how do you know when someone is faking a pregnancy?

Question

my sister is 17 and supposedly got a positive pregnancy. see has no idea when her last period was but magically she says the health nurse told her she is 12 weeks along. not only that she refuses to see a doctor, to take prenatel vitamins and wears very tight clothes. she will only tell a selecive few that she is pregnant but when confronted then it's oh i'm not pregnant. she really could car less about the health of her unborn. i don't know if she is faking or not. but for some reason i have a suspion that she is. see was in the foster care system and someone told her that if she gets pregnant you can easly get out when you turn 17 1/2 then. then magically after i had my tubal my step dad told me that she is expecting and due the same day. however like i said the way she has been acting makes me very suspious about what is really going on. she went on wic and was able to pass without a doc saying she is. and many woman have to show prove of it but not here. weird

Answer 1

You might want to report her to the local WIC office. Let them know what your suspicions are, and they will most likely court order a pregnancy test at a doctor's office and then the truth will come out. You don't even have to call and say you're her sister, you can just call in as an anonymous tip. They Will take your call seriously. A friend of mine knew someone who was committing fraud and getting welfare when they really had the means to live without it. She sent in an anonymous letter in and they did a full inquiry and they were found to be committing fraud.

I'm mostly concerned for the fact that if she is lying that she's pregnant she can get desperate and then attempt to kidnap a newborn or even go so far to attack a pregnant woman. I'm not saying your sister WILL do this, but those cases are usually from desperation where the women lied about being pregnant or if they miscarried and don't want their family and friends to find out.

Obviously she's not mature enough to handle this situation, because lying about being pregnant is a very immature way to get attention.

But really, only time will tell. And wearing tight clothing really isn't a sign of pregnancy or not, because I wore tight tops during my pregnancy. At the same time however, if she was trying to hide a pregnancy, then she'd be wearing baggy clothes. I can see wearing tight clothes as a way to get attention to say, "I'm pregnant and I don't know what to do. Help me!"

Answer 2

She is only 17 years old and maybe that is why she is not really wanting to admit that she is pregnant even though she might be. Everyone will know she is faking it when she dosen't start showing.
Buy a pregnancy test and ask her to take it so she will have a keepsake. It may sound odd but i kept both my pregnancy tests when i found out i was pregnant with my son. They still say positive even after 5 years.

Or she may be ashamed that she is pregnant at the age of 17. Just tell her you can't support her if she is lying about something like this or tell her to prove it by taking a pregnancy test in front of you.
Good luck

Answer 3

The only real way to prove or disprove a pregnancy is with a pregnancy test. Women intent of faking a pregnancy have even been known to gain the necessary weight to continue the game.

If you're truly concerned that this might be a lie, I would speak up about it to someone. While the foster system isn't the greatest, they still will require proof of her pregnacy in order for her to be able to leave the system early. Sooner or later, the truth will come out.

Answer 4

You know after reading this I was not going to comment- but speaking from experience, I have had 2 miscarriages and I am currently 23 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby- but for you to even fake such a thing as a miscarriage, I am sorry but that is wrong and you need help. I would never wish my worse enemy to have a miscarriage- no one deserves what you are trying to do- you are just showing them that you can get even worse than they can - so congratulations hope you feel good about yourself after you do this-

Answer 5

I am not sure, but it sounds like your right. You do have to have proof to get WIC and any assistance. But if she wants the attention then just give it to her. Make sure you tell her that if she does not get on vitamines then it could hurt her baby, be blunt about the truth. Tell her that there are support groups out there, but she has to get involved now before it is to late. And if she has a miscarrage now, then she will need a D&C. THis is an actuall surgery to clean out her body. so really there is no going back.

Answer 6

My daughter had a friend that tried to fake it for welfare. Since she had never been pregnant she couldn't pull it off and her mom found out. Understand it's her life she is messing with not yours. I know she's your sister but you can't "fix" her & her issues. Worry about you and you will be OK. If she is faking it then it will come out and fall on her shoulders. Don't get sucked up in her problems. It's just a downward spiral.

Otherwise, if it was my sis doing this I'd just be blunt and confront her. More than likely you can tell if she's lieing to ya.

Answer 7

it's hard to tell, but you can go with her to her next doctor appt or ask her certain questions about being pregnant as she gets further along!! Wouldn't she need a parent with her if she's a minor and pregnant? What about insurance? Some of them request proof from a doctor stating you're pregnant with a due date!!

If you wait a couple of months for her to show, she'll just say she had a miscarriage or something!! You're just gonna have to watch her actions and keep up with her doctor visits!

Answer 8

Thats a tough one.. you can look for many diffrent symptoms, but she may very well have those practiced.

I think the deeper issue is the possibility of your sister "lying" about being pregnant.. whether true or not.. thats just weird.

maybe you should overwhelm her with attention till she feels guilty enough to admit the truth.

Answer 9

I've known more than one person to do this unfortunately, it's pretty disturbing... But if you really want to know, wake her up early one morning with and hpt and have her take it since that'll contain strongest levels of hormones... And she'll hopefully still be pretty out of it from just waking up! Good Luck!

Answer 10

If she's getting some kind of government assistance BECAUSE she's pregnant (or a higher amount) and she's lying about the whole thing, that could be considered fraud.