My partner is pregnant

dave1983 said:
Well for the excelent news my partner is pregnant by about 5 weeks, how do i go about telling my dad, my dad is abit old fashioned and has it in his mind that marriage is before kids, i currently live with my partner and been together almost a year, her parents know about it and pretty excited, however my dad can sometimes put a negative on things.
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Just to be pragmatic, it's unwise to tell anyone, including your parents, until your partner has had her 3 month scan and blood test. As I am sure you know, a significant percentage of miscarriages occur within the first 3 months. Additionally, the scan and blood test may identify an issue which will render the embryo enviable.

Good luck, fingers crossed :)

P.S. Make sure your partner is taking a Folic acid supplement - Boots sell decent ones.
 
Cool Breeze said:
Nice one Huddy, I couldn't belive that guy was for real.... :eek:
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Yeah I was actually being serious.. It wasn't the best thing I done and something I'm certainly not proud of. Turns out though my girlfriend then is now my wife for 18millions years and we have 3 kids.

My point is that although sometimes things are bad.. they have a way of working out.

Morgoth said:
I only added the text.
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Very quick :)
 
The Mad Rapper said:
Just to be pragmatic, it's unwise to tell anyone, including your parents, until your partner has had her 3 month scan and blood test. As I am sure you know, a significant percentage of miscarriages occur within the first 3 months. Additionally, the scan and blood test may identify an issue which will render the embryo enviable.

Good luck, fingers crossed :)

P.S. Make sure your partner is taking a Folic acid supplement - Boots sell decent ones.
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this is very true, if you don't tell family members, they will wonder why you are upset and cannot support you, however if you spread the news and the unfortunate does happen how will you cope with the situation.

we both agreed to only tell family members, so they are there for support then after 3 months we can tell friends ect...
 
Can't wait for kids myself! A good few years left yet though :p. Just tell him, its got nothing to do with him when and who you chose to have kids with really.
 
RDM said:
I don't know, if you are in your late 20s, early 30s using the word "girlfriend" seems a bit odd.
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Partner > Girlfriend by a factor of 10.

Girlfriend just sounds stupid and childlike to some (as does boyfriend).
 
kylew said:
Partner > Girlfriend by a factor of 10.

Girlfriend just sounds stupid and childlike to some (as does boyfriend).
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Then ask her to marry you, don't use some daft word to try and sound more grown up than you really are, it doesnt change the fact you are not married.
 
When ever I see "partner" in the context of a relationship, I always assume it's going to be a gay relationship :o

Which explains my "eh?" thoughts upon reading the thread title :p

OP: There's no easy way about it, just tell your Dad and see what the reaction is. Perhaps break it to him as "Dad, you're going to be a grandfather!" :)
 
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