U.S. sailor gives birth on aircraft carrier after experiencing mysterious stomach pains

[sarisataka]

U.S. sailor gives birth on aircraft carrier after experiencing mysterious stomach pains

A third class petty officer on the Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier checked into the ship's medical clinic with stomach pains Saturday only to learn she was pregnant — and nine hours later, she delivered a healthy baby girl, Navy Times reports. "Both the mother and the baby are healthy and are doing well," said 5th Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Bill Urban.

Had the mother known she was pregnant, she would have left operational command at 20 weeks — and would never have been deployed to the Persian Gulf, where the Eisenhower was stationed. As such, the aircraft carrier wasn't exactly stocked for an infant: Baby formula, diapers, and an incubator were all flown out to the ship once it became clear the officer was pregnant. Luckily, the family practitioner on the carrier was certified in childbirth and a number of other personnel in the medical department also knew how to deliver and care for a baby. After a few hours, the mother and her newborn were airlifted to Bahrain.

"While it would have been preferred to send her to her homeport earlier, per policy, we are now focused on caring for the health and welfare of our sailor and the newest member of our Navy family," Urban said.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/648329/sailor-gives-birth-aircraft-carrier-after-experiencing-mysterious-stomach-pains

So the uniform wasn't shrinking after all...

[MFM008]

1. Oops

......

[3catwoman3]

2. Having been pregnant twice, it is very difficult...

...for me to understand how you could get to term and have no clue what was transpiring without being in deep, deep, deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep denial.

And, by the fitness standards required by the military, it wouldn't be particularly likely that one could be obese enough to hide it.

[MissB]

3. Maybe

My coworker is nearly 8 months pregnant and doesn't look even a bit pregnant. Her pants are a bit tight but otherwise she looks quite normal.

She's army, and since they know she's pregnant she wears the maternity uniform. Other than a button extender on her pants she really doesn't need it.

I suppose one could dismiss kicking as indigestion or gas. But not for a full 9 months. At some point you'd think one would question all those weird feelings. I've heard that some women still have spotting during pregnancy so maybe that happened here.

[3catwoman3]

4. Our sons, now 26 and 23, turned out to be serious soccer players.

They were so active in utero that I think they were practicing penalty kicks in there. It sure felt like it.