Pregnancy fetishism

Pregnancy fetishism, also known as maiesiophilia, is a sexual fetish for women who are or appear pregnant. Amongst those who have the fetish there are many subtle distinctions and sub-fetishes, so not all are the same. In some cases it coincides with an affectation for lactation, and can be connected to inflation fetishism. It is not, however, at all connected to paedophilia (despite the apparently-common assumption). Impregnation fetish is another related paraphilia.

The main attraction for many pregnancy fetishists is the curve of the belly leading into the pubic area. For some the bigger the belly becomes the more aroused they feel. The breasts also increase in size causing a sub class of pregnancy fetishism that leads to breast expansion. Many people who have this fetish have a limit to how large the belly or breasts can become before they are no longer arroused. Some are more aroused by the breasts and belly increasing far beyond natural limitations. This is when a prenancy fetish can become an inflation fetish. Others are aroused by the thought of impregnation and the inevitable pregnancy. This has more to do with potency than the actual pregnancy fetish.

Many woman as well as men share this fetish. Some women feel sexier, and more desirable while pregnant. Towards this end there are lingerie lines made exclusively for pregnant women as well as special sexual poses that are low impact. Some women might even orgasm longer while pregnant. This can be from an increase in pressure on the g-plate or even on the cervix. It should also be noted that many couples have sex while pregnant, even if neither partner has a pregnancy fetish.



Pregnancy fetishism in television and movies

 * In Malcolm in the Middle, Hal is turned on by his wife's pregnant body, and tries to secretly fatten her up. This is an example of a pregnancy fetish mixed with a feeding fetish.
 * In a Nip/Tuck episode, a salesman convinces Christian's impregnated girlfriend to have sex with him and talks at length about why he fetishizes pregnant women.
 * In an episode of House, M.D., a patient tells Dr. House that he was most turned on by his wife while she was pregnant.
 * In Beloved, a pregnant woman is ogled and fondled by several men.
 * In Munich a man has sex with his pregnant wife, which is becoming common in movies in western countries.
 * In Two and a Half Men, one of the characters revealed that he had a pregnancy fetish when his housemaid's pregnant daughter comes to visit. He says that it began when his ex-wife was pregnant, and her hormones put her in an amorous mood (His exact words on her condition were, "When the bar is only open nine months out of the year, you drink 'till you puke").
 * In Scrubs, a doctor must choose between Heather Locklear's character and his pregnant ex-wife. The pregnant woman attempts to seduce him and he stares at her expanded breasts and comments on them...he chooses her. Sexual humor or remarks about pregnancy in episode dialogue.
 * In Nine Months, a single man falls in love with a woman who he discovers is expecting her ex-boyfriend's baby. It's doubtful there's a hint of a fetish or a coincidence in the plot.
 * The Angel episode "Expecting" (in which Cordelia is impregnated with demon-children and grows to term in approximately a day) is widely popular with the online pregnancy fetish community as it represents a common fantasy/fiction storyline. It is debated, but unknown, by those in the community, whether the episode was written by fetishists or not.
 * Galactica 1980, a late 70s/early 80s sci-fi television series that was spun off of Battlestar Galactica. It seemingly depicts pregnancy fetishism not in an erotic manner. Lieutenant Starbuck and a Cylon are stranded on a desert planet accompanied by a beautiful pregnant woman (she gives birth in the episode) from another dimension, falls in love with Starbuck. She resembles a bright "goddess", intelligent and compassionate. But may appeal to some fetishists who find that sexually arousing.
 * In Dogma, Jay makes a comment about how he wants to have sex with a woman in the third trimester near the end of the movie.
 * In Soul Man, the main character, an Episcopalian pastor, has a visit from his ex-girlfriend, very pregnant, and she's attempt to lure him into a renewed sexual relationship. The pastor, a married man and a father, refuses and tells her to back away from his life.
 * In Reno 911!, three male officers broke into a woman's locker room, but finds only Deputy Trudy Weigel, very pregnant and semi-nude (the body was censored), was proud to get noticed by other men and the officers backed away from her in shock.
 * In the popular British TV show Coupling, character Patrick reveals in a phone call with his friends that he has had sex with a pregnant woman and finds them sexy.

Britney Spears pregnant nude statue controversy
In 2006, artists and activists were stunned to find Britney Spears' face and body was used in a sculpture depicts a woman squatting (arms on floor) on a bear rug, with her buttocks high in the air to signify childbirth (the baby's head and the vulva are visible). The New York-based artist, Daniel Edwards, (who had no permission from Spears) claimed his choice of Spears was to beautify and sexualize pregnancy, but was originally a pro-life political statement. The sculpture depicts Spears in the process of natural birth, although in reality, she opted for caesarian section.

Feminists are divided over whether the work is degrading or patronizing to pregnant women, but some artists and hobbyists consider the statute as unethical and distasteful. Other art critics compared his sculpture to pregnancy fetishism, or with pagan "goddess" statutes as in "earth mothers" or mother goddess (i.e. Demeter or Ishtar) and the Christian Virgin Mary, whom the statues sometimes have a child on their lap or their large bellies depicted earth as a life source. However, if the Virgin Mary was ever depicted in such an erotic way it would most likely raise even more controversy so it might not be appropriate to draw parallels between the art of Theotokos and this statue of Britney Spears. Throughout history there have been other artistic representations of pregnancy. For example the Venus figurines' appearance can be interpreted as depicting heavily pregnant women. Their exagerated breasts and swollen bellies may not be entirely a result of obessity due to the fact the figures often have seemingly thin arms and upper torso.

Britney Spears was either unaware that her image had been used in the controversial sculpture, or declined to comment. Rumour has it the art sculpture went on sale at a New York auction and some reporters asked Britney Spears if she was comfortable that her face was used or if she had any interest in owning the sculpture. According to this story, Spears refused to answer. The pop star is a mother of two sons, and Spears had posed nude in a front cover of the September 2006 Vogue magazine, hence another pregnant Britney picture controversy.