A TEEN mum has revealed how she had no idea she was pregnant, until she gave birth on her living room floor a day after going back to school.
The 19-year-old girl said she was not aware that she was pregnant. She continued to have regular periods and no signs of pregnancy. But, the shock of her life came when her mom saw her baby’s head underneath her uniform skirt.
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The mum, known as Alexis on TikTok, shared her story online in a video that has racked up over 2.3million times and explained that she experienced a cryptic pregnancy when she was 15 years old.
A cryptic pregnancy occurs when medical testing fails to detect pregnancy. Other symptoms such as vomiting, periods or showing a bump don’t occur.
Alexis explained in her video how her mom revealed to her that she had suffered heartburn during her pregnancy.
Alexis discovered she was pregnant after she experienced heartburn while she was pregnant.
She says in the clip: “My mum mentioning she had heartburn when pregnant with me, me realising I’ve had a bit of heartburn lately and taking a pregnancy test during the summer holidays.”
She continued: “The test being negative and me still having regular periods and no more symptoms, goes back to school for my 1st day in [year] 11 on the 5th September.
“Having a perfectly OK day back at school. Getting ready for bed having a bit of back pain so taking painkillers and thinking nothing of it.”
Alexis shared that she was suffering from back pain all night and was about to give birth hours later.
“Not sleeping all night due to the constant back pain, waking my mum and dad up at 6am telling them and they think I’m just trying to get a day off so into my uniform I get,” She said.
“Going to the toile before I set off to school and having the urge to push, me screaming [for] my mum and telling her I think I’m giving birth.”
My mum shouting me to come downstairs then looking up my skirt to check and going into shock when she sees a head
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Her pregnancy suspicions were then confirmed when Alexis’ mum looked up her uniform skirt to see the baby’s head was showing.
“My mum shouting me to come downstairs then looking up my skirt to check and going into shock when she sees a head, my dad running out the door for pregnancy tests,” She shared.
In another video, Alexis explained that she gave birth on the living room floor, while explaining how she reached full term without experiencing any typical symptoms of pregnancy.
“Ended up giving birth to my baby on the living room floor with no knowledge I was [pregnant],” Alexis shared the details.
“Had regular periods and no symptoms, bump or signs of pregnancy at all plus a negative test. Found I went through a cryptic pregnancy, anterior placement of my placenta hid baby kicks/movements.”
Thousands who came across her post were left baffled by her story, with one person commenting: “Find cryptic pregnancies amazing yet scary. Like I’ve had 2 kids, and find it amazing that some people really don’t know.”
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What is a cryptic pregnancy?
A cryptic pregnancy is where conventional medical testing methods fail to detect when a person is expecting, according to Healthline.
Also called a stealth pregnancies, cryptic pregnancy is rare. Women who have cryptic pregnancies don’t usually experience the usual symptoms of pregnancy such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue or swelling that resembles a bump.
It is possible for women to appear to have regular periods, due to fluctuating hormones.
Another said: “This sounds traumatic,” while another shared: “This is my biggest fear.
A fourth revealed a similar thing had happened to her sister, as they wrote: “This happened to my sister after just turning 16, about to start her GCSEs. She was estimated to be 32 weeks. Had her 12 hours after finding out.”
One more posted: “Please don’t tell me you were also on contraception and everything as well. I can’t take no more fear.”
Many more were left amused by the dad running out for pregnancy tests as his daughter was about to give birth.
“I’m laughing your dad bringing pregnancy tests when the baby’s head was already out,” One viewer laughed.
Another joked: “I don’t think the pregnancy tests are necessary.”
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