Surprise birth announcement

[charuby.livejournal.com]

A coworker of mine had a little boy last week, and called him Dillon. I love the name, and the spelling. Not sure what his middle name is. Thing is, no one knew she was pregnant, not even her, because there was no bump.

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[the-pyre.livejournal.com]

This actually happened to my fiance's best friend's wife. She thought she was having gastrointestinal problems for months, and then went to the ER, left with a beautiful little boy!

[magpiefirefly.livejournal.com]

This sort of thing always freaks me out.

As someone who currently has a fetus's foot up under my ribs, I don't know how one can mistake pregnancy for anything else without getting it checked out. Because any GI issue this active and uncomfortable should be checked out in less than 5 months' time.

[designingdreams.livejournal.com]

This! I actually have a gastrointestinal condition and the pain and discomfort feels very different to pregnancy in so many ways, I can't imagine getting them confused for long.

When I was unexpectedly pregnant with our first, I blamed my gastrointestinal issues for a couple weeks before I thought to test, but I was confused even them because the symptoms were so atypical!

Plus, now, at nearly 20 weeks, I can't lay on my back for a few seconds without being short of breath. I can't sleep and it's uncomfortable to move at night. Even the rolling pre-kick movements feel so different than gas!

I guess people really just only believe what they want to, though.

[kaizopp.livejournal.com]

People also don't all experience pregnancy in the same way.

[designingdreams.livejournal.com]

Obviously. I'm not an idiot and I didn't call the OP's friend a liar or anything.

I just said its shocking to me because even with easy pregnancies, there is no way I could've not known, and it's not unusual for me to go without a period for several months.

[stellarichards6.livejournal.com]

i'm 39 weeks pregnant right now and i have NO idea how people can not realize that they're pregnant until term. NO. IDEA. it's not just about the bump, it's another person living and MOVING inside of you.....maybe the first kicks could be considered like gas or intestinal rumblings but.....i can basically feel what body parts are sticking out at any given moment at this point. kudos to her for having such an uneventful pregnancy that she didn't notice it!

that said, the name is nms, but nice and normal.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I like it. 'Twas my great-grandmother's maiden surname.

The whole "being pregnant and not knowing it" is becoming more and more common these days. My mom's friend had this happen to her; her periods have always been irregular, so she thought nothing of not having it for awhile, and she didn't notice any other symptoms. Went in for what felt like really bad intestinal gas, they did an ultrasound and told her she was 5 months pregnant!

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

Exact same thing happened to my mom's bff, but this was 26 years ago! She was always irregular and has stomach issues, went to the doctor, and she was 7 months along. She had gained about 10lbs, but she's almost 6 feet tall so she barely noticed.

[gemmagic.livejournal.com]

Congrats to your coworker! I guess it must happen often enough, because there's a whole TV series about it ("I didn't know I was pregnant"). I like the name, but I prefer "Dylan" personally.

[behindgrey-eyes.livejournal.com]

I think I prefer Dylan. Dillon is a surname to me. It still sounds nice though.

An old school friend of mine apparently didn't know she was pregnant until she was about to pop. Tbh everyone else guessed since she had put on weight and it was all in the appropriate area and shape for a baby bump so how she didn't know was beyond me. Until we found out way after she'd given birth that the little girl's father was not the man she was in a relationship with. Then it all made sense how she "didn't know"...

But yeah that is mental that she didn't have a bump. I've seen some people not really get a bump until later on but wow :p My mum's periods have always been irregular so she was a good few months along before she realised she was pregnant with me.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Love the name and the spelling; great name.

I've never been pregnant, but the idea of not knowing I was just boggles the mind.

[being-lola-star.livejournal.com]

Being pregnant and not knowing is both terrifying and wonderfully intriguing to me. I'm terrified about just the concept of pregnancy so I don't know how I could survive knowingly having the little critter inside of me for months.

I like the name but I'd prefer the Dylan spelling.