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MEN’S Five stages of pregnancy and birth for a father T he road to parenthood becoming a fruitful reality is approximately 40 weeks long. Try as you may , you just cannot go above the nature regulated speed limit. More often than not, you go from the starting point to the winner's circle on a set path, and lady luck occasionally throws you a few lucky rolls of the dice, the outcomes of which are anybody's guess. As a father, men see pregnancy as five complex yet beautiful phases. WONDERFUL BEGINNINGS From a man's point of view, this stage almost always starts with either a `Yay, we're pregnant!' or a `I'm pregnant with your child'.Great, you're expecting! This has to be amazing news. Both of you are excited beyond words, and suddenly everywhere you turn, you can't help but notice couples who are expecting. You personally want to shout out the news from the top of a very high building, but you do somehow keep the news to only immediate familyfriends. You dote on your partner and are available at her beck and call. Her tiniest ooh and her smallest aah has you in a flurry of concern. If you are a couple who enjoys the occasional drink, you vo