How should I tell my husband when I am pregnant?

United States
September 20, 2006 7:42pm CST
How did you all tell your significant others?
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21 responses
• United States
21 Sep 06
I would say "Bad News I got knocked up".
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• Netherlands
24 Oct 06
This is not helpful but it is still a little humorous. I think that is the sort of answers to tell to the man you were dating not a husband though. Usually when people are married they plan or at least speak of these sorts of things so it wouldn't be bad news to them. Only the girl you had a one night stand with....
@wsue1023 (1395)
• United States
21 Sep 06
The first time I just handed him the stick (pregnancy indicator) thinking he'd know what it meant. Then I stood there waiting for a response while he squinted at it trying to figure out what it was... about 2 long minutes later he figured it out! The second time I told him while he was making dinner... back when he still made dinner! I just told him "guess what I found out today?" he still gives me a hard time for not finding a more fun way of telling him. I was never patient enough to think of a clever way of sharing the news.
• United States
21 Sep 06
When I find out about my pregnancy, I asked my hubby about being a daddy since his oldest and youngest already had children. He love them very much. He said yeah it will be good. So I told him that he will be daddy in less than 9 months. He got excited.
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• United States
21 Sep 06
you can always buy him a shirt that says best dad, and give it to him, or a picture frame that says dad and me on it. You can get him basically anything that he would ilke that says dad, and it should get him more excited. Everyone is nervous at first.. i know i was.. but you get over it, and he will too
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@SunnyDays (1070)
• Bahamas
21 Sep 06
I would put little baby socks on his pillow
@peetred (272)
• United States
21 Sep 06
Well my husband found out right way, but when I found out it was a boy.. I went to the store and bought a little baby boy infant pajamas, and got a little card to attach to it, and gave it to my husband as a gift.
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
21 Sep 06
Yes, tell him immediately, but wait a few weeks to tell everyone else until you know you aren't going to miscarry. I thought I was pregnant and took a home test while my ex husband was home. I made him go look at the test. Everyone else we called.
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@DeenaD (2684)
• United States
21 Sep 06
My husband knew when I thought I MIGHT be pregnant. He was with me at the store on the day I bought the pregnancy test. And I told him the result seconds after reading it.
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@sherinek (3320)
• United States
24 Oct 06
Immediately. You mustn't wait. Its one biggest event in a woman's life.
• United States
24 Oct 06
I don't think I could.
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
19 Oct 06
If this is a planned pregnancy or even an unplanned one, buy the test kit, then do the test together but make sure you tell him before anyone else. Give yourselves sometime to enjoy the news before telling everyone else because once word gets out, then all the advice starts coming at you from all quarters. :)
@ilse72 (1450)
• United States
23 Oct 06
After 9 years of trying, when I found out I was pregnant, I bought a maternity t-shirt and had a t-shirt shop put, "Hooray! I'm finally pregnant" on the shirt. I had the shirt on when my husband came home from work that night. It was priceless! We told his parents by giving them a pair of baby booties with a card attached saying, "In production, coming soon."
@hikalyan (269)
• India
19 Oct 06
tell him tht nowdays u like to hve need pickle, mango etc., as we know when we say so in movie they do understand hope ur hubby will also
• India
24 Oct 06
i m pregnent
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
24 Oct 06
I tell your tell him directly so that you and him can decide what to do next and proceed on
• United States
22 Sep 06
my b/f knew before i did he made me go to doctor and have test done
@Sandy85 (473)
• India
21 Sep 06
No don't tell him about it. You directly hand the baby to him after your delivery. That would be a much bigger surprise I guess!
@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
21 Sep 06
Just tell him you have some good news, I'm sure he'll guess. Or you could play a game with him, buy a couple of baby presents and wrap them, have him open them one by one. I'm sure he'll guess what's going on. My husband was very well aware of everytime I thought I was so I'd just tell him.
21 Sep 06
If you’re both trying, I’d say buy some baby shoe’s tie a ribbon around them and place them on the bed, and wait until it’s bed time. You won’t be sleeping much that night!
@skittlez353 (1402)
• United States
27 Sep 06
WELL MY AUNT WAS THA FIRST TO FIND OUT WITH ME, THEN I TOLD MY FIANCES MOM AND SHE BLURTED IT OUT TO HIM SO I DIDNT GET A CHANCE. YOU SHOULD TELL HIM BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE TRIES TO.
@bayboy (986)
• United States
19 Oct 06
Greet him the next day with a "Baby im pregnant" whisper on his ear .