GTKY - 5/2

KatieEl · May 2017

Getting to know you: how did you share the baby news with your partner? (Or someone else, if you did it in a fun way!)

KatieEl · May 2017

I put on a "Super Big Brother" shirt that belongs to my toddler, on the baby. My plan was that DH would notice. and I could say "he's got 9 months to grow into it!" But best laid plans...He totally didn't say anything about the shirt at all. So finally, I held up the baby and mock talked, "Daddy, look at my shirt." Still NOTHING! And then finally, he said, "Wait, really?" and was appropriately excited. He said later he thought I just hadn't done laundry and put the baby in one of the only clean shirts I could find. (We've been the lucky beneficiary of an insane amount of hand-me-downs, I would have to not do laundry for multiple months for this to happen!) But at least it's a funny story.

EmilyLove25 · May 2017

Well, DH and I were trying and I had been bemoaning the fact that we were on month three and my short luteal phase and age meant we will never have a baby. I tested at work because the great ladies on the TTGP board convinced me I should. So I started texting him I was having AF cramps but "oh well, at least my luteal phase was longer." Then I told him later in the day a student left me a really weird note he had to read. So when we were walking later, he said, "what was on that note?" I pulled it out and he read it. The note said, "Are you ready for Emily*2?" (Our daughter's name is Emily). He was like, "OMG why would a student write you that?" I had the digital test with me and handed it to him that said "pregnant." He said, "Shut up. You're not? Are you? No." Haha took him a minute

JuliaGoolia719 · May 2017

I had all these cute ideas of how I'd tell DH....but I POAS the day before my beta and there were 2 lines....I couldn't believe it AT ALL (I tend to stay pessimistic in order to manage expectations for things like this) I was so shocked I yelled to DH "omg babe come in here, holy sh!t get in here"-- or something along those lines. He came running bc he thought something was wrong (apparently my excited shouting sounds very much like my "I'm hemorrhaging and dying immediately" shouting) when he got in there I shoved the stick I'd just peed on in his face (I'm 99% sure he'd never actually seen one of these in person before this day) and said OMG theres a line, to which he responded um Jules there are 2 lines....(again pretty sure he hadn't actually seen one of these before). He finally realized what that meant and we got all squealy.

We're having our parents over for dinner on the 12th to tell them, we have this handmade bassinette that my dad made before he passed away that we'll have all done up with stuff and show them, I also bought them grandparent picture frames to wrap up for Mothers Day.

AnyMax · May 2017

We are in three weddings between June and July. We were having a long, overly complicated discussion that morning about how we would get home from the one, so that we did not have to spend $$ on any hotels.
I tested on a complete whim that evening, and when it turned positive, I couldn't get any words out. I started crying, he asked what was wrong, and all that came out of my mouth was, "We don't need a dd this summer."

JuliaGoolia719 · May 2017

@anymax we have a wedding in Sept, first time we won't have to cab it or get a hotel room!

darkrose88 · May 2017

Last Wednesday, I got super nauseous at work but thought it was something bad I ate. Thursday morning rolls around and I wake up feeling nauseous and it pretty much lasts the whole day. At home I mention this to DH and he says, "You're pregnant." Well I'm pretty adamant that I'm not going to test until after the weekend (AF was due Monday) but DH kept giving me a hard time. So I eventually caved and decided to take a test - and got a positive. I walked out of the bathroom with a serious look and just blurted out, "I'm pregnant" lol. It took him a few seconds to register it, but he was super excited and kept saying "I told you so!" Lol

mrsdaddario · May 2017

When You have been trying as long as we have been struggling you don't wait to tell him in a cute way Lol. I woke him up out of a sound sleep at 5 o'clock in the morning and shoved a test in his face, then proceeded to cry. Needless to say I scared the crap out of him!

Livvyloo87 · May 2017

I wrapped up a test and the book "there's a house in mummy's tummy" and got DD to give it to SO. DD then kept running around the house with the test screaming "pen...it's a pen" and trying to draw on anything (she's 19mths)

KLake42 · May 2017

I totally made her check the pee stick!!! I was too scared to look, after seeing so many BFNs. So she got to be the one who told me!

Then I texted a picture of the pee stick to my parents, and to my best friend. I was too busy screaming to come up with something cute.

MrsDorkCharming · May 2017

It's so fun hearing everyone's stories! Here's mine

DH goes to work earlier than I do. So I woke up after he left on the day my period was due and took my temp, it was lower than the previous day but still over the coverline. So I decided to take a test "just because" thinking it was just a fluke. After 13 months of stark white tests I was not anticipating anything. I was brushing my teeth and looked down and noticed a faint line. And thought to myself that's weird. Then it suddenly popped into my head, "oh sh** I'm actually pregnant". Because my husband was already at work, I had to sit on the news ALL DAY LONG!!! There was no way I was going to call or text him with the news. I got zero work done that day. I came home and told him I got an early birthday present (my b-day was a few days later) and asked if he wanted to see it, and brought the test over to him. His eyes got really wide and he asked if that's what he thought it was and I just nodded and broke down crying.

We also told my parents this past weekend. My mom got her mother's day present early, a card from Baby Lastname due late December 2017/early January 2018. She got really excited and I started bawling. She knows how hard the past year of trying has been on me so she just gave me a big hug and let me cry. Later my DH said he and my dad were both tearing up too (DH is not a crier).

missblaze · May 2017

I don't have a cute story. Haha. I had a squinter on Thursday and I had him verify that he, too, also saw the line on my internet cheapie. That night I invested in a Clear Blue digi, which verified "Pregnant" in the AM!

907_baby · May 2017

For me, AF was due on Tues 4/25. I did an HPT that day and got a negative...two days later, still no AF, and no more HPTs in the house. Thursday evening, after my son's swim lessons, I had to meet up with someone at my sister's house (helping her get rid of some stuff, she wasn't going to be home to meet with the people.) I stopped at Wal-Mart and picked up some groceries, and a digital test on my way. I used the restroom while I waited for people to show, and it said POSITIVE. When I got home I unloaded my small amount of groceries and had the test in my back pocket. Walked up to DH and handed him a Nutter Butter and told him we should celebrate tonight-he looked confused. I handed him the test, then he looked shocked - surprised - then happy/excited. We snuggled up and ate our celebration treat.

What will be really funny, is when I tell my sister that I peed on a stick in her house while she was out.

Eags · May 2017

We've been so nervous that we would end up using an RE again but wanted to try on our own first. This was month 8 for us and we had decided that we'd set up an appointment if we weren't pg this month or next (the RE told us to come back after 6 months of trying since I had egg issues with our J13).

I was testing, but using a terrible batch of SurePredict cheapies that gave evap lines on every one. I decided to pick up an FRER and test. When DH got home, I gave the positive tests to our 4 year old to give to him. It was so cute, especially since DS had no idea what they were and asked if they were markers!

gusgus14 · May 2017

My husband is a huge Patriots fan and several months ago I bought these little Patriots baby shoes. They've been shoved in the top of my craft room closet so he doesn't accidentally find them. Anyway, I ended up breaking down and testing after work on 11DPO (I had planned on morning of 12DPO) and I could swear I saw a faint line. I didn't trust it though because I thought I saw a faint line right before Christmas and it turned out I was wrong. Anyway, I turned into a crazy person a couple of hours later and pulled it out of the trash (I KNOW) and there was definitely a line but I convinced myself it was an evap line. Tested again morning of 12DPO and for sure saw a faint line but used a digital to confirm. I immediately grabbed the shoes out of the closet and went downstairs where my husband was making himself breakfast and I told him to close his eyes because I had a surprise and then I put the shoes in his hand. He opened his eyes and said "Really?!?!" and I said "Yep!" After 11 cycles and 3 rounds of clomid we were getting reading to schedule an HSG so we're both so thrilled!

cyanope · May 2017

You ladies have some cute stories! Mine wasn't cute AT ALL. I mentioned in my intro that this is an unexpected pregnancy. I have a textbook cycle, and ovulate on day 14, like clockwork. So, when DH and I decided to get friendly on the last day of my period (without a condom), I thought we were in the clear. Nope! I ovulated three days later, which made me panic, because I have a history of getting pregnant on the first try (*TW I've been pregnant twice, but the first ended in a MC at 9 weeks). I think a part of me already knew that I was going to get pregnant because of that early ovulation, and DH felt the same way. So, when I told him last week that I still hadn't started my period and needed to take an HPT, he said, "no!" He wasn't ready to face the truth (in his defense, his grandma had a stroke last week and passed away his weekend, so he was already dealing with some intense emotions). But I couldn't wait. I took the test on Thursday, and tried to keep it to myself for a while (at least until after his grandma's funeral), but he can read me like a book. I was quiet and a bit withdrawn. He asked me what was wrong, and when I replied, "nothing," his response was, "you're pregnant, aren't you?" So...not a very precious memory. I burst into tears, and we were a bit overwhelmed for the first few days, but we've both come around. He's already discussing names, trying to bet on what the sex will be, and sending me texts with, "how's my baby."

[Deleted User] · May 2017

Loving all these cute stories! I told DH last night that I was a couple days late so we went to get a box of tests that I took right away when we got home. Came out of the bathroom holding the pee stick totally in shock and made him check that there was a second line. He is so excited, it's still taking a bit to sink in for me!

madcouplewithabox · May 2017

DH and I had been trying for a while so we were not really expecting anything. I came home with a "gift". The "companion" reference is from the TV show Dr. Who. Underneath the note was my positive test.

missblaze · May 2017

madcouplewithabox said:

DH and I had been trying for a while so we were not really expecting anything. I came home with a "gift". The "companion" reference is from the TV show Dr. Who. Underneath the note was my positive test.

@madcouplewithabox Oh I love it! I just got all teary-eyed. Haha hormones.

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