RainbowSprinkles Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Can we talk about creative ways to tell DH about pregnancy? I don't just want to say "I'm pregnant" again, LOL. I don't want to do anything to complicated, just something sweet. I'd love to hear how you told DH or how you would. :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the4Rs Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 There is a picture on Pinterest that I think would be a cute way to tell your DH if you modified it a bit. In the pic, the woman is bent over the toilet (looks like she is throwing up) and the husband is holding the older child in his arms with a big ole smile near the bathroom door. :) It is cute! Perhaps you could have a pic of you "pretending to throw up in the toilet" while the other kids are lined up holding a sign that says something like ..."Surprise, Mom will be spending a lot of time with this toilet for the next few months!" :D P.S. I sure wish I could find that picture on pinterest now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Congratulations! I wish I could be of assistance. My dh always knew before the pregnancy test even came back positive. My booKs get INSANELY sore within about 24 hrs. of conceiving. It's so bad that he couldn't hug me, even lightly, and I complained about my clothing, even a sheet laying against me. Once that happened with the first pregnancy, from there on out it was, "Oops, you buckled when I hugged you. Yeah! We're pregnant! No, I didn't mean 'yeah' your booKs are sore...sorry about that." Maybe a cupcake decorated with baby items. According to the hive, cupcakes are the universal symbol of good things!!! :D Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 For our third I got my dh a little packaged with a set of earplugs, a baby blanket (for his burp duty), and a small pack of diapers. He got the point, and really all those things were things we were going to need anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the4Rs Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 This isn't the one I was thinking of but you get the general idea.... http://pinterest.com/pin/84442561734242369/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I gave my DH a pair of baby Nikes, wrapped up like a present. He hung them from his rearview mirror the whole pregnancy. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Once I made a pan of mini cupcakes and wrote in pink and blue "we're expecting #4" Another time I decorated a plain white onesie and wrote "Baby (last name) #3 arriving May" which was actually really special considering I lost that baby. I have something to remember him by Hand him a cigar with a card that says "you'll need this in 8 months" Meals with baby theme- baby carrots, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I wrapped up the pregnancy test once as a way to tell my husband. My friend had her young daughter greet dad at the door after work one day wearing a t-shirt which read "I am a big sister".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma2Luke Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 For my family, I took the fortunes out of fortune cookies and added my own... but not obvious fortunes... very vague ones - but all different so that on their own you would not clue in.. BUT as each one reads out loud their fortune, you get to see all of the confused looks... and then wait for it, wait for it (i was busy taking pics with my camera) - SOMEBODY starts to clue in.... I have a picture with my sister that I swear was the exact moment when she pieced together the puzzle.... awesome moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Rose Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 With number 2 I wrapped up the test with a note that said, "I'm positive, I love you!" it was also our anniversary. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Great ideas so far! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyLady Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The first time wasn't anything special at all, I just showed him the test. For the second one, I had our DD draw a family picture and I had her add a little baby in the family picture. He didn't get it until I practically told him to look at the baby, but in my mind it was a cute idea. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Congratulations! I just handed DH the positive test. He already suspected as my early pregnancy symptoms mimic the flu. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 For our surprise 3rd baby, I made dh a cryptogram puzzle that when solved said, "[ds's name] is going to be a big brother!" DH is so fast with those puzzles; it took a few seconds after he solved it for the meaning to set in. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 My dh reads a book to the kids each night. I had my then toddler give dh a book like this to read. Your youngest is 11 months though. Would she be able to carry a book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I bought some baby things and wrapped them up and gave it to him to open. Of course, he wasn't super-surprised, as we were TTC, he was kinda watching for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 With the two middle ones, I just told him I had something to show him and handed him the stick. Not so creative, LOL. (With the first one, I gave him a Father's Day card signed from me, the cat [which we had adopted a few months before, and we joked about him being our baby], and someone coming the following March.) With the fourth one, the test was kind of wonky, was only kind of positive-looking, so I waited a couple of days to tell him, until we had a chance to talk privately. I told him I was pretty sure but wanted to get another test. So I got another test the next day and couldn't wait to take it. It came back definitely positive right away, and since I don't like to call him at work, in case he's in a meeting, I took a pic of the positive test and sent it to his phone, with a message, "#4 is real." He called back right away and said, "I figured. :)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I must be the only one that lived in denial about all of my pregnancies. DH was the one that told me I was late and needed to test. I did get the fun of telling him about the twins. I handed him an ultrasound (I had early spotting) and then handed him the other and said "and here is the other one". Of course he thought I just meant the other picture, then I said, "and here they are together." He just about fell out of the chair. Then accused me of trying to kill him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I did get the fun of telling him about the twins. I handed him an ultrasound (I had early spotting) and then handed him the other and said "and here is the other one". Of course he thought I just meant the other picture, then I said, "and here they are together." He just about fell out of the chair. Then accused me of trying to kill him. :001_wub: So adorable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I went out for supper with him, then gave him a little "I love my daddy" bib to wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 ... I did get the fun of telling him about the twins. I handed him an ultrasound (I had early spotting) and then handed him the other and said "and here is the other one". Of course he thought I just meant the other picture, then I said, "and here they are together." He just about fell out of the chair. Then accused me of trying to kill him. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSinNH Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I got pregnant again when my older DD was around 14 months old. So, I wrote a note on a piece of paper that said: Dear Daddy, I am going to be a big sister in April. Love, _____ She handed it to him when he came home. His reaction was priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoLuRu Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I wrapped up the pregnancy test once as a way to tell my husband. My friend had her young daughter greet dad at the door after work one day wearing a t-shirt which read "I am a big sister".... I did the tee shirt. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 You guys are fantastic! What adorable ideas. I am no help to the OP. This last time was such a surprise/shock that I just yelled (very loudly) "you need to come upstairs NOW." and handed him the test and said "what the heck, how did this happen? Holy s***!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I found out about baby #3 when baby #2 was 11 months old. So when dh got home from work, I asked him to change the toddler's diaper. I had written "Daddy, I'm going to be a big brother!" on his diaper. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I used a home pregnancy test on Valentine's Day, 1994, and found out I was pregnant with EK. I tested early in the morning, and that evening when dh came home from work, I gave him a Valentine's card with the stick inside. He "got it" right away. He teared up and looked at me and said, "You are???" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenncslp Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Put a hamburger bun in the oven, and tell him that you have a bun in the oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancollins Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 One of my friends got a bunch of pink and blue balloons and wrapped them in a box with a note. When the dad opened the box and read the note he figured it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourpatchbaby Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 With JackJack I took a picture of the test and changed the screensaver of his computer while he was at work. He came home and went upstairs to check on his email and came back questioning me because he thought I was joking. It took him a few minutes to get it through to his head. Of course, it was hard for him to get it since I had told him I didn't want to have any more kids with him EVER. Didn't know it at the time, but that was a few hours after I conceived:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 Thanks for all these ideas. :) I got pacifiers and wrapped them up and had him open the package. He was really surprised that I already knew. When I tested yesterday I was 3w and 4d. Then he thought we were having twins because there were 2 pacifiers, LOL. I just couldn't find a single paci. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 These all sound so fun. I never got to do anything like that, because my man always knew I was pregnant before I did. That's funny about him thinking it was twins - you could have got a pack of 4 pacifiers and really shocked him ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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