My parents and inlaws reacted the same way:
LO 1- complete shock
LO 2- lots of concern about 1 & 2 being too close in age and my health.
LO 3- everyone was excited!
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They were thrilled. They knew we had been trying for several years and were going the ivf route (we just hadn't told people when we were actually doing it to keep the pressure off) so when we told them, they were excited. Plus, it was twins and their first grandchildren.
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Everyone was beyond thrilled both times. After the first pregnancy ended in miscarriage, we waited to tell our dads until after the 8 week ultrasound. By the time we told them there was something to celebrate.
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They were so excited. Everyone knew we'd be trying for a long time.
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They were thrilled! Both moms started crying in excitement!
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Only 1 LO so far, my parents were surprised and happy. My in laws were beyond thrilled, they waited until their late 60s to become grandparents so they seemed a little shocked too!
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1: very shocked
2: somewhat happy but it was a tough time with a death in the family and we just moved
3: happy/excited
4: shocked but super happyMy in-laws seemed the happiest with my first pregnancy (which was odd since it was very much unplanned). Then they kind of were less thrilled with each subsequent pregnancy.
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My family:
1. Shocked but thrilled
2. Thrilled
3. Worried about my healthDH family:
All 3 happy -
1. Horrified (I was a teenager)
2. Super excited
3. Excited (except my mom told me she thought three kids might be too much) -
They were super excited both times.
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We took Ms Mom out to lunch. She was excited.
I told my Mom when we went to the beach alone together for a few day. I remember being really emotional, she was happy.
We told my Dad after my Mom already knew. He said "so am I supposto hug you?" Gee thanks.
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My mom screamed. And she's not a screamer. Lol
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My dad was very happy - he was fighting back tears. We didn't tell my MIL at all, because that situation is a hot mess.
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We only have one LO, but we told my mom and my ILs at the same time. My mom jumped out of her chair and screamed (happily), FIL cried, and MIL was confused about all the commotion and then thrilled.
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They were both excited! Both times! Tears from the grandmas the first time (1st grand baby both sides)
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DS1- super excited and surprised- we'd just gotten married the month before
DS2- cautiously happy/relieved- we'd been trying a while, had 2 miscarriages and were about to start our IVF cycle -
"Oh, cool."
My older sister had just had the first grandchild (a girl!) and were still fussing over her.
I suffer from middle child syndrome lol.
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1- super excited all around. We'd been married just over two years and everyone knew we wanted kids.
2- both sides it took them a minute to get it- we put C in a Big Sister shirt and they were confused. But once they understood very excited.
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@artsyfartsy: haha I'm a middle child too. I'm weirdly excited that my kids are the first one DH's side since I have never been first at anything in my family. But I also have the first two girls- the two older grandchildren are boys.
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They were thrilled with our first, thrilled with our second, and cautiously thrilled with our third. There was some concern about having three so close in age and the risky nature of my pregnancy,
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Everyone was super excited both times.
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Both parents and in laws were super excited about ds1. Like betond ecstatic but I was pissed at dh because he made me tell my parents way before I wanted to tell them.
My 2nd pregnancy took the excitement to a whole other level because it was twins and my family has been waiting for twins for a few years -
My parents were really excited both times (first grandkids!). DHs parents were excited too, but less so than my parents since they already have grandkids from my SIL.
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Everyone was very excited both times but much more so with DS1, just because he was the first.
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My MIL cried both times and there was a lot of excitement.
My mum was very happy when we told her about LO1 but was fairly meh about LO2.
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ILs were thrilled about LO1, we'll tell them about LO2 after our first u/s.
My parents were really excited about LO1, but have since divorced and my family isn't really a big priority to my mom. She was kind of meh. My dad was still excited, he's hoping for a granddaughter because we were very close when I was little and he really wants DH to have that father-daughter bond. It was really sweet, the things my dad said when we told him about LO2.
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Everyone was thrilled both times. When we told my parents about LO2 they were kind of awkward. Well we found out a few weeks later that literally the night before my brother had told them that they were expecting LO #2!! They were stressed by juggling both secrets! My son and my nephew ended up being born almost exactly 48 hours apart.
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After having two miscarriages by the third time they were of course happy but they were concerned for my and the baby's health. The shock value wore off by the third announcement.
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They were a little surprised, since we didn't tell them we were trying, and we had also only been married for not even a full year. But they were happy!
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My parents were stunned, and absolutely over the moon. We hadn't ever talked about wanting kids, much less told anyone that we'd been trying, so they didn't think they were ever going to be grandparents.
His parents were excited and surprised, but they already have grandkids (and local ones - we are long distance) and I think it wasn't quite the game changer for them that it was for my folks.
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#1 - all thrilled, all around
#2 - In laws again thrilled; my family reacted happy in the way that they would be for any new baby announcement, but no one ever mentions it or checks in since we told them so they seem indifferent. -
My mother in law exclaimed (screamed), and I quote "I'm so happy for you, I'm so happy for meeeeeee"
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#1 - excited, and sort of a "FINALLY" response (we had been married six years already by then).
#2 - I honestly don't remember either side's reaction!
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My family:
DS1 - excitement..but my mom already had "the feeling" Lol
Pregnancy 2 (m/c) - mom was excited, dad was not thrilled. the idea of sharing time with another kid did not make him happy....he and DS1 are 2 peas in a pod aka BEST buddies. It's ridiculous.
DS2 - everyone was nervous and scared.DHs family:
DS1 - shocked
Pregnancy 2 (m/c) - they didn't know until after the m/c
DS2 - surprised
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