Real Dads Carry Their Babies: Two Trans Dads Build a Family
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Chase and Oliver share their journey as two trans dads navigating the complexities of parenthood through IVF and personal identity.
Chase and Oliver share their journey to becoming parents as two trans dads navigating IVF, pregnancy, identity, and queer family building. The couple opens up about meeting as lesbians before both later coming out as trans, deciding who would carry, stopping testosterone to conceive, navigating failed IUIs, finding the right donor, and ultimately becoming pregnant through IVF. They also discuss trans visibility, redefining masculinity, pregnancy dysphoria, chest feeding, queer travel, and what it means to raise a child in today’s political climate. It’s a deeply honest, funny, and hopeful conversation about intentional parenthood and building a family on your own terms. 🏳️🌈 Key Takeaways Chase and Oliver met as lesbians before both later coming out as trans and eventually beginning their journey to parenthood together. The couple shares what it was like for Oliver to stop testosterone in order to conceive and navigate pregnancy as a trans man. After multiple failed IUIs with a sperm bank donor, they ultimately conceived through IVF using a different donor. The episode explores the emotional complexity of donor selection, queer family building, and the intentionality required…
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