Thomas Bertie, 34, male, has given birth to his child normally. Many men with imagination might wonder at times (like me, not admitting to anyone, perhaps, but wonder) about how it would be like to be pregnant - just as an imaginative woman might wonder how men manage with erections in public and dangling balls between their legs.
Isn't Thomas's pregnancy one more instance where science, imagination and human daring makes it possible to redefine the norm? Congrats to him and child.
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congratultions to you both on the birth of your daughter i hope you have many wonderfull years with your daughter it is so great when you become parents....
dont take know notice what other people think i belive in you... all my love to you both and to your daughter and any other children in the near future.... love nick x x