How to tell hubby?

[PrincessMarma]

Hi, so basically I've been feeling lightheaded, sore boobs, slight cramping etc for a few weeks, at first I thought my period was coming, but it never arrived. I did a test yesterday morning and it was positive. Since, I have become very anxious as I am 36 (nearly 37) and we weren't trying, in fact we were actively not. I held onto it for years but we have literally just got rid of my sons (4) baby clothes / cot etc and finally decided that we were 'done'. Now, I am not sure how to tell my husband. Obviously I will need to asap as, well, he needs to know, but also, he is going to notice at christmas if I am not having a drink / or any BRIE! Any advice? Thanks!

I would tell him as soon as possible, I wouldn't keep it a secret over Christmas.
This affects both/all of you after all so you should be talking this through and going through it together.

36/37 isn't old by the way - that's exactly the age I was when I had my first! DD1 is going to be 4.5 years old when DD2 is born so at reception now and we'd also got rid of all the baby clothes and items.
It's exciting though and she's a great age to understand and 'help with baby sister'.

I have had two unplanned pregnancies and both times I just showed my DH the positive tests after taking them. Even with my two planned pregnancies (one ended in a MC), I just showed him the pregnancy tests after taking them. He would hate to think I couldn’t tell him something this big and he reacted far better than expected every time.

Definitely tell him asap. Congratulations by the way. It’s a shock at first (we’d also declared ourselves definitely done before the positive test for DS) but you soon get your head around it.

Sit down and tell him now rather than leaving it. I think it is a lot worse to hear later down the line after you have hidden it from him, than the initial shock of an unplanned pregnancy

Thanks all - I wasn't doubting to tell him, just don't really know how to bring it up. I know he'll ask 'but why did you even think to do a test' !