QOTD- What pregnancy symptom would you wish on your SO for a day?

svnna94 · June 2015

I'd definitely choose my all day sickness. He's not very sympathetic towards it, he mainly doesn't like that I don't have the energy to clean, but tough cookies. Try feeling like I do for a day and then see if you still want to do the dishes lol.

So ladies what pregnancy symptom would you wish on your significant other for a day?

allslee · June 2015

The moodiness. I try to keep it at bay but sometimes it's hard. He just isn't overly understanding about it so I want him to know what it's like lol.

TinyDancer51510 · June 2015

My husband is very sympathetic but if he could take the all day sickness from me for a day, I'd totally let him.

KaraEpp16 · June 2015

I told my SO that I wished we could take turns with the morning sickness. I know he'd be game. He feels really bad about how miserable I've been feeling.

willashbaby · June 2015

My exhaustion. He just doesn't get how tired and physically weak I feel. That's my worst symptom so I wish it upon him!

daninikicoli · June 2015

My husband has been such a trooper, he takes such good care of me. That being said he could take my sickness for a day. I would much rather be the one cleaning, cooking and playing with our son... Rather than praying to the porcelain gods constantly.

Myelhsa · June 2015

I would like him to experience these sore boobs, that way he'll understand why I go crazy when he tries to randomly squeeze them.

sck601 · June 2015

willashbaby said:

My exhaustion. He just doesn't get how tired and physically weak I feel. That's my worst symptom so I wish it upon him!

^this. It doesn't help that I'm up at 3 am for work and then have to wrangle a toddler by myself until he gets home!

bkc92 · June 2015

None. I've noticed since being married that guys do not handle being sick/etc as well as women. It would be more annoying than it'd be worth to see it.

Anna.acb · June 2015

He couldn't handle any of them. I get so annoyed with him because anytime I have a small complain about anything his immediate response is that he has the same thing!

LizC216 · June 2015

Fatigue...he's understanding, but sometimes I get the feeling that he doesn't get just how bad it is.

haligirl2318 · June 2015

Loss of appetite. My DH does not understand the concept. He keeps saying "just eat a bit" or "just force yourself" or "what if you tried eating blank instead".... Uh no thanks

SummerOH · June 2015

DH is the best! He's super understanding, or at least tries his hardest to be. I think he gets how miserable early pregnancy is from the rough time I had with our son, but I wouldn't wish those symptoms on him. No - I'd wish he'd feel for a day how miserable that last month is. Holy mother of God was it terrible! Couldn't breathe, constantly in pain from kicks, overheated, couldn't sleep, couldn't get comfortable, etc.

ChrissyD1203 · June 2015

My husband is the least sympathetic person I know (other than that a nice guy though) yet the biggest complainer when he is sick- another reason I'm glad I don't have symptoms (because he'd probably tell me to stop whining and I'd kill him). When I had strep in January I told him I felt like I couldn't swallow and he told me I needed mental health. When he caught it the following week - he woke up in the middle of night saying he was dying, called his mom at 3am (because he didn't believe me when I said, it's just what I had, you will be okay) and then went to the ER. True story.

indibidule · June 2015

I'd make him take the sore boobs. He just doesn't get how horribly sore and sensitive my nipples are right now and he keeps trying to play with them to initiate sex. No bigger turn off right now!

katiedid0907 · June 2015

The pregnancy brain. He is constantly making fun of me!

Heron422 · June 2015

Definitely cramps and spotting! That would freak him out and then he'd understand why I go crazy!! Lol

sherks11 · June 2015

Lightning crotch!!!! Doesn't come until later in pregnancy but it would be fun to see him deal with it.

And having him feel contractions. During labor with my 1st he kept trying to talk to me about the la lakers. I finally had to yell at him that I didn't give a shit about basketball. Focus on he woman pushing out a 10 lb baby dumbass not sports!!!!

MrsTeacher25 · June 2015

I would love for him to feel the exhaustion. He has been awesome but I don't think he completely gets just how tired and weak I feel. I just have no energy to do anything. So I'd love for him to understand.

Honeyb416 · June 2015

I shall grant him my 24/7 nausea and fatigue.

I just told him today that if he felt like I did he wouldn't get out of bed let alone go to work and take care of a toddler like I do. Men are wussies.

SBH041815 · June 2015

I would grant him my exhaustion. He tries to be understanding but he cannot really grasp it.

Kellycrazymomma · June 2015

It's a tough choice. Let him understand why the ready to pop boobs that have him hypnotized are not toys? I think the exhaustion and non-stop nausea, which of course would have to be accompanied by the over active sense of smell to fully appreciate the experience of keeping a bucket handy while doing almost anything, should a sudden whiff of something change from gagging or dry heave to the real thing without warning. Lol

SDEsp · June 2015

The nausea!! He's so great, and takes such good care of me.. But he's a personal trainer and insists on making boiled chicken, broccoli, and hard boiled eggs. SERIOUSLY? I can't. He just doesn't understand how real the smell/nausea is. It's the worst.

sgraham1589 · June 2015

EVERYTHING!!!! He's a dick right now! He doesn't understand why I'm so tired because he goes to the gym twice a day and he doesn't sleep like I do (his words smh) I'd def wish the cramping and spotting on him and fatigue and queasy stomach I would watch him squirm lol he was such a baby when his tooth hurt I know he couldn't handle it!

shaybe90 · June 2015

The exhaustion. He doesn't seem to understand why I have absolutely zero energy to do anything, sometimes including making love. I just want to sleep, but he doesn't seem to understand that it's a perfectly common/normal thing. In his defense, it is our first, so it caught us both off guard.

l4rk · June 2015

The nausea. Because I'm not vomiting or anything, I think I look better than I feel a lot of thr time. I worry he's going to think I'm getting lazy because I don't want to do anything.

He's been great though. Today I said, "Babe, your peanuts smell too strong." And he just said, "Ok!" And then put them away, no questions asked.

babybluu · June 2015

Oooooh the nausea for sure! So he won't judge me for what I can and can't eat!

carlyhammond · June 2015

Hm. This one is hard.
He has had his bout of nausea with me. He stayed at work. ( a true trooper)
When he's dizzy he gets on my nerves cause he doesn't want any noise/light and I can't even move in the bed.
The exhaustion- he works 14ish hour a day, so I'm sure he's beyond tired as well.

I think, I'd give him the " food does not sound appealing to me right now" symptom- I don't think he understands that one. He doesn't get how one day I can be hungry all day then the next I want to be as far away from food as possible, and he gets upset when I don't eat. Yeah, he can have that one

amyjeffcoats · June 2015

I would say exhaustion, but then I'd probably be ticked off if he fell asleep at 6:30 everyday.

BethP321 · June 2015

My SO isn't sympathetic towards any symptoms, but I don't suffer from nausea thankfully. If I had to give him one symptom it would be my lack of patience. He was acting all moody and snotty to me all day, so when he said the littlest thing I snapped. I'm just like "You want me to be a pregnant normal bitch, then keep it up. I'm sick of your attitude." And he hasn't said a word or been rude towards me since. I'd love for him to have the nausea I don't seem to have.

AngelEsshaki · June 2015

I'm not sure what I would wish on my hubby! He's such a baby when he is sick that I would almost say none of the above so I wouldn't have to deal with it! Maybe give him my motherly instinct of taking care of someone! He's a surgeon and is always all business and medical! Sometimes I just want a warm cloth for my head even if it doesn't do anything!!!

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