So the word got out to my dad and now he wont let it go

So my sister spilled the beans to my dad that the Hub and I were TTC. In the two years we have been married he has asked me once a month at least when we would give him a grandchild. That annoyed the cr@p out of me then but hes excited so whatever.

However, he has taken it to a whole new level...

Now that he knows we are officially TTC he wont leave me alone. Making obnoxious comments, constantly asking me if Im preggo and calling me just to tell me names hes though of.

We had a family BBQ this past weekend and he brought me a gift for my "future" baby to unwrap and congratulated my DH in front of others....he has taken this waaaay too far and I dont know how to pump the brakes. It is so bizarre and uncomfortable to me. I mean, what if we cant conceive??

Anyone else's parents apply the pressure thick or in my case....anyone else's parents psycho about it??

Thanks if you got this far! You girls are the best

Re: So the word got out to my dad and now he wont let it go

Wow that's annoying.
On one hand, it's very sweet that he's so excited to be a grandpa - but on the other hand, talk about pressure.
How is your relationship with him? Can you tell him nicely (or bluntly) to get out of your bedroom? I would try that. If you need to be a bit more subtle, just ask him to stop. Tell him you appreciate the enthusiasm and you know he's excited, but buying things for a baby that hasn't been conceived yet is a bit premature. Tell him you dont want to jump the gun in case you guys have trouble conceiving, you dont want to jinx it... whatever.
I understand - my dad asked to watch DS for the weekend in case DH and I were feeling "affectionate" and maybe wanted to make him another grandchild. Really? Unnecessary.

Re: So the word got out to my dad and now he wont let it go

Thanks for the advice I straight up told him to please stop. I couldnt take it anymore...but then I felt bad. I thanked him for the gift and told him it was sweet but until he heard news from me, its status quo.

I totally know what you mean by the embarrassing comment. My dads car needed some work done to it recently and instead of calling my husband to help and save him $ (he can fix anything related to a car), he took it to the shop. When I asked him why he didn't call he said he didnt want to take away from our "time" together and explained how he heard we were TTC.. Thats how all this came about

Re: So the word got out to my dad and now he wont let it go

My mom wasn't as crazy with it but she did often ask me if her grandchild was under production.

When I finally did get preggo she immediately bought me a statue of a mother holding a baby along with a letter about how proud and excited she was and reffering to her "grandchild" and I FREAKED! I saw it as bad luck / jinx. on the day I lost that baby I recieved a package in the mail of maternity clothes...my hubby and sister had to conspire to hide it before I got back home from the procedure.

I have since told her that in the future I would prefer to wait until second-3rd tri-mester before buying baby related items.

Re: So the word got out to my dad and now he wont let it go

It is very sweet. I think as soon as you do get a BFP, I would ask him to cool it b/c you may not want to share with everyone right away.