Do Dads get pregnancy pains??
So you thought it was just the mom who gets to go through the joys of pregnancy. Such as the morning sickness, nausea, pregnancy weight gain, and bloating. Many expecting dads though are getting a taste of pregnancy. Up to 65-percent of men with pregnant wives experience psychosomatic conditions of pregnancy—they gain weight, get back pain and sometimes even stomach spasms during birth.
The condition is called Couvade Syndrome. Men usually experience the most profound symptoms during the third and fourth month of pregnancy. Some reasons as to why this happens. Some believe it’s an expression of empathy. Others say it’s an expression of anxiety. A few believe it’s a form of rivalry—that men are trying to outdo their spouses, or even jealous.
Lucky for men, at least once the baby is born it seems that the symptoms go away!
I don’t recall my husband having any morning sickness or if he did he probably did not bother to tell me. I am sure that mine would have been worse than his since mine lasted for 7 months!
