SYVEN and Tori were not sure it was possible for them to conceive naturally after trying for a while but both were overjoyed when Syven got pregnant with their son, Prophet who is now one-year-old. Six months after Prophet’s birth, they conceived with their daughter Wynter, who is now one-month-old. Tori said: “My husband gave birth to our children.” Syven was assigned female at birth and started his transition at a young age. Tori is also trans and began her transition in her late teens. As a pregnant trans man, Syven received both positive and negative comments and difficult interactions in public - especially at doctor's appointments. He explained: “You’re a pregnant man sitting around a whole bunch of females, looking at you like ‘no, it can't be’, or ‘why?’ Or ‘is it possible you're faking?’ So it gets bad and very uncomfortable because you don't want to hide your pregnancy.” The couple have also faced misconceptions and judgement as parents with Tori being told she ‘will never be the mum.’ But the couple will not let this negativity faze them as Tori said: “People who made negative comments to us about being parents and being pregnant and trans? I think that they should keep their opinions to themselves and mind their business because our kids are going to be successful because we are.” They would like to see more support for pregnant trans people and their families and encourage other trans people considering having children to ‘go for it’.

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