"Cryptic Pregnancy" (Wannabe phantom pregnancies) November 04, 2018 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 12,425 |
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A cryptic pregnancy is a pregnancy where there is no detectable hCG in the mother’s system due to a hormonal imbalance, resulting in an extremely long gestation period, that is typically 3 to 5 years. Both urine and blood pregnancy tests will be negative during a cryptic pregnancy. If the mother has a uterine abnormality, her ultrasounds will also be negative.
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Cryptic pregnancy does not have a normal 40 week gestation period. Cryptic pregnancies take between 22 months and 9 years, with most cryptic babies being born between 3 and 5 years. The slow growth of a cryptic fetus is caused by the pregnancy hormones being at "incorrect/insufficient" levels.
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If you continue to insist that you are pregnant to the same doctor or hospital, eventually they will recommend that you see a mental health counselor. Women have been given “interventions” by their Obstetricians and a Psychiatrists. We even speak with some women who have been held against their will in a psychiatric hospital for a "phantom pregnancy".
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The overwhelming majority of ultrasounds during a cryptic pregnancy are negative, "No baby found", "Uterus is normal and empty." There are very simple reasons why this occurs, when the mother is in fact pregnant. A negative ultrasound during a cryptic pregnancy DOES NOT mean the woman is not pregnant.
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Labor in cryptic pregnancy is not normal. It does not become active and it will not pass through the typical stages of labor that occur in a normal pregnancy. During a cryptic pregnancy the mother will experiencing "prodromal labor" off and on for an extended period of time. She will typically deliver suddenly with little notice after she has been experiencing the prodromal labor off and on for years.
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Because the hormone levels are completely different during a Cryptic Pregnancy you will most definitely carry your baby way longer than 9 months. I carried my first for 17 months. The first 12 and a half as a Cryptic Pregnancy, until my cycles completely stopped an the pregnancy turned normal. Only then was everything positive, including the ultrasound. People want to know how this is possible. My first answer would be "All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me"! Secondly because the hormones are so low it takes the babies longer to develope. However they do develope "Normally"! These pregnancies has been known to go up to a few years. I am now 18 months in my second Cryptic Pregnancy.
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I am going through with the doctors almost exactly what you are. I feel based on aa sx of pregnancy and movement that I have twins, and they are cryptic. Negative preg tests, urine and blood. I have had 3 ultrasounds that were negative, but they were not obstetric. Also I could not get any independent us picture place that u pay cash for to give me an us without a positive pregnancy test. I also named my babies long ago. I am now 12 mos. But I had a lot of Brax hicks contractions until about 37 weeks, but none for 2 mos now. Lots of baby movement, and I gained 30 lbs. Mostly in my abd. I have seen 7 drs. So frustrated. I am 12 mos . I dont know how you have gone 30 mos. I want an MRI, and I want to be induced if they are over 2 lbs. I feel they are growth restricted.
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"I have a question. I am 169 weeks pregnant and the timing doesn't add up. When I conceived, my husband and I only did oral. Is it possible that I got pregnant because I swallowed?"
"It could've absorbed through your stomach. Do you think you'll have the baby anytime soon? I had mine at 81 weeks and I was exhausted."
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Cambion
So let me get this straight. If a woman has a hormonal imbalance, it can mask pregnancy symptoms and even hide a fetus from doctors and tests for weeks, months, or years. Women with hormone imbalances often struggle to even get pregnant, but apparently under these conditions, women can totally not know they're pregnant, continue having periods, have a fetus grow at an abnormally slow rate due to low pregnancy hormones, yet result in the birth of totally normal, healthy infants. Whut. Sounds like some kinda Lifetime movie bullshit.
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Cambion
What I don't get is that site specifies a difference between phantom pregnancies and cryptic pregnancies, with the major (if not only) difference being that phantom pregnancies occur when a woman thinks she's pregnant when she really isn't, while a cryptic pregnancy is when a woman is actually allegedly pregnant for years and years and nobody can find any proof of it. I don't personally see any major fundamental difference between the two and it sounds like a lot of hair-splitting trying to differentiate between the two.
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