I don't think my Dad is pleased that I'm pregnant.. feel shit

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I cant explain it but when I told him there was just this look on his face of pure shock like his face fell a bit. He quickly covered it up and acted delighted but I cant shake that initial expression from my mind.

My dad was a good dad, but I think he would have been happier leaving kids until later. He is a bit of a free spirit and loves to travel and have fun. I've always been quite similar but I'm 27 and married now so things are settling down.

I feel like he would have been more excited if I'd announced I was off on a round the world trip or something.

It's just made me feel really awful and like I'm letting him down.

Has anyone else had a not quite what they were hoping for reaction from a parent? How do I get over it?

I don't think any parent likes to be confronted by the evidence their child is actually having sex and been impregnated 🤷‍♀️

You are waaaaay overthinking this

@TerribleCustomerCervix

When I was pregnant was dc1, the first grandchild, my dad was very non-plussed. When DH asked him if he was excited to be a Granda, he confessed that it didn’t feel real yet. I started to grow a bump and he got more excited, but was still very restrained until dd arrived safe and well as he’s a real worrier.

Then it was like The Second Coming, I’ve never seen a baby so doted on.

100% this my dads the same

I sat there and said “shit, I can’t be pregnant,” when the test came back positive and that was my own baby which we’d been trying for for over a year.

Bearing in mind that for most parents the announcement of a pregnancy comes out of the blue, most people don’t discuss the fact they’re trying for a baby with their parents, so when it happens it’s not built on expectation, iyswim.

When I told my DM I was pregnant with DS1 she said “You stupid bloody bitch”

To be fair I was only 20 and had only been with my BF (now DH 20 years on) for 2 months 🙈

I think her response was a bit harsh but I understood her initial panic.

It didn’t take long for her to be an adoring nana though and she thought DS1 was the most gorgeous creature known to man.