Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex. Some transgender people identify as transsexual if they desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another.
Wyley Simpson from Texas, USA, got pregnant despite his transition and had a child whom he has named Rowan. Wyley, 28, discovered he was pregnant by his fiancé, Sephan Gaeth, in February 2018 yet at that time, he was still transitioning.
At first, the very thought of getting pregnant as a man crippled him emotionally. Given the fact that he had started testosterone treatment in 2012, the effects of the treatment led him to believe that it was impossible for him to conceive.
This caused him to feel a great level of unpreparedness when he discovered his pregnancy. Even more, he received a lot of “judgement from strangers” but despite all this, he and his partner decided to go through with the pregnancy.
In September 2018, Wyley gave birth to a son, Rowan, through emergency C-section. But before the baby was born, it was a tug of war for the pregnant man.
The man who still has female reproductive organs said the pregnancy affected him psychologically and emotionally. “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 added.
However, after baby Rowan came, all of Wyley’s worries seemed to have quelled. Not only was he happy that he and his partner had a baby of their own, but also the initial worries about not being a man died down.
“Once my physical bump had disappeared and I was able to take my hormones again, I felt good about everything. Now Stephan and I are just revelling in fatherhood and can’t wait to continue our journey as a family,” he explained.
Despite their happiness over their son, Wyley said he did not think he and his partner wanted another child. “I am looking to fully transition in the future, so the likelihood of having another child naturally is unlikely,” he said.