Judy Brown, 47, went to Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts this Wednesday, complaining of severe abdominal pain. She thought she had a gallstone. Upon examination, doctors revealed to Brown that her gallstone was, in fact, a baby. Just one hour later, Brown gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
Brown told ABC News that, even though she experienced symptoms, she couldn’t believe she was pregnant.
“After being married for 22 years, it wasn’t really coming up being pregnant,” Brown told the station. “It was not really there in my mind.”
Gesci, a pediatrician at the hospital, said it’s extremely rare for women not to know they’re pregnant — but entirely plausible.
“People don’t know sometimes or they’re in denial about it and denial can be pretty strong,” Gesci said.
Brown’s baby, named Carolyn Rose, came out a healthy 8 pounds, 2 ounces.
There’s never any way to be fully prepared when you have a baby, but 24 hours isn’t a lot of time. Brown had to borrow a bassinet and a car seat just to leave the hospital.
This was her first child.
