How do you tell your parents your pregnant?

[Zoee]

I'm 16 and i MIGHT be pregnant, not definately but i was just wondering if anybody else here has been in a teenage pregnany and have gone trhough telling their parents? how did it go?
by the way i am a respectable A* - C grade pupil, so don't think im just any old pregnant teenager!

[Hollywood]

I first got pregnant like two months after I turned 18. Luckily I didn't really have to schock my mom because the whole time i was missing my period she kept asking me if I was pregnant so the ice was already broken when I officially told her. And I just texted my dad and told him....lol easy way out.

[Jenna!(:]

They are never pleased. But they love you just the same. Your their daughter. Life happens. Just say, I'm pregnant. I'm sorry.

[Fearlessvoyage746]

First MAKE SURE that you are pregnant. No use starting all the drama and trouble for nothing. If you are pregnant then the sooner you tell them the better so they have time to let the hurt and anger subside before you have the baby. Dont expect too much from them right away. They have the right to be dissapointed and angry with you and for while you may feel like they are being really harsh but it will pass soon. Dont make the situation worse by being a brat either. If you have those type of parents that you can talk to openly i would just catch them at a good time...not when they just come home from work or are obviously stressed out.,...and have them sit down with me. Preface by saying that you know they are not going to like what they hear so you can prepare them for it and then just tell them. From my experiences, ive found that parents are a lot more understanding then kids think. They will appreciate that you came to them...BUT REMEMBER, they will more than likely be upset and you need to understand where they are coming form. The dust will eventually settle. Good Luck!!!! And if all else fails theres still the "letter" method. If you just CANT talk to your parents face to face write them a letter

[Tiffany]

I wasnt a teen, but I wasnt old either
I was 20 when I was first preggers.

I had been with my hubby about a year at the time.

We bought a little white newborn hat at Old Navy and put it in a bag.
We drove to my parent's with it. We gave them the bag and asked them to open it.
My mom just about died.
My dad walked out of the room, and came back a few mins later and said 'well, congrats I guess'

they were more happy a few weeks later.

[emachine]

Well its is not going to be easy.Just remember no matter what you did your parent will all-ways love you.and they will be their for you and your child.thing may seem very hard now.but make the wright decision.don't wight to long before you talk to your parent.

[Brittany]

Definitely find out 100% sure if you are not before dropping that kind of bomb on them.

I'm 22 and this is my first pregnancy. I told my mom over facebook. It was her birthday and my friend commented on her wall saying "Happy Birthday, don't do anything I wouldn't do!" and I commented "oh no, I'm getting a little brother or sister" so my mom replied with "yeah right, you're next on the baby making list not me!" and I wrote " ya right GRANDMA!" (she is a grandma, my brother has a son) then she replied with "OMG, REALLY?!!" which then I had to apologize and say I thought it was funny because I wasn't pregnant. Little did I really know....3 days later I took a test and I am pregnant! By that time my mom already knew because she didn't think I was telling the truth with my "it was funny, I'm not really pregnant!" line. So I let it go for an entire week saying "no mom I'm not pregnant" but she got it out of my husband.

My mom is thrilled beyond belief! My dad has just now started to come around and I'm fairly certain it's only because he wants me to attend my grandpa's 80th birthday party this weekend and he knows I'm scared to be near him because he's really angry. My parents have known for 2 weeks. I'm only 7 weeks but I found out at 4 weeks. Anywho.....My dad is only anger with the situation because my husband and I both just got laid off at work so we don't have the greatest income but it's turning around now.

So this is how my parents reacted and I'm a married adult. You're a teenager, don't expect it to be a pretty situation!

My advice is:
Have a plan.
Get a job and have the dad get a job.
Finish your education (it will be hard but you have to do it, there's online schooling, GED, etc. get your grade 12!)
Get your license.
Save up for a car and baby items.
Have a place to go stay if your parents freak out on you. A relative, friend, etc.
Agree with your parents, admit you made a mistake but now you're owning up to it.

Parents want you to prove you're trying to handle the situation on your own. I know you're a child still but life is only going to get harder for you with your own child.
I hope your parents stand by you and help you out but some parents will not. I hope you're ready for this.

Sorry this is so long!
Best of luck and if you need to chat with someone, feel free to message me.

[Quanda/Twins]

If you are actually pregnant. The first time i told my mom i was pregnant i was 20 yrs old, but i was scared to tell her. I just asked her to come with me to the doctor and when the doctor started talking about the pregnancy test results she just looked at me really upset. She got up left and didnt come back. Like i said i was 20, highschool and college grad, working with my own apartment.
This time i was more scared to tell her im now 23yrs old but i think she kinda passed up the fact that i was pregnant and was shocked i was having twins. It probably would have took me longer to tell her but i got in a wreck and she was in the room when my doc came in. So i was 2 1/2mon when she found out.