TLC's "I didn't even know I was pregnant" - Page 2

[darcytrue]

Originally Posted by angelpie545

I watched part of it. Crazy stuff!! I could never imagine not knowing I was pregnant. In fact, both times I knew before I even "found out" officially. I just had a nagging feeling, ya know?

I'm the same way. When pregnant I get that pokey baby belly. My belly definitely does not stay flat at all. Plus, I'd be suspicious of my period not coming since I have mine every 21 days like clockwork.

[Logan's mommy]

I watched this show once and there was a lady who had TWINS and didn't know she was pregnant! One baby I can kinda understand, I didn't know I was pregnant with ds1 (18, irregular periods) and started to wonder what was going on when I felt him move, but twins? I find that one hard to believe, myself...

[delphine]

I caught part of the show and thought it was very interesting. I've always wondered HOW that can happen!

It seems that several of them had been told that they could not have children. I guess, if you are convinced you CAN'T be pregnant, your mind will find ways to explain they symptoms. The one lady said she knew somthing was not right, but even the doctors at the ER did not pick up on the fact that she was pregnant.

[caro113]

The other thing that really bothered me was they saying "amazingly, she delivered without any medication" .. umm .. big deal? Up until 60 years or so ago, that was the norm. And many women today do it as well. I did and I know several other women who did as well.

The one case I saw the other day was the only one that actually made "sense" to me. She was over weight, so she wouldn't necessarily know. She had lost her job and was really depressed about that so she sat around a lot and ate a lot, so the weight gain seemed normal. Also, she was told she could never conceive and never had regular periods anyhow. She did say she felt the baby move but chalked it up to gas. They even joked by calling it her little alien. So that case seemed reasonable to me, credible.

I am curious about the weigh though. I have heard that sometimes over weight women don't feel as much movement because it's padded by the extra body weight. Is it possible there's any truth to that? Because that could certainly make these stories more credible. I did notice a majority of the women on that show are over weight so it makes me believe that statement more and more. Any thoughts?

[2bluefish]

Well, I've been over 200 for all 3 kids. I felt #1 the most - she moved alot; she was a really high strung baby who met all her milestones early. #2 I felt less - he was breech for a long time and I think that was alot of it - I felt everything down below. He was a really calm, happy baby. #3 I felt the least - mostly all I felt was hiccups. He has CP, and I believe it originated in the womb.

[funkymamajoy]

My SIL didn't feel her DD move at all. After a scary visit to the hospital due to perceived lack of movement, she found out she had an anterior placenta. They told her that she might not feel much but everything was okay.

[spewie]

I watched a few of those shows in a row on Sunday night.

I hated how after each story the narrator talked about how risky and dangerous it was to have a baby at home and not to have prenatal care, etc. Every single time they talked about how lucky the baby was to be alive, etc. Yeah one baby was born premature to a mama with GBS and she was lucky to survive but many of the other stories were just healthy full term babies from mamas who did not drink, smoke, or take meds despite not knowing they were preg.

The other thing that really bothered me was they saying "amazingly, she delivered without any medication" .. umm .. big deal? Up until 60 years or so ago, that was the norm. And many women today do it as well. I did and I know several other women who did as well.

and the "get a shoe lace and cut the cord so the baby can breathe! HURRY!"

all drove me insane! But i still watched

[StoriesInTheSoil]

My sister and I watched this when it was on. The part where the narrator said "shockingly, she was able to give birth without any medication" or whatever, my sister (14 yo) snorted, rolled her eyes and said "Oh, yeah, because THAT is what is totally NOT NORMAL in this situation." I nearly peed myself Leave it to the teenagers to lay it out on the table!

Oh and the people screaming and crying in the bathroom because they had to tie the cord so the baby "could breathe" was weird as well. My sister asked me how long Søren was attached before they cut the cord and I told her that he nursed and cuddled for probably 15 minutes before they clamped. She said "isn't it hard to nurse if you can't breathe?" We both dissolved into another fit of giggles.

I had a friend in high school who came home drunk one night so her mother decided to check her in to a mental hospital (yeah, not ideal parenting strategy there but not the point) My friend had intake tests and was released the next day because her pee test was positive for pregnancy- she got an ultrasound and was 4.5 months pregnant and hadn't had a clue. Now, she has a 4 year old.

I just have no idea how one could not notice a pregnancy. I mean, I read the explanations and the rational part of my brain understands, but I still just can't fathom.

[Momalea]

I have never been able to understand how a woman could not know she was pregnant.
I do know one woman who "didn't know" until she was almost due. In her case she was so guilt ridden over having had sex outside of marriage and in general so disconnected with her body that she had convinced herself that she had stomach cancer. She went to her doctor about her "cancer" and found out she was pregnant. She ended up giving the little boy up for adoption, which was still haunting her years later when I met her. All-in-all it was a very sad situation.

[onelilguysmommy]

Originally Posted by caro113

I am curious about the weigh though. I have heard that sometimes over weight women don't feel as much movement because it's padded by the extra body weight. Is it possible there's any truth to that? Because that could certainly make these stories more credible. I did notice a majority of the women on that show are over weight so it makes me believe that statement more and more. Any thoughts?

See, my mom is big enough that its super hard for her to find clothes that firt, even in catalogs, and yet she feels the babes perfectly fine. shes a lot bigger than most people who are "overweight" that people say "shes fat, so it makes sense that she wouldnt feel the baby" because you know, fat on the outside makes it harder to feel the inside of your body.

Originally Posted by tinyactsofcharity

Oh and the people screaming and crying in the bathroom because they had to tie the cord so the baby "could breathe" was weird as well. My sister asked me how long Søren was attached before they cut the cord and I told her that he nursed and cuddled for probably 15 minutes before they clamped. She said "isn't it hard to nurse if you can't breathe?" We both dissolved into another fit of giggles.

I had a lotus birth with my third. she was attached to her placenta for 5 days, no clamping or cutting. Hmm... she looks alive enough to me!