Is it normal to be disgusted with pregnancy and birth?

[NicknameShirt]

Hello, good people. I want to confess some of my darker thoughts and survey if they are normal or not. Since as far back as I can remember, I've found pregnancy and birth to be absolutely disgusting. The idea of a womans body swelling up, a different individual living inside her body akin to a giant parasite, and the idea of water, placenta and a different human being pushed out of her genitals frankly akin to something from a horror movie.
Have you seen alien, where an alien grows inside of some dude and busts out of his stomach? And the giant alien queen birthing and birthing different slimy eggs or whatever? Isn't that a disgusting horror movie exactly because the idea of things growing inside of us, slime and birth kind of is disgusting?

When I grew up I shuddered when I saw pregnant women. I knew enough to know that they had had sex and let a penis cum inside of them (I was still so young I found the idea of sex disturbing), and having a person living inside of them - and having this all on public display. I kept these feelings secret because I didn't want to offend anyone, because I could see that having a child was a very beautiful event to people. I also assumed these feelings would go away once I grew up and matured.

Well, they haven't. I'm 27 now, and I STILL find pregnancy and birth one of the most disturbing, repulsive and disgusting things in existence. Next to parasites and brutal mutilation and murder of animals and people, probably. My brother recently had a child with his girlfriend, and I got TOO many details about the birth while it was going on. Everything from what came out of her, to how the babys head was placed in her, and it all just made me want to rip my hair out and puke. I can see that they are very happy about the baby, and I find the baby itself pretty cute. But I'm not very excited by it all. I don't think they've done something admirable or good by creating a new human. I think they have been selfish.

Is this normal? Anyone else?

[ShiftingMonke]

I was uncomfortable with the thought when I was younger, yes.

But now, as a father, I see it radically different; I've never been more attracted to my wife than when she was carrying my children.

You may grow out of it, you may not.

[NicknameShirt]

Thaks for being so empathic. I'm kind of relieved to hear it might change in the future :)

[ShiftingMonke]

Don't sweat it man. Maybe not broadcast it to any partners in such detail, but when you lay behind the woman you love and your hand is on her belly, and she's creating life, it changes perspective. Yes, birth is messy, but hearing your baby cry for the first time will evaporate everything before that moment. Life can be disgusting and messy, but it can be beautiful and profound at the same time.

[NicknameShirt]

Yeah, my current girlfriend is pretty excited and obsessed with pregnancy and birth. She has a daughter from a previous relationship, and giving birth to her was obviously one of the most profound events of her life. I don't feel it because it isn't my child. Some other man put that baby in her, and I'm not too excited by that. But I still adore her daughter and wish her nothing but the best, and I keep these feelings about pregnancy and birth to myself because I honestly think my girlfriend would be pretty offended by it.

[boggboss]

Clearly not normal but it's not doing any harm so fair enough

[Agape93]

Yeap, I find it horrific and disgusting

[NicknameShirt]

Thank god I'm not alone, haha.

[NostalgiaSenpi]

Normal. I know others that are.

[Anonymous]

It is signs of severe psychological issues.

[NicknameShirt]

What kind of severe psychological issues? Can you elaborate?

[elizamichale1]

Ofcourse not