About six weeks after delivering her little girl, a mother experienced feelings of anxiety and exhaustion. She began feeling fuller and, quite strangely, her belly started to swell.
Following this, she underwent an ultrasound, and the surprising discovery left her stunned.
Some mothers report feeling very similar to how they felt before becoming pregnant a few weeks after a physically taxing childbirth. For an Australian mother, however, it was the exact opposite.
Eliza Curby and her boyfriend Ben were thrilled to welcome their daughter Charlie in January 2016. The couple was excited about starting a family, but six weeks later, when Eliza’s belly inexplicably began to swell, they found themselves in a difficult situation.
After three months of dating, the Northern Beaches resident and her partner Ben discovered they were expecting their first child. Ben, like Eliza, always found the idea of having children fascinating.
Therefore, he was delighted when Eliza broke the news to him.
Their doctor, utterly shocked, advised an ultrasound. More concerning information was now revealed.
While many new mothers find the first few weeks after childbirth to be a period of rejuvenation, Eliza did not quite experience that.
The initial weeks after childbirth were particularly challenging as she was constantly exhausted and felt larger than usual.
However, Ben brushed it off as a joke. Eliza had just given birth to their first child, so it would be absurd to assume she was pregnant again six weeks later.
But the mother remained unfazed. She only sought the truth because she was bewildered, exhausted, and perplexed.
Eliza took a pregnancy test out of curiosity, but the results were negative. However, something didn’t add up, so she confirmed with some additional tests.
But after two weeks and four tests, the surprising conclusion was drawn: Eliza was indeed pregnant!
The couple was taken aback by what they discovered. They rushed to the doctor to confirm the news. Their doctor, utterly shocked, advised an ultrasound. More worrying information was revealed.
