I'm Pregnant!!?

Question

My husband and I had sex last night. I took a pregnancy test this morning and it was possitive. I had a doctors appt. at 9:00am this morning. I just got the test results back. I am pregnant. I was wondering how can I tell my 3 yr. old daughter that I am pregnant. How soon should we start thinking of names for the new member. Thank You!!
No rude answers please.

When should I tell my daughter??

Answer 1

Never too early to start picking names!!!

You need to sit the girl down and tell her in simplest terms that her mom's got a baby growing in her belly and so very soon, her belly's going to get bigger. Pretty straightforward, and at 3, she's not going to ask too many more questions (if she does, go to the library or bookstore & get a book on how to tell young ones about babies).

Congrats & good luck!

Answer 2

A pregnancy test would NOT reveal true results the NEXT MORNING. Your body would not be producing enough hormones yet to trigger a test. The other submitter was right, you might have gotten pregnant a few weeks back.

Go to the store and buy books called "I'm going to be a big sister" or something along those lines. My friend did that for her daughter when they got pregnant with number 2. This will not be something you tell your daughter once, ti will be a discussion you have with her several times... to talk about how her life will change, about how your body will change, and about what a new baby is like around the house.

Answer 3

Congratulations. Try not to make your little daughter jealous. Tell her she is going to have a little sister - or brother, and she'll be the old one, who will know better and will be in charge of the baby. If she has a doll who she takes care of like a baby, tell her she'll have a real one now. You can start looking for names whenever you feel like it. Either when you learn the sex of the baby, or when you see it, or just choose names you like!
By the way, it is not impossible to tell if you are pregnant 24 hours after the conception, but only with a blood test.

Answer 4

Tell your 3 year old daughter this, "hey honey, guess what? Mommy's is going to have another baby, you will get a new brother or sister". She may have a lot of questions but just answer them the best you can. Start tinking of baby names whenever you want. Make a list for boys then for girls. You can choose once you figure out the sex or when the baby is born! Good luck and congartualations!

Answer 5

I told my son, who was 3 at the time, almost right away. When morning sickness started, I had to tell him something because he was scared for my health. Honesty is the route we chose. My husband and my son went to all appointments together. My son liked to hear the heart beat and see the ultra sound. My husband did take my son outside the door for the parts of the exam we didn't think he needed to see. My son was in the hospital room 1 hour after the birth of my daughter.
Start looking at names now. It is never to early for that fun. Make a list of the ones you like and try them out with each other. I had my son's name picked out when I was 16 years old. I'm glad my husband liked it when we had him at 23.
Have a great time with you bundle of joy. God Bless!

Answer 6

tell her now so she will get used to the fact. Start picking names now too. My youngest niece was born in 2004, 8 years after her older sister. They told the 8year old right away. She loved the thought at having a sibling........ until......... the day her little sister was born. She threw herself on the floor in the hospital crying and screaming like a baby because the new baby was getting all the attention. They found out she was pregnant at 4 months. Start now and she might want a new sibling more. to this day my older niece does not like her little sister because she is too young. It's good yours will not be that far apart. Good luck

Answer 7

It takes a couple of weeks to confirm conception. Your husband and family will be very proud and congratulations! As your tummy swells, you can explain the changes to your daughter and she'll be very pleased. Pick a name that will not cause you teenage child great embarrassment. A piece of advice for your friends who are pregnant and not married, - advise them it's best for the child if they get married before the child is born, always for the child's sake even if they divorce a minute after birth.

Answer 8

First of all...Congradulations! It's never to soon to start thinking of names for the baby. When it comes to your 3yr old I would wait a bit on telling her. Wait until your maybe two through four months along. Explain to her that she is going to be a big sister. Tell her about how your belly is going to become bigger but thats a good thing. Some hospitals offer classes for children to go to about becoming a big sister or brother, that might be a good idea.

Answer 9

I would wait until after the first trimester to tell your 3-year old. Then you can have the 3-year old draw pictures or make little cards and things that can be put into the baby's room. This way, she can start participating as the Big Sister in getting ready for the baby's arrival. When I was pregnant with my daughter, my son drew pictures for "the baby brother" and we framed them and hung them in the nursery.

After my daughter was born, my son would coo and talk to her and tell her, "See that picture I drew for you!" He was so proud of being able to help welcome her!

Answer 10

Don't you think it's unlikely that you got pregnant from bumpin' uglies last night?

I'm sure you're daughter will be ecstatic! It probably won't be until after the baby that you would have to worry about her feeling left out.

Names...well we started thinkin of names before we were even pregnant. I guess it depends. Do you want to know if it's a boy/girl?