Vent: Hubby ruined the announcement

elsajaye · March 2016

(Sigh) I love my husband. I really do. I just have to vent...I got excited for how I was going to tell him about baby #2. Went and bought our toddler a ' I'm a big brother ' shirt and started video taping hubby's reaction. When he finally noticed he said, " oh, sorry, I still have a really upset stomach. That's exciting though. Sorry to ruin the video." (Sigh) he later took cute pics with our toddler but we'll never get that original moment back. Announcement with number 1 was uneventful, ' that looks like 2 lines, right?' So was hopeful with this reveal. I know I should just be happy and grateful and don't want to come off as awful but just had to share.

jarethinafrock · March 2016

I know it's rough, but try not to be too hard on him. Some people have trouble showing how truly excited they are and process things like a pregnancy announcement differently. I tend to be that way and I know it must be frustrating for you. When I got my BFP, I was super happy but also super calm. I didn't tell my husband immediately because I needed time to process the information on my own.

TheBorg7of9 · March 2016

My husband is the same way. I understand. With my first bfp, he told me "congratulations" as if I were his cousin or something. I finally got a good reaction with my 5th bfp because I made sure he was in a good mood first... He's a moody guy. But I just have to accept I didn't marry a guy who's going to make cute videos with me. You'll have to find something else he does well instead.

chloe97 · March 2016

@elsajaye I applaud your efforts! I announced my pregnancy to my husband by waking him up at 2:30 am to come assure me that there was a second line on the HPT. He said "yep, looks like it", patted me on the back and got back in bed and fell promptly asleep. I was awake the rest of the night!

Nrem10 · March 2016

The morning I took my bfp my poor husband was up with kidney stone pain. I said " well I'll be in similar pain in 9 months" I got a smile and a chuckle out of him. He was happy but hard to be over the moon when he is in pain. Haha

talkthewholetime · March 2016

My husband's reactions were lackluster too. He just basically expected me to be pregnant this time, since we got pregnant on our first try with our daughter too. I told him to go in the kitchen, and he said "it's positive, isn't it?", and that was about it. I think he might have congratulated himself, ha. Cocky!

GraceUponGrace09 · March 2016

@elsajaye Aw, sorry that would have been really disappointed too! Last time he was with me when I got the BFP. This time, he was on a business trip. So I made a sign with painted baby feet that said, "Daddy, I can't wait to meet you...around November 14th, 2016." And then I glued a poppy seed to the page and had the BFP test right there. He was so shocked!! He just stared at it for a whole and then pulled me into a huge hug. I had so many ramped up emotions into my little sign...and it sounds like you went to way more work than I did! Glad you got some cute pictures anyhow!

LikeICantEven · March 2016

elsajaye said:

(Sigh) I love my husband. I really do. I just have to vent...I got excited for how I was going to tell him about baby #2. Went and bought our toddler a ' I'm a big brother ' shirt and started video taping hubby's reaction. When he finally noticed he said, " oh, sorry, I still have a really upset stomach. That's exciting though. Sorry to ruin the video." (Sigh) he later took cute pics with our toddler but we'll never get that original moment back. Announcement with number 1 was uneventful, ' that looks like 2 lines, right?' So was hopeful with this reveal. I know I should just be happy and grateful and don't want to come off as awful but just had to share.

I'd be pissed too, but like...men, ya know? It's so common for them to be oblivious in the beginning.

Now, for revenge, tape his reaction when you tell him you had a Dr's appt and the U/S tech saw 3 sacs. Then you can use THAT reaction as the public one.

honeybeewebb2424 · March 2016

I made a hilarious sperm shaped cupcake with a giant googly eye and placed it next to a wooden book shaped box that I drew one fish? two fish? pink fish? blue fish? on with the test in the box surrounded by baby confetti. I was so proud and excited to show him, I set up the camera to record. It didn't. but that's okay because all he did when he got home was try to get it in, as I was trying to avoid him and direct him to the box to show him the deed was already done. After he cried and then claimed to have known and blamed his unusual friskiness on it. psh okay.

NatashaSprout · March 2016

Hmmm...I threw the digi at his head and said great you got your wish, then walked out and went to work. Everyone reacts differently.

MrsBigTime · March 2016

My husbands response was "good." Very HO-hum, but he really is excited!

elsajaye · March 2016

You ladies are great. Thanks for the stories...your empathy helps me feel better.

Oakleypoozles · March 2016

Well if it makes you feel any better, I think men are just goobers. I had my friend come over and announce to my husband and had our son take him the test. First he couldn't read it *DUH LOL* Then he said oh it's positive then. Then he said who's test is it? (My friend is also pregnant) To which I had to explain it was in fact mine. Then he looks around dumbfounded and confused. Then he said "Who's the father" snickers gave me a hug and went about his business lol. Point is, he literally didn't get it and ruined the announcement lol. He's actually quite excited... apparently men can't just jump up and down and clap or cry or something... they gotta be buttheads lol.

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