I found out Monday morning, and I still haven’t told him. I ordered a Harry Potter Snitch from Etsy, it’s supposed to ship in a couple days. I’ll probably go with that. 5 years ago when I found out, I rushed upstairs, super excited, woke him up, since he was basically still asleep he didn't show much emotion. After he woke up and realized he was excited but I was at work, either way it definitely bummed me out. Now this time around DD will be 5 when this LO comes, and I’m kind of nervous to “start over” again. Maybe that's another reason I haven't told him.
Re: Announcing to your S/O?
TTC since 01/2011
07/2013 - First round of testing - CD21 and CD3 blood tests and HSG + multiple SAs for DH
07/2013 - Diagnosis - Anovulatory and DH has very low counts - Referral to urologist for further testing
08/2013 - Urologist showed varcocele veins and testicular defect from birth. Unable to repair
11/2013 - Consult with RE regarding treatment. Benched due to finances
2014/2015 - Took break from pursuing treatment, moved to a new province
06/2016 - DH redid SA as per direction from new family doctor - Counts have increased!!
07/2016 - Consult with new RE - ordered a repeat HSG
09/2016 - Providing no issues on HSG - Scheduled to start first IUI with Clomid
01/17/2017 - First IUI with Clomid - BFP - M/C @ 9 weeks
Come on Baby "B"! Time to come out and play!
Married: 08/04/12
DD: 6 years | Born: 03/28/13
DS: 1 Year I Born 10/15/17
TEAM: PINK!!
I did the same thing as HeartItRaces. DD is 3 (4 in April), so I bought her a shirt that says Best Sis Ever. I put it on her, put her sweater on over top of it and waited for him to come home from work (he had been out of town last week, and came home Friday evening). At dinner time, I asked him to put DD up to the table and to take her sweater off so she wouldn't get food all over it.... he took it off, but didn't notice the shirt!!! So I grabbed the pee stick, and put it in my pocket, walked up to the table and asked DD "Did daddy like your new shirt?" She asked, do you like my shirt daddy? He read the shirt, looked down, then did a double take, looked at me and said You're pregnant?! (We've been trying for 13 months). I said yes, congratulations daddy while handing him the sticks. It was awesome to get to include her in the announcement.
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I told him I wasn't. So he went a bought a couple tests, I took them and here we are. lol
Though I'll probably think of a cute fun way to tell the two older boys once we're ready to tell people. When we were pregnant with our 3rd we bought the big boys "big brother" shirts and let them loose at a family gathering.
Wife of 14 years to one amazing Hubby
With our last pregnancy (MMC), I really didn't think I was pregnant so I didn't test until my period was 3 days late. When it turned up positive (in like 2 seconds on a FRER lol), I was going to surprise him the same way since he was going golfing again. But I got too impatient and just shoved the POAS in his face at 6am.
This time I tested before he woke up. Then I made a sign that said "guess what!" and posted it in our hallway with pink and blue bows on either side of it. Yeah. He didn't get it...LOL! Worst part was that I was videotaping him and his reaction was horrible. "Why are you filming me in my underwear?!"
With our first, I gave him a gift bag with some plain onesies and a "Baby on Board" sign. He goes "are you sure?" So I showed him the super positive tests (I was several days late, so they were super dark and hard to deny lol)
With our second, he was there when I took the test. It was super super faint so he didn't believe it, which took the fun and excitement out of it
With our third, I took a test while he was at work so I called him and said "hey, so, guess what?" And he goes "you're pregnant" just as a joke. And I said yep. It was totally unromantic but funny
With my first CP, I told him when he got home, I took him up to the bathroom and showed him all the sticks.
Second CP, I didn't really talk about it
Last pregnancy, I took a test super early, I saw the faint line, he didn't. Next day, I took 3 and then called him in the bathroom and go "I told you I'm pregnant"
This time, I was trying to hold out on testing, but at 8dpo, he kept telling me to start testing. So I did and the faintest little line came up and I starting crying. I went downstairs,waited for him to quit yelling at the kids (ah parenthood) and told him "so I took a test" he went "are you pregnant" and I just looked at him and smiled. He goes "are you?" And I nodded and he was so excited
Second baby, we went out for dinner. When the rolls came at the start of the meal, I didn't make a move for one...which he found surprising because I love carbs haha. He said aren't you having one? And I replied I've already got a bun in the oven. again, he was really excited but tried to contain it given we were in a quiet restaurant.
Now with our third, we were in the middle of cleaning up after dinner when I couldn't take it anymore so I went to the bathroom to test even thought it was 5 days early. I got a BFP but didn't say anything. We had our normal evening, bathing the kids, laying them down for the night. He went to get something from the store and I quickly made a card that said "You + Me" on the front and "= 5" on the inside with the test taped in. It was also the only time I thought to capture his reaction to the news!
This time he told me that our friends, the ones who were visiting the next day, were pregnant. Turns out my friend was 22 weeks pregnant but hadn't told me, because she knew it was a delicate situation for me! So he says, 'xxxx might be pregnant' and I just turned around and said, 'good, because so am I.'
Then we essentially went back to watching TV. It was ridiculously low-key. After a loss, we're both not in a hurry to get attached. This whole thing is so abstract.
It's been a long road- Let's just say that!
For our son he was working overnights and I asked him to buy a test before he came home. I tested and jumped in the shower. I peeked because I couldn't wait and saw that beautiful BFP. He came in a few minutes later and asked if I saw it. I said no, why? He then said because I don't think it's working, we have to give it more time. It was a digital one and super clear.
For this one I yelled from the bathroom to come here, I think I might be pregnant. This of course after deciding we were done trying. It was hilarious the both of us with bad eye-sight trying to figure out what we were seeing. Then a few hours later at work I took a digital one that confirmed it and sent him the video of the last minute. It took him 2 hours before he watched the video!!
This is time I literally freaked out because I was not expecting to see a positive line because of how messed up my cycle was from coming off fertility meds and we'd had sex once the entire month. I was just annoyed that my period hadn't showed yet and I was having weird cramps that felt reminiscent of October's loss. I decided to test only to because I had one test left and was going on 4 days late and was sure there would be nothing. I did it between meetings and at a coffee shop, of all places! So, I saw the line after less than 30 sec and I immediately called him and could barely talk. Not how I imagined finding out or telling him but we are beaming that we may have beat the odds!
I lack ceremony in all aspects of life. First pregnancy I just came downstairs while he was watching tv and said "I think I'm pregnant but we'll wait till tomorrow and take another test." He was like, "Wait, what?" This time I called while he was at work and said "Pretty sure I'm pregnant again." And kept rambling. He interrupted and said "Oh, wait, you ARE pregnant?" I have overwhelming fears of loss so we don't like to celebrate too soon just to guard our emotions.
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1) A box of cleaning supplies that said, if you want your wife to not have a reason to complain, pitch in
2) If you want to make your wife feel relaxed, rub her feet once in awhile without her asking---2 bottles of my favorite lotion
3) If she is hangry, give her these- Had Reeses Easter Eggs in there (I ate those when Nauseated with our son)
4) A coupon to buy a video game at any ONLINE retailer, he gets no instant gratification because I don't get my next round of entertainment for 9 months..under was the 4 or 5 tests lol.
5) A set of "I'm The Daddy" scrubs to wear to hospital, he forget them last time so they were still brand new in package lol, also he has been complaining of wanting to drop 15lbs so to fit it, he has to.
6) A boppy body pillow, a gift for your wife. (By this time he already knew and I told him when I got pregnant again I was buying another lol)
Of course he did not believe because lines were so faint and I ovulated late so we went to walmart after dinner and got a clear blue digital. That shut him up. I go to clinic today to get my letter confirming for insurance purposes and he still wants me to text him to let him know they see line smh
After bfp #1, I wrapped it up for him with a cute card and gave it to him after work. Unfortunately, mmc, had to put the onesie away.
after bfp#2, obviously wasn't going for anything cutesy and just said, I think it's positive, after testing one morning. Unfortunately that was also a mmc.
onto bfp#3, again I wanted to do something cuter for our (hopefully) rainbow so I took out the football onesie and put it on his pillow for when he got home from work while I was reading in bed. I waited until he noticed and he had a huge smile on his face and said, you KU again?!? He was super happy.
Me.30 DH.31
BFP 2/3/17...edd 10/13/17
Of course, he's a boy and didn't really know what it was so he was very confused. I had to explain it to him like 5 minutes later because he hadn't caught on yet.
So romantic....lol
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Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
I tested Friday night and Saturday morning but it was soooooo light I didn't tell him yet.
So we went to the mall Saturday and while waking around smells started getting me sick. Like the smell of Sbarro pizza, Lush, etc. He asked if I wanted Starbucks, and I told
him sure. But the taste wasn't normal. He said it tasted fine to him and " hey maybe you are pregnant!" So I tested Sunday morning and since it was much darker, I came downstairs and said, "I guess I will have to deal with coffee tasting weird until October". He got it and got so excited and said " really?!? Another little munchkin!"
Oct. '17 June S.C. "You Had 1 Job"