A variety of issues may maintain a girl from noticing the modifications of their physique:
Fear or stress. The considered changing into a mom is so tense for some ladies that they go into deep denial — so deep that they don’t know they’re pregnant. “Denial is a very powerful defense mechanism, making it possible to talk yourself out of every symptom you may have. The movement in your abdomen is ‘just gas,’ for instance,” Cackovic says.
For instance, an adolescent might deny or ignore a being pregnant as a result of they don’t need their mother and father to know they’ve had intercourse. A married lady might do the identical as a result of they obtained pregnant by somebody aside from their accomplice. Some ladies might have a denied being pregnant due to a psychological well being downside, like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
No signs. For some ladies, the bodily tip-offs of being pregnant, like weight gain, morning sickness, heartburn, or fatigue, don’t occur. Or they’re so gentle {that a} lady simply doesn’t discover them. Depending on their physique sort, “it’s reasonable for a woman to make it to 30 weeks without looking pregnant,” Cackovic says.
Weight modifications. If a girl is overweight or their measurement usually goes up and down, they may not discover the additional child weight. If they’re obese, Cackovic says, they might not “have the physical feelings of being pregnant” that non-obese ladies really feel.
Period issues. A girl can have irregular periods due to stress, some medications (like birth control pills or medication for epilepsy), weight problems, or well being issues like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), uncontrolled diabetes, or an eating disorder. So when their interval is a no-show, their first thought might not be being pregnant.
They can’t really feel the infant transfer. Usually a mom-to-be will begin to really feel their child kicking or rolling between 18 to twenty weeks of being pregnant. But if the placenta occurs to be within the entrance of their uterus, they might not really feel these actions, Cackovic says.
Research suggests a well-adjusted lady can have a denied being pregnant and nonetheless go on to be mom, particularly in the event that they’re capable of come to grips with the truth that they’re going to have a child, Cackovic says. For instance, some ladies perceive and settle for it after they see an ultrasound picture of their baby. But medical doctors often advocate a psychological well being analysis to determine what precipitated them to disclaim their being pregnant. It’s additionally an essential step to forestall child abuse and neglect, that are extra widespread after denied pregnancies than regular ones.
