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英国三位男士体验当孕妇

To honor the many moms, most men would choose flowers or chocolates. But three male coworkers who really want to understand the mom experience are taking their celebration of motherhood a step further — by wearing 33-pound pregnancy suits, complete with a fake 9-months-along belly.

Biggins and his colleagues Steven Hanson and Jason Bramley each committed to wearing the “empathy belly” for one month, leading up to U.K. Mother’s Day on March 15. They wear the suit all day and night, only taking it off to bathe, and each of the men is documenting his experience being nine months pregnant with posts and videos on their blog, Three Pregnant Dads.

“We’re trying to go through some of the physical discomforts women go through, though not all of them ,” Biggins says, pointing out that the three men are spared plenty of the biological pregnancy trials like swollen ankles. Still, the suit is intended to put pressure stomach and lungs and cause the wearer to feel bloated, a common pregnancy complaint.

Nine days into the project, Biggins, a 45-year-old father of two, says he has a whole new appreciation for what pregnant women go through. “I’ve had to slow down. Little things like picking something up or tying your shoes becomes a huge task,” he says. Nights, too, have been rough. “It’s like sleeping on shoulder, it’s really uncomfortable. But you start adapting to make it work.” Biggins says he’s added a second seat to his bicycle to rest support his belly.

Bramley, a 44-year-old dad of one, blogged about how hard it is to simply get around with his new belly. “I wonder why pregnant women don’t use wheelchairs,” he wrote. “I have a chair in the office with wheels, this is a blessing.