Waitress Gives Birth To Surprise Baby!

The 24-year-old gave birth to the surprise baby by herself in the bath at home and didn’t even know she was pregnant until she saw the head!

UK mum Charlotte Dubard got the shock of her life after giving birth alone in the bath to a surprise baby. The 24-year-old had no idea that she was pregnant until she saw the baby’s head despite gaining over 5kg and developing unusual cravings in the months prior.

A Big Surprise

Charlotte was at home when she felt sudden pains in her stomach, deciding to investigate what was happening using her iPhone camera, and was shocked to see her baby’s head. Charlotte went through the labour at home in the bath, without any pain relief or assistance, and cut the umbilical cord herself with nail scissors before ringing her boyfriend Miguel to ask him to come home urgently. “When Miguel came home he screamed ‘O my God you found a baby in the street!'” she said. “I started bawling and said ‘this is ours’, he was in shock. Neither of us could believe it was ours. It was the most mysterious thing.”

Charlotte said that, upon reflection, she had definitely experienced some pregnancy symptoms. “In hindsight, I was craving a lot of sugar and did also have a problem with my leg which meant I had to be off work for a week,” she told The Daily Mail. “The doctor says it was probably the pressure from the baby.” If that’s not the biggest surprise you could possibly get in the bath, we don’t know what is!

All’s Well That Ends Well

Charlotte admits that she was surprised to have such a healthy baby as she continued to smoke, drink, work and take the contraceptive pill throughout her pregnancy. “I call him my miracle baby because he is so healthy after all I put him through,” she said. “Also, so many things could have gone wrong with me giving birth alone, but it all went remarkably smoothly.”

This story definitely serves as a reminder to always expect the unexpected! We’re just glad that Charlotte, Miguel and bub are all doing well and this story has a happy ending…

Was your pregnancy a complete shock? Share your story in the comments!

46 Comments

- - mom119776 said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    8:54 pm
I dont understand how some people dont even know that they are pregnant.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 29 May 2019
    5:44 am
My husbands cousin had a baby and didn’t know she was pregnant. She looked no different. Was rushed to hospital because she was in sever pain! Even the birth was quick so she had no time to get used to the fact that she was having a baby.

- - Jujubear79 said
  - 27 May 2019
    6:09 pm
Oh hell really. I.put on 12kgs and looked like a telly tubby……

- - tessie said
  - 26 May 2019
    1:38 pm
It would certainly have been a big shock. Just glad nothing went wrong and baby was fine. My only query is why she rang her boyfriend and not an ambulance first.

- - mom146810 said
  - 25 May 2019
    12:08 am
I always struggle to believe such un expected baby stories, how they cant feel the baby movement during their 2nd and 3rd trimester, what about water breaking, as well as leg cramps and many other definite pregnancy symptoms??? Dont know how this happen but never happened with me.

- - mom81879 said
  - 21 May 2019
    9:35 pm
I read so many if these stories and yet I still struggle to comprehend how it can happen. What a shock to your life

- - happymum2018 said
  - 21 May 2019
    1:00 pm
I wasnt surprised once I knew and was a quick birth though still how do you not know that’s a surprise

- - mom367585 said
  - 05 May 2019
    7:46 pm
Wow! Still comprehend how she didn’t know she was pregnant! Thank goodness her & the baby is Ok!

- - serotonin said
  - 01 May 2019
    10:30 am
Incredible, and so wonderful the baby is healthy and nothing went wrong with the labour. I’m always amazed at stories like this. No way I could’ve not wondered if I was pregnant, especially in the later months. Everyone certainly is different.

- - Mum2archer said
  - 30 Apr 2019
    11:08 pm
I loved being pregnant (despite a few scares) Feeling bubs move, bonding with them, feeling in love with my bump… I would be so sad if I didnt have those memories to look back on!

- - P&M'smum said
  - 29 Apr 2019
    9:53 pm
Wow! Glad it ended well for the baby & family. Hope they get used to looking after a baby quickly though.

- - roseuponatime said
  - 29 Apr 2019
    8:21 pm
Wouldn’t this be the perfect pregnancy though!

- - MrsA said
  - 29 Apr 2019
    8:54 am
I always find these stories so strange. I knew i was pregnant before I even missed my period.

- - Kim said
  - 27 Apr 2019
    10:07 pm
Wow, amazing and I can’t imagine the surprise.

- - teegsmrstee said
  - 27 Apr 2019
    8:28 pm
Hmmm I don’t get this, I was so pregnant with all 3 of mine.. no chance of not knowing 🙂

- - LuckyMum said
  - 27 Apr 2019
    3:52 pm
Omg! That’s unbelievable! All’s well that ends well though

- - mom101628 said
  - 24 Apr 2019
    4:49 pm
Great that the surprise had a very happy ending. Have heard of not knowing till well down the pregnancy but right up to the end before.

- - mom140193 said
  - 23 Apr 2019
    2:22 pm
I’ve read so many stories of women having babies and not knowing they were pregnant – I still can’t get my head around how they wouldn’t know!
Glad bub is healthy tho.

- - country chick said
  - 23 Apr 2019
    7:48 am
Yikes! Glad it had a happy ending. What a surprise

- - Fiona M said
  - 22 Apr 2019
    9:29 pm
It’s amazing that you wouldn’t know you’re pregnant. I’m glad mum and baby are well though.