Tourist With ‘Stomach Bug’ Learns She’s Actually in Labor

21-year-old British student Hattie Sheppard had no idea she was pregnant until she unexpectedly gave birth while on vacation in Australia's Gold Coast. The size-six university student had spent the previous months partying, drinking, jumping off boats, and even riding a 100mph slingshot theme park ride with her boyfriend Bailey…all the activities a doctor would warn you not to do if you’re expecting. 

On January 13, she developed stomach pains she assumed were a stomach bug and took some paracetamol. When the pain moved to the right side and became agonizing, she suspected appendicitis. But an ultrasound at Gold Coast University Hospital revealed she was actually in labor. She gave birth to a daughter, Isla-Grace, on January 14, weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. Doctors later explained that her placenta was positioned at the front of her stomach, which prevented her from feeling any of the baby's movements throughout the pregnancy. 

Source: NY Post


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