Cryptic Pregnancy: Nigerian Lady Gives Birth after Complaining of Stomach Pain, Video Creates Buzz

• A Nigerian lady who had carried a pregnancy for several months without knowing narrated her experience
• Making a video about it on TikTok, she said that she only went to the hospital when she had stomach ache
• A medical doctor, Waka Waka doctor, who spoke with Legit.ng mentioned some of the causes of a cryptic pregnancy

A Nigerian lady has made a video about the rare pregnancy she had for months without knowing.

Sharing the story of her cryptic pregnancy online, the lady said she went to the hospital because she thought she was having period cramps.

Cryptic pregnancy surprised lady

She was surprised when she birthed a child. The lady blamed cryptic pregnancy for the unawareness.

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Many people celebrated the lady's newborn as people discussed cryptic pregnancy in her comment section.

What medical publications said about cryptic pregnancies

According to Cleveland Clinic, a cryptic pregnancy is:

"...when you don’t know you’re pregnant. It can happen to people who have irregular periods, don’t know the common signs of pregnancy or get a negative result on a pregnancy test."

Medical News Today buttressed what Cleveland said and added:

"In cryptic pregnancy, a person does not realize they are pregnant until a late trimester or even until they are in labor.

"Being unaware of pregnancy may mean a person does not receive adequate care or make healthful lifestyle adjustments. Both of these factors can lead to complications in fetal development."

Speaking to Legit.ng about cryptic pregnancies, a popular medical doctor on X, Waka Waka Doctor, said birth control is one of their causes. In his words:

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"Cryptic simply means mysterious or confusing hence cryptic pregnancy is when you are pregnant and can’t explain how or don’t even know that you are pregnant - it’s like when planes go in stealth mode in those sci-fi movies. Causes are usually hormonal related - birth control, Polyscystic ovarian syndrome etc."

He spoke further on it:

"As per bump in cryptic pregnancy, fetus might also be growing at a slower pace than usual and could also take a position that makes it difficult to also know."

Watch her video below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

therealqueen_debbie said:

"Cryptic pregnancy pls visit my frnds."

She’sAsia said:

"@Princess Ella cryptic pregnancy may be real but they can’t tell me they didn’t know anything before. Especially this one."

Oyin_ said:

"This wan na for una wey get sers relationship mk cryptic abi crypto no try me o cus who i wan say get belle."

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Na_mah_riih said:

"Your baby smiling like 'ohh see didn’t see me coming'."

Doramonnie said:

"What if you have more that one man?"

ya'all meet gifted said:

"How u won take know the papa now ehh fine girl?"

kanyinsola said:

"The baby still get mind dey smile. Feeling on top of the world."

Darkiedora said:

"Just imagine if u were nt faithful to ur man how person go take explain dis one hmmmm, new fear unlock."

PRINCESS NELLY wondered:

"You no see your period Abi wetin."

She replied:

"I see my period o even on my period when i gave birth."

Woman gave birth with rare pregnancies

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young Nigerian mother made a video about her kids who are five months and two weeks old, respectively.

Many people who watched her clip were amazed that a two-week and five-month-old son could be from the same mother.

Source: Legit.ng