https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 20:50:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-132001 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:52:01 +0000 owlwho 132001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't personally use one - doesn't it sound like brave new world? </p> <p>I loved being pregnant and carrying my baby, singing and talking to him, feeling his somersaults to kicks and punches, the seemingly-never-ending hiccups, and just being able to pat my belly and smile down, knowing he was there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-131995 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:49:10 +0000 yoursilverlining 131995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In a word: YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-131987 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:46:56 +0000 MsMini 131987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You would think I would be all over this, being that I have suffered from hyper emesis, pregnancy induced hypertension, and gestational diabetes during my pregnancy, but I wouldn't go for it. Despite all the complications, I really love being pregnant, and I love the way I look and feel (95% of the time). I can't imagine not waking up to kicks and bumps, as it is I am afraid I will feel lonely after baby is born next week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-131910 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:09:42 +0000 BSB 131910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I don't think I would use it. Maybe if I had a bad complication after my first, I might consider it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5364 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:27:12 +0000 looch 5364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally wouldn't use it (of course I am saying that having had a healthy pregnancy and easy delivery) but I am all for scientific advances. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5351 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:19:02 +0000 bakingAbug 5351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it could be awesome. Especially for women with fertility and health problems who probably couldn't carry their baby naturally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5349 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:54:46 +0000 sandsandmore 5349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Knowing so many preemie mommas who are at risk for future preemie pregnancies due to per-eclampsia or HELLP syndrome, I think they'd jump on this in order to have a healthy baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5344 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:25:33 +0000 LazyLightning 5344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would use it in a heartbeat! I want kids, but am terrified of pregnancy and labor. I hate discomfort and pain and would avoid them if at all possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5339 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:55:52 +0000 tequiero21 5339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i guess if you had a pseudo womb, you can't really breastfeed. it'll be very tempting, but i think i would want that 9 months to bond with the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5329 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:36:46 +0000 mrbee 5329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the help, @andreaon!</p> <p>Haha I dunno about altering the universe, but I would have been pretty upset with my parents if they had had me raised by robots! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5328 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:34:17 +0000 Andrea 5328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mr. Bee - ok then, was just trying to help you double your chances of being the favorite. But I agree, you wouldn't want to be in the same room as your robot. Would that alter the universe? Like running into yourself if you were to time travel? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5327 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:28:04 +0000 mrbee 5327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@andreaon - No way, I would never be in the room with my own robot!</p> <p>Plus once the kid hit a certain age, I'd stow the robot in the garage. I just want the robot to raise my children until they start talking and saying interesting things. Well also, free babysitting for when Mrs. Bee and I want to go out and catch a flick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5326 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:24:55 +0000 Andrea 5326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mr. Bee - I guess, your kids will think they have 2 dads if the robot looks like you. You can also program the robot with your personality. That will double the chances they love you more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5324 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:17:11 +0000 MaisyMay 5324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I think that there is something about the bonding that comes from carrying a child. I know that in some instances it is impossible and surrogacy and adoption are used, but I wouldn't give up the opportunity to carry a child unless I was physically unable to. Your idea might be right for somebody who couldn't carry a child due to multiple miscarriages or physical disabilities, but I couldn't do it.<br /> Kudos for the creativity though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5322 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:10:30 +0000 mrbee 5322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@andreaon - Haha well I have created 144 threads... gotta mix it up!</p> <p>Ooh I love the idea of having a robot raise my kid. If the robot looked exactly like me, maybe my kid would love me more? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5320 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:08:34 +0000 Andrea 5320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa Mr Bee, you are getting way creative with your questions!</p> <p>I mostly really enjoyed being pregnant so I wouldn't want to give that up. However, no weight gain, stretch marks, bad skin, etc would be nice with the incubated baby. </p> <p>Even if women didn't carry the child, they would still need maternity leave. And you still can't work the same crazy long hours as you did pre-baby so I don't think we can ever have gender equality unless we had robots raising our kids in the future perhaps? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-there-a-portable-womb-available-and-you-didnt-have-to-carry-a-baby-would-you-use-it#post-5319 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:55:17 +0000 mrbee 5319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought it might be interesting to look 20 years into the future. </p> <p>Suppose that in the future when you get pregnant, you could somehow transport the fetus into a portable womb that you left at a hospital or a medical center.</p> <p>The portable womb would provide your baby with everything it needs: nutrients, warmth, etc. Then after 10 months, you would go to the hospital and they would remove the baby from the womb. There'd be no labor or birth: it'd be more like hatching an egg.</p> <p>There'd be a number of upsides: pregnancy would be more "fair", since neither parent would have to carry the baby or suffer through morning sickness. Recovery would also be easier, and the mother's health wouldn't be at risk during "birth".</p> <p>There'd be some downsides too, perhaps. Bonding might be harder for moms, since the pregnancy might not feel as "real". Also, the baby might not get the benefit of antibodies you may have from say, getting a flu shot. Basically the downsides would be the same as if you worked with a gestational surrogate.</p> <p>Personally, I think that portable wombs are necessary in order for there to be the next leap forward in terms of gender equality. But I'm sure there are tons of unintended consequences that I'm not taking into account.</p> <p>Here's my question for you guys: if a portable womb existed and using it brought no additional risk to having a healthy baby, would you use it? </p>