Didn't know I was pregnant show

Dani428

I took off work today and saw the show about women's giving birth but never knew they were pregnant. Anyone else seen that? HOW in the world does someone NOT know they're prego? That's blowing my mind. I think it's fake and just make good TV. What do you think?

ejustus

I actually worked with a gal who didn't know she was in pregnant until she went into the hospital for severe pain (labor). She was a little bigger, always up and down 20 lbs, random periods her whole life. I know it seems fake, but she really had no idea.

Dani428

NO WAY!!! wow that's amazing!

notaffected1

With my youngest niece my sister didn't find out until she was almost 6 months along. She had always had really irregular periods and she had been (what turned out to be spotting) the whole time, and did spot up until delivery. But anything beyond that, you should be feeling baby move and I would think your belly would be too big to deny it.

JellyTwoPointO

I worked with a client who didn't know she was PG until she was in labor. Also a heavy set woman. Crazy!

Dani428

The thought rocks my world! It must be so scary!

Qmommy

If you have an anterior placenta you could very well not feel the baby very often and mistake it for muscle spasms or gas.  I know a lady who didn't really feel labor?!?!  She went to work while in labor saying '"I think I'm in labor I'm going to get checked out at lunch."  She had to call from the hospital because she was already 8 cm by the time she was checked?  How can you not feel labor pain? 

notaffected1

Qmommy:

If you have an anterior placenta you could very well not feel the baby very often and mistake it for muscle spasms or gas.  I know a lady who didn't really feel labor?!?!  She went to work while in labor saying '"I think I'm in labor I'm going to get checked out at lunch."  She had to call from the hospital because she was already 8 cm by the time she was checked?  How can you not feel labor pain? 

 I don't know how you don't feel labor, but I hope I have that problem! LOL

stephyfaith

Qmommy:

If you have an anterior placenta you could very well not feel the baby very often and mistake it for muscle spasms or gas. nbsp;I know a lady who didn't really feel labor?!?! nbsp;She went to work while in labor saying '"I think I'm in labor I'm going to get checked out at lunch." nbsp;She had to call from the hospital because she was already 8 cm by the time she was checked? nbsp;How can you not feel labor pain?nbsp;

Technically contractions don't have to be painful. If you contract your arm muscle and hold it for awhile it can feel intense but doesn't have to hurt! If you tense while contracting you are working against your body and it will be more painful... Relaxing into it is less painful. I have heard of many women who had painless labor without drugs. Trust me I am hoping for such luck!!

UA81112

My MIL didn't know till she was 3 months and I find that alone shocking given how much the MS has turned my life upside down.

angelsnight

I can't speak for them all of course, but I would say the vast majority of them know and are just in denial about it so they never test...ya know, if you don't test it won't be true.  I know every pregnancy is different, but in just 7 weeks so far I've felt enough strange things that I would question, not to mention all the little symptoms and weird feelings through out an entire pregnancy. 

 Most women, whether they're trying or not, have questioned at some point in their lives "could I be pregnant" as long as they're having sex, so I'm just not buying it that most of these women had NO clue.

JTJB2008

The birth of my first child was pretty painless and fast!. I felt a lot of pressure, but no real 'pain'. I did not have an epidural or any pain drugs either. I did, however, take an herbal formula that was supposed to help the uterus and cervix prepare well for labor and birth and therefore help to lessen the pain. I plan to take it again this time...and I'm really hoping we make it to the hospital in time! We were at the hospital 25 minutes before I delivered...almost didn't make it. I did, however, know I was pregnant. : I know it's possible to not know you're pregnant, but it does baffle me!

larhun3

JTJB2008:

The birth of my first child was pretty painless and fast!. I felt a lot of pressure, but no real 'pain'. I did not have an epidural or any pain drugs either. I did, however, take an herbal formula that was supposed to help the uterus and cervix prepare well for labor and birth and therefore help to lessen the pain. I plan to take it again this time...and I'm really hoping we make it to the hospital in time! We were at the hospital 25 minutes before I delivered...almost didn't make it. I did, however, know I was pregnant. : I know it's possible to not know you're pregnant, but it does baffle me!

What kind of herbal formula and where did you get it? I'm curious about this stuff.

JTJB2008

What kind of herbal formula and where did you get it? I'm curious about this stuff.

I used Gentle Birth Formula from Mountain Meadow Herbs. It does taste nasty, but I was willing to try it. My mom told me she used PN6 herbal supplement that I couldn't find without having to stuff my own capsules so I searched for something similar. I asked my OB if he'd ever heard of it and he hadn't, but told me I could be the guinea pig for him. : He laughed at the name of it and told me after I had my son to tell him how 'gentle' it was. Not sure he was a huge fan of it since I delivered so quickly and didn't labor long at all and wasn't able to get the antibiotics for GBS in time. I was pleased with it and recovered really quickly.

professorscience

My mom apparently thought she was pregnant, went to a doctor who told her she wasn't, so she just went about her life for another three months or so, but kept having sickness, fatigue, and other symptoms.  Finally some of the women she worked with told her to seek another doctor who confirmed she was three months pregnant with me. 

I saw an episode of that show where the woman had ovarian cysts and had been told she couldn't have children, so even her labor pains she brushed off as a cyst rupturing.  When it got bad enough that she needed to go to the ER, they told her she was in labor.  Her husband had been so worried about her that he apparently went to the bathroom to throw up, and when he came back they told her they'd moved her to Labor and Delivery and he fainted right there in the ER.

new2011mommy

Qmommy:

If you have an anterior placenta you could very well not feel the baby very often and mistake it for muscle spasms or gas.  I know a lady who didn't really feel labor?!?!  She went to work while in labor saying '"I think I'm in labor I'm going to get checked out at lunch."  She had to call from the hospital because she was already 8 cm by the time she was checked?  How can you not feel labor pain? 

I had an anterior placenta with DS and barely felt movement. I definitely felt those contractions until I had the epidural. I watched this show a few times while on maternity leave. A lot of women had irregular periods. One took multiple pregnancy tests and they were negative. It seems crazy because my nauseau and growing belly are definate signs, but I guess some women do not get sick.

Dani428

That's the exact episode I saw today!

JCWhitey

A friend of mine from High School had a little sister who delivered in her shower because she didn't know she was pregnant!  The baby was full term and she had no clue, when she went into labor she thought she was having back pains.  Her son ended up having a genetic disorder (which he would have had with or without prenatal care) so they have a Caring Bridge for him and in the journal she even jokes that she thought people who didn't know were crazy because how could you not?  Well, now she knows!    AND she wasn't even a large girl!  She's about my size and my doctor just told me I'm petite!  

Honestly, I wish my pregnancy was so smooth that I wouldn't know I was pregnant through the whole thing! 

Dani428

Wow that's incredible!

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