To ask how you broke the news you were pregnant to your parents

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I was wondering/being nosy. How you broke the news to your parents/in laws that you were having a baby. How did they take it if they had no idea you were trying to conceive.

I myself have no story, I'm still TTC but dreading the day I tell my parents (if it ever comes) despite them being lovely- still chicken.

I got busted when I took a day off work early in pregnancy because I had a bit of bleeding (all turned out okay, thankfully), and my mum rang me when I should have been at work but wasn't. She claimed to have guessed anyway, despite me not telling them I was TTC.

DH posted his parents a card containing a copy of the picture from our first scan.

bought my dad some Whethers Originals, because 'thats what grandads eat'

Cheesy

I wanted to wait until they came out of departures so that they could see me (they live in a different country) but someone convinced me that with my Dad's weak heart, after a long-haul flight, might not be great. So, I told them I wanted to 'try out' Skype and told them over Skype. Stupid family member told them that she thought that's what it was going to be before they spoke to me. Bitch.

My mother knew we were TTC so that was easy, but I had to ring my lovely aunt, a very glamorous 48 year old and say "Are you sitting down? How do you feel about being a great-aunt?"

My parents over the phone, really wished I hadn't bothered!

Told MIL in hospital the day following her knee replacements, made her day! My dh is her blue eyed boy so she was thrilled! We set her a challenge to be fully mobile by the time my ds was born, and she did

We gave them a Christmas card with a scan picture on it saying happy Christmas grandma and grandpa. DMIL and DFIL wer thrilled, my dad was shocked and horrified at thought of being a grandpa 'I'm not old enough to be a grandpa' etc and my mum was pissed off that I hadn't told her sooner typical

It was easy on my 1st I went and said dad I am pregnant then told my mum ( this was the 5th grandchild to be) scared of 2nd as previous few weeks both my brothers DP and sister had announce pregnancy and thought my mum was going to combust lol

Awww, love the "that's what grandads eat"

When I POAS with DS I was staying with my parents- I've never before seen my dad speechless (in a good way) They had no idea I was TTC.
I had an early MC when TTC DC2 so the first they knew about DD was the copy of my 12 wk scan,in their Christmas card telling them "Merry Christmas, I'll be along in June"

Yes, cheesy is good when it comes to breaking news!

I rang my mum to confirm the arrangements for christmas (this was in May lol) and said that yes the 3 of us would be coming - took her a few mins to catch on!

My first pregnancy was a 'surprise'. My mum knew I hadn't had a period for a couple of months, but I has always been very irregular up until that point. She phoned me to nag me about going to the doctors to discuss my irregular periods so I told her then. Not ideal, and not how I had planned, but she wouldn't stop going on!

Christmas card to Nanny and Grandad

Told my Mum and Dad over Skype and sent a digital picture of the scan to the IL digital picture frame just before we walked in the door. It cycled through 4 or 5 times before they saw it!

My DPs told my paternal DGM while visiting that they were expecting DC2 and got a big fat "meh, whatever" from her. When they left my DF said "Let's pull over and stop at the nearest phone box and ring your mother because at least she'll be pleased"

There's a strong element when you have Big News of needing to contact the person who you know will give you the response you want (hence the number of MN threads that start "Come over here and tell me X!"

Skype. I held up the pee stick and said "so apparently I'm a little bit pregnant". We weren't TTC and it was a bit of a shock considering I had to fit into my wedding dress for our UK wedding party 12 weeks later.

Had previously called my sister the day before to tell her, she was on the train home from work and screamed loudly then burst into tears.

I turned up at my mums work and told her quietly in the main room in front of the other ladies and the children because then she wouldn't be able to shout at me.

I was 17 though, to be fair.

I just told them with DS as soon as we found out (unplanned) as I needed their advice.

Currently TTC and hoping that I can give my dad a "congratulations grandad" card in a red envelope at Xmas when he's expecting his Christmas card...

I was in Thailand when I realised, and only told my best friend, was looking forward to telling my mum & dad at Heathrow on my return as I had been away a year. My so called best friend told my mum and totally ruined it for me, I never forgave her and we no longer speak. I may never have another baby, so won't ever get to say that to them. :-(

I got my mother half pissed on G&T while I had 'virgin' cough under the circumstances tonic water. At some point Mum commented that she'd have what I was having and I asked if she really wanted just tonic water.

She asked why I was drinking tonic water and I pointed out that alcohol wasn't considered the best thing under the circumstances. She got it.

When I told MIL the next week (under nearly the same circumstances with the G&T) she said 'no you're not'. I said yes I was and she repeated 'no you're not!' quite shocked. I was 38 and in order not to be plagued by questions every 10 minutes after the wedding had vowed never to have children.

They were both delighted of course.

I was in my 40s and DH & I were very happily child free by choice after 14 years of marriage ......... I told my DM over the phone (my parents live miles away) - she was quite shocked but then cried tears of joy - can't remember how DH told his DM.

I was supposed to be meeting my DM for lunch but had cramping and spotting so had been to docs and decided to take day off and so not meet her. I phoned to cancel in my bright and breezy voice and she said 'uh huh Wilson, wtf is really wrong'. (How do mums do that?).

I blurted out 'I'm pg and worried I'm miscarrying, I don't want to talk about it and don't tell anyone' then hung up.

5 mins later I felt bad so called her back, reception put me through to her desk but no reply so I said 'can you put me through to

My parents I just called and told them.

The interesting one was when my husband called his parents.

"Hi, Dad, thought I'd ring since you're going to be a grandad."
"Oh, you heard about (sister's name)?"
"What?!?! No (my name) is pregnant. Wait...(Sister's name) is pregnant also?!?!"

My nephew was born 3 weeks after my son.

I was a university student. I wrote them a letter, then went to stay with their best friends so they wouldn't be able to bollock me too much without looking bad