A 20-year-old woman named Charlotte shared her surprising story of giving birth just 17 hours and 21 minutes after finding out she was pregnant in a viral TikTok video. She experienced a cryptic pregnancy, where she didn’t realize she was expecting. Despite noticing some bodily changes, she attributed them to weight gain and stress. Even though she was still getting her period and on birth control, a routine pregnancy test at her doctor’s visit revealed her pregnancy. An initial ultrasound shockingly revealed she was already 38 weeks and 4 days pregnant, just shy of full term. Charlotte was admitted to the maternity ward and gave birth to a healthy baby boy within hours. Reflecting on her unexpected journey to motherhood, Charlotte expressed her happiness and gratitude for her new role as a parent. The rarity of cryptic pregnancies was highlighted, with approximately 1 in 2,500 pregnancies going unnoticed until delivery, particularly among those using birth control.
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