I cant get my head around this problem, can you help?

Question

My friend's girlfriend got pregnant 9 months ago. During that 9 months all was as it should be. But, 3 weeks ago 4 days before the due date she lost the baby. We were all shocked and upset for them as anyone would be.
I found it odd at the time that the women had a still birth after describing having 5 injections in her stomach and then giving birth and going home in the same day!
After rest she returned to work 2 weeks later and she seemed to be getting back to her old self, thankgoodness.
But today (2 weeks 3 days after leaving hospital) she recieved a phone call from the hospital to say after looking at her blood tests from the time they are concerned that she might be pregnant again!!!!!
She wnt to the hospital and yes she is told she is 22 weeks pregnant. That means to me that she became pregnant again 3 months after becoming pregnant the first time. Is it possible???
Are we all being taken for fools or what?
Can anyone shed a little light on it for me?

Answer 1

She's lying big time.

Answer 2

I agree with autumn. She could possibly have two uteruses but maybe you both should go together get a second opinion. Sometimes a body can decieve itself and only think it is pregnant again. As far as lying remember this is the one thing that has been looked forward to for many months and there may be depression factors. Do not think she is lying, may be in her mind she has pushed the miscarriage aside. She may not realize she has done this but give her the benefit of the doubt. If it is not true be supportive and suggest counseling. Also have her make a book with memories of the baby so she can always visit the baby when needed. Because no matter what there is a beautiful angel now looking down on her and she can talk to the baby anytime. Good Luck!!!!
Love and support is the best medicine.

Answer 3

Seems like a pretty big whopper to me, but to give her the benefit of the doubt, here's what MIGHT have happened, if all the stars aligned correctly:

- First baby died in the womb AFTER the final sonogram, when the doctors would have been able to tell if something was wrong or if there was another baby in there. Then her body did not expel the fetus until close to the due date.
- She conceived another child when her body, still holding onto the dead fetus, produced another egg.
- Upon delivering this stillborn child, the contractions magically stopped so that it would not attempt to deliver the other child.
- The mother refused the hospital's recommended 48-hour stay for recovery and went home the same day.

Or maybe the doctors made a mistake with her due date, and she actually was carrying twins, but the doctors never saw the second baby on any of the sonograms, and the contractions magically stopped after delivering the stillborn baby.

Answer 4

I'm sorry but that sounds strange. If she lost the baby 3 weeks ago right before her due date and 2 weeks after leaving the hospital after losing a child and suddenly finds out she is 1/2 way through another pregnancy!?

This is quite strange since you can't get pregnant if you're already pregnant. Meaning she got pregnant while she was 6 months pregnant with the child she lost.

Sounds like you guys were being taken for fools especially if you knew she was 9 months and then turns around 3 mos pregnant basically after loosing a child lil over a month a go is impossible.


Sorry!

Answer 5

Well the story seems a bit unusual, but please don't doubt her yet. It is possible to fall pregnant when already pregnant. A ovary may release an egg even when the female is pregnant, and if unprotected intercourse happened around that time, then pregnancy may occur. This has happened to people before, there was a news report on it, I'm sure of it. And a friend of our family had it happen to her. She went into prolonged carrying of the first child till 41 1/2 weeks and then gave birth to them both. Doctors believed there was only 4-6 weeks between them. Both survived. Weird but true.

Like Isaid though, please don't doubt her. Loosing a child is hard for any parents, let alone her being pregnant again. Please stand by your friends, why would she lie? What does she stand to gain hey? Think about it....

Answer 6

I am also a bit confused by the situation, but let me tell you that it can happen. Once the uterus has an embryo growing in it, another can form (these are NOT twins). What happens is, after sex (when pregnant), you could freeze the the other fertilised egg, and the now fetus would grow, etc. After birth the other egg would now implant itself to the lining of the uterus. This is one situation I was told of.

But the thing is, how can you fertilise one egg, when the amniotic fluid forms like a plug around the cervix, meaning no sperm cells can reach there, never mind passing the child and fertilising in the fallopian tubes. This is VERY impossible in my eyes, and any clued up person, would agree with me too. Even more, women don't have periods when they're pregnant, and your periods are a sign that you can concieve. So if there are no eggs cells being released(eggs don't come out when pregnant), how can they possibly meet with the sperm cell. But i don't know miracles can happen, ask the doctor to turn this bulldust into facts. Otherwise he is just talkin bulldust

Answer 7

No impossible but lets keep in mind she has lost a baby. Who is giving you this info...her or him? Men tend to get confused with pregnancy related matters. Are you sure she was pregnant? Was your friend with her when she gave birth? Was she pretending she was pregnant and then realised during this time that she was actually pregnant but the dates would not match up as she had told him months before she was pregnant when she wasnt? Therfore she had to pretend she lost the baby and start again with a new story?
The injections could be Anti Coagulants but they are normally given in the thigh , or it could be to speed up the process of expellation of the foetus or placenta but again normally done in the thigh.
Answers definetly needed or is your friend willing to stick his head in the sand?

Answer 8

For this you need to pass to the Pythagorean theorem, which basically states that a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Now, i visit assume, that for the reason which you typed the undertaking thoroughly incorrect, that a rectangle has a length of four cm and its diagonal is three times as long, what's the width of the rectangle. If d = 3L, then d = 12. And 12^2 - 4^2 = 126. it somewhat is your width^2. And in case you simplify that, your width could be 3 root 14.

Answer 9

I think you all should go to the Dr. with her next time or at least her boyfriend so he will know for sure. The only thing I can think of is if she was having twins...but stull thats not likely. So I dont know how she could be 22 weeks along only after losing her baby 2 weeks ago. You guys need to look into this with her Dr.

Answer 10

Of course this is all nonsense and she is lying. You can't be 22 weeks pregnant 3 weeks after giving birth to a stillborn.

You can't get pregnant while you are already pregnant, in other words.

She may be a pathological liar or she may be desperate for attention, i don't know what her deal is. VERY bizzare. But what happened to the baby she was carrying? Are you SURE she was pregnant, or was she making that up too?

Some women are so desperate for attention or desperate for a baby they pretend they are pregnant and then lie about a miscarraige. But are you sure she didn't kill it or something? Have you talked to your friend about your concerns? This stuff creeps me out.

Answer 11

Hi there,

It is very unlikely that any unborn baby could survive the trauma of childbirth if it remained inside the body..

Is it possible that your friend has become very depressed about all this, (Goodness, who could blame her!) its possible that she is trying to come to terms with this horrible loss by inventing another "Baby" to show that she is worthy of motherhood..

PLEASE BE VERY PATIENT IF THIS IS THE CASE!!
She hasn't lost her mind or went "Mad" it could just be a defence her mind has put in place to protect her from the agony of her loss..

Please encourage her to speak to her GP (If in UK) or her local doctor/therapist (If in US)
please remember that there can't be any more hurtfull thing in the world than to lose a child, it'll take time and good friends to help mend the damage.. you are NOT being taken for a fool!!!