Transgender man is pregnant (LOVE the photo!)

[Matariki]

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/24/transgender-man-is-p.html

[Matariki]

1. oops - meant to include part of the text

<snip>
To our neighbors, my wife, Nancy, and I don’t appear in the least unusual. To those in the quiet Oregon community where we live, we are viewed just as we are -- a happy couple deeply in love. Our desire to work hard, buy our first home, and start a family was nothing out of the ordinary. That is, until we decided that I would carry our child.

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/24/transgender-man-is-p.html

[gaspee]

2. MPREG?

Ahhahahahahahahahahahahaha

I think I just outed myself. To those in the know, anyway.

:rofl: :rofl:

[melody]

7. Yup, I got your number lol

I HATE mpreg myself, but I'm happy for the happy parent in this instance.

[LeftHander]

14. Apple make a mpreg player....

iBod

[melody]

27. LOL - good one. n/t

[Withywindle]

29. *points and laughs*

I see you! :hi:

[Runcible Spoon]

3. very admirable people can live and be who they are

only thing that raised a flag was the hormone therapy; I'm assuming and hoping they thoroughly checked out all the medical issues when they decided the get pregnant.

[enlightenment]

6. I agree.

My son is MtF and I would be extremely concerned were he to make a decision like that - from the health stand-point for both him and a fetus.

I don't think he will; that's really not where his head is at in this process!

[kestrel91316]

11. A MtF transgender wouldn't be able to get pregnant.

At least until they perfect that uterine transplant process.........

[enlightenment]

12. shoot. I officially claim senility!

My kid would kill me. *rolls eyes*

Let's try FtM, shall we? geeze.

:rofl: :rofl:

[kestrel91316]

15. That's ok. The whole article had my head spinning........

[Matariki]

16. aha

I was wondering if you called your son 'he' in spite of his/her MtF, but cool you actually do call him by his FtM gender choice. More parents in the world should be as supportive as you.

[enlightenment]

32. Actually, that's part of why I did the CRS thing.

He has "moved on" from using the FtM or even simply transgendered label and sees himself simply as a male. I'm always running about 10 steps behind him in this process - trying to catch up to where he's at in the process!

As for support; this is my child - I don't care about the package, the person inside is the same human I carried, gave birth to, and raised. This was important to him and he is happy. I know a few of his friends who are also changing gender do not have much support from their families, but most of them do. It took a little while to get my head around it and there is an element of sadness that I doubt will ever really ease for me - this is my only child, so in a way I've lost my daughter and gained a grown son. That's cool - but it's hard for me to look at pictures of this child growing up, because I don't have that daughter any more and I don't have any pictures of my son as a child.

And I say that, despite what I said first - that I don't care about the package. It's very hard to explain - I'm not doing a good job.

eh! Suffice to say, I've got a pretty cool kid and I'm a lucky mom!

[Matariki]

33. He's a lucky son to have a mom like you.

You obviously have a great deal of self awareness. Your post made me teary.

[galledgoblin]

35. agreed! (n/t)

[FREEWILL56]

38. Gee, when they do and the guy saves his

sperm for later implantation, then it could be said he took somebody's advice and f'ed himself.

[yurbud]

4. that's what my gut looks like and I'm NOT pregnant...

[Eurobabe]

22. Looks like 3/4 of the Bavarians I meet on a daily basis

PROST! :toast:

[yurbud]

24. Bavarians toast each others prostates?

[aikoaiko]

5. He's in for a big surprise if the baby bursts out of his scrotum.

:ouch:

[TechBear_Seattle]

10. He does not have a scrotum

Many FTMs chose not to have reconstructive "bottom surgery." The expense, lack of functionality and difficulty in creating male genitals that are realistic in appearance are common reasons.

More, he has made the decision to keep his reproductive organs intact. I don't think that is a very common choice; the FTMs that I know have opted for a hysterectomy in order to permanently end menses.

He and his wife are in for a difficult social challenge. My best wishes to them both and their child.

[jazzjunkysue]

8. DUzy lert! Doesn't he look like George Cluny???

[Javaman]

37. Clooney. nt

[jazzjunkysue]

9. Great replyon the site: hoo-boy! Just one has to blow it for everybody...now all men everywhere have

#2 posted by Takuan , March 24, 2008 1:12 PM
....to learn how to work the washing machine.

[Ordr]

13. Uh...what?

[Der Blaue Engel]

30. Uh...what part didn't you understand? n/t

[SoCalDem]

17. That poor baby..

Can you even imagine the impact of all the hormones ?? I hope the baby's ok..but just thinking about the battling hormones makes me dizzy:eyes:

[Matariki]

18. Are you aware of any science behind that?

a baby would have to 'battle' male hormones it's mother was taking?

Are you speculating, or have you read anything to this effect? I admittedly don't know much about it.

[SoCalDem]

19. all embryos start out female until the "hormone cascade" at about 6 wks (I think)

That's when the xx or xy chromosome asserts itself and changes the genitalia from female to male..

I just wonder what the overload of male hormones taken (to produce a beard and suppress menstruation, would have on a developing fetus..

I guess they will know soon :scared:

but maybe not until the child reaches puberty

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/468259_2

[kevinbgoode]

31. hmm...makes me think the fundies need to be changin' that Creationism story

about GOD creatin' Adam in HIS own image. Clearly, God intended the image to be that of a female. Since the fundies believe that life begins at conception, isn't it time they admit that God created all Americans female. . .or perhaps in HER image?

[Ms. Toad]

34. The general rule during pregnancy

is to avoid taking anything during pregnancy that hasn't been tested and determined safe. Since very few things have (relative to what is out there), the usual advice from docs is to assume it is unsafe.

From prior conversations with FTM friends, the external "male" signals (beard, timbre of voice, for example) don't disappear quickly - or perhaps at all - even when hormones are stopped. with this knowledge, I certainly can't tell from the picture whether he is currently on hormones or not - and I assume whatever choice he has made was done on the advice of his doctors (both OB and any associated with the FTM transition).

[Orsino]

20. *Now* can we protect abortion rights?

:rofl:

But in all seriousness, best wishes to the mother-to-be.

[noamnety]

21. I don't understand your "joke."

Also I don't understand why you'd refer to him as a "mother"-to-be. (or if you are referring to his wife, why you wouldn't wish them both well.)

[Fleshdancer]

23. the joke:

"If men got pregnant, abortion would be legal"

:hi:

[noamnety]

26. Ah, thanks.

Did not make that connection - thank you.

[datasuspect]

25. hair trigger knee jerkism

you cannot be for real.

[knitter4democracy]

28. Good for him. Being preggers is an amazing thing.

Super hard on the body, though. But feeling the little one kick around inside is the best part. :)

[Ordr]

36. Now men can finally have a say in the abortion debate!

(Sorry, I had to. :) )