Transgender Man Discovers ‘Bloated Tummy’ is a Baby Bump a Decade After Transitioning

A woman who transitioned into a man almost a decade ago, Kayden Coleman, was surprised to discover his bloated tummy, a development he though was caused by lack of exercise, was a baby bump despite being on testosterone jabs – male hormones – for five years. He had even grown facial hair and was about to have a double mastectomy when he discovered he was pregnant. Doctors said he got pregnant because he’d had to take a 6-week break from the male hormones before the operation.

According to Mirror UK, Kayden, 29, and hubby, Elijah, 27, now have 22-month-old Azaelia and are planning to tell her all about her unusual family when she clocks five.

With a broad smile, Kayden shared:

“One day my back was killing me. Elijah was going to give me a massage, so I lay on my front on the bed. It felt like there was a pillow under my stomach but there was no pillow. I actually said, ‘I think I should go get a pregnancy test’. We were joking about it. I never thought about getting pregnant. Because of the male hormones, I didn’t think it was a possibility. It was ­definitely a surprise. To have a mastectomy you have to be off hormones for six weeks.

I took the test the same night. I felt nervous but excited. The results were conclusive but I still didn’t believe it.”

When he went to the doctors, Kayden found he was 21 weeks pregnant. “I was shocked. It took a while to process it. But I was also busy figuring out how we could make things work in such a short space of time.”

Still shell-shocked, the couple set about turning their flat in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, into a family home. And in July 2013, they got married.

There was a lot to take in – especially for Elijah’s friends and family, who did not know Kayden was transgender. Security guard Elijah says: “It was such a personal thing that I felt if Kayden wanted them to know he should tell them himself. But when we found out Kayden was pregnant we knew we had to tell them. How could we explain the baby when she popped up after a couple of months?”

Kayden was lucky that most people failed to notice his bump but he did get some confused looks. He says: “This woman in a shop said to me, ‘Honey, you look like you’re pregnant’. I just laughed and said, ‘I am pregnant!’ She didn’t believe me.”

He welcomed their baby in December 2013 after a difficult labour and suffered postnatal depression for about a year.

Kayden is now planning a hysterectomy and raising their daughter as two fathers. She calls Kayden “Daddy” and Elijah “Poppy”. They plan to tell her the story behind her birth in another three years.

Kayden says: “Kids are a lot more ­understanding and receptive than adults. But I don’t plan on making a big deal out of it. I’ve never made a big deal out of it when telling anyone, because to me it’s not a big deal. As long as Azaelia is loved and cared for, I doubt she’ll care.”

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