How to Tell Your Husband That You Are Pregnant With Triplets
When you find out you are pregnant with triplets, you might want to be sitting down so you don̵7;t fall down. When you tell your husband, you should probably make sure he̵7;s sitting, especially if you weren̵7;t taking fertility drugs. The U.S. Census Bureau notes that the odds of giving birth to triplets are approximately 137 in 100,000, according to the 2010 National Vital Statistics Report. How you tell your husband could depend on his personality and whether he knows you̵7;re pregnant.
Instructions
He Doesn̵7;t Know You̵7;re Pregnant
Tell him you̵7;re pregnant first and let him digest that before you tell him you're going to have triplets. Invite him to your next prenatal visit and ensure that it includes a sonogram. Introduce him to the babies by letting him see them for himself. Make sure he̵7;s sitting down when you do it and get the whole thing, including his reaction, on video. He̵7;s sure to want to share the news with family and close friends. He Knows You're Pregnant
Ask him to come and meet you at the sonographer̵7;s office as quickly as he can get there. Tell him you have news that can̵7;t wait and you̵7;d rather he hear it in person than on the telephone or via text. Explain that there is nothing wrong with the baby when he arrives, but he really needs to see for himself what you have to tell him. Wait calmly for him to arrive. The calmer you are, the better he will respond to the news. Let him see the sonogram for himself. Ask him if he thinks the nursery will accommodate three cribs or if you need to make new plans for where you will live or put the babies. A History of Multiples or You Used Fertility Treatments
Text or call him to say that you̵7;ve hit the jackpot and will have as many, fewer or more babies than whichever family member has the record for the most babies in a single pregnancy. With multiples in your family, your chances of conceiving multiples is higher. Multiples are also more likely if you had medical help getting pregnant. The odds of conceiving multiples using oral fertility drugs are approximately 10 percent, and approximately 15 to 20 percent using injectable drugs, according to the Mayo Clinic. The odds of multiples with other assisted reproductive technologies vary, but you can request only one or two babies be implanted with in vitro fertilization techniques. If your doctor explains this prior to fertility treatments, the shock will probably be less than if you are expecting triplets naturally. Invite him on a shopping spree to begin preparing for the babies. Better to spread out the expense across the pregnancy than try to get it all in the last trimester when you could feel less like shopping and might be on bed rest to prevent preterm labor. Suggest that you inform your families sometime in the third or fourth month so they can help ease the financial load of three babies. You can also recruit them to come help in the first few weeks after the babies arrive until you get them on a schedule or you develop a routine for caring for them all.
