Telling Our Families - Not Looking Forward To It

Hi ladies,

So I am struggling here. I am almost 7.5 weeks pregnant and have an ultrasound scheduled for Monday and I’ll be 8+1 then. If all goes well, we plan on sharing our baby news with our immediate families as a Mother’s Day surprise.

It’ll be the first grandchild for both our parents. My husband is super eager to tell them (he’s been wanting to since the beginning) but I just can’t get excited about it.

I love my parents more than anything but I’ve also enjoyed this time to myself. I know once we share the news the questions and comments will come pouring in. My mother can be rather relentless at “nagging” although she has good intentions.

It overwhelms me just to think about it and I’m not excited to tell either side at all. I feel nervous and am dreading it. Has anyone else felt like this? I feel like a horrible daughter but telling family feels suffocating to me.