I'm surprised at the actual complexity integrated into the pregnancy suit. It's better than I thought. I thought it was just a lot of weight but the integration of water and weights, with components for different portions of the fetus -- that's pretty amazing.
You wouldn't be able to get a feel for exactly what I went through, but it's going to be closer than what I was thinking. Nothing like being poked in the rib by a foot for a month. My kids settled head-down and stayed there like they should, but my son had a tendency to turn his head in my pelvis a lot. There would be no simulation for that. Ouch!
Another thing that surprised me about it was that it came with breasts.
Who thought up this contraption? :) Did you design it, or is there a company that dreams up these real-life torture devices? How much of a market is there for people to simulate late pregnancy?
Criss - I was surprised by the breasts as well. They really don't do much for the suit. People have suggested that when touched I should get pricked with a pin in the chest to simulate the sensitivity that develops.
The belly was designed by http://www.empathybelly.org
The breasts should be silicone not foam. And they should ALSO weigh several pounds -- around 2-4 lbs each to really simulate 8+ months preganancy. That would add to the shoulder/upper back aches, awkwardness in bending over, getting generally in the way when reaching for anything, make it harder to pick up groceries or children, etc. :)
And wow -- there's a market for it. Amazing. The one I think I'm most morbidly fascinated by is the "domestic violence prevention". Woah. Don't want to think too much about the possibilities there. :/ :)
Perhaps the Dispute Resolution Center here in the Valley could use some...
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Hi, Kevin,
I'm surprised at the actual complexity integrated into the pregnancy suit. It's better than I thought. I thought it was just a lot of weight but the integration of water and weights, with components for different portions of the fetus -- that's pretty amazing.
You wouldn't be able to get a feel for exactly what I went through, but it's going to be closer than what I was thinking. Nothing like being poked in the rib by a foot for a month. My kids settled head-down and stayed there like they should, but my son had a tendency to turn his head in my pelvis a lot. There would be no simulation for that. Ouch!
Another thing that surprised me about it was that it came with breasts.
Who thought up this contraption? :) Did you design it, or is there a company that dreams up these real-life torture devices? How much of a market is there for people to simulate late pregnancy?
Criss
Criss -
I was surprised by the breasts as well. They really don't do much for the suit. People have suggested that when touched I should get pricked with a pin in the chest to simulate the sensitivity that develops.
The belly was designed by http://www.empathybelly.org
The breasts should be silicone not foam. And they should ALSO weigh several pounds -- around 2-4 lbs each to really simulate 8+ months preganancy. That would add to the shoulder/upper back aches, awkwardness in bending over, getting generally in the way when reaching for anything, make it harder to pick up groceries or children, etc. :)
And wow -- there's a market for it. Amazing. The one I think I'm most morbidly fascinated by is the "domestic violence prevention". Woah. Don't want to think too much about the possibilities there. :/ :)
Perhaps the Dispute Resolution Center here in the Valley could use some...
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