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Couldn't get past the first paragraph. The words "more gruesome" made me close the page. EXCUSE ME FOR GETTING UGLY WHILE GROWING YOUR CHILD. Jackass.
"Come along as we examine the many terrifying ways your wife’s body will change during her pregnancy."
Anyone else have the sudden urge to shove a watermelon down this dude's throat and wait for it to "pass"?
You've got to be kidding me?? I hate society. That article is repulsive. Pregnancy is amazing and for someone to tell a new dad that it's not...f*ck you. The mother of the child will be taking extreme measures to take care of that little baby for 9 months and will go through an unbelievable amount of pain to bring that child into this world but the author can only think about the superficial changes that take place. Bleh.
It's like they were aiming for the perfect blend of informative and degrading.
Wow, it doesn't even end by saying something nice, unless you count, "On the positive side, it does allow you to seize the remote control while she dashes to the loo." I'm glad I'm married to someone who would never talk about me the way that article talks about pregnant women.
As someone who is scared of pregnancy, I welcome hearing the truth about what actually happens during preganacy, birth and post partem. I think reading about how miraculous having a baby is is kind of useless - I'd rather read something realistic.
(Ok now I will hide in the corner...)
@JoJo Bananas: There's being informative and honest, but then there's plain mean. He is just being mean. If you want to know what some truths, read "What to Expect when You're Expecting." = ) Also there are pleanty of women on here willing to share their eperiences. = )
@JoJo Bananas: I totally agree that I want the real deal about what to expect, but I definitely found that article to be a "how your wife's bringing YOUR child into the world is going to inconvenience and disgust you", which is kind of rude. I think until men can do it themselve, they should keep their mouths shut :P
I recently had a friend tell me that she had a friend who was 8 months preggo and a bridesmaid, and preceded to tell me that she'd be the ugliest bridesmaid ever. I was 38 weeks pregnant. Meanwhile, my husband still tells me how sexy I am at 39 weeks.
People are entitled to their opinion, but I agree that there's a difference between being honest and just being mean.
@JoJo Bananas: I'm kind of have to agree with you here. I'm not scared of pregnancy but I think it is good to have the "negatives" of pregnant life laid out for you so you can know what to expect. It isn't all butterflies and roses.
The article may be somewhat facetious but I don't think it is anywhere near as "mean" as everyone is making it out to be.
I think its pretty accurate. Many people find a pregnant woman's body 'beautiful', but I certainly never felt that way!
wow. I think pregnant women are beautiful and so does my husband. I HOPE that I am given the chance to be one of those "disgusting" women. I am struggeling to become pregnant, but I guess I should just be thankful that I'll still have my "sexy" body.
All of those negative things listed are like possible side effects. I never had any of them while pregnant, except for gaining weight. And it all went to my stomach area. By the time I was 7 months pregnant - my skin was the best it ever looked and everyone would tell me non-stop I had that "glow". Every part of the pregnancy was good. It was so comforting to lay with DH and feel our baby kick and dance. That was intimate in itself. And my hormones were intense so we had sex way more which that article doesn't mention.
Maybe this is just different because Dh was really excited for a baby? He was more excited than I was.
eh I didn't think it was that bad. It would be different if it was supposed to address the entire experience of pregnancy and that's what the writer focused on. I think if a woman had written and entitled it "Freaky things your body does when you have a baby" no one would have a problem with it.
This is sick. I guess Im lucky to have me FI be so understanding. Of course my body changed when I was pregnant and is still different from before I was even after giving birth. With that being said he thinks my body is beautiful even more so because I gave him his child! Men like this make me sick!!! I cant believe that anyone could be so hurtful.. well I can believe it but it still makes me sad. Yes some of those things in the artical happen but there is a more tastfull way of wording it.
as someone who is on cycle 5 (6?... lost track) without yet getting pregnant, all I can say is you don't know what my husband and I would give for me to have any or all of those symptoms................
Meh, I thought it was kinda tongue in cheek.
ok, Im all for articles that tell it how it REALLY is without all of the "its a miracle and I LOVED being pregnant!" crap. You all know on here that Im not a fan of being pregnant. But that article is so out of control that it really makes me question how many pregnant women this person has actually encountered. Like another pp said, I only had like 1 of those symptoms-the swelling in my feet, which wasnt that excessive. The rest of that stuff is what COULD happen, but lets be real, how many pregnant women do you all see daily with excessive skin tags and horrific acne? Exactly. Way to make men MORE afraid of this...and women. If I wasnt pregnant and read that, Id be horrified.
Anyone notice how the tagline for the website is how to be a better man? I guess they don't care about being a better husband...
Well, I'm in the camp of "It's Garbage." I'm pregnant, and honestly, I hate it. But I hate it because I can't do all of the things I used to do like mow my lawn (which I enjoy), I have to pee more often, and I'm achy from my center of balance being thrown off. That's it. No excessive weight gain (and trust me, I've got a serious sweet tooth, so it's not that I'm eating particularly healthy), no nasty skin ailments. Basically, what ticks me off is that the author was all, "Most this, majority that..." especially about things that you know would disgust a superficial person. What he writes just isn't true for "most" or the "majority" of women.
I had all of them, plus stretch marks, so yep...he's pointing out what he probably knows of personally or looked up some stats to lay it all out there. I still have remnants of my pregnancy mask when I'm in the sun without sunblock (which is rare) and the stretch marks have faded over time. I didn't find anything he said to be mean at all.
My husband thought I was gorgeous pregnant and took a million pictures, but I didn't feel sexy or beautiful during it. I loved the whole thing and felt great, so just because your body changes in many ways while pregnant doesn't mean you end up hating yourself or your body. In most cases it bounces right back to the way it was before. My sister gained 60 lbs. with each of her 3 pregnancies as did her daughter, and they are also thinner than ever afterwards.
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from the front page of their site...<gag>
http://www.askmen.com/dating/single_fathers_400/484_pregnancy-body-changes.html