Trystan Reese is expecting a boy. Born a woman, he became a man but kept his uterus.
“As the pregnancy progressed it became more and more evident that it was not just a man with a beer belly.” Biff Chaplow, an American from Portland, is indeed going to have a child with a man.
Her companion for 7 years, Trystan Reese, is 8 months pregnant. Born a woman, he is now, at 34, officially a man, even though he has kept his female genitalia. He just underwent hormonal treatment, and some physical changes.
“I think my body is extraordinary,” he explains in a video posted on his Facebook account. I feel like it’s a chance to be born with this body, and I made the necessary changes to be able to continue living with it ”.
Pregnancy under surveillance
By keeping her uterus, he preserved his chances of bearing a child. Pregnancy, however, required preparation. Several months before he became pregnant, he had to stop his hormone treatment, and was placed under strict medical supervision.
“We met the best medical team we could find, to find out if it was safe,” says Trystan Reese. And so far, other than pregnant cravings and heartburn, nothing special to report.
“Nothing fancy for a pregnancy,” he adds. It’s just hard on the body, and I haven’t been the perfect parent and partner because I don’t have that much energy. “
The look of the others
The couple are already parents of two children: in 2011, they adopted Biff Chaplow’s nephew and niece. They look forward to being big brother and big sister.
But not everyone is happy with this pregnancy. “Behind the veil of anonymity, some people feel like they are growing wings, and telling us what is supposed to happen to us and our children,” regrets Trystan Reese. When you decide to have a child, it’s mostly to see more love in the world, and it’s not easy to be reminded of how difficult that will be. “
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