Real life "I didn't know I was pregnant!"

Kellina · October 2010

My co-worker's daughter had a baby last night and no clue she was pregnant!! For realsies!! She's a teacher and was at open house- started feeling nauseous, crampy, gotta poop kind of feeling. Made it home and it got worse so they called an ambulance! She had the baby in the ambulance before they even got to the hospital. Guess she's a bigger girl- gained a little weight (all over, not belly), no symptoms, no kicking, and had spotting all through! Baby boy was 8lb 7oz and 21" long!! How do you not know? And she has a 2.5 year old!!

chach916 · October 2010

I just don't understand how you do not know. ESPECIALLY when you already have a kid.

Is everyone healthy??

Squishycheeks · October 2010

I always thought these stories sounded crazy, but a long time friend of mine had this happen last June.

She didn't gain any weight, felt no kicking, and delivered an 8 lb. little girl at her parent's house after a couple of hours of what she said felt like period cramps. She a really tall girl, which is the only reason they could explain how she never looked pregnant.

LitchfieldMom · October 2010

Insane !!!! This terrifies me , I am a very small person prepregnancy so I doubt it could ever happen to me , but still how do you create almost 9 pounds worth of person inside of you and not know AT ALL ?????

rg8482 · October 2010

I don't get these types of stories either especially the part about not feeling any kicks. How is that even possible??? Confused

NillaWafers · October 2010

Maybe she had an anterior placenta...I hear that can make it harder to feel the kicks.

I have a friend who "didn't know" she was pregnant too. She was actually being treated for uterine cancer, the doc didn't even test her for pregnancy when she started to get bigger, just told her is was due to the tumor. Lo and behold, she pops out a baby.

She sued the doctor and he lost his license, she gave the baby up for adoption as it was quite a shock for her and her BF.

mygirls2010 · October 2010

OMG! Crazy. I have heard of another "I didn't know" scenario. Can't imagine, since this pregnancy is currently the central focus of my life!

Abby'sMommy · October 2010

I find it very hard not to know, BUT..... I have a friend is is very over weight, maybe 330 lbs, and normally, she spots every few months here and there and never gets a regular period, and with her DS, she hardly ever felt him kick or move.

juliedooley · October 2010

I used to work with someone who went through this...I wasn't close with her so I don't know what the whole deal was, but apparently she had fibroids or a similar condition that a) prevented her from getting periods (or regular ones anyway) and b) supposedly accounted for the stomach growth.

I find it hard to believe she didn't know at all, b/c she already had a 2-year old...how do you not know when you've been through it before? She smoked the whole time too, and supposedly she and baby were perfectly healthy.

Mrs.Honeybear · October 2010

that is amazing. especially since she already has a child! i mean...it really blows my mind....and plus, she's a teacher, so obviously she is an educated, intelligent person. i hope everybody is doing well!

you know, my bump is much smaller than average and sometimes i wonder if i could have been one of these peopel too, but there is just no way. i mean, you'd have to be completely out of tune with your own body to not notice ANYthing i'd think....crazy!

juliagipe · October 2010

NillaWafers:

Maybe she had an anterior placenta...I hear that can make it harder to feel the kicks.

I have a friend who "didn't know" she was pregnant too. She was actually being treated for uterine cancer, the doc didn't even test her for pregnancy when she started to get bigger, just told her is was due to the tumor. Lo and behold, she pops out a baby.

She sued the doctor and he lost his license, she gave the baby up for adoption as it was quite a shock for her and her BF.

Wow, that is so sad...Glad the doc lost his license...some of them really shouldnt be in practice! My mom had a traumatic birth experience with me but couldnt go threw the legal process because of the emotional stress. I know how it has affected her my whole life and I really wish she could have sued him and have his license revoked...because I think it would have given her some peace of mind.

Anonymi · October 2010

I can believe the not feeling kicks thing. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have felt my baby almost at all (and I could probably pass off the rest as something random if it was one of the times she kicked hard enough) if I hadn't been looking for it.

However, the lack of period and this huge bump that came out of nowhere (considering I'm only about 8 pounds above prepregnancy) definitely let me know I'm pregnant.

NillaWafers · October 2010

juliagipe:
NillaWafers:

Maybe she had an anterior placenta...I hear that can make it harder to feel the kicks.

I have a friend who "didn't know" she was pregnant too. She was actually being treated for uterine cancer, the doc didn't even test her for pregnancy when she started to get bigger, just told her is was due to the tumor. Lo and behold, she pops out a baby.

She sued the doctor and he lost his license, she gave the baby up for adoption as it was quite a shock for her and her BF.

Wow, that is so sad...Glad the doc lost his license...some of them really shouldnt be in practice! My mom had a traumatic birth experience with me but couldnt go threw the legal process because of the emotional stress. I know how it has affected her my whole life and I really wish she could have sued him and have his license revoked...because I think it would have given her some peace of mind.

Yeah I'm glad she did. It turned out it had happened before, when she told the nurses her doctor everyone was like, " wow this has happened twice". The other girl didn't sue him though.

She smoked, took chemotherapy pills ect all through the pregnancy, and he turned out fine. Was quite amazing.

libby283 · October 2010

These stories amaze me. First of all how do you not feel a baby move inside you? I am constantly feeling things, feet, arms, bubbles, etc.

Second, I would have to be the size of the marshmallow man in ghostbusters to hide this pregnancy. My belly arrives minutes before I do...

danielleinez · October 2010

My brother's birth mom didn't know she was pregnant with him. He's got some mental and speech issues due to no prenatal care...and i think she probably smoked and drank as usual since she didn't know.

stillbeaksgirl · October 2010

i obviously noticed a difference in my periods and had huge unmistakable bumps both times, but when i was pregnant the first time i never felt DS move. I could count the movements of the entire pregnancy on one hand and i was constantly worried about it and waiting for them. (i did have anterior placenta. i have it again this time, but feel this baby much more.) if i spotted and didn't gain weight, i could actually see this happening.

CheyenneShaw · October 2010

I can understand not finding out till maybe the second tri, but not knowing till birth? I just cant wrap my head around it. I'm way too aware of my body.

~Flossie~ · October 2010

That's crazy! I never understand when people say they didn't feel the kicks... seriously, how do you not notice that???

Coxin05 · October 2010

I feel like there area some serious denial issues with the women in all of these stories. It is almost always a single unmarried woman who is involved. Ususally someone who would not want to be unexpectedly pregnant. So I chalk it up to SERIOUS denial. Just my .02 cents.

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