Scared a bunch of you, didn't I?

Anybody watch those TLC shows about women who never knew they were pregnant......go into labor and deliver a baby either in their home or at the hospital emergency room?

I will never understand how on earth someone could not know they were pregnant. For the entire nine months nothing hinted to the fact that you had a full term baby growing inside you? I'm sure it happens but I just don't buy the story that nothing changed with their bodies the entire time.

You know, I've watched several episodes, at first with my skepticism loaded and ready to fire. With a few exceptions, I've been convinced.

Anything medical can have majorly atypical examples, and after watching the (mostly badly acted) episodes and hearing the comments by the medical professional, I can see how it could happen.

I know one woman personally (NOT on the show!) who was in labor when she got the news! She was middle-aged, had long ago given up trying to conceive (she and her husband had been trying for twenty-something years), and she was somewhat overweight.

She thought she was in menopause, then was afraid she had cancer or something, then moved up her doctor's appointment when the pain started. Ended up in the emergency room and...surprise!

Speaking as someone who had her period for the first 4 months of pregnancy... I can see how it could happen. Heck they kept telling me I wasn't pregnant but suffering from cysts on my uterus. I took another test the night before I was supposed to go meet with a surgeon to schedule having my uterus removed. Those 2 pink lines showed up awfully quick! LOL But yes, some of these shows are insane.

denial is a powerful weapon.

Oh, I hate to say this, but it happened to me. Only I miscarried in my 9th week.

I was 47 and having heavy periods every 3 weeks so the GYN put me on hormones. He said I wasn't ovulating any more, not that I did much before.

Sooo... we went without protection, and I had a small period on time (but I had one last pregnancy that way too... and it was to be expected from the Provera)...

Until I hemorrhaged at work, and then went in for a hystroscopy looking for endometrial cancer which was the big risk...and voila, it was a miscarriage! The only signs I had was feeling a little faint once or twice in a store, and crying alot during the winter olympics. So much so hubby mentioned, " haven't seen you cry like this at nothing since you were pregnant with DS"... HAHA we laughed never thinking I really WAS pregnant.

But I can't see how anyone could not know past the 5th month when the baby starts moving around alot.

My first pregnancy was easy, I had no morning sickness and until near the end the necessity of going to the bathroom every hour become a terrible burden for me! I was pretty upset about it all, feeling stupid and vulnerable. But in the end I was relieved...what would we do at that age with another baby!
I think the Provera caused the miscarriage.

I had ovarian cysts. my OB/GYN told me children were extremely unlikely. Since we wanted (nah, he DEMANDED) children, I dropped all forms of birth control. Led a very stressful life with this idiot. After a huge drunken blow out, and a violent night I left him. Six weeks later I found out I was pregnant. God does have a sense of humor. I was a few months along, and blamed stress, but when my breasts were sore, and my tummy expanded, and I was gassy, I knew what it must be, even in the face of MDs telling me it wouldnt happen in my world.