Oh the irony! Woman from SURPRISE, Arizona, says she didn't know she was pregnant until she was in labor READ MORE: College student with 'appendicitis' did not know she was pregnant By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:51 BST, 5 June 2024 | Updated: 18:57 BST, 5 June 2024 e-mail View comments A woman from Surprise, Arizona , got the shock of a lifetime when what she believed to be appendicitis turned out to be labor pains. Taylor Dobbins, 24, gave birth to a healthy son she named Noble last month after more than 38 weeks without any signs, such as morning sickness, cravings, or kicking.
Ms Dobbins had a miscarriage years ago, and since then, her menstrual cycle has been irregular. While a missed period is typically the first sign of pregnancy, she thought nothing of it. The unexpected pregnancy to the point of birth is known as a ‘cryptic pregnancy,’ and it affects as many as one in 2,500 women.
Cryptic pregnancies up to about five months are far more common, affecting one in 400 women. While she was unprepared for Noble’s birth, saying she went from ‘single with a cat to single with a cat and a baby,’ Ms Dobbins said they are both doing well despite not having received any prenatal care throughout the pregnancy. Taylor Dobbins, 24, did not know she was pregnant until hours before giving birth to her son Roughly five hours after arriving at the hospital with what she thought was appendicitis, Ms Dobbins welcomed healthy Noble Al.
