How do i tell my dad i am pregnant??

[amberjanex]

Hey,

I feel like im being silly but i am 13 weeks pregnant with my first baby and i just dont know how to tell my dad!

I am 23, been with my boyfriend over 5 years and we own our house etc. I dont think he will have a negative reaction but hes a bit socially awkward so i dont think he will show he is happy about it or anything either. It is his first grandchild aswell but i just dont know how to tell him!? Help please

If you have had your 12 week scan, have pictures from the scan and he has a mobile phone that he actually uses send him the pictures of his first grandchild. Then phone him up/go round later in the day.

I agree with the above. I'm 35 and just had to tell my dad - it doesn't get any easier! Good luck, I'm sure he'll be pleased even if he doesn't show it.

I told my parents when I was pregnant at 23. I thought they'd be disappointed but they're reactions were of happiness and excitement about their first grandchild! Weirdly they were less happy about us getting engaged.

We went round to theirs and I said I had some news, my mum guessed it straight away!

I have this with my in laws there very patronising tho we have other children and they will definitely have something to say to us this time I couldn’t care less to be honest lol

I was 19 and was with my bf for about a year. I was dreading telling my dad .. but he was thrilled. You don't know how he'll react until you tell him but don't put stress on yourself. So sooner rather than later.
I think sending him a scan picture and letting it sink in a little before you see him wouldn't be too bad, good luck I'm sure it'll be fine

I was EXACTLY the same with my dad, he's so awkward and doesn't really show emotions! I gave him the scan picture in a card and I found it easier that it was written down

"Dad, I'm pregnant"

I get this, I'm 26 been with my partner 6 years, he's known my partner longer than I have! I have told my mum who was over the moon. My dads partners daughter has two young boys who refer to him as grandad so mine isn't going to be his first grandchild but first bloody grandchild.. I don't think it's going to affect him in any way like I don't know if he will be happy or not he's like your dad and a little socially awkward so not really sure how to approach! I'm only 8+4 at the minute and won't be telling anyone else until we've had first scan so got a few weeks yet but still worries me not knowing how to tell him!

Thanks everyone, i have tried to get hold of him this week but no luck (hes rubbish at texting) so i plucked up the courage and drove around to his house.. he wasnt home, slightly relieved we told my boyfriends dad today and he is so so happy couod tell he was fighting back the tears. Its his 3rd grandchild but his others live a few hours away so he doesnt get to see them as often as he would like to. I called my dad this evening and told him i would go any see him in the week. He is onto me 100% he was all like "any particular reason why?" But was sort of laughing as he asked haha. Fingers crossed all goes well

Following on from this post.. I told my dad today, over the phone as he lives really far away ... he didn't seem remotely happy, it's like trying to get blood out of a stone trying to get much emotion from him anyway but he just didn't give me any sort of happiness feeling so I am gutted. Although I kinda expected his reaction I guess I just didn't expect my expectation to be more than accurate 😞. My step sister thinks he's probably just in shock but we shall see if he has any sort of contact/anything to say as the pregnancy goes on! Hope your dad is over the moon when you tell him!! 😊