| Whether you have just found out that your pregnant | | | | of you about who you are going to tell and when. |
| or you've known for a few months, announcing your | | | | Think about how it will affect your relationship and be |
| pregnancy to family and friends can be a lot of fun. | | | | ready to answer all of his questions. |
| Some may wait until a certain time during their | | | | Don't break the news to him when you are driving or |
| pregnancy, while others want to call everyone | | | | you are in a busy place, or even late at night. Don't try |
| immediately after finding out themselves. | | | | to manipulate his response. Certainly don't be horrified |
| Telling The Father | | | | by his response, if it's a surprise he may be excited |
| Choose a moment when you have time to talk, and | | | | and later overwhelmed, or he may be against the idea |
| you are in a place where you can. You can go for a | | | | and come around later on. |
| walk or tell him over a romantic dinner. | | | | Don't start talking about buying a cot as soon as you |
| If you choose to do it over a romantic dinner for two, it | | | | tell him; let him absorb the news first. |
| may be your last time for a while, between morning | | | | Telling Family and Friends |
| sickness and raising your newborn. Serve up baby | | | | If you already have children you may want to call the |
| carrots, baby back ribs and anything else you can think | | | | grandparents up and tell them that the next Christmas |
| of that relates to a baby. At the end, pour apple juice | | | | they may want to add one more to the list. Get a |
| instead of wine and hand him a present. Inside you can | | | | T-Shirt for the child saying "Big Brother" or something |
| have a tiny baby bib that says, "World's Best Daddy" | | | | along those lines. Get the child to give their |
| You can also see how long it takes him to figure it out. | | | | grandparents a ball of wool and see the confusion in |
| Get a bunch of small baby items, a bib, rattle, bottle, | | | | their eyes. |
| booties, etc. For a week, leave an item lying around the | | | | If this is their first grandchild, you may want to get a |
| house where he is bound to find them. At the end of | | | | bracelet link for your mum that reads, "No.1 Grandma" |
| the week if he hasn't figured it out yet, prepare the big | | | | or grandparent t-shirts. This will not only be a great |
| gift. Have a large teddy bear sitting at the dinner table | | | | present for them but something they will cherish and |
| in the seat next to him; make sure there is a bib | | | | love forever. |
| wrapped around the teddy maybe a sign that says Hi | | | | No matter how and when you spread your happy |
| Daddy. | | | | news it can be a lot of fun, try to be as creative as |
| The best thing is to be honest about how you are | | | | you can. You may even want to try catching all of it |
| feeling. Give him space to think, don't expect an | | | | on video, so think ahead and prepare for the BIG |
| immediate response. | | | | moment. |
| Straight away you should set rules between the two | | | | |