Hello everyone, I am the father of Milk Bean~
I once came across a short video online:
There was a pregnant woman who, due to severe pregnancy reactions, would vomit whatever she ate, which was particularly agonizing. Every time this happened, she would grit her teeth and say to her husband: Why can’t men get pregnant and give birth?
This statement resonated with many female friends and sparked heated discussions.
After all, ten months of pregnancy and one day of childbirth involve bitterness and pain that are far more difficult to endure than one could imagine.
Moreover, men are generally stronger than women in terms of physical fitness and endurance. If men could take on this honorable and great yet challenging task, experience this feeling, and understand the hardships of motherhood, it wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing.
That being said, due to the peculiarities of the body, pregnancy and childbirth have always been exclusive privileges of women.
Even if men wish to help their wives share the burden, they cannot bear that pain.
However, as the saying goes, nothing is absolute.
In the United States, there is a “man” named Thomas Beatie who successfully gave birth to two boys and a girl, becoming the world’s first pregnant man.
I’m sure everyone is now wondering deep down, how did he achieve this?
In fact, to understand the story behind it, we must start from Thomas Beatie’s childhood.
01. The Suppressed Childhood
Through photos, everyone sees a robust, bearded man with a big belly, embodying a pregnant image.
But in reality, contrary to what people see, Thomas Beatie was a delicate and lovely little girl during his childhood.
Simply put, he was once female.
As a child, Thomas Beatie was well-behaved and clever, regarded as the apple of his parents’ eye. However, precisely because of this, his parents were very strict and meticulous in their care for him.
For instance, he couldn’t run around and play like boys, nor could he act mischievously.
As for mealtime manners, clothing styles, and so on, everything had to adhere to his parents’ regulations and preferences.
When he started school, Thomas Beatie’s mother would even strictly control his social interactions, and he had to submit his diaries for her review, word for word.
Under such high standards and strict demands, Thomas Beatie felt like a caged bird, yearning for the outside world, yet feeling deeply helpless and suffocated.
Over time, he attributed his experiences to the fact that he was not a boy.
It was from that moment that a bold idea began to sprout in his heart; he secretly resolved to give a spark of meaning to his suppressed childhood.
02. Putting Thoughts into Practice
As time passed, Thomas Beatie grew up.
When he turned 24, he finally put into action what he had long desired.
He found a hospital and, through technology and medical means, transformed himself from a female into a male.
To make himself more masculine, he continuously used male hormones for a long time after the operation to highlight his male traits.
Of course, although Thomas Beatie had undergone surgery and changed his appearance, he still retained his uterus, setting the stage for what was to come.
From a legal perspective, he was now recognized as a male and finally freed from the shackles of his childhood, gaining the freedom he desired.
However, this came at a substantial cost.
Fortunately, Thomas, in his male role, met his first wife, Nancy.
But at the same time, new challenges would present themselves to them.
03. The World’s First Pregnant “Man”
Initially, Thomas’s union with his wife Nancy faced significant obstacles from both sets of parents.
