Size six mum gives birth to surprise baby despite being on the Pill
Single mother-of-three gives birth to a surprise baby after complaining of stomach pains – despite being on the Pill and a size 6 with NO bump
- Sal Guest, 24, of Dudley, West Midlands, woke up with bad pains in January 2018
- Had no idea she was in labour with son, now two, and gave birth 45 minutes later
- Claimed she had a flat stomach, had been drinking alcohol and still had periods
- Doctor told Sal there was a chance the baby had been positioned in her back
- Shared photos of newborn on Facebook and friends couldn’t believe he was hers
A single mother-of-three who was a slinky size 6 gave birth to a surprise baby after complaining of stomach pains.
Sal Guest, 24, of Dudley, West Midlands, had no idea she was pregnant as she had no bump, was on the Pill and still had periods.
One morning in January 2018 she woke up with excruciating abdominal pains and an urge to go to the toilet.
Unbeknownst to her, she was in labour. Sal gave birth 45 minutes later in her bedroom to baby Denny, now two.
Sal Guest, 24, of Dudley, West Midlands, pictured left, had no idea she was pregnant with son Denny, now two, as she had no bump, was on the Pill and still had periods (pictured together right)
Shocked Sal, who is also mum to Kristie, six and Bobbie, five, says: ‘I’d been on the Pill, had a flat stomach, been drinking alcohol and had periods throughout.
‘I just couldn’t believe I’d carried a baby for nine months without knowing. Thank goodness he was healthy.’
Sal told how in early 2017, when she was 22, she reconnected with an old school friend. The pair started dating but parted ways a few months later.
Then, in June, Sal sadly lost her mum, Johanne, 51.
She says: ‘I was devastated when my mum died and I coped with the grief by going out with my friends drinking.
Sal told how in early 2017, when she was 22, she reconnected with an old school friend. The pair started dating but parted ways a few months later. Denny arrived unexpectedly in January 2018
Sal, pictured left at five months pregnant and right the month before she gave birth, said she had no idea she was expecting and had gone out drinking
‘I used alcohol to numb the pain of losing her. I was very depressed at this point.’
On New Year’s Eve 2017, Sal went on a night out to the pub with her dad, Paul, 55, where they celebrated with drinks and dancing.
Weeks passed and on January 26, 2018, Sal woke up in agony.
She says: ‘I woke up with awful back and stomach pain. I had the strongest urge to go to the toilet but couldn’t go. I fed the kids breakfast as normal and then got back into bed.’
The pain didn’t subside and Sal called a friend for advice.
After giving birth to Denny in her bedroom, Sal said she fell in love with her son (pictured) instantly
‘My friend came over and I told her I felt like I’d been run over by a train. The pain was horrendous,’ she recalls.
‘She said I should call 999, but I didn’t think it was that serious. I took some co-codamol and hoped it would subside.’
But the pain continued and soon, Sal was on her bed writhing in pain.
Her friend phoned for an ambulance and spoke to the operator, explaining her symptoms.
Sal adds: ‘She then turned to me and said, “They think you’re in labour”. I burst out laughing and said there was no way – I was on the Pill and had just come off my period.
One morning in January 2018 Sal woke up with excruciating abdominal pains and an urge to go to the toilet – and it turned out she was in labour with Denny (pictured as a baby)
‘She insisted she check down below anyway, so I told her to go ahead. Minutes later, she looked like she’d seen a ghost.
‘She told me, “There’s a baby’s head – you’re crowning!” I felt numb with shock.’
But there was no time for the news to sink in because, minutes later, a baby boy weighing 7lbs 14oz was born.
‘When my friend placed him into my arms, I fell in love instantly,’ Sal recalls.
While she waited for an ambulance, Sal rang her dad who was equally gobsmacked.
Paramedics turned up soon after and whisked her and her baby to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, where they were checked over and Sal’s son was given a clean bill of health.
Sal is also mum to Kristie, six and Bobbie, five, and said her little girls were thrilled to have a baby brother
‘As I lay on the ward, I was stunned and started to cry,’ she says. ‘I couldn’t believe he’d been hiding in my belly for nine months.
‘I decided to name him Denny, after my grandad who was called Dennis. I couldn’t get my head round how I’d had a baby, but no symptoms.
‘The doctor told me there was a chance the baby had been positioned in my back, meaning no bump had been visible.
‘Then it hit me. I’d been drinking and felt really guilty, but thankfully he was completely fine.
‘That night we went home and I introduced Denny to the girls. They couldn’t believe they had a baby brother. He was the biggest surprise to all of us.’
Denny was born perfectly healthy and is now thriving – but Sal said her family is complete and she won’t be having any more children
The next day Sal uploaded a picture of baby Denny to her Facebook profile.
She says: ‘My friends were commenting asking whose baby it was. They were as shocked as I was when I said he was mine!’
Now Denny is two and thriving.
‘It was scary having a baby with no warning,’ Sal adds. ‘Luckily I’m still a size 6 and didn’t need to lose any baby weight.
‘I wouldn’t change Denny for the world, and I feel so lucky. My baby boy has been the biggest shock I’ve ever had, but the best one too. But my family’s now complete and I’m not having anymore children!’
How common are cryptic pregnancies?
One in 450 pregnant women in the UK don’t know they are going to have a baby until week 20 of their pregnancy (half-way through), and one in 2,500 women are oblivious to the fact until they go into labour.
It’s a phenomenon known as cryptic pregnancy – also referred to as ‘pregnancy denial’.
Cryptic pregnancies typically affect either young women, who have never experienced a pregnancy, or women who believe they’ve gone through the menopause and who choose not to use contraception.
Women with erratic menstrual cycles are also more likely to miss signs they are expecting. This is especially true among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), where small cysts grow on the ovaries; the hormone imbalance often leads to irregular or non-existent periods.
Yet there are some women who will continue to have monthly bleeds throughout their pregnancy. In this case, a scan at the local GP may be the only method of confirmation.
Women may simply not expect to find they are pregnant if they are taking the Pill – but then those taking it religiously can still become pregnant.
Eight in 100 women can get pregnant while on the Pill – usually not because of problems with the Pill, but with the taker, either because they’ve missed the Pill, thrown up or had diarrhoea.
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