https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:57:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-504676 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:52:21 +0000 MamaMagpie 504676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were worried about telling DH's parents because we've just moved across the country from them, which they are still getting used to, and didn't know how they'd react realizing they wouldn't be as close to LO as if we'd stayed in NJ. But they were amazing and so happy and congratulatory! It's their first grandchild, so I think that swayed their emotions :)</p> <p>I don't have a relationship with my mother, but my Aunt and Uncle are for all intents and purposes my parents -- they were beyond excited and there were tears all around :) My aunt said "I can't wait to go shopping!" So cute.</p> <p>Super nervous about telling my mother...going to wait to do it after 12 weeks when we tell others. It's a really sad and unfortunate situation, but that's life and I'm so blessed to at least have my aunt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-504664 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:19:35 +0000 hellocupcake 504664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lindsayinnyc I hope they surprise you with a positive reaction. Their reaction really sucked. /: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-503925 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:20:43 +0000 LindsayInNY 503925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellocupcake - The reverse is what I'm expecting - in laws will be super excited, my parents who knows. I just hope they don't make comments like that though. =/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-503912 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:16:41 +0000 marionberry 503912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both sets of my parents were very excited and both my mom and stepmom both already had hunches that we were pregnant the day we announced (despite us trying for almost a year). It was crazy. My sisters were the most excited though. This is their first biological niece/nephew. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-503903 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:12:35 +0000 hellocupcake 503903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents: Super excited! Giddy even, which I kind of expected since I had gotten married a year before and they were basically waiting for grand baby news (:</p> <p>Husband's parents: Not very excited. I think MIL even asked why we weren't using protection. FIL said something like "well, we wish you would have waited but congratulations I guess. " They love her now, but it still annoys me that they weren't excited for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-490343 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:22:38 +0000 softcream 490343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>both sets of parents were excited but in different ways.</p> <p>my parents were happy with smiles and congrats (we told them in person). the mellow kind of happiness i was expecting since they already have 2 grandsons living in the same house as them.</p> <p>his parents were super excited with lots of words of congrats (we told them over the phone). their reaction was more of a surprise to me, especially after my parents' reactions. but makes sense as this will be their first grandchild. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489921 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:12:49 +0000 MaisyMay 489921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was really excited, like practically in tears excited. My ILS were more cautiously happy for us. We had a previous miscarriage, so they were concerned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489860 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:49:25 +0000 lomom 489860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were excited, I think my dad was a bit shell-shocked by the idea since he'd spent 21 years telling me not to get pregnant. Lol but once he remembered that I was a married woman and gainfully employed, self-supporting, etc. he got really excited. </p> <p>MIL cried. Happy tears and lots of them. DH is 10 years older than me and she was ready for a grandbaby from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489228 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:15:31 +0000 Cherrybee 489228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL cried and got really excited. It was so sweet. BIL was so excited - I was shocked at just how happy he was - he went out and got really drunk to celebrate!!! </p> <p>My mum didn't seem very happy at all. She said she was but she came across quite disinterested. She'd fallen out with DH a few months earlier over something he'd said (she does this with everyone at some point) so her biggest emotion was fear - fear that she wasn't going to be a part of her grandchild's life etc. She's always like this - I fully expected drama. She finally forgave DH Christmas day after five months of refusing to speak to him and has been a lot more positive since! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489222 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:13:14 +0000 blackbird 489222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dh's mom was super excited! Hugged us and asked a bunch of questions. Very into it</p> <p>At first, my mom was disappointed because I waited so long to tell her (12 weeks). I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed and hurt by their initial reactions, however. They congratulated us and mom burst into tears, but it quickly turned into "let's tell you how not to mess up this pregnancy so you don't m/c again" and it didn't go over well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489203 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:07:47 +0000 chopsuey 489203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Parents were excited, but I think my parents had hoped that we waited a bit longer before having a baby.<br /> DH and I knew each other for 10 months and had been married for 8 months when I got pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489192 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:04:44 +0000 heffalump 489192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone was super excited. I had the first grandbaby on my side so my parents went crazy. Dhs parents were still just as excited. </p> <p>Our moms are more hands on with things like diapers, especially my mom. I don't mind though. As long as everyone interacts and plays with lo.... I don't mind doing the dirty work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489180 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:00:56 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 489180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my parents will be really excited.</p> <p>I'm not sure about DHs parents. His mom has said things like "i think we are the only people on earth who don't want to become grandparents!" and one time I told her DH saw a newborn and said "i want one!" and her response was "oh, a baby raising a baby.. wouldn't that be great!" *sarcastic*</p> <p>I'm sure they will be happy, but would rather we hold off for a while!</p> <p>@LindsayInNYC: my sister will be the same way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489119 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:35:41 +0000 LindsayInNY 489119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81 - I'm anticipating that my parents will reacted kinda like your FIL. I think my sister will be excited but she's all talk and no follow through (aka I don't expect her to be super hands on or anything) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-489035 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:15:03 +0000 Alivoo01 489035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both families were pretty excited when we told them. My in laws are more chill so they're like cool, but my BIL verbally said he was excited for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488970 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:57:48 +0000 Foodnerd81 488970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL and BILs were really excited when we told them in person. It's the first grandchild on that side and MIL was really over the moon. I knew she would be. </p> <p>FIL was like, Oh, that's great, wow. Not terribly enthusiastic-- like, genuinely happy, but just not that excited. Again, not surprised, it's pretty much how he was when we got engaged. His wife was more excited, though that's an awkward situation since DH can't stand her. </p> <p>I wasn't sure how my parents would react since they already have 2 young grandchildren who live way closer to them than we do, but they were so excited. We ended up telling everyone at once on facetime on Christmas eve, while everyone was together, and people were all so excited for us. It was nice. I guess I totally have middle child syndrome because I thought they'd be like, oh, yeah, this again. I hope your parents surprise you in a good way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488901 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:40:46 +0000 HLK208 488901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL jumped up and down, she was really, super happy. FIL had a blank stare on his face (we told them separately since they are divorced). My mom was excited and my dad didn't really say anything but he is more excited when they are born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488870 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:32:26 +0000 Modern Daisy 488870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my Mom is going to be very excited. My older siblings already have 8 children between them, but none of them are my Mom's biological grandchildren, so mine will be her first unless my sister is secretly pregnant and beats me to an announcement. </p> <p>My Dad will be happy for us, but he already has 8 grandchildren crawling all over him for attention so I'm not sure how much he'll be able to give our baby. </p> <p>My IL's will also be very happy for us, they'd better be at least lol! They shower my BIL's daughters with presents and attention and won't talk about anything else other than the two girls. Their houses are like shrines to his two daughters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488810 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:14:05 +0000 mlm2934 488810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ILs are nearing retirement and they have been really interested and glowing everytime a baby in the family is around. They are very mild mannered and it is still obvious that they are very ready for us to announce a pregnancy.</p> <p>On my side, my dad wasn't an involved dad and has even less interest in his grand kids so I have very little hope that he will be too excited, and my mom is passed away. Luckily, my sister is much older and will be happy and be a fill-in aunt-quasi-grandma. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488782 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:10:02 +0000 MrsTiz 488782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was scared to tell anyone lol!</p> <p>My mom cried, and then immediately started talking about getting maternity insurance. Like is wiping away tears looking up insurance ha! My dad is always grouchy and emotionless &amp; he got teary-eyed and joked around but was excited. My sister was surprisingly "whatever" about it, I was counting on her to be the one who was most excited.</p> <p>My MIL thought we were joking, and FIL said that he needed a drink haha. My SIL cried her face off, she was thrilled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488778 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:08:32 +0000 Smurfette 488778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both sets were thrilled and gave us hugs right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488770 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:05:43 +0000 MrsCastro 488770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNYC: when i got my BFP back in July...i was scared to tell my mom...she has always been the one to tell me to not have kids until we were ready and had spent enough "us" time together...when i finally told her, about 5 days after we found out, she didnt believe me...i had to reconfirm like three times...it wasnt until i started crying that she actually believed that i was pregnant...she was over the moon when she finally believed me and couldnt wait for the baby to come...we unfortunatly had a M/C about a week later...and is now the one to tell us to hurry up already and get pregnant already...my dad was really excited, had a grin from ear to ear...and though my dad passed away almost two months ago...i know that my baby and dad are hanging out together...MIL and FIL, were beyond excited...FIL brought out a round of beer to my BIL's and SIL's when we announced, he actually forgot i couldnt drink and asked if i wanted one...everyone yelled "NO"...it was too funny... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488752 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:59:38 +0000 LindsayInNY 488752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HelloBeeBoston - Yup, sounds exactly like my parents! My dad was emotional on my wedding day but I don't know if my mom was. She got irritated with me when we got ready that morning (oy). My Dad can be more emotional in the appropriate situations than she is. But I'm basically expecting a similar reaction unfortunately... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488745 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:58:51 +0000 autumnlove 488745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were whatever about Baby 2 and my inlaws were thrilled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488728 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:53:54 +0000 hellobeeboston 488728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>both sides were THRILLED. especially my mom - she's been wanting grandchildren forever. </p> <p>@LindsayInNYC: I have a friend with parents that sound a lot like yours. She just found out she's preggo and told her family over the holidays -- her in-laws, pumped. Her parents? she said they basically didn't say much but said, oh, great - or something like that. but she's used to it - she's still totally excited and just expected that from her parents.... we were saying, maybe when the baby arrives it will be different! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488724 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:52:29 +0000 runsyellowlites 488724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom cried happy tears and was REALLY excited for us.<br /> My Dad was "eh- That's great" but he lives out of town and isn't all that involved</p> <p>MIL - "ummmmmm - are y'all ready for a baby?"<br /> FIL &amp; step MIL "That's great" but again not too involved.</p> <p>My mom is the only one that ever really watches the kids &amp; she's always been really involved in G's life (they do date nights &amp; go to the movies often) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488704 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:48:07 +0000 purrpletulips 488704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were excited for us and FIL was too. However, FIL made it very clear early on that he isn't comfortable around newborns/babies which I thought was very nice of him because there is no expectation of his help when he visits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488701 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:47:57 +0000 LindsayInNY 488701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira - My parents are often emotionless. Or, my mom sometimes has misplaced emotions. I don't know what to expect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488700 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:46:59 +0000 LindsayInNY 488700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer - DH asked my dad for permission to propose a couple months before he did. We had a long anticipated vacation coming up (first in a LONG time since we were in school and then work made me wait 6 months) and I anticipated a proposal. I assumed my parents would have as well. Well, vacation was Friday to Monday and he waited until Sunday afternoon to propose. I try and call to share the news and no one answered the phone... =/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parent-reactions-when-you-announced-pregnancy#post-488692 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:44:24 +0000 Adira 488692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew that Hubs parents would be excited because they've been bugging us to have kids for a while, but I didn't know how my own parents would react. True to form, Hubs mom and step-mom started crying when we told them and blubbering about babies.</p> <p>My mom's response: "Are you kidding me???" She was totally happy though - she just had thought she was never going to be a grandparent at this point, haha. And my dad seemed pretty ambivalent, but he's not super expressive, so that was to be expected. They're both helping me paint the nursery though and have bought our crib and a rocking chair, so I know they must be into it! </p>