Aches and pains are often part of pregnancy. But men do their best not to complain too much. Until the morning sickness kicks in that is, along with the mood swings, cramps - and, yes, even a swelling belly.
According to scientists, some fathers to be are so in tune with their expectant partners they actually experience a phantom pregnancy. In the largest study of its kind, 282 expectant fathers were monitored by specialists while their partners were pregnant. The results were then compared with the emotional and physical well-being of 281 men whose partners were not having a baby.
"These men were so attuned to their partners, they started to develop the same symptoms," said Dr Arthur Brennan, who carried out the research at St George's University of London in South London.
One man in the study said he and his wife suffered morning sickness at the same time while another said his stomach pains worsened in a similar way to a woman's contractions.
Some men involved in the study even experienced food cravings.
"I was constantly hungry all the time and had an unstoppable craving for chicken kormas and poppadoms," one said. "Even in the early hours of the morning I would get up and prepare myself one. It was strange to say the least."
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