Pregnant me

" I cant wait to see you pregnant!" is one of the common comments that I receive.

I dont know why they always say that. I have tried but failed to figure it out.

Could anyone volunteer to tell me why?

Because I am starting to believe that its because of those motherly skills that they see in me :)

On one of the visits to one organisation in Japan called Japan Organisation For International Cooperation on Family Planning(JOFICFP), I got a glimpse of what I would look like when pregnant.

The organisation has this material that they made..its kind of like a costume. It was made to give people especially men a good idea of how it feels to be pregnant. A strategy meant to encourage males and ordinary people to understand the difficulties faced by a pregnant woman.

So when my class visited, the males were given first priority. After they had finished, I too begged for a chance to be pregnant.

My Verdict

After about two hours of putting on that costume, my attitude towards pregnancy changed tremendously. The costume was about 13 kilograms to symbolize the weight gained during pregnancy, there was another 3 kgs of a water bottle filled with water that is placed below the stomach area..to symbolise the pressure a pregnancy puts on the bladder!!

It was hard standing and the only comofrt I got was in sitting down. I really sympathised with the pregnant woman. Though I never got to lie down in this outfit, I imagined how difficult it would be. I had 13 kilos added to my body weight and the moment I stood up, I felt intense pressure on my pelvic area. I also not consoled by the fact that the weight gained is gradual either! I still feel that its a big change for a pregnant woman has to cope with!

Inaddition, though this costume doesnt capture the raging hormones experienced by the woman nor the swollen legs and the baby's movements, it gives a glimpse into the world of pregnancy.

So after all is said and done, I came to one conclusion. I would like to put in on record that, I will be a beautiful pregnant woman some day :)