Pregnant during Residency??

[Laurel123]

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I don't know, but I read the whole post a couple times and it contradicts the bold-faced portion. You might have been a team player before, but you are burdening your co-workers now, along with the fact that it's likely sugar-coated, not out of malice, but because you see the situation from your own eyes and rationalize it for yourself.

I see your point. And there is just no easy answer. I can't make these even but I think in practice it is important to at least try. For instance, I asked a partner to do my AiCD case. And in return, I came in at 5 pm post call a few weeks later to relieve him of his 24 call duties for about 4 fours so he can go see his son play basketball. And I usually do flouro cases, I just try to stay well protected. I am just offering advice. There is no perfect solution. But I think it's important to at least try as best as is safe to make it up to your colleagues in some way.

 

[hoyden]

didn't search very hard, did you?🙄 it's the first link when you google "pregnant male".

http://www.malepregnancy.com/

and this next one was just a little further down the page:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/13/gayrights-usa-thomas-beatie-pregnant

it's a bit dated, but it's still relevant to discussion.


all that aside, i think copro was referencing the male's increasing responsibility as a parent and caretaker around the house, rather than physically carrying a child to term. it's no longer acceptable in the US for a man to work a job and then come home and not help at all with chores or child-raising.

Gosh, don't I know that 😉

But physically carrying a child has a lot of unpleasant and complicated moments.