Is it possible to be pregnant with triplets but not know until a few hours before giving birth, being also the mother of two other children?
Incredible as it may be, this is what has happened to a woman from South Dakota (United States), who gave birth to three babies on August 10 in the 34th week of gestation, after a pregnancy that had gone completely unnoticed for the absence of symptoms.
Family more than large in the blink of an eye
Dannette Giltz and her husband Austin they were already parents of two children, but three more babies arrived overnight. Their history is so surprising and shocking that all their neighbors have turned to them, and are raising funds to help with the expenses of this great family.
In Babies and more, she gives birth to twins and says she didn't know she was pregnantIt all started on August 10, when the woman began to feel intense pain in her back and side that barely let her breathe. She went to the hospital convinced that her pains were due to kidney stones, since she had suffered them before.
But his surprise was capital when The emergency ultrasound that was performed revealed that it was not kidney stones, but of a twin pregnancy of 34 weeks gestation. And we say "twin" because initially the doctors only heard the hearts of two babies, and on the monitor they also didn't see the presence of a third party.
Since the first baby was in a podic position and Giltz's pain was due to labor contractions, it was decided to perform a C-section.
However, there was still the icing on the cake of this unexpected surprise, because after taking out two babies, a boy and a girl of almost two and a half kilos, the gynecologists noticed the presence of a third party; Another two kilos girl.
Giltz says in a funny way that after assuming the impact of the news of pregnancy at the time of delivery, her husband began to think names for his twins while they were having a caesarean section. But when they heard the doctor shout that a third baby was coming, the parents looked at each other and said: "Excuse me? No! Give it back. They told us we expected twins, not triplets!".
Although the eldest children of this marriage had long craved a new brother, Dannette never suspected her pregnancy. He claims that he never noticed any movement, and that he also did not experience nausea or discomfort. However, he is aware that his case may be unlikely for many people:
"Usually, you never think that triplets can be conceived naturally, let alone go beyond 34 weeks without knowing you're pregnant. No one believes it, and we really are still in shock. I arrived at the hospital. thinking that I would have to have kidney stones and I ended up with a C-section and three babies "- said the woman.
Although their arrival in the world was precipitous, unexpected and premature, the three newborns are healthy and remain hospitalized for their control. His mother has stated on his Facebook account that they are making good progress and hopes that they can soon be discharged.
Is it possible to be pregnant without knowing it?
When you have had children and you find out that a woman has discovered that she was going to be a mother just before giving birth, it sounds really implausible. And it seems impossible not to notice the symptoms of pregnancy or feel the baby, in addition to not noticing of the growth of the gut!
But it is a real possibility that, according to studies, occurs in one of every 2,500 gestations. Although most women know that they are waiting for a baby between weeks five and twelve of gestation, it is possible not to discover that they will be mothers until they give birth.
It is what is known as cryptic pregnancy, and it occurs when the usual diagnostic methods fail and / or the symptoms are not perceived as pregnancy progresses.
In Babies and more Cryptic pregnancy: when you discover that you will be a mother at the time of deliveryIt can occur, for example, in people who are overweight or have a previous placenta who do not notice the baby's movements, or when bleeding occurs in the first trimester that is confused with menstruation.
In other cases, the cryptic pregnancy is due to the denial of the woman, who does not wish to become aware of her condition and remains ignorant of it throughout pregnancy. This phenomenon can occur in teenage pregnancies, or when the personal or work situation of the adult woman would be complicated by the arrival of a pregnancy.
Cryptic pregnancy can involve a series of risks for mother and baby, especially in cases like this where it is also a multiple pregnancy. Among the possible problems is the absence of gynecological controls and, therefore, the non-detection of possible chromosomal abnormalities or fetal malformations, gestational diabetes or other serious diseases typical of pregnancy, and neural tube defects due to the non-supplementation of folic acid.
