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Previous Years’ Masterlists

Their friends and family members are exceedingly happy for them, and absolutely throw them an extra massive party.

It took a while for Aiden to figure out he likes the idea of getting pregnant + for him and Evie to open up about these desires, but by this point I think their Berry friends would be well aware of it and how important it is to them and how much it means that they could actually achieve it when it had formerly seemed completely impossible. Plus it’s kind of the Berry nature to cement a sense of community and solidarity.

So they'd throw a massive surprise party for the family, and they sure as hell enjoy it.

I like to think they set it up at Payton’s big-ass house, IDK yet how they’d cover the surprise, maybe they BS something like “Payton’s moving away so we’re having a going away party for her, but Payton says you don’t need to help with the party stuff you should focus on your pregnancy stuff and not stress yourselves out too much” (they’re all still super excited for them even before the party though).

The preparations are elaborate, but the celebrations are straightforward— they’d make them their favorite foods, maybe watch a few of their favorite movies, etc. They’d probably come up with a few baby/pregnancy themed party games too. I’m still figuring out a lot of the specific details, but the party is all about just generally showering them with love and collective support.

I definitely feel like Aiden’s second pregnancy would have been some level more difficult, being with twins (and ones that are a bit bigger than normal). Daniyal on the other hand is a very tiny baby (but it would still be a lot for Aiden to get used to, being his first pregnancy after all). Much later on in the second pregnancy, I imagine there would be some very strong backaches and chances are he would have to use a wheelchair for the rest of it. Unsurprisingly, Evie is more than happy to provide massages for backaches or any other cramps/aches.

Aiden I think would be very on top of staying hydrated and having an appropriate diet and would adapt well to any limitations and recommendations. But sometimes it can get exhausting when he has to avoid or feels nauseous towards a food he normally enjoys (In general I imagine he does know what his utmost favorites foods are, but doesn’t have a lot of food aversions like Evie does and his taste/diet is significantly more broadened). Also, Evie and his parents and Scott would be spoiling the shit out of him, especially when it comes to the dietary/nutritional. I imagine there are some days where Aiden craves something “less healthy”. I don’t think Aiden or Evie or anyone would make a big stink over him wanting to have something as a treat (unless it was something he should outright avoid during pregnancy at all costs like wine or sushi). But Evie can still get a bit weirded out by when Aiden craves some strange combination of foods (like the stereotypical “pickles and ice cream” combo).

I think the physical changes are also notable to talk about. Aiden likes having some fem-associated body features, but larger breasts is not one of those that he ever really saw for himself. His pre-pregnancy chest is slightly pronounced (for lack of better words) and he loves that Evie goes drooling crazy over it but he’s never felt like "I'd like them to be larger”. He’s a little more easy on the hip growth, since his hips are a feature he’s notably proud of (and Evie drools over them a lot too). His pre-pregnancy hips I imagine have a fair amount of shape/width to them and he has sometimes liked the idea of larger hips, but it’s also not something he felt he needed to have. In general I think he's still sometimes unsure if the look he gets from those changes (particularly the larger chest/breasts) is "for him”, but he does accept it as like an expected and important outcome from the pregnancy, plus it's not a look he hates. (Evie is also no less attracted, and that does make him feel a tad better about it.)

I think he feels semi-awkward about the belly. He doesn’t find it a bad look for him by default, but he does become a lot more sensitive about what kinds of clothes he wears or what kinds of things he does. The clothes HAVE to be flattering and not awkward, for instance. When he’s bigger (past 4-5 months with the twins) he also refuses to do any dancing that isn’t ballroom/waltz. And also as he grows bigger (particularly with the twins) he becomes very averse to non-slipon shoes and most pants and anything that involves him to bend forward a lot in order to put the item on. Granted Evie is more than happy to help him out with that kind of stuff, but he still prefers dressing+undressing to be as easy and less-fussy as possible.

I haven't thought about this as thoroughly yet, so I don’t have much in the way of headcanons... but I feel like he would, most especially after giving birth to the twins. If I’m not mistaken it’s more likely for twins to require a C-section birth, so Aiden would likely be recovering from that on top of everything else. But even if not, giving birth to the twins still would have been difficult on him (honestly carrying them in general has been particularly demanding).

I think he manages the postpartum symptoms for the most part with both pregnancies, but adapting to all the changes would still be very difficult on him. I think he would definitely struggle quite a bit with emotional instability and postpartum anxiety and worrying a lot about something going critically wrong. Possibly having an amplified fear of failure. I can mayyyybe even see him having some postpartum depression, though I imagine it’d be mild and not anything too severe or long-term.