Woman thought she was having menstrual cramps but ends up giving birth. No pregnancy symptoms.

  • Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I’ve always wondered what it felt like to mothers who didn’t know they had a child inside. Like… how do you explain the kicking? Do you just think you have an alien and go about your day? I… struggle with not knowing what’s going on there.

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      9 months ago

      Im also struggling to believe stories like this are real. Theres no way you havent looked in the mirror for the past 6 months and havent noticed you gained 8kg.

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        9 months ago

        Not all women’s bodies look the same when that are pregnant. In particular a tilted uterus can hide a significant amount of baby bump

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        9 months ago

        There’s a picture of her in the article at several months pregnant, and you can tell she’s wearing baggier clothes, but not much baggier. She says she gained a little weight but not much. It’s a recognized thing among doctors, so not sure why you’re struggling to believe it.

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      9 months ago

      My partner didn’t feel kicks until well intro pregnancy due to fetal position. It was very troubling (everything turned out okay.)