GTKY - How'd you tell your SO?

bornmommy

Starting it up with the obvious because why not?  

How did you tell your SO?  - Please feel free to tell some of your TTGP story also.

n0soup4u

I took a test in the evening 12dpo. I didn't tell DH that night because 1. He was in a crap mood and 2. I wanted to be creative or at least try too. 

After work the next day I ran to go carters and got a big sister shirt for DD to wear. She was standing in the doorway when he got home and had a pee stick in her hand. 

MotherofDragons

While he was in the shower I grabbed the "Big Sister" shirt we had used on our dog to announce my first pregnancy. I put it on his nightstand with the test. 

He loved the sentiment because our sweet dog passed away a year ago. He was happy to include her memory in our special moment. 

jgil85

I caved and took a test late in the afternoon just to ease my mind a bit. My DH came home and I immediately jumped up and showed him the test and said "So this happened!" He was so excited and then he took me out to dinner to fulfill one of my cravings.

Yailani23

I haven't told DH yet. His birthday is on Friday so I'm trying to be a little creative.

LLo3

@itsfine and @Mother0fDragons y'all are way ahead of me with your big sister shirts. I want to do that when we tell the fam.

I took a test at like 8DPO and DH and I both watched and asked each other if the other saw a line. Finally it turned into "OMG that's positive!"

swanbrooner

DH gets weird about having the "appropriate" reaction about emotional situations. This was the main reason why we did a first look photo session at our wedding! Ha!

I knew he didn't want to know before work. I also wanted to somehow find a way to let him have his own realization moment so he wouldn't be worried with me analyzing or judging his reaction.

So, I wrote a letter to him from Baby Rattlesnake (silly nickname we came
up with months ago) and packaged up a Dad coffee mug and Dad Hacks book and stuck it all in the mailbox. He is the one who always gets the mail. 

I played it cool when he came home and listened to him opening the package from the next room. He yelled, "Are you serious?!" and was super smiley and giddy. 

bornmommy

@Mother0fDragons - sorry about your puppy.  That sounds really sweet that you were able to make your pup a part of it. 

I've never got the chance to get really excited about a positive test because I've always been bleeding.  I was excited about this one since the spotting/bleeding calmed and I have an overall good feeling about the pregnancy.  (I also ran out of cute ideas after telling him four times previously...) I devised this clever plan to ask ask him to get me a glass of water when he got home from work and have the test in the cabinet with the water glasses.  He came home and started talking about one of his employees that was retiring and how she knit us a blanket and wrote him a card and it was really sweet.  I was too excited to let him finished so I cut him off and yelled "GET ME A GLASS OF WATER! please."  And literally ran away behind my phone that was set up to record it.  It is hilarious because you see me yell at him and run and then you catch his "WTF" face before he opens the cabinet and starts beaming.    

NamelessAria

Guys, I'm loving the cute way you all told your husbands. I have to admit my way of telling my husband was pretty lame. Because we've struggled with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss my husband was insistent that I tell him as soon as I knew anything about any possible pregnancies. He even wanted to know about the super "maybe?" squinters and such. So I tested the morning of 10DPO and got a very faint pink on a Wondfo. I was about 95% sure there was something there but not 100% sure. I put it in a little ziploc bag so he wouldn't have to touch something I peed on, ran downstairs and was like "Hey! Do you want to play a game with me?" He was in the kitchen making coffee and gives me this strange look and replies with ".....sure?" So I handed him the ziploc bag and said something like "The game is called "Is there a super faint second pink line?" What do you think?" He took it, looked at it for a minute and then said "Yeah babe. There's a second line!"

We were both extremely cautiously optimistic since the line was so faint and we've had so many losses. We agreed to wait till the next morning to see if the line darkened appropriately before really getting excited. But so far everything has gone like it should. Tests are still getting darker, the first beta looked good. So we're hopeful (but terrified!) that this is our take-home baby finally.

ETA: I originally, back before the infertility and RPL, had wanted to surprise him with the "Be Prepared" book for new dads with a little onsie. But after everything I just wanted him to know what I knew right off in case those lines didn't darken. Waiting to surprise him just didn't feel like the right thing to do anymore.

mirdamae03

#3 gets the crumbs, I had the cutesy stuff done for 1 & 2... I just told DH to take out the trash because it was making me want to vom and I was pretty sure I was pregnant. Lol

momma2char

Took the test in the morning while DH was sleeping- took DD (11 months) to Carters to pick out a shirt that says "super sister" on it, and she picked out a newborn sleeper. Changed her shirt in the car and walked through the front door and surprised him

boniblevins

So, my pregnancy was a huge surprise. My BF and I have only been seeing each other for a few months. We are both in school and trying to do right. I also have a nearly 3 year old from a previous relationship. I also didn't mention that I'm 37 and he's 31. This will be his first. We don't live together, actually he is in FL and I'm in VA so we only see each other once a month. I took a home test Sunday night then went to my family care dr Monday morning. Once they confirmed the pregnancy I called him and said "I have something to tell you." He asked if I was pregnant and I told him I was. He first thought I was messing with him, then I burst out in tears. I told him I didn't mean for it to happen and I was sorry. He stopped me and said "you have no reason to cry, we are going to be fine." Now he's talking about houses and baby names. Can't say I'm not scared still....

FSUNole31

I wanted to do something fun but ended up just bringing out the stick and saying surprise ready for #3??  

Heliumgirl717

I had something sweet planned out, but have no patience. When he finally came down stairs I told him I was so glad that we made the deal that I wouldn't have to mow while I'm pregnant. He said, "We'll it's a good thing you're not." That's when I handed him the sticks and had a really good laugh as he realized what just happened.

swanbrooner

Whoops. Posted in the wrong thread. Dang mobile bumping.

iamcaro

We did a lot of BD to make this pregnancy happen. Obviously, my husband was VERY happy with this plan, but he started to joke that "Winter is coming", meaning the sex is gonna drop off if I actually do get knocked up because I don't really feel up to it as much during first tri. I got BFP in the morning after he'd gone to work, so later that evening while we were hanging out I told him "Winter is here."

JessyKV

Loving all these stories! Mine was kind of anticlimactic.  This will be our 3rd kiddo and my 4th pregnancy.  My DH is still kind of in shock that it happened so quickly after my MC.  I took the test early in the morning and he was on a business trip so I couldn't tell him until later that night. I just brought him out the test and said so I think I'm pregnant again... And he was like ok?? Took him a while to process and get excited.  I think it's going to take to the first healthy ultrasound for him to really absorb it.  

meilay

I told him over the phone while I was running to Walmart for more tests. I felt kind of cheated out of the cute reveal I had been planning for months so I did it anyway even though he knew already. I gave him a onesie and a sweet card and the digital test I turned today. His reaction was super sweet and I got a little teary. I'll never forget it. 

wifeinraleigh28

Since DH and I have been struggling with infertility and conceived through IVF, we found out together when the nurse called with my beta result on Monday (I surprisingly made it without testing at home prior to my beta). I was too nervous to take the phone call, so I threw the phone at DH and he was super chill the way he answered it and took the call. He gave nothing away with his reaction when he was talking to the nurse, so I was convinced my result was negative. After he hung up, he started crying and told me my beta #. I screamed "ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!" and then we were both crying happy tears!

So, my DH knew before I did! 

soontobemrsdavis

I picked up a onesie and a big bro shirt. I put them in a box with the test and told H I needed help with my new phone. He opened it and said "I knew it, are you ready". Pretty much the same thing he said 5 years ago lol

mamaelle27

You ladies are so cute. With DD, I took the test at the crack of dawn and then promptly woke my husband from a deep sleep with the news. He was very excited once he had a chance to wake up and process. (And then he promptly went back to sleep-how do they do that?) With this one, my DD had been sick so hubby had been sleeping with her in the glider. Again at the crack of dawn (can't help myself!), I told him and he was just like "OK". He's the typical man who doesn't show any emotion and then a few days later will be excited. Both times, I was up the rest of the early morning bouncing off the walls with excitement. We're both over the moon now. And a little nervous that we'll have 2 under 2 for a couple months.

bornmommy

@mamaelle27 - sounds exactly like how I told DH about our first You got this 2u2 thang!  Mine are 23 months apart so not the typical 2u2 experience but they are such great friends (...or maybe enemies that love each other is a better way to put it) 

mamaelle27

@bornmommy- thanks! Ours will be 22 months apart.

ADJ

This is our third, so our story is pretty boring lol. I took a test at 10 DPO because I was feeling a bit off that morning. I was absolutely shocked to see a faint line. I took a picture of the test and texted it to my husband. We then had a back and forth text convo about how shocked we were! 

keniialise

I haven't told my husband yet, I keep going back and forth and kinda need some outside advice!!!  So my husband will be gone for a couple of weeks, when he comes home I have this fake scratch off ticket that reveals the pregnancy which he will totally love, but I have the opportunity to have a ultrasound done while he's gone and I can show him it with the ticket, OR I can make the appointment for when he comes home and trick him into coming and giving him the lottery ticket when we are close to the ultrasound clinic, and be like surprise!!! Help!! 

mkrel

@Yailani23 I admire your will power. DH's bday is on Saturday and I planned to wait, but that day when he got home from work I caved. I told him I couldn't wait to give him his birthday gift and still managed to surprise him. Definitely wasn't how I planned it though!

Yailani23

Thank you! It's taking everything in me not to slip up @MKRLTX ! It's harder than I thought. I'm just thinking of a cute way to surprise him

bornmommy

@keniialise - the lotto ticket sounds adorable.  I think either way it would be fun 

heath313

Text haha #babynumberthree

jc_twomamas

I drew a really terrible stick figure drawing of "our family". DS scribbled all over it and I left it on the island with his amazon package that came. He had our son in his arms asking if he drew the picture for him. He quickly realized there was a second child labeled "June 2017". Face was priceless and I video recorded the whole thing from my phone! 

email2ash

My husband works at a hospital in Boston and leaves very early. I found out after he had already left. After our loss over the summer I was so surprised to be pregnant so quickly. I just called and blurted it out! Now I have to have my HCG levels checked every 48 hours to monitor and make sure it is not another ectopic. 

shsmart13-2

My husband thought I was testing a few days after the day I truly planned to test. When I got my BFP, I ran to Walmart and got a onesie that says 'Daddies little linebacker', bibs that said 'I love Daddy', and then ran to the bookstore to buy 'Dude you're gonna be a dad'. I then put this all in a cute bag with my positive digital stick. When he got home from work I told him I had a gift for him and gave it to him while taping the whole thing. He was so excited and I was crying the whole time. It was perfect. 

lmc929

Loving all these stories! So sweet   
I put a "big brother" shirt on DS for when my husband got home yesterday - it was our four year anniversary so I got to tell him we were becoming a family of four. Nice coincidence. 

sagehens47

I'm the girl that just said "I'm pregnant" over the phone. We had been trying for a year and decided to stop for many reasons, so we had both been in the mindset that we were done. not that we wanted to be...I'm 38 and he's 50 so we reluctantly had given up. He was just shocked... and so was I!

Yailani23

I finally told DH.  I had family over to sing happy birthday & cut him a cake. After all the presents were opened & everyone left, I told him I had one more present I had forgotten to give him. It was a circular package and inside there was a plain white onesie and a pacifier, on the lid I wrote "Happy Birthday Daddy, I can't wait to meet you" with the EDD and signed from RainbowBaby. 

He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and I couldn't hold my tears back and we had our little moment. He couldn't believe it, we are just hoping everything goes well and our daughter can have her little sibling. 

Assiram42

"I'm pregnant." Apparently he expected some big reveal, which we've never done and I didn't intend to start now. 

jenburbank55

I have not told my husband about this one yet but I will tell you how I first found out I was pregnant with DS. It was a few days after April 15th (I am a crazy CPA who works 70 plus hours a week Jan to April) and I was still just exhausted. I really had no desire to get out of bed and my husband kept asking me what was wrong. My husband finally asked me when I had my last period and I said "I have no clue it's not like I'm pregnant or anything I'm just tired from working a ton!" He basically told me I was pregnant and I kept saying no I'm not. We had tried for four years and I had finally accepted that we may never have a baby. That evening as I was having a glass of wine my husband came home with pregnancy tests. I told him I was only taking one to prove to him I wasn't pregnant. Much to the surprise of both of us I was 7 weeks pregnant at the time. My husband finished my wine..: 

musicdrama80

My hubby bought some tests for us and he told me to test on Thursday morning. I was going to wait till today (Saturday) but I took it anyway and it was a strong line and he was there with me! Haha

jenburbank55

I to DH yesterday that I was pregnant by wrapping the test up and putting it in a gift bag. He opened it up and asked "are you pregnant?" I started bawling and he got tears in is eyes and then asked me if those were happy tears or mad tears. I of course answered happy tears. 

After trying for for almost four years to have our first baby, this one was a complete shock! We weren't preventing it by any means but we also didn't think it would happen only ten months after having DS! 

Wildflowers and Ferns

I wanted sooo much to tell him in a cute way, but it just didn't happen that way!  We were trying hard for our first baby, so he was pretty in tune with when the testing would happen.  I told him, "So... I didn't get my period.  I guess I'm going to pee on a stick now..."  And he set the timer for me.  Then we waited out the infinitely long 3 minutes clutching each other.

It wasn't pintrest-worthy, adorable or unique... but seeing my total stoic husband get misty with happy tears was still a memorable moment!

HookEmNelson

I actually forgot about the test I took in the bathroom-the 5 year old distracted me.  So after that little guy went down for the night, I remembered about the test and asked my husband to go grab it from the bathroom.  And here we are.  The whole time I thought my nausea was from weird tacos I had.  It was a total welcome surprise for the both of us.