Any ladies experiencing Couvade-Syndrome?

Question

Couvade syndrome, also called sympathetic pregnancy, is a proposed condition in which a partner experiences some of the same symptoms and behavior of an expectant mother. These most often include minor weight gain, altered hormone levels, morning nausea, and disturbed sleep patterns.

anybody?

Answer

My hubby recently started having backaches for no reason.  It dawned on him the other day he only has them after being around me but they go away when he's at work a long time . He read a really interesting Theory on this sort of thing. Goes like this...He's responsible for half of the baby's DNA which is currently floating around in my body.  The theory is that there could be certain symptoms of pregnancy that simply produce hormones that the father's body can interpret during this time because his genetic material is involved in some way. So if he's receiving pain hormones while being around me then he would feel pain. Not sure if it's completely true or not but it does make some sense on a biological level!

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My husband has been having problems with nausea. Ive been suffering with morning sickness, 10/3 today. It is pretty funny to me, although not at all funny to him. He has also been more emotional. I think it got him! He is also constantly checking in on me and being right here, even rubbing my back while I'm throwing up and helping calm me down. He's very involved so maybe that's why it gets to him more?

Any ladies experiencing Couvade-Syndrome?

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