2007-01-07 10:07:32 · 29 answers · asked by johninmelb 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It even has its own name.
Couvade Syndrome
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/forfathersonly/a/couvade.htm
2007-01-07 10:31:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes my husband does. In the beginning when I was really sick he was fine and ran around after me like a saint. Then when I started to feel better and eat, he fancied everything I did when my tummy started to stick out so did his. Then he went through a real emotional time where he was really snappy. Now he gets tired all the time and cant walk very far! Im only 22 weeks, how bad will he be in 2 months!
2007-01-08 22:42:01 · answer #2 · answered by nursie_000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was lucky to not get any negative symptoms, so the only "sympathetic pregnancy symptom" that my husband has gotten is weight gain!
2007-01-07 10:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by Greenis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband does not! haha I am 28 weeks pregnant.....he doesn't get any kind of symptoms....but he is sympathetic to me while im pregnant and very supportive. Thats all we need when pregnant, a ton of support. :-) Besides, i dont think the Army would like him gaining weight with me and wanting to sleep 12 hours a day! haha.
2007-01-07 13:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by misty n justin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly didn't... But I did notice psycologial changes within me as my partner got further into pregnancy, and I suspect it's these thing's some men mistake for sympathetic symptoms.
2007-01-07 10:16:45 · answer #5 · answered by mittobridges@btinternet.com 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's absolutely possible. There's really no physical explanation for why this happens though it's believed to be because of a strong emotional bond between the expectant mother and father. My husband who is an ob/gyn physician has seen this happen to the partners of his patients. Mostly it manifests itself in food cravings, weight gain, and sometimes morning sickness!
2007-01-07 10:17:09 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my husband's stomach grew and grew til it almost popped! It wasn't just beer, cos it had gone down a few days after our baby was born. And my (female) friend had sympathetic labour pains. Ha! what an easy time I had eh?
2007-01-07 10:10:17 · answer #7 · answered by jeanimus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband did, he had morning sickness for the first 3 months and gained about 15 lbs.
2007-01-07 10:09:11 · answer #8 · answered by mdoud01 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
My husband gained a few pounds. Probably because I needed a strawberry milkshake every hour on the hour.
2007-01-07 10:09:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes some do. My husband gained weight right along with me.
2007-01-07 10:22:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have had manflu i am sure this is another one of those bogus illnesses men invent becos they feel it earns them the right to lye about and be waited on. whatever pain a man has no amount of sympathy will ever measure up to the discomfort and pain women go through during pregnancy and labour so wise up
2007-01-07 10:53:31 · answer #11 · answered by alroka 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋