New Pregnancy Belt Gives Dads Baby-Kicking Experience

  • 11 years ago
Huggies has invented a contraption that lets future dads feel the baby kick as if junior-to-be was in his own stomach. The belt is put on and then hooked up to mom, so the kick is experienced in real time.

Expectant fathers out there wishing they could experience a bigger chunk of the gestation period have been heard.

Huggies has invented a contraption that lets future dads feel the baby kick as if junior-to-be was in his own stomach.

The belt is put on and then hooked up to mom, so when the baby makes a move it’s experienced in real time.

It’s reported as being a very emotional experience, and in the test runs many of the men using the belt cried when the first kick was felt.

Unfortunately, Huggies and the Argentina branch of Ogilvy and Mather, a partner in the item’s development, say the belt will never be released.

They were kind enough to film it being used and have posted the test couple’s reactions online.

Men experiencing pregnancy symptoms is a very real thing, though, so there are plenty of opportunities for dads to get involved.

It’s been estimated that about 90 percent of expecting fathers feel at least one symptom ranging from mood swings to nausea.