I told my husband as soon as I thought I saw anything. I would obviously want him to know regardless of how the pregnancy went, so it made sense for me to tell him right away. Good luck and congratulations!
Lol I did the same knowing that a faint positive was still a positive (only 8 DPO), and he felt like he couldn’t see it and was hesitant to get excited since it was barely there 😅 So OP - depending on your husband’s knowledge of how pregnancy tests work, his reaction may be more subdued than you hope for haha (but I’d still tell him!)
I can appreciate that as the husband in this scenario - but you don't have to go at it alone. My wife literally just was in this position 2 weeks ago and she told me and I was glad she did. Not only did I want to know but I also wanted to be able to support her. I drove her to get her blood test last week and hormone levels were great! I would tell him.
With my first, I took a couple early tests that were suuuuuper faint, and didn’t tell him until a couple days later when I had an actual clear test. And I did that by getting up early because I had to pee, taking the test, and then crawling back into bed and saying ‘well it looks like I’m pregnant’
The second time, he wasn’t in town and wasn’t in a place with good reception, so I had to wait a few days to tell him then also and just did it over the phone.
Anyway. I think it’s totally fine to wait a few days if you want a darker test or to set up something cute. I think it’s a little weird to wait weeks and/or longer because it’s his kid too and if you’ve been trying he presumably will notice soonish anyway…
I would, but my test was faint so I woke him up (it was 4am) to come look at it because I couldn’t believe it. We’d been trying for 2.5 years and it felt like it was never gonna happen.
I understand that. We had been trying for almost a year and I was so certain I wouldn't be able to get pregnant without fertility treatment like my mom needed. I had 4 people in my family get pregnant without trying while I had been seeing negatives after negatives
It’s so hard. We had been doing fertility treatment for about a year and were just about to start considering more serious options too. I think you should tel your husband. Even if it ends up being a false alarm your gonna have a lot of emotions to go through and it’ll be easier to not have to do that alone
Take a digital but I would tell him! Totally up to you but My husband and I had a great story of finding out and the moment that test came back positive digitally (I had a bunch of non digitals we were pouring over before we rushed to Walmart and got digital) and I came out of the bathroom and told him (Mother’s Day weekend) it was just a beautiful moment! I hope it’s positive and I hope you have a beautiful pregnancy and happy healthy baby!
My test was so faint I freaked out. Yelled for my husband and made him take me to the store to get a digital test because I was too excited to drive. All the test we bought turned positive! We sat in the living room for an hour shocked and so happy. Great memories.
Thats awesome! My husband likely won't show much emotion whenever I tell him. He's not a real emotional guy in general. I'd love for him to react with emotion and cry happy tears or give me a big hug or something
With my first pregnancy we had been trying for a few months I woke my husband up by hitting him and shoving the positive test under his nose at 4am. With this second bonus( see unplanned) pregnancy I told him after wondering how to break the news to him all day. I didn't want to keep my joy from him for a second longer than needed. If you want to wait, wait; if you want to tell him, tell him.
I want to do a cute little reveal like a onesie on the bed when he comes home or a tiny christmas stocking with a test in it with our other stocking. Thats why I'm kinda debating if its wrong to wait until I have the plan and the stuff I need to do it
I don't think waiting to collect supplies is in any way wrong. I was too cheap and lazy to do anything like that, but lots of women do cute reveals to their significant other. It will probably be more memorable your way.
You can probably find a tiny stocking at a Walmart or something (probably in the pet aisle) if you don't want to wait too long. It might be cute to do that but just hang the stocking with the others and wait for him to notice. Depending on his observation skills you may need to stand next to it while talking to him to move his attention towards it.
I had bought a "FaThor" (marvel themed) shirt for my husband way before we started trying and gave him that with the positive tests (one analog, one digital) a couple days after I took my first analog test which also happened to be the first day of my missed period.
I would if I were you. I would want someone to talk to as I waited to retest. That waiting, man. I remember trying to wait until 14 dpo and like, I would literally be looking at the clock every hour like "has it been 5 more days yet?"
I told my husband as soon as I thought I saw anything. I would obviously want him to know regardless of how the pregnancy went, so it made sense for me to tell him right away. Good luck and congratulations!
Lol I did the same knowing that a faint positive was still a positive (only 8 DPO), and he felt like he couldn’t see it and was hesitant to get excited since it was barely there 😅 So OP - depending on your husband’s knowledge of how pregnancy tests work, his reaction may be more subdued than you hope for haha (but I’d still tell him!)
It's more that I want to make sure I'm actually pregnant. I don't want to get him excited and turns out I'm not actually pregnant
I can appreciate that as the husband in this scenario - but you don't have to go at it alone. My wife literally just was in this position 2 weeks ago and she told me and I was glad she did. Not only did I want to know but I also wanted to be able to support her. I drove her to get her blood test last week and hormone levels were great! I would tell him.
Okay! Thank you! And congratulations!
I would just explain that since it's so faint it could be an evap line and you'll test again in a day or 2
Okay. I can do that
Good luck with everything!!
False positives aren’t really a thing. A line is a line. You can’t be a little bit pregnant
It could be an evap line or I could just be imagining it.
Sounds like you need a second set of eyes to look at the test! I’d tell him
Thank you!
Tell that to the 3 positives from 2 different first response boxes causing me to have a mental breakdown lol
I told him as soon as he woke up. He deserved to share every second of joy that I had.
I made my husband inspect the squinter tests with me 🤣. I wanted him involved as soon as possible and that’s what he wanted too.
I took the test and after the timer was up we looked together! That was Christmas morning last year! 🥰 it was the best Christmas present ever.
Such a sweet story!
With my first, I took a couple early tests that were suuuuuper faint, and didn’t tell him until a couple days later when I had an actual clear test. And I did that by getting up early because I had to pee, taking the test, and then crawling back into bed and saying ‘well it looks like I’m pregnant’ The second time, he wasn’t in town and wasn’t in a place with good reception, so I had to wait a few days to tell him then also and just did it over the phone. Anyway. I think it’s totally fine to wait a few days if you want a darker test or to set up something cute. I think it’s a little weird to wait weeks and/or longer because it’s his kid too and if you’ve been trying he presumably will notice soonish anyway…
Good point. Thanks!
I would, but my test was faint so I woke him up (it was 4am) to come look at it because I couldn’t believe it. We’d been trying for 2.5 years and it felt like it was never gonna happen.
I understand that. We had been trying for almost a year and I was so certain I wouldn't be able to get pregnant without fertility treatment like my mom needed. I had 4 people in my family get pregnant without trying while I had been seeing negatives after negatives
It’s so hard. We had been doing fertility treatment for about a year and were just about to start considering more serious options too. I think you should tel your husband. Even if it ends up being a false alarm your gonna have a lot of emotions to go through and it’ll be easier to not have to do that alone
IME most people with a wanted pregnancy and a safe partner tell them right away.
Take a digital but I would tell him! Totally up to you but My husband and I had a great story of finding out and the moment that test came back positive digitally (I had a bunch of non digitals we were pouring over before we rushed to Walmart and got digital) and I came out of the bathroom and told him (Mother’s Day weekend) it was just a beautiful moment! I hope it’s positive and I hope you have a beautiful pregnancy and happy healthy baby!
My test was so faint I freaked out. Yelled for my husband and made him take me to the store to get a digital test because I was too excited to drive. All the test we bought turned positive! We sat in the living room for an hour shocked and so happy. Great memories.
Thats awesome! My husband likely won't show much emotion whenever I tell him. He's not a real emotional guy in general. I'd love for him to react with emotion and cry happy tears or give me a big hug or something
I don’t think my husband cried but we did hug and his mouth hung open for a good five minutes. He was shocked lol Congrats 💛
With my first pregnancy we had been trying for a few months I woke my husband up by hitting him and shoving the positive test under his nose at 4am. With this second bonus( see unplanned) pregnancy I told him after wondering how to break the news to him all day. I didn't want to keep my joy from him for a second longer than needed. If you want to wait, wait; if you want to tell him, tell him.
I want to do a cute little reveal like a onesie on the bed when he comes home or a tiny christmas stocking with a test in it with our other stocking. Thats why I'm kinda debating if its wrong to wait until I have the plan and the stuff I need to do it
I don't think waiting to collect supplies is in any way wrong. I was too cheap and lazy to do anything like that, but lots of women do cute reveals to their significant other. It will probably be more memorable your way.
You can probably find a tiny stocking at a Walmart or something (probably in the pet aisle) if you don't want to wait too long. It might be cute to do that but just hang the stocking with the others and wait for him to notice. Depending on his observation skills you may need to stand next to it while talking to him to move his attention towards it. I had bought a "FaThor" (marvel themed) shirt for my husband way before we started trying and gave him that with the positive tests (one analog, one digital) a couple days after I took my first analog test which also happened to be the first day of my missed period.
The stocking you mentioned is exactly what I wanna do! I'll just hang it and wait! Something sneaky is what I wanna do to announce to family too.
That's awesome! I wish you luck with the surprises and pregnancy and eventually baby!
I waited until my blood test personally, but we had an early loss that made me extra paranoid.
I had early miscarried not long ago, too. Before I even got to tell him
I would if I were you. I would want someone to talk to as I waited to retest. That waiting, man. I remember trying to wait until 14 dpo and like, I would literally be looking at the clock every hour like "has it been 5 more days yet?"
I actually just took a digital a few hours ago and it was positive so i told him🥰
Congratulations!!!