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A friend of mine told me I should share my story here and hopefully find some support. Cliff Notes version: long term partner and I split up and I moved in with my parents. Two weeks later I felt funny and decided to get a pregnancy testāyou can guess how that went, seeing that Iām here. I thought it was a new development so a couple weeks later at my ā5 week ultrasoundā I discovered I was actually 21 weeks pregnant! I was expecting to see a little tiny bean and it was a whole baby with ears and everything!
Today Iām sitting at 6 months and Iām super emotional about all of it. This isnāt how I had pictured my first pregnancy. On top of all this, I was advised by many doctors that Iām infertile and I was actively on birth control to regulate my cycle. How the heck was I pregnant for 5 months and had no clue?!
Remember the scene with Sally Fields saying āThe whole time?!ā in Mrs. Doubtfire? That was me when the ultrasound tech said, āyeah thatās a 5 month old babyā¦ā
Not well, unfortunately. Big changes that are outside of anyoneās control is tough for most people to deal with.
Indeed! I have had some of the crummiest doctors that even went as far as to say, āyou will never conceive naturally.ā Well, bub, guess you were wrong.
Maybe thatās whatās up. I barely feel him so my friend lent me her fetal doppler thing so I can make sure heās still chilling in there. This is the most bizarre experience.
Yeah, that and my weight and something with my thyroid.
Good to know! Yeah I donāt have insurance through my job and the premium was going to sky rocket after the new year so I let it lapse. I have a new job pending a background check so Iām waiting on that but I canāt wait for the insurance there to kick in.
Hahaha that phrase has been living in my head rent free for about three weeks now. It still feels so surreal
Holy heck. Thatās insane!! I carry my weight in my tummy so I truly had no indicator that I was rocking a whole ass baby in there. Iām excited because this is something Iāve wanted my whole life and had bitterly given up on at one point even.
Hey friend congratulations! Itās wild how some of us have completely atypical pregnancies. Good luck at your ultrasound! And good luck to you in this new year!
1,000%!!! Heās definitely a miracle and I joke that heās probably a demigod or something because he survived the weirdest first trimester and it felt like he time traveled lolol
Um, I guess I havenāt thought about that yet. Iām still getting used to the idea that thereās a baby in there..not thinking about his boy parts quite yet.
Thank you, I hope so. I have always wanted to be a mom
Thank you. I am trying so hard to be healthier now that I know (I was not eating as well, waking, and I was drinking too much caffeine). Iām in this weird limbo because of the holidays but I have some action items for next week to get my life figured out!
No, I had one 3 day bleed but my obgyn said that is normal to have a little bleeding in the first trimester.
Omg! So similar!! Thank you for sharing. Congrats on your baby and good luck with your upcoming labor!!
Thank you internet friend. I went cold turkey on all caffeine when I saw a whole baby on the ultrasound. It shook me. Thank the gods I wasnāt a heavy drinker or did drugs. Jesus.
Two monster energy drinks a day?? Lol but thank you for the reassurance. This whole thing is such a trip.
Thatās like that one show about not knowing youāre pregnant! I donāt remember what itās called but there was one woman on that show that straight up went to go to the bathroom and then started crowning.
āLife finds a wayā hahaha yes! Dude that is so crazy similar. Iām so happy Iām not alone in this.
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Same!!! Over weight, irregular cycle, poly cystic ovariesāthe works! Itās definitely a miracle but now Iām just sitting here like, āshit I need to find a doctor, I need health insurance, I need EVERYTHING!ā Iām so behind!