Thread: how?

I wanna know how you managed to tell your parents and their reaction.

BabyAra - I am not a teen, but my sister-in-law got pregnant during her senior year in high school and had her baby boy shortly after graduation. There will never be an easy time to tell your family about this pregnancy, especially if you are worried about a negative reaction. You have a lot to think about and it might be helpful if you start to think about how you will take care of your baby once he or she arrives, plans to finish your eduction, resources in the community that you can utilize etc. The fact that you are a little prepared might put yourself and your family a bit at ease.

Lastly, a personal note - I waited to tell my family about the pregnancy after the first trimester (first three months). The risk of miscarriage is still higher during those three months and I did not want to share the news until I was relatively sure that everything would go well. Nonetheless, make sure you see your doctor regularly and take some prenatal vitamins and avoid smoking, caffeine, alcohol etc.

Good luck!

There is not easy way to tell the family when you are so young and not even having the way to support yourself... just do it and hope for the best... If they get mad im sure it will be at first,... if you family loves u (and im sure they do) then you have nothing to worry they will help u! and eventually be happy!

Well in terms of serious matters, I can rely on father with that. In my own point of view, I chose to tell my father first since he is just a calm person but he really got teary-eyed after. It really broke my heart. I told my mother a few days after, then she was just in shock and didn't say much. Few days after, that's when she started scolding me and nagging. But few weeks to months after, she got gentle and took care of me. Fed me, accompanied me to prenatals. You know its just normal for them to get really mad, of course. But put into mind that it will just pass by. They will cool down also and think of the best for their child and grandchild. Pray always also and have faith in God. Faith can move mountains. And God never ignores a prayer with good intention. Take care and God bless!

I have a lot of empathy for telling those you love the most about an unexpected and unplanned pregnancy, and I agree with proudmum. I think it's best to just get it all out there because they will come around and be there to support you in the end.