"I didn't know I was pregnant ..."

[Hum]

Amanda Prentice of Tennessee gave birth last week to what she and her husband are calling a "miracle baby" and with good reason! They didn't know she was pregnant until after she had life threatening seizures.

Amanda and her husband Billy tried to get pregnant for years but were unsuccessful. So one can only imagine the shock and excitement last month when doctors informed them that she was pregnant! But no sooner did the couple get the news, she went on to have her daughter, Allie five hours later.

Allie's birthday story started on April 23, 2012 when Amanda began having mysterious seizures. Her husband rushed her to the hospital in Lawrenceburg, TN where doctors felt her life was in danger.

She was LifeFlighted to Vanderbilt Hospital, but they were not prepared for the diagnosis "complications from pregnancy." The couple was shocked. How could that diagnosis be accurate when she was not even pregnant?

Amanda told News 9 in Tennessee, "The doctor came in and said, 'I've got good news and bad news. He said, 'your blood pressure has skyrocketed here in the last few days, but you've got a baby.'" :huh:

Weighing in at five pounds and five ounces, Allie was born healthy. "I never felt her move," Amanda said. "I wore the same clothes that I had worn for two years."

Husband Billy said, "The only signs she had was her feet and ankles had swollen up, and that was it."

The happy family is now receiving congratulatory cards from across the county. "We had been trying for four years and didn't think this was gonna happen," Amanda said. "We had talked about adopting, and now we've got our miracle baby," Bill said.

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[perochan]

she didnt realize that her stomach is getting bigger??? or she is too fat to notice?

but anyway, nice story.

[Open Minded]

or she is too fat to notice?

Twas my first thought.

[nominak]

she didnt realize that her stomach is getting bigger??? or she is too fat to notice?

but anyway, nice story.

Probably too fat

[what]

she didnt realize that her stomach is getting bigger??? or she is too fat to notice?

but anyway, nice story.

It happens.

[TCA]

asymptomatic pregnancy, which does happen to most women. You show no signs, symptoms or physical changes until you actually start going into labor.

[+Warwagon MVC]

[mps69]

When my wife was pregnant, she hardly showed any bump, as she's tall, and had a firm stomach from years of swimming, in the end she had a cute little pot belly.

[+Warwagon MVC]

asymptomatic pregnancy, which does happen to most women. You show no signs, symptoms or physical changes until you actually start going into labor.

No Physical changes?? You mean their stomach stays flat? lol

[Hum]

I wonder if she noticed the conception ... :huh:

[+Warwagon MVC]

She didn't noticed she missed her period for 9 times in a row!??!

[Arachno 1D]

Its possible for the baby to survive during pregnancy higher up towards the rib cage and thus is a lot less noticable to the normal state.

[thartist]

She didn't noticed she missed her period for 9 times in a row!??!

loooool!!

what the f's wrong with these people!

[TCA]

No Physical changes?? You mean their stomach stays flat? lol

Yes. they just go on and continue to do the things they normally do daily. creepy isn't it? can be the same thing if your sick too and don't show any signs.

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[Original Poster]

Twas my first thought.

my first thought was.... soooo your periods kept happening or what?

[Hollow.Droid]

She didn't noticed she missed her period for 9 times in a row!??!

Menstruation can still occur during pregnancy, it's just very rare. I've also heard of a few rare cases where women going through what they believed to be menopausal changes have actually been pregnant. It's not as black and white as you'd imagine.

[htcz]

Pictures? (of the woman)

Then we would agree it was because she was fat.

[mokthraka]

Baby was little to. Remember that.

[Charisma Veteran]

Baby was little to. Remember that.

True, I've gained 5lbs before and it wasn't noticeable enough for me to be alarmed into thinking I was pregnant. And I'm not even a big person, rather petite. A 5lb baby could just look like some extra pudge round the middle really.

[HighwayGlider]

To the newborn kid:

Yo momma is so fat that she didn't know she was pregnant.

[The Laughing Man]

How did you not know...

The weight gain..

The mood swings..

The food cravings..

The swellings..

The lack of period for 9 months..

There are many other possible things but wow..

[mokthraka]

How did you not know...

The weight gain..

The mood swings..

The food cravings..

The swellings..

The lack of period for 9 months..

There are many other possible things but wow..

might not have gained much. Could be bi polar of something. She noticed the swelling.

[cybertimber2008]

She didn't noticed she missed her period for 9 times in a row!??!

You really should check out the show "I didn't know I was pregnant". Apparently this can happen (not missing periods during pregnancy) as can not "showing" with a larger stomach area.

[Charisma Veteran]

I'm just glad they wanted the kid and it was a happy ending. If this happened to me, I'd be completely devastated, having a kid would be bad enough, but not even having the time to prepare for it? omg.