A trans father has revealed how they gave birth to their first child in 2020 after a one-night stand following a break from nine years of testosterone treatment.
Born with female reproductive organs, 36-year-old Danny Wakefield, who lives in Seattle, presents as transmasculine, meaning he does not identify as a woman. They identify as non-binary and use she/them pronouns.
Two years ago, after deciding to stop taking testosterone medication, Wakefield suddenly found herself pregnant — an increasingly common occurrence among women in transition in the United States.
Despite identifying as male, Wakefield continued with the pregnancy, simultaneously taking on the roles of mother and father, and now preaches on social media that a woman can be a father, even with certain sex organs.
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Born with female reproductive organs, 36-year-old Danny Wakefield identifies as non-binary and uses she/them pronouns.
Wakefield gave birth to baby Wilder, who was born a boy but is also reportedly non-binary, after a one-night stand in 2020, and has since shared her parenting journey on social media
In the two years since, Wakefield — who is also a recovering addict — has chronicled her journey as a father while preaching messages to more than a million followers on social media that a woman can be a father, even with certain sex organs.
“Just because I don’t feel like a woman doesn’t mean I can’t use the body organs I was born with,” says the father-of-one in a video posted to his TikTok, where they have almost a million subscribers.
Wakefield goes on to say that despite taking testosterone and undergoing a double mastectomy to look manlier, they “always wanted” to carry their own child.
In the two years since, Wakefield — who is also a recovering addict — has chronicled her journey as a father while preaching messages to more than a million followers on social media that a woman can be a father, even with certain sex organs
The father using she/her pronouns became pregnant after a one night stand with an unnamed man, they saw a chance to pursue that dream
The father added that after becoming pregnant after a one-night stand with an unnamed man, they saw a chance to pursue that dream – and gave birth to now two-year-old Wilder nine months later.
“Holding the child – who Wakefield says is also non-binary – the father claims: I’m Wilder’s father, I’m Wilder’s papa. I’m not Wilder’s mother, but I had the gift of carrying my child, so I did it,” explains Wakefield, who sports a beard in pregnancy photos posted to her social media accounts.
Photos posted over the past two years show Wakefield and Wilder’s journey over the past two years, with the couple at a glance resembling any other happy father and child
However, pictures from before Widler’s birth are rather out of the norm – when a heavily pregnant Wakefield gave birth to the boy. Wakefield has amassed thousands of followers eager to witness his journey
Photos posted over the past two years show Wakefield and Wilder’s journey over the past two years, with the couple at a glance resembling any other happy father and child.
However, pictures from before Widler’s birth are rather out of the norm – when a heavily pregnant Wakefield gave birth to the boy.
Wakefield recalled being greeted with “giggles” by nurses and “doubt, disbelief, and ignorance” by doctors at the Seattle hospital during emergency room visits as they were about to give birth.
“To be able to speak publicly about my pregnancy and journey to parenthood, because visibility is so important, I wanted other trans people and non-binary people to know that we can and do create really beautiful and amazing families — and there are many different ones Ways to do that,” Wakefield said of the importance of being able to deliver the healthy two-year-old
“In one case,” Wakefield recalled, it took them an hour and a half to treat me because they didn’t believe I was pregnant.
They added, “The doctors and nurses would be talking quietly and asking each other questions about me, rather than asking me directly – the patient sitting right in front of them.”
After finally getting the help she needed, Wakefield proceeded to upload her entire birthing experience to Instagram and install a camera to record the event.
Photos show the heavily pregnant father sitting in a pool for the water birth, capturing the moment they became a father.
Previously, Wakefield has amassed thousands of followers who have witnessed his journey from the beginning of his trial to the present day.
Photos show the moment Wakefield became a father in 2020 as they underwent a water birth
Wakefield announced they were met with giggling staff and disbelief at the Seattle hospital
Now adopting the online alias of Danny the Trans Daddy, Wakefield gave birth to a healthy Wilder, who was reportedly born a boy. Wakefield has yet to link gender to the youngster,
Growing up as girls, Wakefield said they came to the realization that they were transmasculine a little over a decade ago
They began the transition almost immediately, undergoing testosterone therapy and shortly thereafter a double mastectomy.
They explain in a video posted on TikTok: “When I really started to see myself, I was like, ‘Hey, I don’t feel like a girl, I feel more like a boy than a girl’ — so I switched the genders.”
Wakefield now adopted the alias Danny the Trans Daddy and gave birth to a healthy Wilder, who was reportedly born a boy. Wakefield has yet to link gender to the youngster,
A proud father of two years, Danny extensively documents her life with Wilder as he celebrates being a single father and raises awareness of trans people and their families, and the dangers of addiction.
“To be able to speak publicly about my pregnancy and journey to parenthood, because visibility is so important, I wanted other trans and non-binary people to know that we can and do create truly beautiful and amazing families — and there are many different ones ways to do that.’
However, Wakefield’s hopes of creating a culture of acceptance of male mothers are not unique and are shared by a growing number of transgender men who have retained their ability to give birth.
Wakefield’s hopes of creating a culture of acceptance of male mothers are not unique and are shared by a growing number of transgender men who have retained their ability to give birth
Dubbed “seahorse dads” on social media, the phenomenon is on the rise — and that may be thanks to the likes of Wakefield.
Wakefield said of fatherhood, “The larger message that many visible trans fathers hope people will receive isn’t necessarily related to the trans experience — but rather to the joys of being a parent. I fell in love with myself.’
They added, “I never thought I would heal so much just because I’m a parent. I want to heal my own trauma so I don’t continue the cycles.
“Especially as a trans person, I’ve had this struggle, this inner struggle, for so much of my life. It’s really beautiful to see those struggles turn into self-love. I owe it all to my child.”
Dubbed “seahorse dads” on social media, the phenomenon is on the rise — and that may be thanks to the likes of Wakefield