[pearlsofia]

i hope i don't offend anyone by posting this story but i wanted to share with you gals.

BEND, Ore. -- An Oregon man is five months pregnant, according to a national magazine.


Thomas Beatie, who used to be a woman, appeared in the most recent issue of The Advocate, a magazine for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender readers, Portland, Ore., television station KPTV reported. Beatie wrote the article, which includes a picture of him while he was 22 weeks pregnant. According to the story, he went through a sex change, but decided only to have chest reconstruction and testosterone therapy.
Beatie was able to keep the reproductive organs he was born with. The article said he stopped getting the injections and was able to get pregnant.
Beatie, who lives in Bend, wrote he was once pregnant with triplets, but the pregnancy was life-threatening and he lost the fetuses. Now, Beatie said he and his wife, Nancy, are expecting a little girl in July.
In the article, Beatie described some of the challenges he and his wife have faced -- they said doctors won't treat them. The couple met 10 years ago and Nancy is not able to have children.
He wrote in The Advocate that their situation "sparks legal, political and social unknowns."
The couple were out of town Monday and unable to speak with the station.

[jana]

Well, if it can happen for them, it can happen for us. What an odd situation! How do you explain to your child one day that daddy gave birth instead of mommie? What a situation!

[Rob&Irina]

Originally Posted by jana

How do you explain to your child one day that daddy gave birth instead of mommie?

make him/her watch Twins... hehe...

[Mom2MandyandTristan]

I think as odd as the story sounds it's great that wanting children so badly meant going thru so trouble now but apparently they know it's all worth it in the end.

[sharonla]

It really worries me that if he doesnt know what gender he wants to be what kind of morals and values will this child grow up with!

[meremere]

that was on the news here earlier this week, poor DH was almost asleep when he heard this and woke up with a start! He freaked out a little and they showed a picture of the guy/woman. Was a little disturbing and I had the same question, how can he explain that one to the child later in life............