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He justed wanted to know what women go through. He was very supportive for my pregnancies and wanted to know what was the worst for me. I told him the weight on my back and nerves.
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Using Ebay or other online site might help, but that's a lot of money to spend just to experiment with an "Empathy Belly".
http://www.empathybelly.org/home.html
I think you'll have a better chance of accessing one of these bellies by checking with the local school board where you live, or the school board(s) of a nearby county.
The School Board? ...Yes, the school board, there's a good chance they can direct you to a school with one of these.
Depending on where you live "Empathy Bellies" might be part of the middle/high school sex-education course for some of the more well-funded schools within the district.
The school board would have records of funds and purchases for all the schools they oversee. If an "Empathy Belly" was bought for one of more schools to use in sex education courses, they would be able to tell you which one(s). Then all you have to do is visit the school and ask if you and your husband could experiment with it before the next series of sex-ed courses.
If you can't find one...
1) get a large heavy-duty backpack and undo the straps.
2) Have him hold the pack over his belly then while he's holding it, cross the straps across his upper back and reconnect the straps (so that the top halves are now connected to the opposite bottom halves) then take up enough slack to keep it snug but still over the belly.
3) Fill the backpack with a small heavy object (or objects)
the most suitable would be dumbbell weights like the ones here...
http://www.wanglianghome.org/images/dumbbell.jpg
but without the bar handles. The trick is to try and keep the weight over the belly, lower than the rib cage, an above the pelvis. You may need to adjust and retighten the straps as the weights are added to keep it at the proper position.
The weights will make the straps across the upper back pull the upper body forward similar to how the upper body of a pregnant woman gets pulled forward trying to support the new weight of the belly and baby. Most men tend to have better upper body strength than women, so estimate the amount of weight in your belly and add 10-20 pounds to offset this. Depending on how far along you are, the pack on him should be 30-50 pounds to roughly match the amount strain put on the back and spine. Wearing the pack while walking around the house for a few hours will give him an idea of what it's like.
Using Ebay or other online site might help, but that's a lot of money to spend just to experiment with an "Empathy Belly".
http://www.empathybelly.org/home.html
I think you'll have a better chance of accessing one of these bellies by checking with the local school board where you live, or the school board(s) of a nearby county.
The School Board? ...Yes, the school board, there's a good chance they can direct you to a school with one of these.
Depending on where you live "Empathy Bellies" might be part of the middle/high school sex-education course for some of the more well-funded schools within the district.
The school board would have records of funds and purchases for all the schools they oversee. If an "Empathy Belly" was bought for one of more schools to use in sex education courses, they would be able to tell you which one(s). Then all you have to do is visit the school and ask if you and your husband could experiment with it before the next series of sex-ed courses.
If you can't find one...
1) get a large heavy-duty backpack and undo the straps.
2) Have him hold the pack over his belly then while he's holding it, cross the straps across his upper back and reconnect the straps (so that the top halves are now connected to the opposite bottom halves) then take up enough slack to keep it snug but still over the belly.
3) Fill the backpack with a small heavy object (or objects)
the most suitable would be dumbbell weights like the ones here...
http://www.wanglianghome.org/images/dumbbell.jpg
but without the bar handles. The trick is to try and keep the weight over the belly, lower than the rib cage, an above the pelvis. You may need to adjust and retighten the straps as the weights are added to keep it at the proper position.
The weights will make the straps across the upper back pull the upper body forward similar to how the upper body of a pregnant woman gets pulled forward trying to support the new weight of the belly and baby. Most men tend to have better upper body strength than women, so estimate the amount of weight in your belly and add 10-20 pounds to offset this. Depending on how far along you are, the pack on him should be 30-50 pounds to roughly match the amount strain put on the back and spine. Wearing the pack while walking around the house for a few hours will give him an idea of what it's like.
How did your husband propose to you?
Q. I think these stories are so sweet. And if you're the husband how did you propose to her...
My story- It was Christmas Eve, and my husband told me to pick any gift to open (we always open a Christmas Eve present). He kinda hinted for me to pick the small one. I opened it inside was the most beautiful ring I have ever seen (at least to me) next thing I know hes down on his knee. I just thought it was so sweet. I couldn't stop crying.
And if you have never been proposed to, what would be your dream proposal?
My story- It was Christmas Eve, and my husband told me to pick any gift to open (we always open a Christmas Eve present). He kinda hinted for me to pick the small one. I opened it inside was the most beautiful ring I have ever seen (at least to me) next thing I know hes down on his knee. I just thought it was so sweet. I couldn't stop crying.
And if you have never been proposed to, what would be your dream proposal?
Answer
Well for our first date we went to the zoo. And our first kiss that same day in front if the pelican.
Then on our one year anniversary he said that he had a surprise for me. So he said to get the kids (they are my two kids from a previous relationship) ready and for me to get ready so we could all go.
So we drove for awhile and I was like "Where are we going?" and he just said wait and see. So eventually he pulled over and blind folded me and said that I needed to stay blind folded the rest of the way.
Finally we get out of the car and he takes the blind fold off and we are at the zoo. I was so excited and I thought that it was so thoughtful. (I just love the zoo anyway I try to go as often as possible).
So me him and the kids start going around the zoo and he said do you want to go see the pelican? I said yes... so we went over to the pelican and he said where is the camera?
I said I don't know and he said well why don't you look in the backpack so I did and I didn't see it. I told him that I couldn't find it. He took the back pack and set it in the ground and started to look through it.
This is how he sneakily got down on one knee. When I looked at him he was there holding a box with a ring in it he started to say that I was his best friend and he could never imagine going on with me. (he was crying). He also said that he was the luckiest man alive and asked if I would marry him? and of course I said YES!!!
Then he took out two other boxes and inside where a ring on a necklace one for my son and one for my daughter and he made a promise to them that he was not only marrying me but also marrying them and he promised to always be there for them (there real father is out of the picture). My kids are 9 and 5 and they just adore him and then after that we put the necklaces on them and went on about our day at the zoo.
He even got the right size so I was able to wear it right away and I was so distracted all day because I was looking at the ring all day and crying sporadically. It is such a beautiful ring and way more then I would have ever imagined. The diamond is huge and he picked it out alone.
The day was just perfect and something that I will never forget.
We have been together 16 months now.
Also at the time I was 7 months pregnant with our first baby. Yes, we got pregnant right away 4 months after we met we planned it though so things are great.
2 months later we had our daughter his first baby and life is just great. I really did find a wonderful man.
Our baby will be three months on December 23rd.
Well for our first date we went to the zoo. And our first kiss that same day in front if the pelican.
Then on our one year anniversary he said that he had a surprise for me. So he said to get the kids (they are my two kids from a previous relationship) ready and for me to get ready so we could all go.
So we drove for awhile and I was like "Where are we going?" and he just said wait and see. So eventually he pulled over and blind folded me and said that I needed to stay blind folded the rest of the way.
Finally we get out of the car and he takes the blind fold off and we are at the zoo. I was so excited and I thought that it was so thoughtful. (I just love the zoo anyway I try to go as often as possible).
So me him and the kids start going around the zoo and he said do you want to go see the pelican? I said yes... so we went over to the pelican and he said where is the camera?
I said I don't know and he said well why don't you look in the backpack so I did and I didn't see it. I told him that I couldn't find it. He took the back pack and set it in the ground and started to look through it.
This is how he sneakily got down on one knee. When I looked at him he was there holding a box with a ring in it he started to say that I was his best friend and he could never imagine going on with me. (he was crying). He also said that he was the luckiest man alive and asked if I would marry him? and of course I said YES!!!
Then he took out two other boxes and inside where a ring on a necklace one for my son and one for my daughter and he made a promise to them that he was not only marrying me but also marrying them and he promised to always be there for them (there real father is out of the picture). My kids are 9 and 5 and they just adore him and then after that we put the necklaces on them and went on about our day at the zoo.
He even got the right size so I was able to wear it right away and I was so distracted all day because I was looking at the ring all day and crying sporadically. It is such a beautiful ring and way more then I would have ever imagined. The diamond is huge and he picked it out alone.
The day was just perfect and something that I will never forget.
We have been together 16 months now.
Also at the time I was 7 months pregnant with our first baby. Yes, we got pregnant right away 4 months after we met we planned it though so things are great.
2 months later we had our daughter his first baby and life is just great. I really did find a wonderful man.
Our baby will be three months on December 23rd.
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