Ook, first of all, I have no kids. I actually wrote about this in my introduction. I kind of had a break through when my therapist asked me why Ii was so against having kids in my marriage (which is ending in a few months). I told her I just couldn't fathom the thought of being a father, I just couldn't picture it. I told her I love kids. She said I was definitely the nurturing type. Then she asked me if I could ever be a mother. I really thought about it and got a little teary and said definitely, but I hadn't really thought about it, I just figured it would never happen. So, I know it's painful and everything, but the immense closeness and bond you would feel with your baby, I would give birth to a child/be a mother and not think twice about it. Since that's probably not going to happen, I would take being a mother without giving birth. Meghan

You couldn't pay me enough to go through childbirth. I see the ability to not have a menstrual cycle or give birth as a major advantage of being a TS woman. 

I would have liked to have given birth and nursed my children.

When my children were infants they would cry in the middle of the night and sometimes my wife was too exhausted to wake up to change and feed them.  I would get up and change my infant and sit on the rocker with my child cuddled against my chest.  I guess my chest was close enough to nature's meal plan and I would rock them to sleep.  That was painful but nice.  I wonder if that ever happened to other non-GG parents with their children.

I love children but I wouldn\'t like to bear a child

as a ftm I like little kids & stuff but dont wanna be a "mom".  aint sound right 4 me.

what about a dad hidrix? could you be a dad?

Quote from: MeghanAndrews on May 26, 2007, 10:12:53 AM
what about a dad hidrix? could you be a dad?

thats diferent.  yea I can be a dad.   but not the idea of this threadt

If it were possible, yes I would.

Absolutely not!!!!!!

Quote from: Katia on March 04, 2007, 12:24:22 AM
and let this body go to waste? i don't think so.

Lol.  I wouldn't either. Tee-hee!

Yes I skewed stuff too as i am FTM and have kids. Did not give birth to them adopted and at one point thougt I wanted to give birth but then came to my senses. I actually realized it wasn't the birthing process I wanted but the end result (parenting).
Myles

I have always said I will father a child but I will never give birth...

yes yes yes

One of the biggest thrills of my life was being present at the birth of my two sons....

One of the biggest dissappointments was that it wasn't me giving birth.

Yes, I would have loved to.

Buffy

No.  Never.  If I'm pregnant, I will abort.  Fortunately, Ontario pays for abortions.

someday, ill have a child of my own, weather i give birth to it, or not. ill have one. it might my genetically mine, it might not, but ill be a mother...

R

this is kind of difficult for me to answer because i would love to have my own child but i dont want to physicaly have a child... that would make me a mother. i would like to be a father though yeah. i would happily adopt. but do you see what i mean about having a child of my own? :-/ if there was a way i could have a child with a woman just as a man would then i definately would.

Nope.  The two I have are enough.

I would love to experience the 9 months of pregnancy and then natural child birth. The miracle of day by day experiencing the growth of a new life in your body must be just wow.... sigh.

Where do I sign up....

Quote from: Renae.Lupini on May 25, 2007, 11:19:34 PM
You couldn't pay me enough to go through childbirth. I see the ability to not have a menstrual cycle or give birth as a major advantage of being a TS woman. 

To me, those are the major DISadvantages of being a TS woman. I would love to have been able to bear children. Caring for my daughter was the most fulfilling experience I've ever had.

Karen Lyn