#15: Late Pregnancy Discovery
I was 30 weeks along before I found out I was pregnant. Had a positive test, which was confirmed at a doctor’s appointment a couple days later, along with a gender reveal. I had zero symptoms until I got out of the shower one day and was leaking colostrum as I dried myself. My first thought was that my hormones were off or I had some kind of cancer because that’s not a normal thing to happen. I knew pregnancy could be a cause, but I also knew that didn’t happen in the first trimester. I’m not a large woman at 5’1″ 120lbs, but it turns out the angle of your uterus and the placement of the placenta can play a huge factor in how much you show a bump.
I’ve always, for my entire adult life had a [messed] up menstrual cycle. It’s normal for me to randomly miss a month, or spot instead of really bleed. I was on the birth control pill, and took it at the same time every day. I have some GI issues, and the baby kicking felt exactly like the same flurries in my abdomen I’ve always had. A few extra tests were ran, and she was born healthy 8 weeks later, and will be 12 in ten days.
