Is it normal that i love to pretend i'm pregnant?

I was actually googling a question similar to this to get some answers myself. I'm 18 as well and I feel childhood has a lot to do with this. As a kid I had a baby doll I LOVED. TO. DEATH. Took it with me everywhere and everyone "taught" me how to take care of " my baby." I remember my mom catching me (I was, like, 5) with the baby doll tucked under my shirt, staring at myself in the mirror. And when my friends and I would play we would pretend we were moms shopping through the grocery ads for food for our babies and dress up as well. I like to stuff rolled up shirts or pillows under my shirt to get the pregnancy look. But I totally can relate now to how annoying and strange it can feel to have such an urge to do it. I don't leave my room, but I dress up in cute outfits that I'd think would look adorable with my little baby bump and pretend my boyfriend is the father and we're married and so on. I think about pregnancy a lot, I'm constantly contemplating over baby names but the crazy part is I'm afraid of actually being pregnant. The whole process freaks me out. I'm just afraid of hurting my kid because I'm such a clutts and I'm very guarded when it comes to my downstairs and the thought of it being out in the open during child birth. Sorry, I've sure got a lot to say but my relation to this is uncanny and I had to share.

you sound mental

I used to be like you, I really loved the idea of being pregnant and wondered what it would be like. As soon as i was really pregnant i hated every minute of it

i wouldn't say it's normal, just a little psychotic if you get my drift...

well it just sounds like a fantasy. as long as you dont start pretending that you are pregnant to other people, then its harmless.

Being pregnant is not fun. I'm pregnant now. It sucks. Your body is all crazy and your hormones are everywhere.

I think it's pretty normal only because I'm sort of the same way. I'm 17, and only when I was 14, I realized I had a pregnancy kink. I know it might not be a kink for you, but I have similar experiences/habits. I never leave my room whenever I have my "belly" on, and my boyfriend likes to pretend to be the baby daddy because it turns him on too. Only reccently, I've been trying to make my belly look and feel more realistic by putting two 5 lb weights in a helmet, then wrapping the helmet in a blanket to smooth it out and secure thr weights. I also fear real pregnancy, especially becoming pregnant at a young age. I worry I may neglect or even accidentally kill my child if I have one while I'm young and still immature. Everyone has their guilty pleasures. You're not psychotic or mental.

Ya... i used 2 be just like u rxcept with no bf! And that i did it wen i was 10 im 11 now. I think its normal but it only took me about a week and that habit went away i did it 4 like evry day in private and it took away lots of my time (i mostly did it in my bathroom) that maybe could hav been used watching my fave tv show (pretty little liars) or spending special time with my brother. Wenevr u feel an urge 2 do it just think of al the time ur wasting. Its ok while u do it in ur house or alone and maybe only a few times a week try 2 not do it evry day. Just remember all secrets are made to be spilled eventually!

It's sounds a little obsessive to me and I worry about how much time these rituals take up in your life and how much the continual fantasies are going to taint your actual experience in the real world...and/or scare others or isolate you, particularly from your Bf or other potential guys.

So I would say no not normal. But worth investigating why this is so important to u and what are other healthy ways u can work through these compulsions. Particularly before u wind up actually pregnant before u are ready.

Hey there,
I really want to talk to you about this, I may just have the answer but it's rather private (and judging by some commments on here, no one else would really understand it and would start bad-mouthing it...) Shoot me an email xo-lana-laine-ox(at)hotmail(dot)co(dot)uk or lanalainel(at)gmail(dot)com
Lana xxx

Each one of us has areas in their brians that aren't wired right. This sense that you want to be pregnant is probably some old dormant gene that's in most of us that's acting up in you. I wouldn't buy into it cause it might cause you some trouble. Whenever you feel the urge...do something else

Sounds like fun. I actually think about this a lot.

As long as you don't turn into a serial killer and kidnap children, what you're doing is fine!

You know what's coming to you, don't you...? ^_^

What if people soon ask
"so you have bein preggers for 8 years?"

than you reply

"erm...no..."

than they say

"but your not "fat"..."

than you reply

"erm...I gotta go.."

than they yell at you while your running

"PREGNANT PEOPLE SHOULDNT BE RUNNING AROUND LIKE THAT!"

Or what if yor boyfriend says

"but we never had sex >.<"

than you say

"erm..."

than he says

"HOW DARE YOU CHEAT ON ME! FILTHY WHORE!"

Than he will leave you forever...and you will die alone with your "baby"