OuchThatHurts
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Now this is something I KNOW we've never touched on in here but there is a strange phenomenon where the male experiences some or many of the symptoms of pregnancy of his female mate. It's known clinically as Couvade Syndrome and it's causes are highly debated.
I can tell you that this is very real. Very strange. During their mate's pregnancy they can get enlarged bellies and even gyno, "nesting" behavior, hunger pains, back aches, and even afterwards have postpartum depression and other post symptoms of pregnancy.
Have any of you fathers ever noticed these things? It seems the more emotionally connected the couple is, the worse the symptoms. What's strange is I'm not a very emotional person (shocker right?) and I think I'm experiencing some of this shit! I'm not even married. But I'm going to be a dad again in November and I'm definitely feeling this shit. I've gained more weight than she has! I'm buying all kinds of shit like I'm preparing for a tornado of something.
It's just weird.
I can tell you that this is very real. Very strange. During their mate's pregnancy they can get enlarged bellies and even gyno, "nesting" behavior, hunger pains, back aches, and even afterwards have postpartum depression and other post symptoms of pregnancy.
Have any of you fathers ever noticed these things? It seems the more emotionally connected the couple is, the worse the symptoms. What's strange is I'm not a very emotional person (shocker right?) and I think I'm experiencing some of this shit! I'm not even married. But I'm going to be a dad again in November and I'm definitely feeling this shit. I've gained more weight than she has! I'm buying all kinds of shit like I'm preparing for a tornado of something.
It's just weird.