Pregnant men

[AdamMLP]

I'm adamant to everyone around me that I don't want a kid and I hate them, but in truth although most children annoy and scare the bejebus out of me, I think that one day I would like a child, I just know that in no way, shape or form, would I be able to carry it myself.  The thought of it not being biologically mine doesn't really phase me, families in my opinion aren't formed from blood, but from the people themselves (that probably has something to do with my thinking that one of my old teachers was a better father in two years than my dad has ever been, but that's beside the point).

As someone who likes women though, even if I never transition, the only problem that could occur would be if they were unable to carry it themselves, either through a medical or emotional reason, in which case we would have to consider other options, such as adoption, which I think I might consider anyway, childhood is one of the most precious times of someones life, and it can't be relived.  I would feel so privilaged if I could be a good father to someone.

But to carry them, whether I transition or not, is a no.  Never.  Kudos to the guys who can stomach it though.

[Traivs]

I have a kid but its a little bit different for me cause i didn't choose to sleep with them but I did choose to keep it after it was done. I never ever wanted kids i love my son but still have trouble even dealing with my friends kids. I had decided to come out as trans soon as i turned 18 so I could already be completely self sufficient but when I was 17 a guy I know forced himself onto me and unfortunately by the fact i have a kid we know how that turned out. I can understand why someone would want to I guess but I felt so uncomfortable with the idea for the longest time and my personal experience was negative.  Though I have some friends who would give anything to be able to have kids who can't either because they for some reason are infertile or because they are with a same sex partner. So to each there own and if they can and want to why should anyone else care or get in the way.

[MaxAloysius]

Bane- You stop T before trying  to get pregnant

I'm well aware of that, but the implication you're making here is that when a guy stops taking T he once again has a completely female body. I very highly doubt that to be true; no matter how long it's been since his last shot, the internal works will likely never be exactly the same again.

Of course I have no stats or facts to back up this claim, but we know so little about the effects of hormones on children in the womb (is that why we're trans? This scientist says yes! This surgeon says no!) that for me personally it is simply too much of a risk, even if I could get past everything else. That's all I was saying.

[wheat thins are delicious]

No, what I'm implying here, is that once you stop T and wait a while (IDK let's say a year) before trying, your body is being washed in estrogen, not T.  I feel as long as a doctor is monitoring the proceedings, it's a chance worth taking.  There's always abortion if something is found to be completely wrong with the fetus.

FWIW all the trans men who have given birth after being on T haven't publicly reported anything wrong with their child as of yet, though YMMV, your body your choice, agree to disagree and all that jazz.

[Make_It_Good]

There's always abortion if something is found to be completely wrong with the fetus.

It's sad that people view that as an option.

[Adio]

It's sad that people view that as an option.

Thankfully, however, it is a valid option.

[jokkemies]

Well, I kind of wanted to throw some good comment on that abortion thing, but it seems like there was none of those left in my midn, so I'll just get to the other things you guys been talking about...

I must say that I've never really wanted to have children, so it's okay for me that I'm sterile and can't have my own children... but let's just imagine that I'd want to have children and giving a birth myself would be the only possible way to make that happen, I still would never do it!

Someone already said this, but I've already found myself thinking that "wow, who would do this?" but that's not how I think nowadays. Nowadays I can really appreciate them and their bravery, they don't just care about what other people have to say, but they do what they feel is right! And that's the most important thing in life!

I already told you what is my personal response to this, but I'm going to explain it a little bit... If I was to be pregnant, I don't think I could think about myself as a real man and giving a birth would lead me into many dysphoric nights... so, that's why I have to say no.