Hi. I'm sorry that the update is later than I said it would, but about an hour after I posted the last chapter, I got a really horrible headache and generally felt terrible. So I finally decided I felt good enough to write this. Enjoy!
"I'm what? Pregnant?" The Medi-witch just smiled at me and nodded. Then it began to sink in. In 9 months, I would be holding a baby in my arms. And it would be mine and Tom's. I turned to him and assessed his expression.
There were several emotions showing at the moment - Shock, confusion, happiness. It took a moment, but the confusion slowly disappeared, giving way to the happiness. He pulled me gently out of the chair and into a tight hug. When he pulled back there was a huge grin on his face that I couldn't help nut mirror.
We were so caught up in celebrating my pregnancy that we didn't notice the medi-witch leaving, but not before laying out some notes on male pregnancies. Once we had calmed down slightly, I picked up the notes and started to read through them.
Male pregnancies last 9 months, as with females. In your first trimester, you will experience morning sicknessand back pains. You will also start to become more emotional from the hormones. The baby will only be starting to develop at this point. It is in these first 12 weeks that you are most likely to experience a miscarriage or to damage the feotus.
The second trimester comes with even more hormones, meaning that the mood swings you experience will become more noticeable, whereas in the first trimester, you probably will not notice. The morning sickness should have finished when you reach your second trimester, but some men and women do experiencemorining sickness all the way up to the birth.
You will start to experience cravings at around the second not be alarmed if some of the cravings are odd. You could crave anything from apples to chocolate and sardines!
The third trimester is the most frustrating for the carrier. You will struggle to move about and will get back pains. Your ankles will be swolen too. Your cravings will probably carry on right to the birth.
For men, the process of giving birth is completely different to a women's experience. As you have no way of naturally giving birth to a baby, you have two options. one is that, as you start to go into labour, you consume a potion that changes your genetalia into that of a woman. Then you will be able to give birth like any woman. The other option is a magical cesarean section. The difference between Muggle and Magical cesarean sections is that magical ones have a higher rate of survival and are generally less painful. As we have been performing Cesarean sections for decades before the muggles started, we are more practised in the technique. We advise that you go for the second option. The potion is a more modern alternative for parents who want the complete, traditional experience. As it is a more recent development, it is less stable. The potion is unlikely to harm you or your child but there have been a couple of cases where the birthing channel has not formed properly.
I looked up at tom, who was reading over my shoulder, "We're really having a baby!" I beamed as he rested his hand on my flat stomach. I leant back into him and sighed happily, placing my hand on top of Tom's tenderly and hummed as I felt my magic grow to accomodate our baby.
For some reason, I keep on writing really sweet endings. oh well. Sorry if some of the pregnancy facts are off - i couldn't find a decent site in, so decided to wing it. my mum is a biologist though, so i'm pretty sure most of it is right.