24-Hour Diary of a Pregnant Guy — (Postscript with competing bellies)

(Originally published in July 2007)
The Empathy Belly is still by far the most dominant pregnancy simulator on the market, but a dramatic recent price cut indicates that the Pregnancy Profile (the Pepsi or Avis to the Empathy Coke and Empathy Hertz) is making up ground.
I wore the Profile for an hour — I wasn’t going [...]

24-Hour Diary of a Pregnant Guy — (Part 3 of 3)

(Third of three parts chronicling my 24-hour pregnancy simulator field test, launched in honor of my wife Stacy’s second trip to the maternity ward — Originally published in the Boston Herald — July 2007).

8:30 p.m. — Chili’s Restaurant
Stacy tells the hostess that we are both pregnant and need a table instead of a booth. She’s [...]

24-Hour Diary of a Pregnant Guy — (Part 1 of 3)

(This is the first of three parts chronicling my 24-hour pregnancy simulator field test, launched in honor of my wife Stacy’s second trip to the maternity ward — Originally published in July 2007. Photos by Ilya Mirman)
7:30 a.m. — Massachusetts General Hospital
I’ve been told to arrive at the Yawkey Building early, so that we can [...]