I’ve watched that show and just couldn’t look away; it’s more powerful if you’re a woman of child-bearing age, I think. The stories seem incredible, but after seeing so many some have to be true, right? I can believe the college-aged party girl who blames the weight gain on the freshmen 15, the irregular periods on stress, etc. I think some people underestimate the mind’s ability to be in denial and the differences in individual experiences.

The closest I know is a very intelligent recent new mom who didn’t realize she was pregnant for the first few months because she wasn’t expecting to be pregnant and didn’t have any of the classic symptoms (no morning sickness, no fatigue). She would have figured it out by month five, when she started showing, however. Not as impressive as the TLC stories, I know!

My sister has 3 kids. 5.5, 4.5, and 2 She was selling and buyying a home and under a little stress. Not to mention she was also on Seasonique. She went to the doc for her annual exam and the doc told her she was at least 5 months along. They thought they were done after 1 and 2 and gave away all their baby stuff. then #3 was a surprise and they had to get it all over again. this past summer we sold all er baby stuff from #3 in my garage sale, now she has to buy it all over again. She went for her ultrasound and got another surprise FRATERNAL TWIN BOYS! while on SEASONIQUE! Because of the BC she didn’t notice when she didn’t get her period! now she is due in May!

Juno, I’ve had two children (and knew within five weeks I was pregnant), but post-baby have had the occasional gas pain that felt JUST like a baby kicking. So, I can possibly see if you’re a bit overweight, nearing menopause, or whatever, missing it until about six months…but getting to the whole nine months is crazy. Babies MOVE, and I can’t see how you’d miss that. At the very least you’d think there was something seriously wrong with you and go get things checked out!

This one is pretty sad.
I have a very good friend who got pregnant without knowing it until the day before Christmas when she had a miscarriage (to her complete surprise).

Her period was never very strong and she still had it a little, she gained some weight, but her weight was never really stable, she had a lot of stress at her job and so she didn’t realise she was pregnant until she miscarried.

Until this day, she suffers from it even though it has been a couple of years and wishes to have known about her pregnancy so maybe she could have had the child.

LadyBelle— I’m not sure I agree with you. I’m currently pregnant with my first child and weigh about 300 pounds. Although it took a while for my husband to be able to feel the kicks from the outside, I definately felt my baby quite early, as there is no fat inside your uterus.

I agree with the posters that it might be denial, shame or something else, because now that I am pregnant, I have no idea how you can miss the movement. I’ve never had gas that felt like kicks to the bladder before.

Years ago, my next door neighbor’s daughter had a delayed wedding reception (she eloped in Winter, but wanted a summer BBQ gathering). She compained of back pain during the party, but said that she had been painting her new home and running up and down a ladder. The next morning, her mother came over to announce that “M” went to the ER in the middle of the night because the back pain was so terrible, and ended up giving birth an hour later. She had a beautiful healthy little girl, who is a lovely teenager today. No one knew she was pregnant, including her and her husband. She’s a tall lady, but not really big. Go figure.