in a “normal” pregnancy, the parent’s body changes with their baby growing inside them. so how come during a cryptic pregnancy does the baby not seem to take up the same space?
i know that during a non-cryptic pregnancy, the baby shifts organs around slightly. does this happen more with a cryptic one which would likely “hide” it a bit more?
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People are known to gain weight over a few months without being pregnant.
There are multiple factors. Firstly, there is denial. The Human mind is really great at ignoring obvious reality.
Secondly, not all body change the same. Some women just don’t get a big baby belly or the belly is just hidden under the already obese body.
Thirdly there are also other indicators of a pregnancy like morning sickness or missing period, that could also be caused by other factors and the hiddenly pregnant woman would do so.
The baby can also hide behind the rib cage. I have extra ribs and a flared ribbon cage that could hide a pregnancy pretty well if I was just a bit over weight.
I’ve taken care of a few women who found out they were pregnant the day they delivered. Mostly it’s related to age (young) and starting off at a higher weight, but there’s also a factor where a baby that’s not developing totally normally might be small and not move around that much. Combine that with a thyroid disorder or some other plausible reason to not get your period for months, and you might not think of pregnancy.
Go look up Mama Doctor Jones on YouTube. She’s done a really good analysis of cryptic pregnancies shown on I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant.