How do I tell my husband?

I don't think it would be dishonest at all to wait for confirmation from a blood test! But you know your husband, and I am sure that if you eventually wanted to have more children he will be very excited 💕 it's only a few months difference after all. And it's a mutual effort, you're not on birth control and he cane inside you, things happen! If these were the circumstances it means that neither of you were really worried about getting pregnant again, I assume! Best if luck to your family ❤️

Congrats on your pregnancy! I think you should tell him. He has the right to know. We were and are still struggling from paycheck to paycheck. My two girls are 2 years apart. My husband is the only one working right now. I was scared as well but things are still going okay. we are still managing to get by paycheck to paycheck monthly. Though it cost my husband’s time away from his weekend with me and the kids. Even when he still works the weekends, things have always been a challenge for me or I just stay home. It did cost me my mentality for always not having support to have time for myself but that’s my situation. Hopefully you can get support and help so that you get time for yourself while he works. I hope you can change your mindset so you don’t get discouraged and be happy.

Congratulations!!! Think of it like this, a baby doesn't exactly cost anything (if you breastfeed) for at least 6 months, and if not, you have a whole 10 months of pregnancy, so essentially you have a good 16 months to sort things, don't stress, you'll both work it out, babies are blessings ❤️

Oh and you don't have to buy any new items really because you already have a child!

@Valeria we definitely weren’t trying right now that’s for sure. But yes, we did want to start trying once our son was 2. He will be 2 for about 1 month when our next baby is born now. Which feels great but I’m just nervous to tell him because he is doing so much to support us and I was considering going back to work and putting our son in daycare but now don’t see the point in the immediate future. My husband will want me to be home for at least 6 months - 1 year with our next baby. He swears that is why our son is so ahead & I do love being a stay at home mom. I think i need to let this settle more in my own mind, see an OB, and then tell him.

@Gabriella yes this is so true!! I needed to hear this bc i will have to tell this to my hubby. And yes, we saved all of our son’s things and even have a double stroller already so we really don’t need anything.

Yessss definitely!! Honestly, for the first 6 months your expenses will be nappies and wipes, and I'm sure people who visit will bring just that because you already have everything else from your first child, you could always go down the reusable nappies route too (I thought I could do this but nope 😂😭) but there's always ways around financial hardship, always!! Wishing you all the best xx

My husband and I had tried for years to have a baby and then took a break. We were financially doing well and living happily. When the pandemic hit we both lost our jobs and our savings died up. Right after my husband found a decent job we found out we were having a baby. At first we worries because we were the brokest we had ever been and were barely making it with his paycheck. Everything worked out and we have a beautiful 2 year old. We still live paycheck to paycheck since he's the only one working but we are happy and just much more mindful of how we spend our money. There is always a way to make things work it just takes some out of the box thinking!!

Not at all dishonest to wait! Regardless of the test result, make sure to talk to him about it so you can lean into each other through it ❤️ Maybe he wouldn’t be as stressed as you fear! Or maybe you need to be the rock temporarily. The important thing is to be honest and vulnerable with each other! It sounds like you both want another, and are just worried about it happening so soon. There are things you can do to help balance finances! (Potty training will help transfer diaper costs, etc) It won’t be easy, but I believe every person exists for a reason, even “whoopsie” babies 🫶🏼 (And for what it’s worth, in my experience 18-22 months was *golden hour* so that’s a perfect time to be sick/pregnant 😜)

@Gabriella is so spot on ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks everyone. I decided to tell him. He actually thought I was kidding at first! But then he was like “woah not yet!!” And then he said he is happy of course but just stressed out financially. We decided to look into me maybe going back to work just for a few months. Considering our options. Thanks y’all!