I am just being pathetic but I am nervous

[sazza1510]

I am 32 and this is my 2nd baby now I am an only child and my parents have and still do think of me like their little girl. With my 1st we lived an hr and half away so I told them I was pregnant on the phone my Mum was more shocked than anything. She said I will put your Dad on (I was very much a Daddys girl and couldnt face him thinking about how I go to that point lol) so I replied with no its fine I will let you tell him. Even though we were close we never discussed very personal things. Did not bother me one bit telling my husbands parents but now it has come time to tell my parents again I feel like a 13yr old we now live 5 miles away so I am thinking is it wrong to do it on the phone? Its just an embarrassment thing for me. Its my Mum isnt one to show too much emotion so she will try play it cool lol not jump about in happiness.

Please someone tell me I am not the only one!

 

[Starchild]

My mums exact same! I know she'll be a lot happier this time round as with first I was living at home until 8mths pregnant. Once I told her OH and I were buying a house she was much happier lol I would try and think of a cute way to tell them, perhaps a card or a gift but give it in person? xxx

 

[sazza1510]

I did think of a postcard lol. My OH gets nervous around them because they dont show emotions etc so he told me to tell them today needless to say hes working away at moment......coincidence???? This one is due on my Mums birthday so she will like that its just getting them words out my mouth...its worse than a job interview

 

[Starchild]

Oh that is a coincidence haha I might text my Mum a picture of the test, haha although they know we were TTC xx

 

[Rose83]

I have no problem discussing these things with my parents but I was really nervous about telling them I was expecting my third in 3 years. I felt sure they would disapprove of the strain it is putting on me ( 1 and 2 were planned but 3 wasn't) but they were fine in the end and I needn't have worried at all. I'm sure your parents don't think about how you got in that situation at all lol x

 

[sazza1510]

Told them. My dad was silent has made no comment thought it has shocked him to his core! Lol. I just literally came out with it, tried to blank ot out now so cant quite remember my Mums reaction but it was more of shock than anything else! Thank god its done....nothing has been said since lol

 

[PeanutButter]

I hated telling my dad lol, he took me for my scan (he didn't know it was a scan) and I still didn't tell me him aha. He called about the house move and hubby was like just get it over with heh, was like yeah... I'm 12 weeks pregnant. He was happy after everything me and hubby have been through last few years lol x

 

[Leighwiltshire]

i was so scared to tell my dad due to being a daddys girl and my partner being 44 and im only 25

i told my mum, and she was like tell your dad i was like i will when im 12 weeks, but i had bleeding and mam insisted her and dad came to the scans, his face when he saw where we were was a picture he just couldnt stop smiling and since finding out im having a boy, hes over the moon first grandchild and a grandson x

 

[StephHarris212]

My mom isn't that thrilled about me being pregnant. And, my dad well he's not exactly in the picture. So, I only have my mom to tell really and she wasn't that thrilled. However, she's warming up to the idea.

 

[Pemsy]

I think my mum will be dancing inside but keep herself a little calm and collected. My dad will be happy for me and make a great pops but he will find the announcement part a bit awkward. He'll be perfect when baby arrives.I plan to do it face to face and I know I will say 'you're going to be greanparents' rather than 'I'm pregnant' as I'm just like you and hate the idea of them having a visual of their baby girl lol. I will only do it after the 12 weeks scan as I don't want to get their hopes up. My sister and her husband having been trying for a long time, so I don't want to get them excited and then worry them. I'm not sure how to tell my sister, I think she'll be excited to be an Aunty but may be devastated too.

It's interesting to see so many peoples feelings about it, I don't feel it's really spoken about. x

 

[hellandglory]

I've told my mam already and shes excited, but calm...it is her 4th grandchild though...i'm telling my dad this Friday. I hated that i felt i couldn't talk about the miscarriage in december so i'd rather tell close family early and deal with having to say if anything goes wrong.

 

[sazza1510]

I also couldn't believe it wasnt just me going through this. For me I honestly think it is only child issue where I dont want my parents to think of me dtd lol

 

[ClaireDoll]

So funny the things we worry about. I've been putting off telling my parents for weeks and weeks I'm
Now 12 weeks. My mums a Sunday school teacher and has always been very strict, my dad is the strong silent type, I'm close with both but I still have anxiety that comes from childhood of being warned never to come home pregnant, living in sin etc I think lol, I'm married for 4 years yet was still scared to tell them lol, they were fine about it when I eventutally blurted it out, were annoyed because they booked a holiday for my due date only 2 weeks ago so of course now I'm getting grief from hubby that I should have just told them weeks ago!