is it possible for a woman to be pregnant and not know untill her last week of pregnancy?

Question

she has hints but is finding it hard to accept untill she actually believes she is not.

Answer 1

I believe it is possible although many people will find THAT impossible to believe.

When I worked as a Paramedic, we were called out in the early hours of the morning to a lady who had excruciating abdominal pain. She already had a toddler and her husband was also with her. We did ask if she could POSSIBLY be pregnant - she said NO!

As we got her to the hospital, babies head started to appear. I am not sure who was more shocked, her or the father.

So, bearing in mind she had already been pregnant ONCE and had gone through childbirth ONCE, it is possible.

Answer 2

Yes, very much so. There are many reported cases of women going into labour thinking they were really ill because they didn't realise that they were pregant at all.

Some women continue to have "periods" throughout their pregancy and larger ladies might be less inclined to notice a little more weight and the bump perhaps might not be noticeable through the fat (sorry, I don't mean to be rude)

However, I remember a number of years ago reading in the paper about an 18year old girl who was a very pretty model - there was a photo of her taken from a photo shoot the previous week in a blue leotard. I could totally understand that she would not have thought she might be pregnant, she was so very slim. Sometimes the baby can sit in such a way that the bump sort of goes in rather than out. This poor unsuspecting girl though she was suffering from apendicitis, when out popped a baby!!!

Discovering a pregancy late on might be a bit of denial earlier on in the pregancy, or it might be that it hadn't occured to the expectant mum for reasons stated above.

I think 9 months of pregancy is necessary for the parent to be to get used to the idea (as well as for the baby to grow obviously) - it must be such a huge shock to find out so late on.

Answer 3

I can't beleive it.

I'm 31 weeks and there is no way I could have mistaken the past 7 months of nausea, tiredness, sore boobs, no period, baby wiggling about in my stomach, great big swollen belly!!!!

Right now I have a foot kicking me in the ribs! I think this sort of thing would give you at least a clue!

I have heard of women not knowing until they were 3 months or so - I guess thats possible if you do not have morning sickness or anything else that would make you suspect, but I can't see how the hell anyone coulds get right through pregnancy and not know!!!!

Answer 4

It is possible. I read a magazine article about a gilr who was a model and fell pregnant. She had sporadic periods anyway as she was underweight so didn't worry about that. The baby grew underneath her ribcage instead of out front so she didn't even show. There was a picture of her modelling swimwear 1 month before baby was born and there was no meat on her at all. She gave birth in her bathroom to the complete surprise of her and her family! It can happen.

I also knew someone who didn't know she was pregnant until she was 6 months gone.

Answer 5

Yes it is possible though hardly possible to believe. This happened to my own Sister-in-Law. She had her periods right up until she gave birth and also she never put on any weight even though she gave birth to a healthy baby girl weighing in at 8 lbs.

I was pregnant myself at the same time and was like the size of a small cow. I was staggered when she gave birth three weeks after me. I was ill during that pregnancy and she was as fit as a fiddle and had no idea she was expecting until she went into labour. No maternity cloths for her!

Answer 6

Yes. My friend was pregnant, and didnt know. She was feeling unwell for a few days and thought she had a mild tummy bug as the pain came and went.

one night she woke up wet, thought she had wet the bed, then realised there was blood coming out. Ambulance took her to hospital and she gave birth to a baby girl.

She had no idea she was pregnant, she was overweight which must have hidden it a bit, the baby was full term, but small, but my friend was totally shocked by it. She had no idea as her periods had continued throughout.

The doctors said sometimes it happens that no bump or other signs show, and he had only seen two other women have the same thing during his career.

Answer 7

this is a hard one i have a friend who is about 100 lbs over weight a supposedly went her whole pregnancy not knowing but she had irregular periods and or no periods the entire time when she went in to give birth she though she was having a miscarriage. my theory is that baby's move and how can you confuse a kick with gas bubbles? and most people have cravings or morning sickness or breast sensitivities so it would be hard but it also could be possible i say stock up on pregnancy test and always be certain!!! good luck

Answer 8

I know someone who was constantly getting tumors on her tubes....her Dr. set her up for a historectomy....she was a "bigger" lady & when she went in 7 mo's later for the surgery prep work, they discovered she was 6 1/2 mo's with twins!....Yes!...true story.....
The tumors she would get had been causing her to not have periods for months at a time....& also put on weight....she would gain anywhere from 15-30lbs at times....so it was no big deal to her with the missed periods or the weight gain.
What surprised her....she already had 2 sons....one was 15 one was 17. The Father had never had kids & he was 45...she was 40. It was a Surprise, but a welcome surprise....the twins are a boy & a girl....& now almost 8 yrs old.
It happens.

Answer 9

A friend of mine had polycyctic ovaries and was a bit on the large side, her weight would fluctuate between and 7lbs to a stone either way easily, she would have months of having no periods then having one or two then none again for ages. She didn't realise she was pregnant until it was time to give birth.

I would never have believed unless I had witnessed it, I have always asked the same question, but now I see how it happens.

Answer 10

yes its very possible, some women, especially larger women can go through pregancy without every finding out. I know of women who have rushed to the emergency room not knowing what was going on and having doctors tell them " this baby is ready to come out" and them going"what baby?" Alot of women will not have any symptons throughout pregancy, and some women will even bleed during pregnancy. With bigger women they may think they are just gaining a little weight. Though it seems uncommon for women to just not know, it isnt really very rare..