By Dracoboxer357 - 05/01/2013 16:00 - Canada

Today, my wife is pregnant and sick. She switches from sobbing she's sorry for that, to blaming me for "doing this to me." On top of that, I have half her symptoms now: throwing up and crying for no reason. This will be a long 9 months. FML
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Dracoboxer357 35

48- It's called Couvade's syndrome, I looked it up when I started randomly throwing up in public before she did with our first child. It's also how we knew for sure we were pregnant with our second: I spontaneously puked out my truck window onto another car while driving through town. ;P I've gotten the whole roller coaster ride of emotions through two pregnancies already, I'm pretty sure it's just more of the same now. :)

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lilhellian 26

So since you have the same symptoms you're pregnant to?!:D Congratulations!

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laughtersplay 14

On the bright side, by the end of those painful 9 months, you'll have a beautiful child :D Then the pain starts again from diaper duty and it's crying.

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Awsumuzzie 12

It's his wife... You don't know if they've been trying or not.

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Dracoboxer357 35

28- We did want more kids, but not exactly at this particular moment. :) Doesn't matter though, still a blessing, crying, cravings, puking and all, for both of us! ;)

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Awsumuzzie 12

If you think about it, it's never really the right time lol. Regardless, congratulations, Draco! You're going to be a great father and husband!

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onorexveritas 23

it'll get better op. just let her ride it out

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JustPlayTheGame 6

She rode it out and ended up with these symptoms ...

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PipingMouse 14

Just go cry it out with her? Then you guys can have weird cravings together. Pickles, and Sardines yum!

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Dracoboxer357 35

33- Usually we'll both go crazy for a Moo-latté from Diary Queens at the same time. ;)

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johnny_derp 3

quit your whining, dude. you're not the one who is pregnant. this is going to be a far longer nine months for her than it could ever be for you. I can't stand men who bitch and moan about their wives' pregnancies. you can go in another room and not deal with it for a little bit. she can't. she is the one dealing with all the discomfort but god forbid you have to be a part of it?

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Dracoboxer357 35

37- Forgive me for not appreciating being put into the same category as which other men in your life that you decided do nothing more than "bitch and moan about their wife's pregnancies." :p I am ever aware she gets the worse end of this deal, I posted this story just to share it as I enjoy the FML commentaries from most of the people, most of the time. I didn't enjoy the pain I got to see my wife in last time we were pregnant and she was hospitalized over it, but not because I was missing my favourite TV show or whatever shallow reason you think I feel mildly inconvenienced over. :p I am part of this, for better or worse. If this can go better for her in any action I can take, I'll see it done, hoping very much we can avoid the hospital this time. :( Thank you for your positive comments. They made me feel happy I could share this experience with you. :(

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ilovegordon 6

While I agree that women get the short end of the stick when it comes to pregnancy, some pregnant women can be absolutely unbearable. Hormones are not a carte blanche to be a bitch. If the woman decided to get pregnant she should stop complaining and deal with it and the man should shut up and support her. People shouldn't decide to have kids if they can't stand 9 months of discomfort/their spouse's discomfort.

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BeachGirl27 23

That's one hell of a generalisation. Firstly not all pregnancies are intentional and secondly, even a planned pregnancy can make the most rational of women turn into an emotional wreck. I actually moved out for a week here and a week there (ie. twice during the pregnancy) when my emotions were driving me nuts because of pregnancy hormones last time. Of course that wouldn't have been necessary if my partner had taken my suggestion of letting my comments wash over him like water off a duck's back but no he was an insensitive jerk.

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TheBrochure 22

#73, I thumbed up your comment just for the "water off a duck's back" idiom.

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johnny_derp 3

not only do women get the short end of the stick in just about everything, your statements about pregnant women are disgustingly ignorant.

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Enslaved 36

Well, well look who the OP is! (: ***I heard a cute tale that the weight of the baby at birth is usually the amount of weight the dads gain during his wife's pregnancy. Blame that ice cream in the freezer for that 7pound 2oz baby! :P

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nikolkaw 9

It's common for a guy to have the same symptoms... Not the most pleasant but its normal :)

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Jessj958 19

Just be there for her the best you can! Like other people have said, it's a lot harder for her than you. Sometimes I wish I was still pregnant instead of changing poopy diapers and listening to all the crying! The hard part is when the baby gets here, not before.

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insaneDONUTZ 15

don't worry op after all this you'll have your own baby!

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