Telling your partner you are pregnant isn’t always an exciting time. Sometimes the pregnancy is not planned. Sometimes the timing is not right, either for financial reasons or problems in the relationship. If this is the case, you may be worried about telling him you are expecting a baby.
When you are worried about the reaction, you may resist sharing the news. This will only work for so long. Eventually, the pregnancy will give itself away. You don’t want to let this happen. Your partner will likely be more upset that you kept the news quiet for so long.
The best thing to do is to just tell him. You will probably feel butterflies in your stomach and may stutter, but you need to do it. It’s fine to take a few days or so to get used to the idea and find the right time to break the news, but don’t let it go too long. The longer you wait, the more difficult it will be to get the words out.
If you really can’t speak, you can do what I did. We weren’t trying to conceive our last baby, but I found that I was pregnant. At the time, we had three daughters. While we weren’t sure our family was complete, we were definitely not trying to have a baby at that time. God had other plans.
I wasn’t really tracking my cycles at the time, but clearly I was late. I bought a pregnancy test and took the test in our bathroom. I was stunned to see the line appear so quickly! But, there it was and in only a matter of seconds! I was definitely pregnant.
I came downstairs and he said, “What is it?” His tone was concerned. I have no idea of my expression, but it must have been priceless. The words would not come out. I led him upstairs and into the bathroom and handed him the stick. At the time, I had no idea what reaction to expect.
He really surprised me. For a second, his eyes got wide and he looked stunned. Then he said, “It’s ok, it’s ok,” over and over. He was much calmer than I, much to my surprise. Your partner may surprise you too.
In the end, he was right. It was fine. Maybe not ideal, but everything worked out well. My son is now 17 months old and we can’t imaging a single day without his precious little face smiling up at us.
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