote 'guess what santa claus is bring this year'. They cried!

mummy2be362 · Jun 1st, 2011, 10:49 AM

Me & OH haven't told parents either. I'm scared to death.... my 12 week scan isn't until 29th June but midwife today estimated I'm between 9-10 weeks today! I think his mum will be a lot more chilled about it, she's really nice.
However my mum.. eek. We have never got on, and said "if you ever get pregnant, thats it, you're dead to me". She'll disown me for definate so its just a case of waiting for the day I choose to lose my mum! lol :/ xx

cantwaitforu · Jun 1st, 2011, 11:08 AM

We told our families over Mother's Day weekend. We put the ultrasound photo in a frame, and it had a placeholder for a small blurb of text you can insert (the frame was actually made for a sonogram photo and a cute message). We used the one it came with and it said: "Coming soon."

It took a few minutes for it to register with both of our mothers, but their reaction was priceless!

We used the photo from our 7w4d scan, but I go for my 12 week scan tomorrow, so I'm going to update it. We just scanned it and printed it at a photo-printing kiosk.

mummylove · Jun 1st, 2011, 11:13 AM

I jsut came out with it. I just said IM PREGNANT

nightkd · Jun 1st, 2011, 11:29 AM

We told everyone shortly after we found out. I was embarrassed telling my parents too, but you get over it

I told my mum on FB chat last time and it didn't go so well.... This time I rang my mum and asked if she was busy, said I have some news and just blurted out 'I'm pregnant again'...

DH rang his dad and asked 'How do you feel about being a Grandpa (again)?'

Good luck!!

Jun 1st, 2011, 08:24 AM	#1
nasacha Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: sydney Posts: 74	how to tell the parents and in-laws My first scan is this Friday and I haven't told my parents or in-laws yet. Don't know how to tell them. DH and I did a trail run with 2 friends last weekend and for some strange reason I felt very embarrassed telling them so I dont know how I'm going to handle telling my parents, im sure they will be happy for us but I'm still nervous. How did everyone else here spread the news. And did you wait until 12 weeks?

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Jun 1st, 2011, 08:26 AM	#2
amielh Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 1,185	I was nervous telling my parents. Felt like a child again about to get told off!! I told them the night I found out so about 4 weeks and just showed them the CB digi test..

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Jun 1st, 2011, 08:28 AM	#3
catcatcat Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 919	mine are here now. i made the mistake of telling them when i was 6 wks last time and had a mc the next day !!!!!!! this time we shall show them a photo of the 12 week scan x

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Jun 1st, 2011, 08:29 AM	#4
heres_hoping Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chester, UK Posts: 831	There's been a few posts on this with soem great ideas- We told both sets of parents on Saturday just gone, was such a happy weekend! We made a card, with a photo of us on the front, and wrote inside in the style of the mastercard ads: Two tickets to Chester Zoo to get a good photo...£35 Petrol home to see you for the weekend...£40 Breaking the news that there's really three people in this photo...PRICELESS! Mum's face was a picture when she got it! And it means they can keep the card to remember the day! Lots of people give out scan pics, but we didn't want to wait that long to tell them- 10 weeks was hard enough! lol

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Jun 1st, 2011, 08:58 AM	#6
clairealfie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 900	Try not to worry too much about it I'm sure they'll be thrilled. I wasn't worried about my parents but I was really worried about my friends and workmates. Although I'm 28 I'm the first one of my mates at home and at work to have a baby so I thought they might think we were two young or anything. I told my parents on Easter sunday when I was about 5 weeks. We bought them both a happy easter grandparents card but got my dog to give it to them. They assumed grandparents meant to the dog until they opened it. I'd drawn a picture of a baby in a stocking and wrote 'guess what santa claus is bring this year'. They cried!

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Jun 1st, 2011, 10:49 AM	#7
mummy2be362 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 454	Me & OH haven't told parents either. I'm scared to death.... my 12 week scan isn't until 29th June but midwife today estimated I'm between 9-10 weeks today! I think his mum will be a lot more chilled about it, she's really nice. However my mum.. eek. We have never got on, and said "if you ever get pregnant, thats it, you're dead to me". She'll disown me for definate so its just a case of waiting for the day I choose to lose my mum! lol :/ xx

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Jun 1st, 2011, 11:08 AM	#8
cantwaitforu Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,576	We told our families over Mother's Day weekend. We put the ultrasound photo in a frame, and it had a placeholder for a small blurb of text you can insert (the frame was actually made for a sonogram photo and a cute message). We used the one it came with and it said: "Coming soon." It took a few minutes for it to register with both of our mothers, but their reaction was priceless! We used the photo from our 7w4d scan, but I go for my 12 week scan tomorrow, so I'm going to update it. We just scanned it and printed it at a photo-printing kiosk.

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Jun 1st, 2011, 11:13 AM	#9
mummylove Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hambleton, Blackpool Posts: 7,750	I jsut came out with it. I just said IM PREGNANT

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Jun 1st, 2011, 11:29 AM	#10
nightkd Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: British Expat in USA Posts: 8,381	We told everyone shortly after we found out. I was embarrassed telling my parents too, but you get over it I told my mum on FB chat last time and it didn't go so well.... This time I rang my mum and asked if she was busy, said I have some news and just blurted out 'I'm pregnant again'... DH rang his dad and asked 'How do you feel about being a Grandpa (again)?' Good luck!!

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