How did you tell your SO?

antsangel1118

I always love to read/see how people tell their partners about baby! I haven't
told DH yet about this pregnancy, but I'll share how I announced the others...

DD 1- I got a gift bag and put a boy bib and a girl bib in it and put the positive digital tests inside a clear yellow bottle. 
          - On FB I just posted a pic of the positive tests lol 

DS 1- I had DD make a picture frame with a pic of her and DH in it with all the reasons her daddy was the best, and I made a t-shirt that said #1 Daddy on the back and "Daddy x2" on the front. 
          -On FB, I posted the video of DH opening his announcement

DS 2- I reused the tshirt and crossed out the number 2, and wrote a number 3. 
          - On FB I had taken some pics of DD and DS1 with a little handmade tiebreaker tally board. 

CP- I had a friend take family photos of us, and for a little series of photos I had her set us up so that i was behind DH, and when he turned around for the next pic, I was holding a onesie in front of my belly. 

DS 3- I honestly forget how I told DH about our rainbow, but on FB I posted a picture of our U/S with a Christmas border and a comment about our rainbow coming for Christmas as he was due on 12/24. I need to ask DH if he remembers how I told him!

kitkatz1990

He’s always been right outside the bathroom when I test lol. Every time I’ve been pregnant, he hasn’t thought I was. This time around was the same, he thought I was being silly for not having a drink on date night so he stopped by Walmart to pick up a test and prove his point. He even made me a drink at home, he was so confident. I came out of the bathroom and told him “You’re 0 for 3” lol

krystrist2014

@kitkatz1990 haha! That’s hilarious! 

I was determined to do something cute this time because our DD was a happy little accident. We had been together for 5 years but were living across the country from each other. I had no clue I was pregnant and was pretty sure the test I had taken before was negative (it may have been too early) so I was going to the doctor to find out what the heck was wrong with me. They were testing for everything - thyroid, diabetes, PCOS, pregnancy. They had me come in for an ultrasound so I texted DH when they showed me her heartbeat. I was already 7 weeks at that point. 

So this time, I went out and bought a gender neutral newborn onesie from Kohls that said I love Daddy. When we got home I told him I wanted to show him something I bought. I made him come in the other room because I’m not ready to tell DD yet. He seemed a bit confused by the onesie so I shoved the positive FRER in his hand. He was like “wait, what? Really?” 😁 Meanwhile DD was yelling from the bathroom that she pooped and wanted someone to come wipe her! 🤣

hedgepig

@kitkatz1990 That's funny! Ours is almost opposite 🤣

We weren't really trying yet, although we were about to start in the next couple months, and obviously we weren't being super careful about preventing either. I had been tracking my cycle and my period was a couple days late, but I've had a short cycle with a short LP (so much so that I thought I probably couldn't get/stay pregnant), so I thought that my cycle was finally lengthening. At the same time, we had been traveling and I was sure that our timing would have made a pregnancy impossible. At any rate, MH kept joking around, "are you pregnant?" So I ordered a pack of cheapies and took one as soon as they came in. To my amazement, there was a second line! When MH came back in the house he was like, "haha, so, are you pregnant?" And I said, "yep!" We're both thrilled!

bserena

I had planned to do something cute since we were trying... but if you read my intro you know I found out because of a car accident. I was in the hospital waiting to do XRays (DH was at work, I sent him away since I had been there 6 hours already) when they did the pregnancy test and came back to tell me it was positive. Of course, DH was calling me every 30 minutes to check on XRays, so I just had to tell him! So much for a cute announcement, lol. Regardless, we both are so happy and baby is healthy so far, which is what really matters.

Ecat504

I POAS and we left it in the bathroom, when the 3 minutes were up he raced me to the bathroom and read the stick first so he knew before me. He told me 😂

windywoman

He was heading to Costco after work to pick up some stuff and I sent him a picture of the test and said You might wanna grab some prenatal vitamins while your there! 😆 I was going to wait and do something cute but I couldn’t keep it in. 

potofgolden

I told DH I was supposed to start that day and I had not, but I just knew I was pregnant. We were practicing abstinence, but not on purpose and there was this one free moment of time. Well you know.

I took the test and left the bathroom and made him go get it and tell me.

My last pregnancy I took the test and told him. He was super happy, but not surprised. He told me he knew I was, because he hadn’t seen any tampon wrappers in the trash can. WTH, stalker weirdo hahaha.

Our angel baby I was a bit more creative. It was the day after Fathers Day. I gave him a handwritten card. “”Happy Father’s Day, I know it’s late, but so am I”.

wychets

I bright a gift bag and put a binky in it. We told DD “you’re going to be a big sister!!” She cried happy tears, she has literally been asking for a baby since she could speak.

mimser

He knew I would test that morning, but didn't want to find out before going to work. So, when he came back home, he just asked! 

pinky111220

So great stories! 

We weren't trying, but we weren't also overly cautious. I never thought it will be easy to get pregnant as my FSH has been extremely low and decreasing. So one Sunday while I was sipping on my mimosa it hit me that I was late 3 days (and I am never late). Rushed off to the store to get tests. And found out I am pregnant. Hope this pregnancy lasts and I am here for the long haul.
To get to the point - I ordered on Amazon a bandana for our puppy saying "Guess what? Mommy is pregnant" and had to wait for 3 days before I can share. When I put on the bandana he just noticed she has a new one but never paid too much attention. Had to be patient and point it out a few times and tell him to read the text LOL he was shocked! 😳🤣

lovelee3

@pinky111220 it’s so funny when they’re oblivious!!! 

MH and I also weren’t trying but we weren’t preventing either. I was tracking my cycle just to stay on top of it for when we were ready to try (also, I wanted to watch closely to know whether to keep drinking or not). I told MH by hand painting a white onesie with the saying “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future” with a tree in the middle (LOTR reference) while he was at work late one night. I laid it on his pillowcase in bed that night and he noticed it when he got into bed. He stared at the shirt for a whole 10 minutes and just kept asking me “really? Really really?” He had tears in his eyes but no full crying - I was hoping for tears 🤣🥰

name1109

For DS-1 I put a pair of infant socks in a box for my husband. 

For DS-2 DH (husband right?) was on the west coast while we were east. I had DS-1 tell him. 

For DS-3 we were SUPER surprised. I took a test early and woke him up at 4am and said holy sh*t we’re expecting. We were pumped just not expecting a third before DS-2 was one. 

For this one...let me see if I can paraphrase...we were trying for a boy (healthy baby really) and read boxers help conceive a boy. Who knows 🤣. So I took a test the moment my app said to test. I immediately bought 4 different boxer briefs with the test wrapped in one pair. I told him it was a late Valentine’s Day present. He opened the wrapped boxer briefs and his face fell. “Honey...remember I needed boxers not the tighter briefs sweetheart.” He kept opening them and got to the fourth with the test. The test had a note that said “Congrats Dad #4.” His response was awesome. NO WAY!  Then pure joy. We’re both super pumped!

1MommyRunner

With DS, I wrapped a baby hat and the test with a note that said surprise daddy! He thought he was unwrapping a video game. 🤣

With DD, I wrote him a very long letter and gave it to him before we went to bed. I told him all the things I love about him and ended it with the news of DD. He was shocked! (We were experiencing secondary infertility and were about to start seeking medical treatment. 💜)

With this baby, I was so in shock I just called him at work. He had a late meeting and I ask him to cancel. He said no and I told him it was an emergency, but not a bad one. He straight up asked if I was pregnant and I simply answered “Yes.” 😂 Then I facetimed him and showed him the two tests, all while our other two kids were running around in the background talking about making socks for silly sock day. 😂💜 

@name1109 DH does stand for dear husband 🥰

potofgolden

Why am I reading these and crying. Stupid Hormones!

name1109

potofgolden said:

Why am I reading these and crying. Stupid Hormones!

RIGHT!!!

crystalmir91385

Lol, He asked if I was worried about COVID-19. I said "No, I have something else to worry about".

antsangel1118

@name1109 I can't wait to hear if the boxer theory worked for you? Though it doesn't look like you needed any tricks to make a boy... lol

dshannah

I’m an early bird, DH is not (I mean, I get up at 4.30, he gets up at 7, but, yeah). With DS 4 years ago I took the test first thing in the morning (we had *just* started trying) and jumped on DH and woke him up and he said “ok” and hugged me and went back to sleep!

With this one I was in the middle of a call with a student (with COVID my office hours are now on the phone) and the sitter had just gotten here to look after our son and a plumber arrived to fix the toilet and DH came up from where he was working to get lunch and ask me if he could eat my leftovers and it was literally the most chaotic half hour ever and then my doctor called with my blood test results and I told my student I would call her back and I cried on the phone with the doctor and then DH heard but by the time he got to me I was back on the phone with my student so I had to shoo him away. After I got off the phone with my student I went down to where DH was working and told him. 

Tl;dr : I’m crap at this stuff.