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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Couvade Syndrome..is this for real?

Couvade Syndrome has been recorded throughout history in numerous cultures around the world. Some experts believe they may be a ploy to get attention. Others believe they are expressions of the anxiety, stress and fear associated with impending fatherhood, feelings of ambivalence about fatherhood, pseudo-sibling rivalry, or identification with the fetus. While still others believe that Couvade Syndrome is a display of guilt for having impregnated a partner, an assertion of paternity, jealousy of the mother's ability to carry a child and her birth experience, or empathy with the mother's discomfort.

Luckily, my husband has not been displaying any of the symptoms...so I guess we're safe! :)

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