telling the in laws.

Mrs-N · Jul 9th, 2009, 05:53 AM

when i was expecting Joshua we told them on christmas eve and we got a card from moonpig.com and it has a little poem in it and my due date.

this time we are not getting a card and was planning on telling them over the weekend.

do you think its ok just to tell them and not do the card thing?

how do you tell them?

ooh im really looking forward to telling them but the MIL is a nightmare.

when i was pregnant with Joshua she wouldnt let me do anything,the washing up putting washing on the line and so on.

thats the only thing im not looking forward to.

Christine33 · Jul 9th, 2009, 06:22 AM

ooooooh good luck mrs N. i remember your posts last summer about the MIL being a nightmare!!!

just tell them how you want to tell them. i am sure they are going to be delighted and won't care how they have they have been told.

however,

do you want to send your MIL round to mine cos i would LOVE someone to hang out me washing, hoover, cook food

my SIL is like that, i just left her to get on with it!!!!

Hanna · Jul 9th, 2009, 09:30 AM

I will be telling my MiL this weekend too (as long as first scan goes well tomorrow). She is going to take over and give us all sorts of weird advice I know. But she lives abroad!!!! So I am safe!!!

gde78 · Jul 9th, 2009, 10:41 AM

Heehee. I remember too. You were dreading them arriving and wanted Joshua to hurry up and arrive before they did! Congrats. He's a gorgeous little boy! Can't believe we're in First Tri again together!

I'd just tell them tbh. We told both our sets of parents last night, but I think that's cos we were in so much shock! Good luck!

mrskx0x0 · Jul 9th, 2009, 13:03 PM

When we told the in-laws OH gave them the scan picture to look at and said "here's a picture of your first Grandchild". I think it's fine to just tell them, they will be pleased and surprised however you tell them

Mrs-N · Jul 9th, 2009, 16:40 PM

haha for you remebering the MIL.
she has been a nightmare since i found out i was expecing joshua.

ill let you all know how i get on.

Luna · Jul 9th, 2009, 17:50 PM

We told ours last weekend - simply because she is a mum of 6 and will be very helpful for advice even early on. Told my parents too. Noone else till after dating scan...!

MiissDior · Jul 9th, 2009, 20:04 PM

I told my MIL to be
1st time when i was 13wks preg she was soo happy

with my last two that ended in M/C
i told her as soon as i found out

and this time round they all suspecting it i think at the min
but they not letting on, but i am NOT going to break the news until i
scan at about 16-20wks if i can help it

i am almost 8 week and showing already iv another scan now in 4weeks
all going well, so if i keep getting bigger i may have to break the news sooner
than expected after the 12wk scan if i get the all clear..

i wil just be handing her a photo and saying '' this is going to be our new addition''

shes Going to be DELIGHTED because my fiance is such a mammys boy, she'll be so happy..but what id really love is when i have the scan where they can sex the baby
do go down to her house and show her pic and introduce ''baby____boy/girl'' to her

fingers crossed x

Mrs-N · Jul 11th, 2009, 04:30 AM

well we told them yesterday and they seem happy but the first thing his mum said was 'ooh i thought you of waited for another 6 months' then the next thing she said was 'i knew it,just knew it.'

how did she know it?

no one knew that we were TTC.

Mrs-N · Jul 11th, 2009, 04:49 AM

oh i forgot to say.

the mil is booking 2 weeks off again when this baby is due.she done this when joshua was due and it got me so stressed out.
she has planned it all already,about shes gonna have joshua for us.

she can think again.my friend is having him for me.

im wanting a home birth and how do you tell her you dont want people around.

Jul 9th, 2009, 05:53 AM	#1
Mrs-N Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: norfolk, UK Posts: 3,162	telling the in laws. when i was expecting Joshua we told them on christmas eve and we got a card from moonpig.com and it has a little poem in it and my due date. this time we are not getting a card and was planning on telling them over the weekend. do you think its ok just to tell them and not do the card thing? how do you tell them? ooh im really looking forward to telling them but the MIL is a nightmare. when i was pregnant with Joshua she wouldnt let me do anything,the washing up putting washing on the line and so on. thats the only thing im not looking forward to.

Status: Offline

Jul 9th, 2009, 06:22 AM	#2
Christine33 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,307	ooooooh good luck mrs N. i remember your posts last summer about the MIL being a nightmare!!! just tell them how you want to tell them. i am sure they are going to be delighted and won't care how they have they have been told. however, do you want to send your MIL round to mine cos i would LOVE someone to hang out me washing, hoover, cook food my SIL is like that, i just left her to get on with it!!!!

Status: Offline

Jul 9th, 2009, 09:30 AM	#3
Hanna Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 399	I will be telling my MiL this weekend too (as long as first scan goes well tomorrow). She is going to take over and give us all sorts of weird advice I know. But she lives abroad!!!! So I am safe!!!

Status: Offline

Jul 9th, 2009, 10:41 AM	#4
gde78 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harlow, Essex Posts: 1,599	Heehee. I remember too. You were dreading them arriving and wanted Joshua to hurry up and arrive before they did! Congrats. He's a gorgeous little boy! Can't believe we're in First Tri again together! I'd just tell them tbh. We told both our sets of parents last night, but I think that's cos we were in so much shock! Good luck!

Status: Offline

Jul 9th, 2009, 13:03 PM	#5
mrskx0x0 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,311	When we told the in-laws OH gave them the scan picture to look at and said "here's a picture of your first Grandchild". I think it's fine to just tell them, they will be pleased and surprised however you tell them

Status: Offline

Jul 9th, 2009, 16:40 PM	#6
Mrs-N Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: norfolk, UK Posts: 3,162	haha for you remebering the MIL. she has been a nightmare since i found out i was expecing joshua. ill let you all know how i get on.

Status: Offline

Jul 9th, 2009, 17:50 PM	#7
Luna Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 462	We told ours last weekend - simply because she is a mum of 6 and will be very helpful for advice even early on. Told my parents too. Noone else till after dating scan...!

Status: Offline

Jul 9th, 2009, 20:04 PM	#8
MiissDior AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ireland, Louth Posts: 5,343	I told my MIL to be 1st time when i was 13wks preg she was soo happy with my last two that ended in M/C i told her as soon as i found out and this time round they all suspecting it i think at the min but they not letting on, but i am NOT going to break the news until i scan at about 16-20wks if i can help it i am almost 8 week and showing already iv another scan now in 4weeks all going well, so if i keep getting bigger i may have to break the news sooner than expected after the 12wk scan if i get the all clear.. i wil just be handing her a photo and saying '' this is going to be our new addition'' shes Going to be DELIGHTED because my fiance is such a mammys boy, she'll be so happy..but what id really love is when i have the scan where they can sex the baby do go down to her house and show her pic and introduce ''baby____boy/girl'' to her fingers crossed x

Status: Offline

Jul 11th, 2009, 04:30 AM	#9
Mrs-N Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: norfolk, UK Posts: 3,162	well we told them yesterday and they seem happy but the first thing his mum said was 'ooh i thought you of waited for another 6 months' then the next thing she said was 'i knew it,just knew it.' how did she know it? no one knew that we were TTC.

Status: Offline

Jul 11th, 2009, 04:49 AM	#10
Mrs-N Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: norfolk, UK Posts: 3,162	oh i forgot to say. the mil is booking 2 weeks off again when this baby is due.she done this when joshua was due and it got me so stressed out. she has planned it all already,about shes gonna have joshua for us. she can think again.my friend is having him for me. im wanting a home birth and how do you tell her you dont want people around.

Status: Offline

Similar Threads
Xmas with the in laws	Toddler & Pre-School
Xmas day at the in laws. am i being stupid?	General Chatter
Bit upset with the in laws	Pregnancy - Second Trimester

User Name		Remember Me?
Password