My best friend is pregnant, how does she tell her parents?

Question

ok my best friend is 5 months pregnant, and she is only 15 turning 16... how does she tell her parents?

Answer 1

It may be hard but maybe you can sit down with her for moral support and help her tell her parents, it will not be easy and they are sure to be furious and upset at first but give them a chance to calm and talk things out. Better not to put it off, the longer she waits the harder it will be and if others than you know it may get back to them before she has a chance to tell them. Best of luck and most of all be there to support your friend she is really going to need you

Answer 2

I faced the same problem and to be honest there isn't an easy way to tell them but the longer your friend puts it off the harder it is going to be. When i told my parents yes they went mad at me but once they had got over the initial shock they where very supportive and i was lucky enough to have a boyfriend who stood by me.

I now have two children 6 and 2 and my parents are loving every minute of being grandparents.

Good luck hope it goes well.

Answer 3

Unless they are REALLY clueless, or she is a very chunky girl...

They probably already know.

Depending on the parents, from the next county might be a wise move...seriously, she needs to figure out which parent is least likely to go nuclear on her backside. At five months, short of massive life threatening conditions, assuming she wanted one, an abortion is out of the question (as the Pro Lifers breathe a sigh of relief)...she would NOT be able to find a reputable doctor to perform it. This means she is going to have a the kid, keep it of give it up is another debate.

Once she figures out which parent is the least likely to kill her, she needs to approach that parent *privately* and come clean. She then needs to plan with the now p-o'd parent how to tell the remaining parent. Alternatively, she may have to speak to a grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, (adult) family friend, etc first, and ask their help in informing her parents.

BEFORE she does this, she needs to talk to a confidential councillor. If you have a "Teen Touch Hotline" or accessable Public Health Nurse at a Women's Clinic (with a policy of not bringing the parents in without the teen's consent) to talk options with.

Worst comes to worst, her parents could throw her out...Only Heaven knows if her parents are likely to do so, and for her sake I hope not, but she/you have to be prepared for that.

Child...for your sake, I hope this is about your friend and not you. 'Cause regardless of which of you it is, she has seriously messed her life-up for some years to come. Incidentally, she can expect that the father's parents may treat her as if she suddenly became a plague carrier, for "ruining" *his* life!

Answer 4

Your friend has decided to keep the baby so i think she is scared to tell them incase they force her to make a decision she does not want to make! I think she is waiting til she has hit her safe point so that they will have to accept her decision, She does need to tell them but very soon or she will feel too pressured to do so! Maybe you being her friend can offer to sit with her to help her tell her parents she must need alot of support! I hope everything turns out for the better for her good luck xx

Answer 5

easy she needs to sit her parents down comly and tell them about the gye she met and that they had sex and she ended up pregnant. Make sure she practices alittle infront of the mirror so she can feel more relaxed before actally telling them. Remember you don't want to break out in tears or start shaking. If it helps she should have a friend there with her when she tells them so it can be alot easyier for her. No stress!!!!!!

Answer 6

I understand that your friend must feel anxious and worried about notifying her parents she is 5months pregnant. I was that age when i fell pregnant with my now husband but we decided that we need to get to know each other before we could commit to a family. i had a termination ! i sat down with my parents and explained that i was pregnant and my partner and i wished to get a termination due to the fact we weren't ready for a family my parents were very shocked but very supportive.I feel I have a great relationship with my parents because i have always been honest. It will be difficult for her to do but she must know that her parents may or may not like her situation but she's their daughter and they will love and support her through it.

Answer 7

She needs to tell them ASAP!!! She will need their support as well as her friends like you! To be honest she should tell them face to face! at the end of the day they cant harm her as she is pregnant, really... what is the worst they can do? She could write them a letter as an easy way out! x

Answer 8

its very important she tell her, because i was pregnant and i was 3 months, and when i fount out i told my mom rite away! my baby could of had died if i didnt tell her, because im rh- negatvie blood and it wasnt suppose to mix with my baby's and now i have to get shots all the time for that, but its very important she gets care right away... since she is 5 months and she hasnt been to the doctor, there going to be way off on her ultrasounds... and the babys duedate could be off by a month,, so she needs to tell her parents,

Answer 9

it's not u who's really pregnant is it?
'she' will just have to come out with it. there's no easy way. choose a relaxed moment. They'd probably rather they were told than found out the other way i.e. started noticing the bump.
I wish the best of luck to your friend. I hope she'llbe more careful next time.

Answer 10

Will answer this later if you describe what her parents are like so can give the best answer.


ie open minded hippy types or relgious nuts? much more detail then that and culture/relgion etc. Attiude to sex to and awareness of teenage.


Also why did she wait till 5 months