Originally posted by: TrollikaDevi
I'm sick of this pregnancy is an emotional journey crap. Well yes it is but stop fetishising it...it's not all about emotions. Not after the first trimester anyway. It's VERY physical. There can be great deal of physical discomfort . And labour pain can be awful. Your womb is not in your mind so stop acting like it.
Each woman experiences pregnancy differently. And even the same woman will have a different experience with each child. Many women do experience an emotional roller coaster during pregnancy. Some women do struggle with depression and anxiety more than physical discomfort. Postpartum depression where women struggle to bond with their child can be very alienating especially when society hypes motherhood.
I do think it's important for women to open up about their emotional journies and don't find it fetishizing at all.
Originally posted by: TrollikaDevi
And couples need to stop saying WE are pregnant. No you're not. She is pregnant ,not you. Unless you're ready to push an apple out of your penis don't give us the "I experience the same emotions as her" BS.
I've gone back and forth on this. I tend to agree with you. I do agree fathers should be part of the journey and equally invested in the child. But for the father to say we are pregnant is going too far. It is diminishing of the physical and emotional turmoil the pregnant woman and her body are going through.
But if the pregnant woman prefers saying "we're pregnant" I'm not going to disagree.
Although, in my experience, many couples start off saying "we're pregnant" because it feels modern and inclusive but by the end, the woman is like "that's bullshit, you're not even going through a fraction of what I'm going through, don't you dare pretend like you're in on it."
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