'She's definitely a miracle': Woman with PCOS had no idea she was pregnant before giving birth to daughter on bed
WARRINGTON, ENGLAND: A woman gave birth unexpectedly in bed after mistaking labor pains for constipation. Before experiencing the "shock of her life," Emily Graham, 27, woke up on January 13 with stomach symptoms resembling period cramps.
The new mother, from Warrington, initially assumed the symptoms were merely constipation but they gradually increased, with her suddenly feeling the urge to "push." Ash Green, her fiance, instantly called for an ambulance, and paramedics got there just in time for Isabelle to be born on their bed.
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Fiance felt the baby kick weeks earlier
As per Manchester Evening News, the 27-year-old retail assistant claims she was unaware of her pregnancy and worked long hours before giving birth, consumed alcohol at her workplace's Christmas party, and even rode Florida's fastest roller coaster three times in Orlando last September, when she would have been about six months along. The two rode the 155-foot-tall Jurassic World VelociCoaster in Universal Studios three times, which launched them 70 mph in 2.4 seconds and is the fastest and tallest launch roller coaster in Florida.
When Green admitted that he had felt the baby kick weeks earlier but "didn't want to mention it" since he assumed she was just "twitching" in her sleep, his fiancee was even more shocked. Earlier, Graham was warned she might never be able to get pregnant after receiving a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a disorder that affects how the ovaries function. Moreover, Isabelle was delivered while still in the amniotic sac called en caul birth and less than one in 80,000 births result in such a birth. She felt no motions and didn't experience any significant pregnancy symptoms, such as a baby bump. She didn't get periods, but given her PCOS, this wasn't unusual.
'She's definitely a miracle'
Graham said, "She's definitely a miracle. I was told I may not be able to have children. We spoke about having them before and we were disappointed but thought if it happens great, but if not, we'll get on with it. But we're really happy now. We rang the paramedics and they came just in time to deliver her, she was delivered at home on the bed. If they'd arrived even two minutes later then my fiance would have been doing it. I had the shock of my life to be honest. Holding her for the first time was amazing, there was no other moment like it. It's a blur but at the same time I remember that part."
On January 13, at 9.50 am, Graham gave birth to Isabelle, a healthy 5-pound, 9-ounce baby girl. She was then brought to the hospital. Graham said that the medical professionals thought she was fully developed and that the reason Isabelle was so little and Graham had no pregnant bump was because of high blood pressure during her pregnancy. Graham added, "I didn't really have any symptoms to be honest. I was throwing up at the start but it would pass in a few days and I just thought I'd eaten something dodgy."
She continued, "I didn't have a bump or feel any movements. I didn't have periods throughout my pregnancy but I can go months without one so just didn't even think to question it. My fiance phoned our parents when we were in the ambulance. At first they were like 'oh congratulations, when's it due?'. And we said no, she's here now. Now we've had Isabelle, I want another one. So fingers crossed we can have more children."