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  Confirmed. Gained 9. We had a lot of ice cream and treats in the house. I also experienced a huge loss in libido that my doctor expected. A man’s hormones do shift (temporarily) when they’re going to have a child. There’s very powerful pheromones that will affect your mood and brain when the pregnant woman is your mate. 
  Those men who haven’t yet become fathers or weren’t actively there for their wife/gf won’t ever understand it. It also won’t happen if she’s a sister or a cousin or otherwise not your partner.
context: You should make a big deal over it the next time someone says it to you.  Be the change you want to see in the world. >
  
  The average man gains 14 pounds during his partners pregnancy and can also experience ppd so 🤷‍♀️