Thomas Beatie is pregnant with his wife's child

March 21, 2008 3:49 PM

"How does it feel to be a pregnant man? Incredible. Despite the fact that my belly is growing with a new life inside me, I am stable and confident being the man that I am." Meet Thomas Beatie. He is pregnant with his wife's child.
posted by jaimev (9 comments total)

All I can say, from a cursory first reading, is WOW. I am so ready for this happen to American culture, mainly because I want to see what Tony Perkins will say about how a man married to a woman, who are both going to raise a child together, will destroy "traditional marriage."
posted by parmanparman at 3:52 PM on March 21, 2008

It's twins!
posted by Horace Rumpole at 3:52 PM on March 21, 2008 [3 favorites]

Double, from yesterday.
posted by jokeefe at 3:53 PM on March 21, 2008

Doh! Apologies for the double post. I swear I spent a few minutes of due diligence searching MeFi for old articles to this article.
posted by jaimev at 3:55 PM on March 21, 2008

Pregnant wif dubbles!
posted by klangklangston at 4:19 PM on March 21, 2008

I'm not going to start a manternity wear company just yet.
posted by Frank Grimes at 4:25 PM on March 21, 2008 [1 favorite]

You know, every time something like this happens Jesus turns down the Strong Force a couple notches.
posted by Citizen Premier at 4:28 PM on March 21, 2008

Durble, Burble, Hurf and Durfle
posted by tehloki at 4:31 PM on March 21, 2008

Good for them, I wish them all the best.
posted by Daddy-O at 4:32 PM on March 21, 2008