Can a woman want to be pregnant so much she actually starts getting the symptomes even though she isn't pregnant?
2006-10-03 05:16:40 · 20 answers · asked by Oohlalababeh 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I mean the early symptoms such as morning sickness etc etc.
2006-10-03 05:21:11 · update #1
yes, its called a phantom pregnancy.
2006-10-03 05:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by tay_jen1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...and it's actually called "Hysterical pregnancy". You got all the symptoms but there's no baby...
From Wikipedia:
Pseudocyesis also known as false pregnancy, can cause many of the signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy, and can resemble the condition in every way except for fetal presence. Other names include - spurious pregnancy, feigned pregnancy, imaginary pregnancy, hysterical pregnancy, wind in the bowels, and grosses nerveuse. John Mason Good coined the term pseudocyesis from the Greek words pseudes (false) and kyesis (pregnancy) in 1923. False pregnancy is common in many mammals and is a method of providing milk for the group's offspring—most often cats, dogs, and rabbits
2006-10-03 05:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by xxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, your mind likes to play many tricks. If you want a baby that bad then look into it.
And no it is not called "phantom baby" Phantom Baby is when have already given birth and you still have the feelings that you would have if the baby was still inside of you. For example the kicking and all of the movements.
2006-10-03 05:24:18 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes that is possible.It is just like a person wanting to be sick and make themselves sick. It is possible. You want it so bad that you start to believe that you are having symptoms. The mind can do some crazy things to your body as long as you keep thinking that you are you body will start to believe it too.
2006-10-03 05:22:23 · answer #4 · answered by DO IT! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually yes. There have been cases of this medically documented - to the point the woman's belly even begins to swell! It's called pseudocyesis.
2006-10-03 05:19:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! It's amazing what the mind can do! But yes you can want it so bad that you "feel" the symptoms, or at least you think you do.
2006-10-03 05:26:14 · answer #6 · answered by sparkles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You'd say her symptoms are psychosomatic. That means that she has created physical symptoms in her head, but they do become real symptoms.
2006-10-03 05:20:46 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa, That's me! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is called "false pregnancy" you can make your body think it is pregnant, by wanting it and thinking you are can cause your cycle to be late and even nausea. Good Luck to you!! :)
2006-10-03 05:26:52 · answer #8 · answered by Kail 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-10-03 05:55:28 · answer #9 · answered by JordanB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes- there is a medical diagnosis for it but I can't remember the name
Saw this on CSI once
2006-10-03 05:24:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sadly yes she can its called a phantom pregnancy. if you feel this is happening to you or someone you know plz see the gp!
dont feel bad lots of women go through this
2006-10-03 05:20:56 · answer #11 · answered by mum_2_many 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋