Not Knowing you're Pregnant?

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Has this happened to anyone here?

I mean, how can someone go through nine months or pregnancy and not know?

I'm referring to this:

Baby birth shock for soldier on Afghanistan deployment

A team of doctors has flown out to Afghanistan after a British servicewoman gave birth to a boy having not realised she was pregnant.
The unnamed woman, a Royal Artillery gunner, only learned she was about to give birth after having stomach pains.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19657646

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dizsiebubba

I thought that too... how would you not feel baby movements at all and think ...ooh thats weird!

PoorCharleyBear

A girl I worked with ( medium sort of body size shape- prob a 12) was 7 months before she knew she was pregnant. She had no symptoms and no bump.

She went for a blood test for an unrelated issue and the blood test nurse said ' nothing to worry about, and we will review after the birth'.
My mate nearly fell off her chair and the nurse had to clarify!!!

I confess that I grilled her too...as I thought surely you had to know. But she seriously didn't and neither did her friends and colleagues.

SailorSam

dizsiebubba wrote: »

I thought that too... how would you not feel baby movements at all and think ...ooh thats weird!

You do get these movements in your stomach but i put it down to a bad pint.

clearingout

I think a lot of women still have regular bleeding whilst pregnant and if you couple that with a baby in a funny position (movements inwards rather than outwards) and the lack of an expectation of pregnancy, I suspect it's possible not to know. I struggle to understand it but I have had a couple of sensible, well-educated, friends who know how their bodies' work who have gone through this so I know it's possible.

janninew

I remember watching a programme about this a while ago and some midwives said they didn't believe that women didn't realise, more that they were in denial, other midwives believe its entirely possible, so even the professionals aren't sure!

I say if they really don't know and have no symptoms at all, they are very lucky! No sickness, no rounded tum, no constant weeing, no heartburn etc!!

elsien

Happened to a friend of mine. Rarely had periods, was told by the doctor it was extremely unlikely she'd ever be able to conceive, found out at 8 months she had. She was a large lass anyway so whatever bump there was was well hidden, and the few other signs she put down to wind, erratic hormones etc, given that she thought she was infertile. She was over the moon when she found out.

dizsiebubba

but the baby doesn't stay in that funny position...it moves about!

System

dizsiebubba wrote: »

but the baby doesn't stay in that funny position...it moves about!

My youngest baby rarely moved. At the time everyone was issued with one of those fetal movement charts to monitor movements. After numerous visits to the hospital to have his heart monitored they told me there was nothing to worry about and not bother with the chart as it was obvious he was just a lazy baby.

Well i can say hand on heart that i only felt him move a handful of times and then they were soft gentle movements that were more like wind pains. I dont know when he moved into the birthing position (he must have moved in my sleep) cause i didnt feel a thing.

WantToBeSE

I had a friend who didnt know she was pregnant until she was in labour!
She was a size 6, had regular periods throughout, only gained 5lbs (she thought it was because she was getting older).

She phoned the out of hours doctor one night, as she was in agony with her stomach, doctor came out and told her she was in labour. She didnt believe him and told him she wanted a 2nd opinion...30mins later, she gave birth to her perfectly healthy daughter

Faith177

This is what happened to my cousin she went in with what she thought was appendictis 2 hours later had a beautiful baby girl Gemma. She didn't have a clue. Any movement she had she had put down to IBS :eek: