First Man To Give Birth

But he is about as far as you
could be from typical. He
claims to have given birth to
the child.
Although born a woman,
Beatie had his breasts
removed and lives outwardly
as a man after changing his
gender to male.
The 34-year-old says he
retained his female sex
organs because he intended
to have children one day.
He conceived with sperm
from a donor and was
inseminated at home by his
45-year-old wife Nancy, using
a do-it-yourself kit.
Despite opposition from
family, friends and the
medical profession he
continued with the
controversial pregnancy and
says that on June 29 he
delivered Susan Juliette.
Yesterday Beatie, from Bend,
in Oregon, spoke for the first
time about the 40-hour
labour, describing it as the
‘experience of a lifetime’.
He said: ‘It was simply
amazing and beautiful and is
a moment I will cherish for
the rest of my life.
‘Everyone thought I was
going to have a caesarean
but I always knew I wanted a
natural birth and I had one.
‘As she was being born the
midwife said she had this
mass of dark hair like me.
‘I could hear her words but I
needed to see her for myself.
And then she came out and
my eyes just filled with tears.
She was so beautiful and
perfect in every way. I was
overwhelmed with love and
wonder and I couldn’t keep
my eyes off her. I still can’t
today.’
He also claimed that his
daughter is fed naturally by
his wife who has begun to
produce milk after being
stimulated by the suckling
baby.
He said: ‘Most people
assumed that our baby would
not be breast-fed but we are
proud to announce that she
is.