How do you think your parents and your other half's parents will react when you tell them you are expecting a baby?

my parents are so excited about having another grandchild! they were super excited, and nervous (mum's worrys about me and labour) about maddi and i think they are even more excited again as they are enjoying her so much

my mum will be crazy excited,

my dad will be crazy excited but joke about going even further down the pecking orders (he is already below the cat and the puppy!)

MIL I am guessing will be a nightmare (can see her causing arguments!)

FIL I am unsure

OH's parents will be over the moon and incredibly happy for us. My parents will give me 20 questions and have to come round to the idea. OH's parents know how much we want to have kids and that we plan on ttc/ntnp after we get married. My parents are convinced I'm going to wait until I'm 30 or something, or at least for 3 or 4 years, before I start ttc. In fact I can see my mum using the 'you know youv'e got options' line and me punching her in the face because it'll upset me so much! The worst thing is, we want 4 kids and my mum believes that that's socially irresponsible so the disappointment won't even stop after number 1! I try not to let it get me down. I just know that my mum at least doesn't really want grandchildren (my dad I think will be OK with it) and I'm struggling with the fact that I don't know how I'm going to tell her when I'm pregnant and I am worried that it will ruin to some extent my excitement over having children. The excitement I'll get from OH's parents will be brilliant but I still want to know for certain that my mum will be happy for us.

Beca

Pretty much the same as EstelSeren, MIL will be ecstatic as she has wanted granchildren for years and drops hints all the time. I don't think FIL (they're not together) will give a toss either way, he dosn't seem to give a toss about his own son as it is. My Dad will have to come round to the idea and I also can see him expecting the pregnancy to be an accident and suggesting that we don't have to keep the baby which will be a real sucker-punch. However, I watched him with my Step-Niece a few weeks ago and I was really suprised as he clearly doted on her....he has never seemed to coo over children before....and I am hoping this is a sign he is ready for some grandkids of his own.

Everyone will be ecstatic! This will be the first grandchild on both sides.

Mom will probably cry and then start listing off all the things she will make the baby (my mom's a dress maker--let's hope the first one is a girl! )

Dad will be happy and probably give DH a beer or two to celebrate. He'll probably make cheeky comments about being too young to be a grandfather too.

MIL will cry also. She's been hinting about grandchildren since DH's cousin had a little boy this past January.

FIL will probably cry too, because he's like that.

Just the thought of making everyone so happy (including DH and me, of course) always makes me smile!

MIL (2b) already know we are going to ttc after our wedding and is happy so think she will be excited and very happy for us as she knows how much we want a lo!! Think FIL(2b) will also be happy for us. MIL(2b) is the only one in the family who knows we are planning. Oh tells his mum everything lol. I get on really well with her tho witch is great.
My dad I think will also be excited and love having a little grandchild!!
My mum on the otherhand I am not so sure. I think she is expecting us to wait years!!! I mentioned babies in general when we were out shopping a couple of weeks ago and she said something about being retired when we have kids!!!!! She is only 43! I was like god woman how long do you think we are going to wait to have kids!!!
Am kind of worried about telling her when we do get pg! But tbh it is what me and oh want so it is just tough look!!!

Erm I have no idea, My mam wants me to wait untill im 30 and were married and have our own house but she better be pleased for me,

My dad im not sure. We dont see each other much due to him not living local and i have trouble making him realise that im not a child anymore.

MIL, hmm im not sure ether. Id say she would be excited but dispointed that OH is stuck with me. Hopefully we will be engaged by then so that mite make her realise im not going anywere.

FIL. pass. Im sure step MIL will be happy but i dunno about FIL

I think my mum will be thrilled as long as it happens after uni because we will be completely sorted then.
Dad will be happy I suppose, but I don't see him much.
MIL and FIL will be exstatic. MIL is wanting one now !

ummm i know my mom will be so excited about it. My dad will at first be dissapointed but he will come round to the idea. I will always be his baby girl!!

MIL - I think she will be very happy but at the same time wished we had waited a bit. She was 18 when she has oh and always tells me to hold out a few years blah blah blah!

FIL - will be extremly happy. we are very close with him (even tho he is not oh real father, and is no longer married to his mother) He will be a great support for my oh when it all comes around!