Posted on 01/10/2015 7:25:03 AM PST by Citizen Zed
These kind of pregnancies — when mothers are unaware that they are pregnant — are called cryptic pregnancies and doctors say certain women are more likely to have them than others.
PregnancyCorner explains women who have irregular menstrual cycles or women who are obese may be less likely to realize they are pregnant.
There are also psychological factors that can lead to cryptic pregnancies.
Psychology Today says a woman experiencing a lot of stress could cause the fetus to produce low levels of the hormone HCG, which would cause milder, potentially unnoticeable pregnancy symptoms.
Low levels of HCG can even cause a pregnancy test to be negative when the woman is in fact pregnant.
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“There are also psychological factors that can lead to cryptic pregnancies.”
Ya think?
Or perhaps the woman is a) in denial, b) just stupid regarding the changes happening in her body. I can buy being unaware for 4-5 months but all the way to birth? That’s one really unaware girl.
Don't believe a darn one of these "I didn't know" but they do get 15 minutes and probably rack up a freebie hospital bill.
>>Ya think?
LOL. Yeah. The biggest psychological factor is “dumb as a box of rocks”.
LOL. Octomom.
It is Homer Simpson’s hometown newspaper.
Remember.... you are eating for 22 now...
I asked someone who knew a girl that didn’t know she was pregnant until labor if there were any outward signs, if she was obese, etc. He said she just looked like she put on a little weight. He had last seen her at a family gathering (about a month before delivery) and she was sitting on the floor and didn’t look pregnant, just a bit heavier than before. She went to the ER when contractions hit thinking she had appendicitis.
Knowing his cousin’s (father of baby) family I’m pretty sure the mom was drinking throughout the pregnancy if she didn’t know she was expecting. That is the sad side effect of denial, stupidity or whatever-no necessary nourishment or protection of the little one forming in the womb.
I don’t know how any woman could not know they were pregnant. I’ve had 9 pregnancies (not all survived) and I knew early on every time. I also put on 20-25 pounds by the end so waddled around the last month or so. There was no way I could have been surprised.
I am glad someone had the balls to “fix it”.
Kudos.
I have been horrified to find out there are young women out there that have absolutely no clue about their menstrual cycle. I mean none. If I were a female I would want to know damn well when I was going to start bleeding from my crotch. I assume, probably correctly so, that these clueless women are the very same ones that demand abortions on demand.
Absent the lead and trailing chase cars, of course.
There is an episode in the second season of “Orange is the New Black” between some of the women prisoners about where urine comes from in a female.......some of it was pretty funny, but it confirms your suspicions.
Yeah I don’t get it either. I have 1 child and it is a medically kind of funny story how I found out I was pregnant.
I was model skinny to start with but wound up in the hospital with a burst appendix. They did a pregnancy test on me right away but I guess I was not far enough along for them to tell. I spent 2 wks in the hospital and came out a bag of bones. They told me I may not menstruate for awhile so not to worry about it.
About 5 mnths later I stood up and felt like my guts were falling out and thought....oh God there’s something wrong inside me again so I went to the doc. She said....you’re about 5 mnths pregnant. I had finally gained enough weight back that my regular clothes were fitting perfect. Noone believed I was 5 months pregnant. Was a really short pregnancy for me. Since daughter was 3 wks early I was essentially only pregnant for a little over 3 months. lol
I’ve known one woman. She was about 45, 400lbs and thought she had hit menopause.
Then one day...
It’s not just that some have no clue though.
As the article points out, some women have irregular cycles.
My wife has had cycles just over two weeks apart. She has also had cycles four months apart.
I think there would still have to be either a reason why the baby didn’t kick or a reason why the woman didn’t feel the kicks for even an obese woman to be unaware.
That is funny :) Though, sounds like it could have gone badly for you-glad you and your daughter are healthy now!
If the placenta is anterior, the whole front of the uterus is essentially cushioned, so no kicks out front. If its a first pregnancy, she might just think its bad gas bubbles or something similar.
Then there are those of us who always look like we’re packing around twins when pregnant. LOL.
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