Why am I (the dad) feeling like this?

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• dogsombrero member

  May 2015 Answer ✓

  ale&al15 said:

  My girlfriend is 5 months pregnant and within the last 2 months I been feeling weird. Sometimes I feel like I have the flu but with no fever or any real bad symptoms. I mainly feel lazy, sometimes nauseous, some days I am really hungry and others I'm disgusted by everything. At times I get really bad anxiety that I have to do things that distract me. She feels like I ignore her, but the more I think about the pregnancy the worse I get. Should I be worried?

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  This sounds like MUD, but in case it's not I'll bite. You should probably call your Dr because it sounds like you may be having physical symptoms of depression or anxiety. There is a specific board here for dads to be that might have better answers for you. This board is for those due in November 2015.

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• dramaphile member

  May 2015 Answer ✓

  You could just be having some sympathetic pregnancy symptoms. It can be common for men to also have nausea, weight gain, mood swings, etc. Nothing really to be worried about.
  
  It could also be depression or anxiety. It would be worth it to talk to your doctor about how you're feeling. Or maybe some therapy to talk through your anxiety about fatherhood. Even just talking to a close friend or family member about it is a good place to start if you feel like you can't talk to your girlfriend right now. Keeping your anxieties bottled up won't help you deal with how you're feeling.

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