Give your symptoms to your SO

BeachBabe22 · June 2015

I saw this on another forum and thought it was a fun idea. What pregnancy symptoms would you like your significant other to experience for 24 hours?

I would LOVE for my husband to deal with the nausea, vomiting, frequent peeing, and just feeling uncomfortable.

smiversen · June 2015

NONE! I don't want to hear him complain cause everyone knows women have higher pain tolerance than men!!

whenever my SO does have a tummy ache or anything like that though he always blames the baby like he is the one growing a human. I just tell him to shut up and rub my back.

LaurenNewph · June 2015

The general feeling of having your body taken over and pretty much not having control over it!

Mehilovna · June 2015

The hip pain! I'd love for him to know how impossible it is to sleep in the bed with someone who keeps telling you to "skootch over" when they can hardly move themselves!

Sematti · June 2015

Lol I don't think he could handle any of it because even the smallest head cold will knock him on his ass for days. He willingly admits this too.

But I would probably choose the round ligament pain that he continuously attributes to me not drinking enough water. #-o

Boobopgirl · June 2015

Pregnancy symptoms not so much. He can borrow the anxiety disorder for a bit though. I can't get him to understand how hard it sometimes is to do even every day stuff because of this all consuming fear of everything....

LaurenNewph · June 2015

@Boobopgirl I'm so sorry you feel that way! Big hugs! I can sort of sympathize because he's so laid back about the whole baby thing and every time I think about something baby related i get overwhelmed!

Boobopgirl · June 2015

@LaurenNewph Thanks. Usually it's not so bad, but my FIL has been hospitalized for 3 weeks and it will be months before he fully recovers and so we are travelling every weekend to help with meals/lawncare/general house stuff that he can't do. I also just took on 2 extra kids during the week because school is out and I just feel like things are so out of control and I stress about taking good care of my baby/getting the right amount of food/fluids/exercise/rest etc.

Growingapepper · June 2015

ALL OF THEM! I tell him all the time I wish we were seahorses because the males are the ones who carry and give birth!

hatchback4g · June 2015

the acid reflux... a 24hr break from that would be nice

kaybee03 · June 2015

I can't decide between the bladder kicks/"pee"-mergencies because he thinks it's so funny when that happens to me OR the uncomfortable sleeping/insomnia because he gets frustrated that I move around so much.

LaurenNewph · June 2015

@babymama2be123 or anyone else do you feel resentful when he's sound asleep in the middle of the night? I know I do! Lol

jizzypuff · June 2015

Bladder kicks and frequent urination! Then he will understand why I despise keeping super hydrated all I hear from him is that I'm not drinking enough water -__-

AndieTessie · June 2015

The constant bathroom runs and the back pain! I think he'd be more willing to give me a back rub if he only knew! I'd also love for him to feel her kick around for a day, it's the coolest/strangest thing I ever felt and wish he could experience it

excited2bmommy09 · June 2015

The huge lifestyle change! We are not big drinkers or partiers by any means, but you don't realize how nice that cold beer is until you can't have one! Or having to modify your workouts and worry that you may be doing something wrong and suddenly the gym becomes a bit stressful. Or being so tired you can't participate in the poker nights that last until 2am....he can still go about life as usual and has no idea how hard it is to watch him be normal while I can't.

Boobopgirl · June 2015

Oooo...I would give him all the hemorrhoids in the world though. He apparently finds those hilarious. Here, you try them then...

surprisepkg31 · June 2015

The swollen feet, constipation and the atigue from first trimester.

chelseajeanene · June 2015

Not that I hate it cause I truly love feeling baby kicks, but I want him to know what it feels like to be beat up from the inside for sure! and he can have allllll the round ligament pains- seriously though RLP hurts like a bitch! Nobody warned me about that

conchispitita · June 2015

The fatigue. He is always accusing me of "lounging," but I would like to see him try to get anything done when you work 9-10 hours and every fiber of your being is just TIRED.
Oh, and the cute little kicks at 5:30 am, after being up till midnight cleaning.

jen83mn · June 2015

Definitely the acid reflux, and I'd want him to wear a baby bump around for a day to see how it feels! He gets a kick out of watching me get in and out of the car and roll over in bed, all while groaning of course ... I'd like to see him try!

rholbrook7 · June 2015

Lightning crotch. He tells me to enjoy it while it lasts. I told him that's like kicking a guy in the balls, and telling them to enjoy the pain while it lasts.

barrelocarol · June 2015

This might be a minority's opinion, but I wouldn't wish ANY of my symptoms on anyone.

The sweet kicks and the amazing feeling of pregnancy, THAT is what I would wish on my husband.

rholbrook7 · June 2015

@barrelocarol :-bd

barrelocarol · June 2015

I should add that when my husband tells me I'm experiencing symptoms bc I'm either dehydrated or because I haven't done my exercises....I glare at him. :-w

rachelkawesome · June 2015

barrelocarol, I would want him to feel the kicking. I know he is jealous that I carry around the baby all day and get to feel him move. It's also such a weird sensation sometimes and I don't think he gets how weird it is!

And, I'd like him to feel the baby hiccuping in his butt. I told him I felt hiccuping there and he flat out didn't believe it was possible. OH, it's possible!

MiromiM · June 2015

The baby wiggles. Partially because I could use a break from my over active baby and partially because it's such a personal experience that he doesn't fully get to share.

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