Woman returns from holiday to find she’s seven months pregnant and gives birth week later
A British woman had no idea she was pregnant and believed she was possibly infertile until she unexpectedly gave birth to her miracle baby a week later.
There are no post-holiday blues for one woman, who returned from a trip to Spain and gave birth to a miracle baby a week later.
“POV: you come back from holiday to find out you are 7 months pregnant and have a baby in a week,” TikTok user Becca Ellis wrote on the now-viral video that’s been viewed more than a million times.
Ellis, from Manchester, UK, explained her situation in more detail in an Instagram video, saying she wasn’t sure she could conceive naturally as she had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2016.
She said she went through various treatments – such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy and eventually stem cell treatment – and the side effect was the possibility of her losing her fertility, the New York Post reports.
Want to stream your news? Flash lets you stream 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends October 31, 2022 >
“I had an ovary taken out and frozen to preserve my fertility then after the treatment I didn’t have periods and I was told I went though medical menopause, meaning I couldn’t have kids naturally,” she recalled in a video, adding her son Elijah is a “little miracle”.
Ellis admitted she thought she’d just gained weight while she was on holiday until she started experiencing weird symptoms and knew something was wrong.
“I started getting pre-eclampsia symptoms in Spain and that’s when I started to notice a significant change in my body,” Ellis said.
“So I put two and two together but I didn’t believe it until I got back to Manchester and took a test.”
Ellis was sent to the hospital where she underwent an emergency C-section, with little Elijah born at 28 weeks on July 1, 2022.
The new mum said Elijah was in the neonatal ward until recently but is doing well now.
“He’s done so amazing. I’m so proud of him,” the new mum gushed.
“He’s come a long way – we both have.”
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission
Neighbours star reveals baby bump ‘dream’
After years of heartbreak, former Neighbours star Olympia Valance has just announced some ‘dream’ news.
‘Six times more likely’: Major autism find
A world-first study by Aussie scientists has discovered a link between a common chemical, and autism symptoms.
Mum baffles with 17-month pregnancy
A woman has left social media users scratching their heads after sharing she’s been pregnant for 17 out of the past 18 months.