Transgender man who was told he couldn’t fall pregnant is welcoming a son
Wyley Simpson, 28, who lives in Texas with fiancé, Stephen Gaeth, 28, began transitioning to male from female at the age of 21.
Despite taking testosterone therapy and being told by doctors that he could not fall pregnant as he had stopped having periods, the couple discovered he was pregnant in February 2018.
Although they initially did not feel ready to become parents, Wyley carried through with his pregnancy – while battling a.b.u.s.e and judgement from strangers on a daily basis.
In September 2018, Wyley gave birth to their 7lb 5oz son, Rowan, via emergency C-section, and admits all of the comments were worth it- but he wouldn’t go through it again.
The couple have just celebrated their son reaching the six-month mark, and have revealed what pregnant life and parenthood is like.
Wyley, who still has a vagina and female reproductive organs, gave birth by caesarean section six months ago after an emotionally draining pregnancy.
Wyley, who already had surgery to remove his female breasts meaning he could not breastfeed, intends to make the full transition in the future.
Wyley started testosterone in 2012 and got top (breast) surgery in 2013 – however, he has yet to have bottom surgery, an operation to create a penis.
Stephan says they questioned whether Wyley could get pregnant, but they both believed he couldn’t conceive a child because he was taking testosterone.
Wyley had previously revealed in an interview with KENS5 that he had not had a menstrual cycle ‘in years’ when he met Stephan.
‘We talked about testosterone and what I had been told by his doctors and what we had believed to be truth. Turns out, that wasn’t truth,’ he said.
Wyley found out he was pregnant at 11 weeks after struggling with morning sickness.
Speaking about the pregnancy, he said: ‘It’s not every day that someone sees a pregnant man walking down the road, so we received a fair amount of a.b.u.s.e.
Despite being grateful that he could carry his own child, Wyley explains that he was only able to feel comfortable about becoming a father once Rowan was born.
Since giving birth and returning to hormone therapy, he has settled into family life.
But despite being glad that he was able to naturally conceive his son, Wyley claims that he will not carry another child himself.
He said: ‘I am looking to fully transition in the future, so the likelihood of having another child naturally is unlikely.
‘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.
‘But I am glad that I got to go through something as amazing and natural as birthing my own child, it’s definitely made mine and Rowan’s bond so much closer.’
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