How to Tell Your Family You're Pregnant

So, you just found out you're having a baby. Now, it's time to let your family share the good news. Telling your family you're pregnant, like telling them you're getting married, can be simple or complicated. Here are a few easy steps to unveil your baby news.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Telephones
• Champagne

1. Consider how they're likely to react: Will they think you're too young? Too old? That you've finally arrived at your proper role in life?
2. Brace yourself for their responses, if need be.
3. Tell everyone at once: Announce the news at a family gathering with a toast.
4. Go the indirect route if you prefer: Mention you can't drink right now, and sushi's definitely not an option for dinner.
5. Use the phone call method, if you live long distance. Start with your closest family members and work out: your mom, his mom, then siblings. Get to close cousins last.
6. Tell everyone that of course you're taking care of yourself, when they ask. Explain what foods you've been craving, if any.
7. Sit back and wait until your growing belly tells the tale, if that's your style.

Tips & Warnings

• If you're plagued by morning sickness, wait for a time you're feeling OK so you can enjoy the moment.
• Make sure the people closest to you hear the news from you, not from someone else.
• Women didn't used to tell their news until the pregnancy was well-established, for fear of miscarriage. But if you want your family's support if there's a problem, consider telling them early on.