A transgender man has spoken candidly about the realities of giving birth to his first child and the “daily abuse” he suffered from strangers during his pregnancy.
Wyley Simpson, 28, was surprised to discover he was pregnant in February 2018 while transitioning to becoming a man. It’s the first child for Simpson and fiancé Stephan Gaeth. A transgender man is opening up about giving birth. (Photo: Caters News)
Having started testosterone in 2012 and not having had a period for several years, he did not believe it was possible to conceive.
Despite not feeling ready to welcome their first child and receiving “judgment from strangers,” the couple went through with the pregnancy.
Simpson gave birth to their son, Rowan, via emergency C-section last September. But it wasn’t an easy journey for the new parents.
Speaking about the pregnancy, Simpson — who still has female reproductive organs — said: “It’s not every day that someone sees a pregnant man walking down the road so we received a fair amount of abuse. … I would be told that I’ll never be a man, ‘men don’t carry babies’ and everyone called me ‘it.'” Son Rowan was born last September. (Photo: Caters News)
But it wasn’t only public opinion that made the pregnancy difficult, as Simpson also struggled to come to terms with the emotional side effects.
“Having gone through the transitioning process since I was 21 years old, having a physical baby bump was something so feminine that it messed with my head,” he admitted.
Yet since bringing their now 6-month-old baby home, he has settled into parenthood.
“Once my physical bump had disappeared and I was able to take my hormones again, I felt good about everything,” he explained. “Now myself and Stephan are just reveling in fatherhood and can’t wait to continue our journey as a family.”
But the couple don’t have plans to welcome more children in the near future.
“I am looking to fully transition in the future, so the likelihood of having another child naturally is unlikely,” he said. “It was a great feeling to be able to carry Rowan, feeling him kick and going to baby scans, but for me as a person, it isn’t something I can continue to do. … I don’t see myself as any less of a man because of what happened, but I just do not identify in such a feminine way as to be pregnant — so it won’t be happening again.”
“It’s not every day that someone sees a pregnant man walking down the road so we received a fair amount of abuse. … I would be told that I’ll never be a man, ‘men don’t carry babies’ and everyone called me ‘it."
I hope that the child has a chance at a normal life.
None at all, with 2 daddies, no mother, and serious gender issues, as well as one dad being blind enough to have sex with that thing. No, there is no chance of a normal life.
I hope that the child has a chance at a normal life.
Yeah. I feel bad for that innocent baby forced to be raised by freaks.
In a just world, the baby would be taken away from them for child abuse. In the crazy world we currently live in, however, the poor baby is doomed before it ever had a chance.
Probably the best example why liberal democrats should have privilege that Roe vs Wade allows them. If parents are gonna abort there kids these 2 ass clowns are quality examples of who should be allowed too.
Back in the day, when we were a sane society, such folks were kept safely behind insane asylum walls where the extent of the harm they could cause was greatly minimized.
FFS.. I’m so damn confused by this it isn’t even funny - So first question would be why would a guy have sex with this thing? Two if this thing wants to be a man, why is it having sex with a man? Wait, so is this thing now technically a homosexual man? I mean, If this former woman who wanted to become a man doesn’t like women why become a man in the first place? My head hurts...