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VA Dad Who Wore Fake Belly to Gym to Empathize with Wife Welcomes Son!

Jeneba Jalloh Ghatt

One Virginia dad-to-be took pregnancy empathy to another level when he decided to don a fake baby belly while working out with his wife at their Virginia Cross Fit gym.

When 9-months pregnant, Kristin Milchuck headed out to the gym every morning six days a week with her husband Blake Milchuck. One day, one of the couple’s coaches at at CrossFit Krypton in their hometown of Chesapeake, Virginia, suggested that Blake sport a faux belly to really see what it’s like for his wife at the gym.

He strapped a 14-pound medicine ball with duct tape and began their work out, which included running, modified burpees, rowing and biking.

 “It was different,” Blake Milchuck told ABC News. “You definitely feel the frontal load, so things that I can normally do pretty easily weren’t as easy.”

The gym made a video of Blake’s workout which quickly went viral on Instagram with more than 18,000 people watching the funny video.

@kmilchuck is a badass and still hitting the gym, figured i could be a good sport and see whats its like #37week #14lbbaby #noteasy #Repost @crossfitkrypton with @repostapp ・・・ @milchuck_blake being a good sport feeling how he’s made his wife feel for the past few months ? Congrats on your soon-to-be new addition! #crossfit #kryptonstrong #crossfitgames #crossfitkrypton

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 Blake said the experiment helped him appreciate his wife and it helped her laugh, which “was the main purpose,” he added.

 “It’s different at times to understand where your wife is coming from with the pregnancy … so doing something like this makes it a little bit more fun for her, which makes it fun for me,” Blake Milchuck added.

The couple welcomed a baby boy they named Brayden.

“Its a Boy….Were a little tired after our first day with Brayden but have loved every second of the experience,” Blake captioned a joyful photo of the family yesterday evening. “@kmilchuck killed the pregnancy game and is already killing the mom game. #fullheadofhair #doinggreat”

Its a Boy….Were a little tired after our first day with Brayden but have loved every second of the experience. @kmilchuck killed the pregnancy game and is already killing the mom game. #fullheadofhair #doinggreat

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By now the couple should have welcomed their newest addition which is due around this time. Sweet story!

photo: Remy Biase/Remy Photography

h/t WTOP

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