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Title: Transgender dad breastfeeds his babies
Post by: Ms Grace on November 22, 2014, 12:23:47 AM
Post by: Ms Grace on November 22, 2014, 12:23:47 AM
A nice positive story...!
Transgender dad breastfeeds his babies (http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/baby/breastfeeding/transgender-dad-breastfeeds-his-babies-20141122-11rizy.html)
by Letitia Rowlands
via Essential Baby
A transgender man who had breastfed his first baby - despite having his breasts removed as part of his transformation from male to female - has now had a second child.
Trevor and his partner Ian had their first baby, son Jacob, in 2012. Trevor carried and gave birth to Jacob while on a break from testosterone treatment.
He attended breastfeeding classes while pregnant and once the baby boy was born, he learned he could still produce a small amount of milk. The baby also needed to be fed top-ups from device called a supplemental nursing system (SNS) which despenses milk through a tube near Trevor's nipple.
Read more... (http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/baby/breastfeeding/transgender-dad-breastfeeds-his-babies-20141122-11rizy.html)
Transgender dad breastfeeds his babies (http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/baby/breastfeeding/transgender-dad-breastfeeds-his-babies-20141122-11rizy.html)
by Letitia Rowlands
via Essential Baby
A transgender man who had breastfed his first baby - despite having his breasts removed as part of his transformation from male to female - has now had a second child.
Trevor and his partner Ian had their first baby, son Jacob, in 2012. Trevor carried and gave birth to Jacob while on a break from testosterone treatment.
He attended breastfeeding classes while pregnant and once the baby boy was born, he learned he could still produce a small amount of milk. The baby also needed to be fed top-ups from device called a supplemental nursing system (SNS) which despenses milk through a tube near Trevor's nipple.
Read more... (http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/baby/breastfeeding/transgender-dad-breastfeeds-his-babies-20141122-11rizy.html)