How 9 Different Women Told Their Partners ‘We’re Pregnant!’

You don’t need a marching band to make it special. It takes two to make a baby, but only one to take a pregnancy test. And that's great if you like the idea of planning an elaborate announcement to share your secret. If you don't, the time between peeing on a stick and handing said stick to the person who knocked you up can feel like forever. But no matter how you tell your partner that your train is pulling into babyville, the end result is usually pretty fantastic. From over-the-top to super straightforward, these ladies explain the ways they told their partners they had a bun in the oven. We've also included a few videos of creative moms-to-be surprising their partners with baby news. Enjoy!"Before I found out I was pregnant, I thought I would tell my husband by making dinner with baby food or telling him on his birthday. But when the time came, all those ideas went out the window. When I had a hunch I was pregnant, I decided to take a pregnancy test at work that day. My husband happened to be there because sometimes he works remotely in my office, so I told him to meet me in the hallway. When I saw him, I started crying because I was so happy to be pregnant after trying for a while. Obviously, he didn't know what was going on and asked me what was wrong. I said, 'I'm pregnant!' We hugged and were so excited the rest of the day." —Ronjini J."One night, I sat down to pull some tarot cards, and I pulled three that had to do with motherhood. So I went to buy a pregnancy test the next morning without telling my S.O.—he would have thought I was crazy for thinking the tarot cards told me I was knocked up. When I took it, it was positive. It was also 10 a.m., and my husband was at work. When he got home, I asked him to sit on the couch with me. He was being weirdly chatty and kept rambling on about his day. When he finally paused and asked, 'How are you?' I said, 'Well, I'm pregnant.' He looked terrified. Then he started laughing and tearing up. I just remember him throwing his head back and covering his face, saying, 'Oh, my god,' over and over again. I couldn't really tell if he was excited or scared. Then, he took a deep breath, hugged me, and told me how happy he was." —Sarah J.RELATED: This Woman Didn't Know She Was Pregnant…for the Last 50 YEARS"I was 39 when my partner and I decided to have a baby, and we knew it was going to be tough. But after two months of trying, I took a pregnancy test, and it looked positive. When I did it, my S.O. was doing some work in the back yard, so I asked him to come take a look at something. When he came inside, I handed him the stick and asked if he saw one or two lines. He said, 'Hmmm, one and a half?' When the doctor confirmed I was pregnant a few days later, he said, 'Wow, so it's really happening.' I think he was in shock with how fast we got knocked up!" —Shah B."After I took a home pregnancy test, I poured some champagne for my husband and some sparkling apple juice for me into these glasses my mom had bought us for our wedding. Then, I put a toddler-sized T-shirt on our dog that said 'Big Brother.' When my husband saw the dog walk into the bedroom where he was changing his clothes after work, he figured it out and asked if I had real champagne in my glass. He was so excited because we were ready to start our family, and I got pregnant on the first try. Apparently, he was he was proud of himself." —Suz O."When my husband and I were newly engaged, I was a full-time college student and had no plans for kid. When my cycle was late, I thought it was probably stress, but one day at school, the smell from the cafeteria made me feel sick to my stomach, so I made an appointment to have a pregnancy test. Afterward, I put the positive test on a dinner plate and handed it to my fiancé when he got home. I think the joke I was trying to make was, 'Here's what's for dinner.' Looking back, I feel bad about ambushing him like that. I think I was just in shock. I don't remember exactly what he said, but he handled it super well and was very happy!" —Michelle M.RELATED: 7 Myths About Getting Pregnant"After taking five positive pregnancy tests, I went to the store and bought flowers and a balloon that read 'Congratulations.' I set it up on our kitchen island with two mini bottles of champagne and the positive pregnancy tests. When he came home from work, my husband said how funny it was that I'd bought him flowers. Then, he pointed to the tests and said, 'Does that mean…?' When I said I was preggo, he lifted me up by my waist and spun me around. Then he put me down and said he probably shouldn’t do that anymore. It was a moment I will never forget." —Jennifer C."I was shopping for baby clothes with my pregnant sister when I told her I thought I might be pregnant because my period was almost two weeks late. So we bought a pregnancy test, and it was positive. Instead of telling my husband the good news on the phone, I bought a pair of baby shoes and gift-wrapped them. After my husband picked me up from my shopping trip, I gave him a big kiss and handed him a 'belated birthday present.' When he pulled out the booties, he thought I'd accidentally given him a gift I bought my sister. He looked so confused, and I just sat there and grinned. When it finally sank in that we were having a baby, he said, 'Woo!' and we laughed and cried." —Glenda S.RELATED: 18 Photos of Pregnant Women That Will Take Your Breath Away "I found out I was pregnant before I went to work on my birthday. My husband had already left for the office. It was tough to make it through the day—or even attempt to plan an elaborate announcement—because I was so anxious to tell him. When we got home from work that night, I called him into the kitchen to show him the 'birthday surprise' I'd gotten at work that day. When I showed him the positive pregnancy test, he smiled and said, 'Are you serious?' Then he said, 'You know, I had a feeling.'" —Emily C."My husband and I were trying to get pregnant, so I decided to take a pregnancy test before we went to a holiday party with lots of booze. When the test was positive, I called my husband into the bathroom and showed him the test. He had a big smile and said, 'Did you just take this?' I told him I did and then had him run out to get more tests. They were all positive. At the party that night, we kept squeezing each other because we were so over the moon with our little secret. The way I told my husband I was pregnant wasn't elaborate or flashy, but it's still special to me."  —Dana B.

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