How/when are you breaking the news?

[EMandM]

I broke down and told my mom and sister yesterday on the phone, but I haven't told DH yet. He's on a business trip to Africa and won't be home until Tues. I have a couple of ways to tell him that I'm mulling over:

Wrap a pacifier or bib or something baby in a box and let him open his gift when he gets home (I already know he has something for me (he always does when he travels), so we could exchange gifts and him open his last)

or

Tell him I hid his gift somewhere on me and he has to find it, and have "I'm pregnant" or something written on my lower belly.

What do y'all think?

How are you telling people? I still have to figure out how to tell the in-laws

[JamesMama]

I've told my mom and grandma...but only because my mom flat out asked because my Grandma had a dream (she's always known first with every grandbaby/great grandbaby)

As for the rest of the family, we're putting it off as long as possible (just family stupidity/drama) and we'll just tell them. Then inform them that anyone that wants to be overly negative about this baby when it's in utero better not expect to see him/her when s/he is born. They are allowed to have their 'feelings' but they aren't allowed to stress me out with them

[Valian]

Removed because Dh sometimes goes and reads my posts/back-posts. I realized I didn't want him to see this.

Hi honey.

[HisBeautifulWife]

If I was pregnant now, I'd tell my DH on Father's Day.

[angelxxrose]

I told DH right away by showing him the positive digital pregnancy test. I told my close family and friends this past week over the phone as I live several states away from them and won't be home again for another month. I just can't keep it a secret!

I am waiting to tell everyone else until I am further along. I want my close family and friends to know because this is my first pregnancy and if something bad happens, I want their support.

[annettemarie]

Our parents are going to probably freak. We're thinking of just signing the Father's Day cards "From Annette, Chip, Michael, Katie Grace, Nicholas, Daniel and the new baby" and letting the chips fall where they may.

[Grace24]

I wait to tell most people until I'm through the first tri... as I'm 38, that seems to add to other people's nervousness about the possibility of miscarrying, and I've had some people in the past say really scary things to me when I broke the news too early... so I only tell my family and close friends whose support I'd need if something did go wrong.

And I'm not creative about it because I'm just too excited, I blurt it out!

[EMandM]

I bought some baby booties and wrapped them in a box for DH to open when he gets home from his business trip.

His family lives in Canada (we're in Texas) so I think we may tell them when we go up there at the end of the summer. I'm thinking of maybe giving his parents a picture frame with a cute little "baby on the way" saying.