My story - I didn't know I was pregnant until I was giving birth.

So yeah.. just as the title says I had no idea I was pregnant until I was in labour 😅
Now before anyone says anything like "did you not figure due to the symptoms and sickness" ... nope because I have all of that anyway....

My periods are never regular I could go months.. even a whole year with not even cramps..
I get random cravings of food anyway..
I also have days where even drinking water makes me throw up..
I get back pain... I get stomach pain and feel bloated...
And being a curvy girl, my stomach isn't flat and I didn't get a bump 🙃
I simply just assumed I was having a very lucky year with just constantly feeling like crap.

However after being sent home from work for the worst pain in my hip .. I decided aftwr trying to rest but the pain getting worse and my anxiety taking over .. me and my oh went to the hospital... explained the pain and was told to wait which is fine..

Due to the pain I waited outside as I didn't want to disturb anyone in the waiting room with my pacing..
Obviously as the hours passed the pain got worse to the point I was also panicking.. finally got seen and they mentioned the possibly of something being wrong with my appendix.. and a few other possibilities (that I can't remember) .. I begged for the strongest form of pain relief and as they went to give it to me I had the worst urge to .. go to the bathroom..

So I went into the bathroom and tried to go to the toilet... but the pain got worse and as I tried to go to the toilet I felt an awful pain and like something moved... so once again due to panic ... I moved my hand to check and felt a lump... which brought on another wave of pure fear and panic and a crap load of tears..

Went back to the nurse in the little side room where they keep the meds and literally take blood .. cried my eyes out and explained what had happened.. she, of course, panicked and went to get another doctor.. he came in and explained he needed to take a look and I had to lay down which was impossible ... so they helped basically throw me on the bed..
The nurses helped strip me.. and the doctor looked and this was the conversation:

Doctor - "you need to push okay?"
Me - "push for what ?!"
Doctor- "your baby?!"
Me- "what the fuck ?!"

The pain and urge took over and with one massive push my baby was here... he cried .. I cried .. my oh cried.. and the doctor and nurses cried...
I was helped onto a different bed and wheeled out of the small room in the middle of the waiting room (🙃) and down to the maternity unit ....
So on the 27th September 2023 I had the biggest and best shock of my entire life !

Has anyone else had similar experiences? Or know anyone who had experienced similar?

((Picture below is the 1st ever picture of my son))

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He is gorgeous 😍

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thank you!!

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Congratulations! That is so crazy but I’m glad you’re both doing okay

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Wow!! What an amazing story! Must of been such a shock for you! Congratulations! Your son is so cute 🤗

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Congratulations! I love reading these stories! You should write into a magazine like take a break 😁x

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❤️❤️❤️

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What an amazing story, I’m tearing up 😅 how lucky you are to have such a happy little boy literally DROP into your world 😂🥰 congratulations!

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This is incredible! Congratulations!

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Wow. You didn’t get to prepare for the arrival of your little one! Was that overwhelming?? Your baby never kicked in your belly??

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Omg that is crazy!! I couldn't imagine the shock you must of felt! He is gorgeous congratulations! 😊

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Wow what a story! X x

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@Ari thank you! It was absolutely insane but both doing great now haha

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biggest shock ever 🤣 and awh thank you!

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@Jessica thank you ! Haha had had quite a few people tell me to write in somewhere haha x

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@Tal thank you ! And from memory once ! But I had eaten something that didn't quite agree with me 🤣 so I simply assumed it was that and ignored it x

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Amazing mumma congrats he’s gorgeous! Xx

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@Lizzie literally! Was the best surprise ever honestly haha

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thank you! X

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Congratulations 💖
I worked with someone in a similar position.

Was told she would never conceive due to completely irregular periods.

She also got random pains and seemed to have weight around her tummy she couldn't shift.

She went on an "eat healthy" kick and couldn't understand why she wasn't losing weight around her tum.

I was quite close to her so got a call one morning to say she wouldn't be in.

She had been in agony overnight, ended up rushed into hospital to which they found her in labour and about to deliver.

Congratulations xx

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@Zeynab literally had nothing what so ever, it was panic stations for family members and my oh to buy the quick basics ... however the midwives put me in contact with a charity who gave us quite a few bits... and customers from my oh work brought and donated clothes and loads of stuff... so overwhelmingly thankful !
And I felt a little movement once but had a bit of a "upset stomach" at the time so assumed It was that 🤣 x

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@Charley thank you !! X

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@Gina thank you !! Both now doing super well thankfully x

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@Amy haha right ?! Absolute insane.. still makes me laugh and shocked to think about x

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thank you !!! Xx

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Wow, seriously unbelievable! Glad things are going well 🤍

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@Tammy thank you!!
And I heard about stories like this before but thought it was sooo rare but apparently its quite common! Such a shock haha xx

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thank you !! Xx

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That is crazy! Glad that you and your baby are doing well!

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This is such a crazy lovely story. I hope you’re happy and enjoying the surprise. ✨ xx

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OMGGGG congratulations 🥳 bless you amazing story hoping you and baby are well 🫶🏼🩵

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This made me cry! What an amazing story and reaction to something so huge. Congratulations x

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I know someone who had the same happening to her, back in Germany where I grew up. She doesn't know who the father is and her family helps her raise her son. The crazy thing is she was taking the pill, drinking and smoking the entire time and the baby is fine.

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Wow! Congratulations 🙌🏾

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Congratulations. Must have been a lovely surprise even though it was a huge shock too.

As for not feeling baby, you may have had an anterior placenta which can make it a lot more difficult to feel baby. I had one of those and did feel my son but some people barely feel anything with anterior placentas.

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Congratulations🥰

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I also gave birth to my little girl last January without knowing I was pregnant ! 🥰

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This is wild.

I used to write for women’s magazines. You could sell this story.

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Wow amazing! Congratulations!

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Criptic pregnancy is really rare. But it's more common when a person has underlying conditions.

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@Amina I feel so guilty about it but I had no idea I was pregnant.. so I ate whatever I wanted.. ate things you arnt meant to .. I drank (not much because hurt burn was killing me off) .. I smoked .. I lifted really heavy things.. and the day before I gave birth I fell over and landed on my front .. but baby was perfectly fine and there is nothing wrong with him!..

((Though if I knew I was pregnant I would have watched what I ate and would have stopped drinking and smoking!! I feel horrible knowing I did while pregnant))

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awh bless !! Thank you!!!

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@Emily ahh first time ever talking to someone who also didn't know !! And Congratulations! On your little one Xx

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That had to be somewhat traumatic, eh? That's crazy. Glad you and baby seem well though!

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@Tymmathi my mum went through the same thing with me.. except she found out 4 weeks before I arrived because she went to the doctors for something and had blood tests..
We both have pcos ..

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@Jessica absolutely! I was shaking so bad for weeks after and sometimes my hands still shake.... I get the panic feeling wash over me sometimes however seeing my boy calms me down and makes me smile!

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Congratulations! Just shows you don't need anyone or anything in your pregnancy to give birth for a positive birth experience! Your body did it all for you 💞 Our bodies are made for this! Must have been thr best surprise x

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Omgggggg what a story , Congratulations 🎉 💙 !!!

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Wow that’s unbelievable, how amazing. What a special suprise ❤️

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A friend of mine had a baby not knowing she was pregnant too.
Well, she knew, but the doctors kept telling her she wasn’t because her pregnancy and blood tests came up negative. I think by the time she came in, she was already far enough along that her HCG had reduced.
She was working as a nanny in the Netherlands when she was in her late teens and is a curvier girl, so between the tests and just some slight weight gain, they just dismissed pregnancy as an option, even though she said she felt movement. Told her it was due to the change in diet from moving there from the US.
It wasn’t until she was in early labor that they finally gave her an ultrasound and saw her baby girl on the screen.
Since she was so far away, it was extra shocking.
She and her sister were both adopted and she and the baby’s father decided that adoption was right for them at that time.
They have since married, moved full-time to the Netherlands, had another, and their daughters get to visit one another often.

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@Renee that is insane that the doctors were telling her she wasn't pregnant!
It's sweet they are married and get visits! X

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