"But my mum (bless her), grabbed them from me and stared at them, then proceeded to put her glasses on, and looked at them really confused for about 20 seconds.
I said to mum, with a really confused look on my face, 'Ummm, I'm having trouble reading these, because I'm not really sure what two lines means - do you know how to read them?' My sister got it immediately and yelled out, 'Oh my god!' I had done three positive pregnancy tests, so I stashed them all in my pocket, and brought them out in front of everyone. "To announce it to my mum, we had my mum, sister and her boyfriend over for lunch. "I shocked my partner on his birthday by running out of the bathroom with the home pregnancy test and a huge smile, and yelled 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY! YOU'RE GOING TO BE A DAD!'" Nessie Telling your family I then sent him outside when my partner got home from work." Melonie
"To tell my partner, I wrote 'I'm going to be a big brother' on an old bib and put it on my son. "I took a test on Valentine's Day morning and put the test with his card and said, 'I hope you love your surprise'. "I left the test on the bathroom bench and made him go and look because I was too nervous!" Hermione When it turned out positive, I took it out to him and, shaking it at him, said 'can you explain this?' He looked at it and we burst out laughing." Trina "I did the test without my husband knowing. Here are some ideas from Babåentre parents on how to make the big announcement: Sharing that news can be a highlight of your early pregnancy, and watching your friends and family react is a lot of fun. Slideshow Announcing your pregnancy Check out how these parents did it!