https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:36:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-148526 Fri, 04 May 2012 15:11:56 +0000 lemondrop 148526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our 10th month of TTC, so I stopped showing him negatives and just said I would let him know if anything important happened. I was due to test on Mother's Day, but decided not to since I had gotten enough negatives on important days that I decided I couldn't handle it on that day especially. I tested that Tuesday evening since I was a couple days late and got the BFP. </p> <p>My husband of course chose that time to go shower. I was ready to beat the door down! So I went to "watch" TV, and The Office episode came on when Pam finds out she is pregnant. My husband sits down and starts watching it, and when they announce it, I tell him "On that note..." and showed him the test. For Father's Day last year I bought him the Scranton picnic T-shirt- I smile every time he wears that shirt. </p> <p>Amazing what can happen in a year- now we have a gorgeous 4 month old, I couldn't imagine that a year ago! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-148365 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:31:45 +0000 Arden 148365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really hoping we get our BFP this next cycle (June), which will be right before our first anniversary. If we do, I'm planning on wrapping up the pregnancy test and giving it to him as an anniversary gift after our private vow renewal (just the two of us and our photographer, no guests). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-148347 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:24:03 +0000 kentuckygirl 148347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Thanks! I think there was another thread like this one. You might search for it if you want additional ideas! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-147925 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:00:08 +0000 Alivoo01 147925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kentuckygirl: That's such a cute idea!! I'm still trying to figure out what to do for the hubby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-146625 Thu, 03 May 2012 17:52:25 +0000 kentuckygirl 146625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not PG yet but we are TTC. Hubby owns a small business but does not have any employees yet. I had a onesie made that say "Future Employee" with his company logo below. I cannot wait to give it to him to tell him we're having a baby!!! Hopefully I'll get a BFP soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-146490 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:42:16 +0000 Minnie_Girl 146490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told him when he walked in the door from work. I was too nervous to come up with anything cute, and I knew my husband wouldn't appreciate it if I waved a pee stick in his face! So I just told him. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-146469 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:24:35 +0000 MamaMoose 146469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tested really early in the morning. And then I just walked back into the bed room and stuck the pee stick in his face. I believe he then high-fived me. And then we went back to sleep until it was time for work : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-146442 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:01:27 +0000 mediagirl 146442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just giggled at this issue. I can't believe how long I have been pregnant (I had just found out when I wrote it). :) I was too shocked to do anything witty. I sat on the couch and when he asked me how I was feeling (I had told him I was pukey all day) I just grinned and grinned. Then I told him I had something to show him. Then he freaked out. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-146423 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:32:05 +0000 Tidybee 146423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sneakily took a test the day before AF was due even though he made me promise no early testing. I just had a feeling I guess. But I will still so shocked when I saw the BFP and had no idea what to tell him and only about 15 minutes before he'd be home from walking the dog. So when he got home and started making breakfast, I gave him a hug and asked him who he was hugging. And he said my name, my wife, my nicknames, and I kept saying "annd..." so I whipped the positive test out of my pants' waistband and said there's someone else in there. His jaw truly dropped and it took him about 10 seconds (which felt like an eternity) just staring at the test to actually gather himself and say something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-145070 Wed, 02 May 2012 15:03:22 +0000 googly-eyes 145070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do anything creative, just handed him the tests I'd taken over the week!! I didn't tell him for a few days because he had something big going on at work.</p> <p>My husband wasn't surprised, I was already having symptoms! He still said, "you're pregnant!?!" and gave me a big hug! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-145059 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:55:02 +0000 mrsjyw 145059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had about 30 minutes time between when I unexpectedly got my BFP and until DH came home. I had started a fire in the fireplace so I couldn't run out and buy a bag of diapers or anything. So I just printed out a pic, printed a SOON TO BE WORLDS GREATEST DADDY with EDD on it and left that with the preggo test on his dresser where he goes first thing to change out of work clothes.</p> <p>(MY DUMB LUCK, DH decides to snuggle by the fire and play with the furbabies for 30 min!! I was laying in bed!... so I finally had to call for him to come up!) :P</p> <p>"THIS IS WHY YOU WANTED ME UPSTAIRS, I KNEW IT, I KNEW WE WERE PREGNANT!!!! was his response :) we laughed and cried together we were so happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-144993 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:09:56 +0000 purrpletulips 144993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my daughter I didn't do anything special, told him I was late on the way to dinner one night; then told him after it was confirmed after getting the BFP. We told his dad by phone since we don't see him very much but told my parents in person during dinner when they came for a visit.</p> <p>With my current pregnancy, I suspected and tested three times (didn't believe the light lines) before actually telling him and again didn't do anything special just told him about the BFP. For his dad we told him over the phone again but for my parents and other family members, we made a video of our daughter wearing an "I'm the big sister" shirt; she was sitting in my husband's office chair facing away from the camera and when I spun her around DH zoomed in on her shirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant/page/2#post-144958 Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:12 +0000 BSB 144958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just thought of a cute idea when and if I get the BFP. My DH is a huge comic book fan. (Yup, we are planning on seeing the midnight showing of Avengers this Thursday night.) I'm thinking about getting a onesie with either the batman symbol or the superman symbol. Then include a note that says, "Will we have a batgirl/supergirl or a batboy/superboy?" I think batboy and batgirl sounds better. I could say superwoman or superman. I don't know if I really like that. I think my DH will love it! It fits him so well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-13227 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:41:10 +0000 sorrycharlie 13227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ooh so many good ideas! any others? DH said that he wants me to surprise him in some way (I asked if he preferred me to POAS when he was here, he said, NO.). Starting to brainstorm! If we get pregnant this cycle, there's no way I can wait until Christmas, but I don't think there are any thanksgiving cards for new dads! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-12311 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:04:39 +0000 BabyBear 12311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not pregnant yet, but I have a feeling I'll incorporate Philadelphia Phillies and Flyers baby items. I'm ALWAYS looking at sports items for babies.</p> <p>Anyone remember the episode on Full House where Becky cooked dinner for Jesse and everything she made was "baby" related. Only thing I can remember right now was baby carrots, but I thought was such a cute idea. I'll probably incorporate that as well somehow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-12298 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:58:55 +0000 SugarplumsMom 12298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing fun or special. DH would help check my BBT every morning and that day I was expecting a drop but it rose instead. I pretty much came out of the bathroom crying and at first he thought it was a negative. I think he yelled and laughed and hugged me, then looked at the test =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-11172 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:41:42 +0000 cyndistar3 11172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing special, I sprinted from the bathroom to him knocking everything over in the process. I was excited lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-11167 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:37:57 +0000 Maysprout 11167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked him to stand outside and then told him to squint and then handed him the test and asked him if I was crazy or if he thought that was a line too. So not really anything special but I really was in a I'm crazy for thinking I'm pregnant even though there was an obvious line on the test. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-11162 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:36:01 +0000 Mrs. D 11162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was a few days before Fathers day, so I gave him a fathers day card. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5831 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:08:44 +0000 Mrs McK 5831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Such cute stories! I'm awful at keeping secrets, so I wasn't able to hold it in once I got the BFP. I'd been charting, and that morning my temp went up instead of down, so I took a test. Then I just crawled back into bed with DH, shook him awake, handed him the test, and said "Happy Birthday Daddy" (it happened to be his birthday that day). Then we both went back to sleep. </p> <p>I'll likely do the same next time, although I'll try to wait until we're both awake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5830 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:39:36 +0000 leelee 5830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ Maiseymay - Thanks! I have my fingers crossed for you! :)</p> <p>@Tequiero21 - Aww thanks! We are really excited and antsy! Our first appt isn't until the end of Nov, it feels like it will never get here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5828 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:15:15 +0000 tequiero21 5828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@leelee - CONGRATS on bfp!!!! throwing lots of sticky baby dust your way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5770 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:19:51 +0000 swgal 5770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had plans on fancy ways to tell him, like give him a special onesie I had picked out, or write him a cute note, but since we had been going through fertility treatments it wasn't much of a surprise. I secretly tested a few days before I had been planning to and was so shocked that it was positive that I just carried the test downstairs with me and blurted out "how do you feel about being a Daddy in May?" while I showed him the test. It was still pretty awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5762 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:25:21 +0000 eeh 5762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not pregnant yet but I bought 2 onesies from etsy. One says "Coming Soon" and the other says "Bad news...you can't buy a jeep. Good news...you get me!" My husband is a big jeep/offroading guy and always jokes about how that's gonna have to end when we have kids. I plan on putting them in the washing machine with a load of whites then asking him to help me out by changing the laundry over. I always make a really big deal about checking each piece of laundry to make sure if it's needs hung up to dry vs thrown in the dryer. </p> <p>To tell our parents: my dad is a carpenter and builds all our furniture (tv stand, desk, book shelf, etc.) and plans on building all of our nursery furniture. I always have a "wish list" of things I'd like him to make for birthdays, Christmas, etc. so I've started searching for designs I like and will mix those pictures in with other things I'd like him to build then ask him to sit down and go over the pictures. </p> <p>To tell his parents: We'll do it when his sister is around and her name is Bethany. We watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation every year at Christmas time so she's always getting Aunt Bethany jokes. We plan on making a coffee mug or something that says aunt bethany on it and giving it to her. Everyone "should" get it right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5638 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:59:04 +0000 MaisyMay 5638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LeeLee - Ohhhh, Super cute! I like that one. Maybe I can do something like that for next time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5553 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:49:36 +0000 leelee 5553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got my husband a daddy-to-be card in May when we first TTC hoping that I would get a BFP be able to give it to him on fathers day...that never happened so i just kept the card in my purse until this past weekend when i got my BFP. I wrote the due date on the card and left it in the bathroom. I then told him I wasn't feeling well and asked him to get me the dayquil from the bathroom. He groggily got up(it was 4AM) went to the bathroom, froze for a second and then yelled "really?!!" </p> <p>it was soooo hard not to just blurt it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5537 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:26:19 +0000 Andrea 5537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha. Same as some others. I was all prepared to come up with a cool way to tell him. And he had also mentioned that he wanted to be told in a cool way. But when it actually happened, I was so shocked b/c we had just started trying that I just walked over and showed him the pee stick. That ended up being cool enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5536 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:26:10 +0000 Andrea 5536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha. Same as some others. I was all prepared to come up with a cool way to tell him. And he had also mentioned that he wanted to be told in a cool way. But when it actually happened, I was so shocked b/c we had just started trying that I just walked over and showed him the pee stick. That ended up being cool enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5535 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:26:04 +0000 Andrea 5535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha. Same as some others. I was all prepared to come up with a cool way to tell him. And he had also mentioned that he wanted to be told in a cool way. But when it actually happened, I was so shocked b/c we had just started trying that I just walked over and showed him the pee stick. That ended up being cool enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-tell-your-so-you-were-pregnant#post-5530 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:56:13 +0000 enjollah 5530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aww I wish I had a cool story! My husband I and were so anxious for a month to go by so we could find out whether we were pregnant or not. The morning of, I went to the bathroom, took the test, and then screamed "I'm pregnant!!!" I then ran to our bedroom and showed him the positive stick. </p>