Pregnant man

[InLove]

A married man who used to be a woman says that he is pregnant and will give birth to a baby girl in July.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...+man&HBX_OU=50

Ok so it's not quite like the movie Junior, he was born a woman after all but it's still very amazing.

I was shocked by how the medical community rejected them (I guess they are human after all) but surely they can be open minded about it.

This baby girl is obviously being born into a very loving family. Isn't that all that matters?

[Mike]

Poor kid

[InLove]

Originally Posted by Mike

Poor kid

I'm confused. Why?

[InLove]

Actually now that I've thought about it those parents will have a lot of explaining to do when that kid finds out.

Poor thing will probably get picked on at school, doubt the other kids will understand.

Children can be cruel.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by InLove

I'm confused. Why?

Ah OK I best explain my comment as it may have come across as somewhat negative.

Society today is very quick to shun anything that is not considered to be the norm (I dont like the term normal as its a subjective term, anyway..) Kids are especially quick to point such things, playgrounds taunts are a sad but true example of this behaviour. It often only takes one comment before the pack instinct takes over and then more kids taunt the poor unfortunate

When I said "Poor Kid" I was refering to the stick she may get as she may get as she doesnt have a "Normal" background. Hopefully this wont happen, or if it does she will grow up a stronger kid.

I myself was subjected to some stick at school as my parents where divorced. Kids can be cruel to each other

[InLove]

I'm surprised that there haven't been more posts on this thread. Does no-one find this article as interesting as me.....?










Nevermind.

[hellcat]

Originally Posted by InLove

I'm surprised that there haven't been more posts on this thread. Does no-one find this article as interesting as me.....?

Nevermind.

just trying to figure out if dad is mam and is going to be called dad and mam is not really mam but another man is dad........who the hell is who...sure will be one confused child....

[Mike]

Im just wondering about the mechanics of the getting pregnant I thought a sex change op had been done

[fifi2004]

A married couple who are having a child? I think it's totally the opposite. He was a she, and it's not her child, donor sperm. The medics of playing god are awful here. Some things should never be allowed. What's next? Impregnating dogs and cats with mice? Where is this going to end? Humans are not god.

[InLove]

Just an update.

US 'pregnant man' has baby girl

An American man who was born female but subsequently underwent gender reassignment has given birth to a girl, US media have reported.

Thomas Beatie, 34, is legally male but kept his female reproductive organs after having breast surgery to remove glands and flatten his chest.

Both Mr Beatie and his daughter are reported to be doing well in a hospital in Bend, Oregon.

He was inseminated using sperm from an anonymous donor.

The birth was natural, a source at St Charles Medical Center in Bend told ABC News, and took place on Sunday.

While he has had his breasts removed and has taken male hormones to give him facial hair, he has kept his female reproductive organs and can therefore carry a baby.

Mr Beatie, who sports a wispy beard, made headlines around the world when he revealed in April that he was pregnant.

He told chat show host Oprah Winfrey it had been his dream to one day have a child.

"I opted not to do anything with my reproductive organs because I wanted to have a child one day," he said.

Mr Beatie grew up in Hawaii as Tracy Lagondin and was a Girl Scout, model and finalist in a teenage beauty pageant.

He began to live as a man when he was in his 20s and officially changed his gender, he told People magazine.

He has been married for five years to his wife, Nancy.

Mr Beatie's obstetrician, Dr Kimberly James, told Oprah Winfrey in April: "This baby is totally healthy. This is what I consider a normal pregnancy."