I read somewhere, that at conception we all start off as females and as we develop we become males or females.
That said, I wonder that if we were born premature or of low birth weight, is that the reason many of us straddle the male/female spectrum.
In other words how many of you were premies. I for one was a month early and just over 4 lbs.
9 pounds 4 ounces at birth.
Can't say I was! But then my memory doesn't go back quite that far!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you don't like the way I'm livin', you just leave this long haired country girl alone:
I think it is likely to be a lot more complicated than that.
Essentially the last 6-8 weeks of in utero development are basically just a "growing" phase. MOST stuff is set at this point and is just maturing. Physical sexual characteristics are generally set by the second trimester (i.e. 3-6 months) and I would suggest it is likely that neurologic and brain development is pretty much set at this stage as well. There is a theory of gender development and in utero hormone levels out there if you want to look it up.
FWIW I was 2 weeks overdue!
The only research I'm aware of involves TSes, and there's definitely a hormone thing going on. However, it affects FTMs as much as MTFs, so starting off as girls in the womb is irrelevant.
As far as I know, there is little/no research showing that those of us who stand with one foot on each side are real, we only determine that inductively based on the research that exists.
Another question in search of the "Holy Grail."
Nikki, you have asked a valid question but who knows what has caused our "dilemma?"
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and beauty will follow.
Not me.
9 months, 2 weeks. 10lbs, 2oz and almost 2 feet long.
My mum still jokes that she was glad of the emergency C-section.
Full termer and still loving my girl time.
Samantha -x-
Not I - Overcooked was the wording for me.
I don't really straddle the spectrum, one personality is very masculine, the other is very womanly - 4 totally different people sharing 1 body - or maybe I'm just crazy
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Interesting threoy there... That being said, I was 2 weeks premature and I had to be left in hospital for another week until I put enough weight on to be able to home.
i am what I am, I do what I do..
i do not seek approval from others.
Premie here, under 4 lbs.
Who knows? I was 2 months premature at 2 lbs 12 oz and I have a twin sister who was 2 lb 13 oz
Not me I was over 8lbs .
DDee
I was a week late and a large baby - don't remember the exact weight.
Seems there is a fairly even spread of premature and full term pregnancies. It's probably more to do with other factors earlier in the development, if anything.
Your theory will be quickly disproven. It's genetic.
I was maybe a week or two early, which doesn't count as premature, and I think small-to-average birth weight. I don't think there is much correlation between premature birth and TG tendencies; I bet it's far more complex than that.
I was 5 weeks early but it is more complicated. There are "hormonal washes" that occur a number of times during fetal development to prepare the brain to be a guy. If these are interrupted there can be "male" connections that might not be made. It actually is fascinating! There may be genetic proclivities toward this hormonal interruptions, but that is still conjecture.
Great discussion and I agree that it may have an effect.
I also think that DES may have had an effect as well , see DES sons in this article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol
Not me...I was 3 weeks late and average size.
I don't wear women's clothes, I wear MY clothes !
Some very interesting answers. I'm sure there are many possibilities concerning our "dillema". Great, my hormonal washes had ADD but then again it is an awful lot of fun sometimes.
Nikki, I was a normal birth weight.
But actually to find a complete understanding of who we are with respect to our gender bending/blending, I believe that we need to get to the spiritual, or soul level. I believe our souls are generally gender neutral, and we choose our gender in this life in order to express or learn about that part of what we choose to focus on. I believe, therefore that we, our personality is a melding of both our soul and our human brain. This process starts sometime between conception and birth. Why are we transgender and seek to present as female, either fully or partially? Perhaps it is because of our need to work on female "stuff" from a previous life... If you have further interest please PM me.
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Me neither 8lbs 4oz
I took 10 months to pop out,so the premature is out, and I believe I was over 7 lbs. My question is how many of us are left handed? I am.
I was told many times by my mother that I was a late birth. In the 50's they didn't do C sections.
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My mothers due date with me was Dec 17, I was born Oct 29 weighing 3 pounds 2 oz.
I have wondered the same thing.
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Wow.. see there... CD's are a very smart group as a whole.
(I must be the exception)
I wasn't smart enough to read a calendar OR a scale when I was born. So I have no idea
(I get such a kick outa myself)
No. That's a testable notion...but it ignores the fact that gender changes very early in development...and btw, I was born full term at 7 lb 4 oz.
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