A startled teenager recently shared her astonishing experience of being completely unaware of her pregnancy until she made a surprising discovery: her baby's foot protruding from her body.
Faye White, 19, from Braintree, Essex, ave birth to her first daughter in May of this year. However, she mistakenly believed that her water breaking was due to a urinary infection.
Despite already being a mother of three, Faye showed no signs of a baby bump and continued to have regular periods in the months leading up to the birth. As a result, she remained unaware of her pregnancy until her baby girl, Luna-Grace Behrens, was delivered at 37 weeks.
Faye took six pregnancy tests in the six months leading up to Luna's birth, and each test yielded a negative result.
Photographs and videos documenting Faye's pregnancy journey reveal that she appeared to be only six months pregnant, with a flat stomach and no obvious signs of entering the final trimester.
After that, Faye White continued to drink, smoke, and even engage in activities like jumping on a bouncy castle due to her unaware that she had a baby growing inside.
However, her world turned upside down one day when she awoke to a sudden and substantial rush of water.
'I was in shock - all I was doing was screaming. I was so confused. I went to the toilet because I felt this really bad pressure and there was something coming out.
'Around 20 minutes later, the contractions started and obviously having two previous births I knew what contractions were. I called my mum-in-law and said, "I need to go to the hospital, I'm in pain".
"My waters went around 8.20. Around 20 minutes later, the contractions started and obviously having two previous births I knew what contractions were.
She waddled back into my bedroom, and it turned out it was her foot. She ended up calling an ambulance. Her mother-in-law, upon seeing a foot hanging out, confirmed that she was in full-blown labor.
'From the moment of my waters breaking to having her was two hours, it was so quick.'
Luna was delivered at 37 weeks of pregnancy. Unfortunately, after her birth, she faced complications and had to be immediately admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Broomfield Hospital.
Faye also has a first child, Brody-Chase. Sadly, she experienced the heartbreaking loss of her second child, Kenzo-Rayne, during the 18-week pregnancy mark.
"Luna was a little rainbow and cryptic pregnancy, breech delivery as well, she defied the odds," Faye said.
"What's she's gone through, she's doing brilliantly. Now I can't imagine life without her. I like my life hectic, and she definitely keeps it hectic!"
