ObGyn Reacts: Baby Outside Womb!? | Strange Pregnancies by Real Families

[@candykittycat2007]

maybe the real easter egg is the knowledge we gained along the way

[@dianew800]

Apple polisher! 😁

[@brendasanderson7538]

That's fantastic way of thinking

[@kathylangston2011]

Love your comment

[@minnesotarebel]

Is this a literal Easter egg we are talking about or something that would fit in one? I'm so confused what all the elephant and rhino thing is about!

[@minnesotarebel]

It kind of blurred out the whole time but it's shape makes me think of an ant eater ??

[@PopLife-hb3ks]

I can’t believe people actually suggested moving the fetus to the woman. A placenta is not a refrigerator magnet, you can’t just lift it up and stick it to a different place.🤦🏾‍♀️

[@abbyhemp509]

Most ppl don't really understand what a placenta really is like. Most ppl think of it as a bubble full of baby food that just let's go of where it attached harmlessly and then you just cut the cord on your baby balloon and all's well. Not so. They should explain it better, like by telling ppl its more like a leech whos mouth gets bigger and leaves a hole behind when it detatches instead of a bloody balloon floating harmlessly out of the uterus after baby. Most mothers dont even understand the reason they "massage" your belly post delivery is to make sure that your usterus is contracting SO you dont bleed to death from the place the placenta was implanted. And I use the term massage loosely , it's not a massage anyone I know would ever ask for or enjoy especially someone who's just went thru contractions , labor and delivery. Its more of a whole hand pinch using both hands. Not the rub down any new mom would like.

[@aokimika9249]

Ye I actually thought there was like.. a transparent bubble around the placenta like uh.. idk how to describe it.. like a bubble in a bubble and that the transparent bubble was attached to the wall and could come of and it bleeds a little... so ye I learned something-...

[@louisacapell]

Actually there is so e success doing this in the first weeks of pregnancy.

[@vxCOCOxv]

That is the best analogy, ever.

[@KarmaCifer]

Moving it to the uterus is the first thing I thought xD Glad I saw this comment first

[@amberpeterson7104]

My mom had an ectopic pregnancy. She went to the er with sharp pains, they did an ultrasound and said they didn't see anything in her uterus. Dr thought she had miscarried and sent her home. A couple days later another Dr (not the one who'd seen her at the er) called said he was looking over her ultrasound from the hospital visit and wanted to come in and get checked out. Her hormone levels had skyrocketed so he knew she hadn't miscarried. He sent her to the hospital right away to get prepped for surgery - her fallopian tube burst right about the time she got to the hospital. Sadly she lost the baby, but her life was saved by that random Dr who knew something wasn't quite right.

[@feliciabuchanan9803]

@Heidi Evans I had an ectopic pregnancy, after a tubal ligation. It was only at 4 weeks though, happy I am here with two other kids prior.

[@CrystalRichardson6684]

I have also had an ectopic pregnancy. Unfortunately these are not viable pregnancies from the start. I now have a son & pregnant again now with my daughter for the person who asked if you can have kids after 😄

[@missink1728]

@HEIDI EVANS a uterus has two fallopian tubes so it's possible to have kids from the other one.

[@dianaking1106]

The same thing happened to me, only the Dr claimed I'd just pulled a muscle. My fallopian tube had burst at home....that pain was like nothing I had ever felt in my life. When my blood pressure dropped suddenly and I lost consciousness they realized I was bleeding internally and minutes from dying. I had told them I was having a hard time breathing but they didn't listen. My lungs were being compressed from all the blood pooling inside of me. I wouldn't wish this experience on my worst enemy.

[@missink1728]

@@dianaking1106 that's scary. I'm glad you're okay.

[@pygmywombat]

Also, ALSO why was she allowed to continue the pregnancy unmonitored AT HOME where she was 50 MILES FROM THE HOSPITAL.

[@annikadalley7397]

That really scared me tbh - I don't know if that was legitimately the closest hospital to her or if it was just the closest one actually equipped to manage her case but when your pregnancy is so high-risk 50 miles is a pretty large distance.

[@TheBabygirl5872]

I was wondering the same thing. I’ve had friend be put on bed rest in the hospital because the placenta was over the cervix. Seems it being attached to a bowl would be even more high risk.

[@lynnmathews1527]

Probably too expensive for National healthcare

[@TheBabygirl5872]

Lynn Mathews big doubt. The cost of staying in the hospital is pocket changed compared to the US. Single payer would have covered it if a doctor said she needed it. The doctor chose not to admit her.

[@hawklight21]

I have to agree, but then, I also have to wonder that if she said, "No, if these are going to be my last two weeks, I want my two kids to remember me being at home with them." After all, she was warned that she had an extremely high possibility of death.

[@gsdtravels6457]

True story: My mother went to her post-natal check after my baby sister was born and struck up a conversation with a woman in the waiting room who told her she had a "true miracle baby". She had had a partial hysterectomy and ended up getting pregnant. Never suspecting she could be pregnant, the placenta attached to the abdominal lining and she delivered a healthy girl by C-section. My mother confirmed the story when she went in to see the doctor. Fast forward to my second full-term pregnancy and I went into pre-term labor at 61/2 months. I was hospitalized for 4 days while they worked to stop the labor, which they did! Anyway, my roommate was in after delivering her son and through conversation I found out she was that miracle baby! She'd stayed with her mother's ob/gyn and so had I! How bizarre is that!? That was over 40 years ago and I still remember her name, Barb M.!

[@favorlightnsppdian349]

Thank you so much,iam 26yrs with no Uterus but believing God for a miracle baby boy

[@jfinney225]

That is such a cool story!!!!!!!

[@jesusinourgenocide]

Amazing story!

[@RaynaGrimm]

Might be possible God wants you to adopt. So many unwanted children need loving parents that do want them. Who better than those that can not have their own. The real miracle is the kids you could be helping. You could be the miracle for an orphan

[@katyalupochev9589]

I am absolutely dumbfounded that eggs can do that. I knew about fallopian ectopic pregnancies. But the fact that they can just go on a merry adventure around your abdomen before saying “fuck it, I grow on liver”.

[@spvillano]

That'd be one hell of a migration! More likely, it'd be "fuck it, I grow on the bladder wall or abdominal wall, all the same to me".

[@HSMfanatic17]

Same! I had no idea that could happen.

[@dfwdfw9544]

"Fuck it. I grow on liver", said the zygote. "Watch it, buddy. That's my job!", said the pancreatic tumor "Whoh. Hold on there! What do you two think you're doing. This is my area!", said the gall bladder squirting out bile. "Ugh. You guys make me sick!" said the brain.

[@speccogecko7296]

I’m pretty sure it’s because the ovary and Fallopian tube aren’t entirely attatched, I’m not certain but I’m pretty sure I learnt that last year in Human Bio during our unit on conception, gestation and birth. I’m pretty sure there’s a gap and the eggs free float into the tubes. But because there’s a gap there’s a chance they can exit the Fallopian tube. And now the eggs in your abdominal cavity no Cana thatch theoretically anywhere.

[@k.elysium6819]

Imagine if it somehow made it to, then implanted on the brain. That's some scary sh!t. Texas doctors would likely still refuse to do an abortion.

[@paigejones9862]

I just wanted to let you know, I really appreciate you and your videos. I gave birth to my second daughter on October 8th. I labored for an hour and a half, got to the hospital to find out I was at a 6 and baby was footling breach. The ONLY reason why I didn’t (completely) flip out when I found out I needed an emergency c-section was because I watched your commentary on that Grey’s Anatomy episode. A C-Section was the very very last thing I wanted. I was able to come to terms with what was happening more quickly, and keep calm during a scary situation because I was more informed. Thank you!

[@DoulaGarcia]

It is absolutely possible to birth a footling breach baby but the doctor must be trained and very comfortable in doing so... I'm so glad you were able to find peace because this woman chose to just make a video, isn't it amazing how we can influence the lives of others by just being ourselves and following that internal voice?!! Definitely, it was better to go into a cesarean clear on what was to happen than to try a tricky maneuver and suddenly have an emergency. Congratulations on your baby!

[@jesslynch94]

Hope you and your baby are doing well ❤️❤️

[@BatmanPwnage]

Yoooooooo I was born on Oct 8th as well

[@paigejones9862]

Regina Garcia I know that it is sometimes possible to do that, but the specific position that my baby was presenting in made it very risky. Also my baby ended up being 10.4 lbs, so that would have made it even more difficult. I had a midwife there with me who usually does home births, and she was 1000% convinced that a c-section was the safest option for me. Thank you for your congratulations! Hoping for a v-bac for my third ✨

[@DoulaGarcia]

@@paigejones9862 I'm wishing you well and that you have the perfect birth for and your baby next time in whatever form it takes. 🥰🥰🥰

[@nancymontgomery8897]

A baby attached to and nourished by the bowel should be named Colin.

[@JC-ik4kr]

Underated comment right here ^

[@Alleycat041]

Dad jokes rule

[@nancymontgomery8897]

@@Alleycat041 In this case it's a mom joke :)

[@jazzyfiddler]

Haha

[@tigerlands3107]

Nancy Montgomery haha haha

[@callmeclaireee]

As someone with extreme fear of pregnancy, I can’t stop watching these videos and it’s not helping me want to have a baby any time soon lol

[@monakeulen5622]

Maybe read Milly hills book "the positive Birth" or Ina may Gaskins book "guide to childbirth"

[@pillowtalk1925]

@@monakeulen5622 maybe accept some people’ are afraid of it. I was afraid and never wanted kids- then had 3 different pregnancies go worse than any of My fears ever were. A book on how great someone else’s pregnancy was isn’t going to change my mind lol

[@monakeulen5622]

@@pillowtalk1925 you're clearly very much traumatized, sorry you had to go through that 🥺

[@theblondeone8426]

I also have that fear theres a term for it

[@mousetrap1298]

Pregnancy and birth for me were fantastic. Don't be put off by these cases

[@nmh7499]

So glad you mentioned how an ectopic pregnancy absolutely cannot be moved to the uterus. I had an ectopic this summer which resulted in emergency surgery to save my life due to internal hemorrhaging. I was incredibly shocked by how many people asked why we didn’t move it!? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Obviously if that was possible we would have done it. I made sure to tell those people real quick that it was absolutely not possible and that my life was on the line. 🙄

[@sabatham]

My cousin experienced this with their first pregnancy. People don't always understand what actually takes place in pregnancy. I am so sorry you had to deal with all that. Horrible enough losing your baby, but the things people say can cause so much more pain. :(

[@foxyshazaam3310]

people really disappoint me sometimes. Like for one, who the hell are YOU to have an opinion? Secondly, STFU!!! lol Sorry you had to go through that nonsense mama

[@tinawhite5310]

Moogie B some people don’t understand what an ectopic pregnancy is or how it happens I didn’t know what it was I had to google it

[@jenjensi]

Sorry to hear you had to go through this. It’s amazing how uninformed people can be

[@nmh7499]

You are all correct that people just don’t understand what it is. And for some reason there is a false rumor that it’s possible to move it. I think the people who said that to me were more questioning as to why the doctors didn’t move it and they were kind of what like what a shame. Anyway yes it came across as incredibly rude and thoughtless. 🙄

[@katherinek2709]

When I was in anatomy my professor said one of the cadavers they had had awhile ago had a undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy that had failed to come to term. The female was in her 80s/90s and had been carrying it's remains for 40+ years. No one even new she had been pregnant.

[@nataschiawilisch9958]

I remember watching a documentary a while ago with an Indian lady who was in her 70s and had been pregnant for decades (I thing 50 or so) and it was eventually found that she had had a full term baby but it was out of the uterus - the baby had "turned to stone" over the years.

[@SplatterInker]

Aah the human body... what a horror show!

[@bberrykait4296]

I also remember watching a documentary about that, same lady from India as Nataschia.

[@Hansmccr]

Kait-Lynn Gooch it calcified, it was pretty interesting to see how long she went with it tho!

[@essenceisaway3633]

is it the one where the baby turned to “stone”

[@aelbereth6690]

My sister was the result of an ectopic pregnancy that came to term. My mother was 40 years old when she conceived her. This was in 1958, in the UK. My mother had planned a home delivery for this baby as she had had two easy straightforward labours with myself and my brother. There were of course no ultrasound scans in those days. The pregnancy seemed to progress normally, except that my mother's iron levels were drastically low, and she needed regular (very painful) injections. She also felt unusually tired, but put that down to her age. As she reached the third trimester she began to have a strange feeling that something was wrong, but (external) examinations didn't reveal any problems. The baby was growing well and had a good heartbeat. She was even positioned head down. Around the due date my mother began having contractions. They would last for a few hours then fade away. This happened every day for several days, while she grew more and more worried, and more convinced that something was terribly wrong. Her doctor was not too concerned, but he booked her in to the hospital for an elective caesarian, just in case. She had a general anaesthetic, as was usual in those days. When they opened her up they found the baby outside her uterus. The placenta was attached to the outer wall. The baby was alive and a healthy size (5lbs). In the course of delivering my sister my mother had a serious haemorrhage and nearly died as her body rejected the transfusion. My sister was put into an incubator but she was fine, a beautiful baby. My sister was called "The Miracle Baby" in the hospital, and the birth was apparently written up in The Lancet (medical journal). My mother had never heard the term "ectopic pregnancy" until the doctors explained to her what had happened. They told her that these pregnancies practically always burst the fallopian tube and cause extreme pain and of course miscarriage, and it was a mystery how she felt no particular pain nd the foetus was able to continue developing. These days this story would be all over the national press and media, but gynaecological matters were kept private in those days. There was another similar ectopic case a few years ago in Ireland I believe, a little boy this time, who was delivered by caesarian and was healthy. But it must be so rare. Both my mother and sister would have died, of course, without medical intervention. Needless to say, my mother always treasured my sister as very special, which my sister actually found quite hard to cope with as she grew up.

[@ameliac504]

Wow

[@jesusinourgenocide]

How remarkable!

[@sissyrayself7508]

Wonderful story. Your sister is a miracle!!!

[@stephybar3743]

I had a patient with similar case just last night when we did an emergency CS for a preterm labor with non-reassuring fetal heart rate pattern, aside from the acute abdomen. We were shocked there were already so much bleeding and the baby was outside the uterus while the placenta was attached to the outer wall of the uterus. We did immediate hysterectomy. So far, both the baby and mother are stable now. Thank God.

[@potatowarlock6040]

This is random but I low key love the way she said “If you start fighting over it I’ll have to start making it harder.” It just sounded so much like a mom, very wholesome Lol

[@kristineapodaca3173]

"If you keep fighting over it, then it's mine." Have four kids and have said that about a million times!

[@Serenade2461]

@@kristineapodaca3173 I'm the 3rd of 4 kids. I've heard that many times

[@NickanM]

This is only one of the reasons that I'm a blood donor since 31 years. Someone saved me with their donated blood when I had an ectopic pregnancy that ruptured, and I decided that I would continue, doing what that unknown donor did for me in my time of need.

[@jfinney225]

That’s beautiful. I’m so glad you’re still with us.

[@melissalau1910]

I know this was a very serious and scary case but I bark laughed when you referred to a womb as a 98.6 degree hot tub for fetuses

[@kevans2809]

My husband always jokes that I'm "building a swimming pool" so of course it's exhausting.

[@mintdean6440]

I was 2lbs 10oz when I was born. Never realized how small that was until I adopted a chiweenie puppy and she was 5 lbs. My Dad always said I fit in the palm of his hand, I just thought he had big hands... Nope, I was just really small apparently.

[@gracehaven5459]

@Beast bombshell hero that's really cool, I'm sure your mom was super relieved you all ended up okay. I used to do soccer with 2 of a set of triplets in school (the third one didn't like running they said)

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

I was a pound less

[@sarahedwards2]

I was 1 pound 4 ounces, born at 26 weeks; and my cat weighed 1 pound 6.4 ounces at her very first vet appointment with us a week after we adopted her at 8 weeks 1 day old! She’s now 11 pounds 2 ounces at 3 1/2 years old, up a pound from last year (10 pounds 3), and a little over 2 pounds from the year before that (9 pounds even). She REALLY likes human food, so we have to cut back a little bit! :)

[@chloeyan9535]

I was a premature baby by 2 months

[@outtathepantry]

I was literally only 5 lbs and a preemie and I was so small! I can't imagine that! I wanna ask though, are you still little? I'm 14 and 4'7 and don't look like I'm going to continue growing...

[@Four20sbud]

Dr jones: call an ambulance Anericans: *laughter from the uninsured'

[@ShanaLawson]

I woke up paralyzed and waited till my fiancé could get off work and take me to the er. Of course it happened in the 4 years where I wasn’t covered by my mother’s insurance or my husbands. I grew up on Tricare (the military insurance) so I was completely ignorant when it came to that stuff.

[@crystalwang1532]

Yeah I’d love to call the ambulance but I don’t have a thousand bucks to drop.

[@agr8tyme]

I was thinking the same thing! Yes, we have wonderful medical opportunities, but they are only for people with money.

[@agneskirsch8335]

This is probably the reason why they didn't keep her in hospital.

[@JellyBean0776]

They're so expensive because of all the uninsured who call for bull and don't get the difference between an emergency and inconvenience. You'd be shocked what gets transported!

[@lizzalkula376]

MDJ: Really should have called for an ambulance Also MDJ: I drove *myself* to the hospital while in labor. :D :D :D

[@simplyitsashley5009]

Lizz Alkula haha

[@cheyenneross758]

My mom's friend's water broke while she was washing her hair and she decided to finish up, dry her hair,do her makeup end dress herself before driving herself to the hospital where she proceeded to call her husband

[@northup1]

when my mom’s water broke with my brother she put on makeup, took a shower, drove to mcdonald’s to eat, and THEN drove herself to the hospital her husband at the time was in a different state running a marathon or something idk i wasn’t alive

[@marilenap7552]

When my mom’s water broke, she decided to shower, pack up her things for the hospital, have breakfast, clean up the whole house and then wake up my dad with “I feel a little pain”

[@kodakennedy556]

Many doctors say that they can be the worst patients lol. But in all truth I’m sure it very much so depends on the labor and as she is an OB/GYN she probably has a better understanding then most people going into labor so for them it’s probably safer to call.

[@lunatundrabird2135]

I was p premature triplet, my mom has a picture with me wearing her wedding ring as a bracelet.

[@vagabondschemes]

I WANNA SEE THAT

[@ClaraP23]

OML

[@marianazh9117]

Are you kinda small to this day? I have a cousin who was born premature and now he's 24 I think and he's still small, his height is less than 160cm which I think is 5"2

[@ClaraP23]

mariana zh is his parents short!?

[@marianazh9117]

@@ClaraP23 they're kinda average. His sister is a teen and has a bigger bone structure and is bigger overall(she's not fat at all just has curves). He on the other hand is not only short but thin as well so idk we all kinda assumed that it's because he was born very premature🤷‍♀️

[@beckm1t]

So let me get this straight. THEY SENT HER HOME WITH A LIFE THREATENING PREGNANCY?! 50 MILES AWAY FROM THE NEAREST HOSPITAL?! #WHATTHEACTUALFUCK

[@suzysnewlife]

beckm1t common in UK to live far from a hospital that has the department you need and probably no bed for her to stay all that time. And you can wait AGES for ambulance to arrive especially in rural areas.

[@Redrally]

Welcome to Cornwall - might as well be Kansas with more hills.

[@missywho2522]

@@Redrally True but there are a lot of air ambulances around the area

[@emiliana1767]

They wouldn't let me out of the hospital in week 38 for at least 3 days, just to check my blood sugar levels several times a day. Baby and i were in no danger whatsoever and yet they pressured me to stay! I went home the next day against doctors recommendations. I said i can prick my finger 3 times a day myself and eat low carb. Lol.

[@salenebrom6476]

beckm1t 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@connorcook5903]

My dad is a perinatologist in Phoenix. He delivered an abdominal pregnancy successfully a few years back. It's intense.

[@deannaperkins3287]

Being a Mom of three I was still surprised to hear that when the placenta separates from the uterus it leaves a gapping wound. I was so impressed with how you explained it I told my husband all about it. Our bodies are so amazing and it makes so much more sense now about the blood that happens after delivery and why it’s so important to encourage the uterus to contract down once everything has been delivered! Thank you so much for your continued education/explanation to us viewers. 😃👍

[@thatonegirlthatcanneversleep]

First time mom here, I wish I hadn’t known this until after I give birth 😫 One more thing to be concerned about.

[@Hiforest]

I was amazed at how my boobs knew to make 2 different types of milk while I was tandem feeding - i had a (nearly) 2 year old and a newborn - i was instructed to only feed on one side for each child and my body did the rest ;) (i even expressed and saw yellow (i can't spell this word Col...) and also my toddlers much more diluted milk. I dont even think scientists understand the full extent of us yet, but it is incredible what our bodies are capable of.

[@azuly24]

When I gave birth to my first baby, I had to get a C-section as the birth didn’t progress. I ended up bleeding half my blood volume, it was so fast the surgeon didn’t realize how much I had bled. He said my uterine muscles were fatigued from the earlier contractions ( I had been given pitocin) that it refused to close. Somehow they got it to close because I am alive.

[@thatonegirlthatcanneversleep]

Sandy E. That’s horrifying! I’m glad you’re okay!

[@Jane5720]

@@Hiforest I had no idea

[@Lydiah2010]

Here is another strange birth story for you. My mother had no labor pains at all. She could not feel her contractions and was in no discomfort at all. I was the first child and was almost lost because of this. She said she just felt "different" and was close to her due date so she went to the hospital, the on call doctor sent her home and told her she wasnt in labor and that she would know when she was and to come back then. She went home and a day later started spotting blood so she went back. She was dilated to a 9 and my head was fully engaged in the birth canal. I was born very soon after they arrived at the hospital for the second time and was in intensive care for a week because of fluid in the lungs. Her regular obgyn put in her chart that she had a history of painless labor and 4 years later when my brother was born they didn't send her home saying she would know when she was in labor. He was also born without any pain and she had to be hooked up to a monitor to be told when she was contracting and when to push. I have never heard of another woman having painless labor. Have you?

[@amandarichards5121]

My mom also had no labour pains whilst delivering my older sister. In fact she kept falling asleep and the midwife actually lightly slapped her in the face to wake her to start pushing. Apparently my mom said to the midwife, "I've had babies before and I am no where near the pushing stage." To get a reply, "you're 10cm dilated and I can see the head!". Three pushes and my sister was out.

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

@@amandarichards5121 ur mom's nurse is a straight up savage

[@kristiansprague5995]

My first born was also a silent labour if it hadn't been for my water breaking I wouldn't have know anything was happening

[@MrsLadyPerez]

My cousin had a painless labor with her first child. My aunt told me the whole story. I hope that if I ever have kids, it will be painless.

[@cherushimetsumari]

My best friend's mom told me that she didn't experience labor pain when she had her. Must be nice.

[@rachaeljones4731]

“Call an ambulance” SHOULD be the go-to simple answer, however in some towns, especially extreme rural areas (ie where my mom lives in WV), you can literally be waiting for an ambulance for over an hour. That means an hour longer getting you to whatever medical facility you are heading (in my moms case, an hour and a half to the closest hospital). So if there’s an emergency and it’s possible to get the patient in my vehicle, I most definitely would choose to drive over an ambulance. In circumstances like above, I wish that more volunteer or community run emergency services were available.

[@prarieborn6458]

my DIL’s mother called an ambulance for her husband on home Hospice , he was frozen, completely conscious and terrified, in a standing position from an accidental overdose of a psychiatric tranquilizer and could not move. It took 12 hours and many frantic calls that went to a pager and were not returned, for Hospice to finally authorize the ambulance. to arrive. He got to the hospital too late for the overdose to be treated, he died of organ failure, due to the toxic overdose,3 days later. She sued hospice because the hospice nurse filled his medicine box with the overdose, by mistake. She lost the case because he had cancer and was on home hospice and had 6 months or more left to live. People:-: think about it, when you go on hospice you sign away your right to call 911 in an emergency.. The attitude is if you are in hospice you are going to die anywsy, so why bother with emergencies. She and her husband were counting on having those precious 6 months , maybe more , together.

[@ellenmacdougall5132]

At this point I definitely won’t win but the little rhino/elephant is so cute

[@GDH471]

I'm going to try my luck lol is that a house hippo I see???

[@mackenzieesch2181]

I saw that too love it

[@Kezzryn]

It looks like a rhino to me

[@esmeraldagreengate4354]

I was wondering what it was. I could see it but I couldn't see it clearly.

[@CupcakeSprinkleUwU]

Yasss it's so cute

[@s2lLandals2]

Mad respect for this doctor tho, she turned a literal death sentence into a beautiful happy family. This is amazing

[@TobeEvans]

No this doctor is a fucking idiot. Her decisions could have killed both mom and baby out of negligence. Jane and her son are *extremely* lucky to be alive.

[@mizfeldy]

No props. This was malpractice. The doctor should have advised against carrying the pregnancy to term.

[@joshwhipkey9957]

I'm guessing that the doctor was acting forcibly on the patient's wishes and not her own. A mother most places has the right to put there childs life before there own. To be honest this was very unsafe, the doctor hopefully at least tried to get her to stay in the hospital and she must have refused. Very happy it worked out for her and her family though. That being said they could have delivered at 26 week and intubated if the baby was okay, actually they deliver more and more live babies now a days at 26 weeks then ever before so I dont know why they waited. Must have been mothers choice

[@Mary-sh2bp]

The doctor who delivered he baby had the most soothing and relaxing voice ever. Even when she was telling the emergency delivery, she sounded like it was just another day at the office. Her voice is so relaxing that anyone with a panic attack would be ok after talking to her.

[@macdri]

This was my mom's miscarriage, except it was in her hip! It was SO rare that not only the observation room, but also the entire operating room was full of doctors who flew in to watch the surgery! Her doctor wrote the thing up. P. S. - although she wasn't able to keep that baby, she managed to have two more kids (my little brothers) after; something the doctors told her was near impossible after what she went through. The human body is amazing!

[@dfwdfw9544]

It's hard to imagine saving a fetus that was growing in someone's hip. I am glad your mother was saved by the doctors. What a relief it must have been for her. And to go on conceiving children after that ... A lucky woman indeed. Incidentally, I've always had my doctors in research hospitals with med students, interns and residents coming into rooms to observe. (As an educator, maybe I just like that atmosphere?). When you have something unusual or unexpected and MD and students start to gather around you (an experience i had twice) it's a strange feeling.- a mis of "Oh! They find me interesting!" And "Oh shit, they find me interesting. Uh oh."

[@carolledger8047]

I had a neighbor who went through something like that only she became pregnant after she had a hysterectomy. The placenta attached to her bowels and both the baby and her survived also.

[@favorlightnsppdian349]

Jesus,I needed to hear this.When did she get pregnant after a hysterectomy?And were did the baby grow from? Just for my faith to be boosted

[@thelegioncollective]

Lmfao, no they didn't.

[@sissyrayself7508]

I know..when life is meant to be..life will be.

[@thatsn0tverycashm0ney88]

I love how wholesome she is and empathic she is. It shows just who much she cares for her patients.

[@legerdemain444]

Imagine how awful this condition would be in an age without medical treatment :(

[@GoldVesp]

In an age without medical treatment both would die.

[@captainkarenobvious3087]

Before modern medicine people died during *normal* pregnancies and deliveries.

[@TheMeshal33]

It’s happened before look up women pregnant for 60 years the baby calcified that poor woman had to carry around her baby for 60 years.

[@TheMeshal33]

My mistake the person I was thinking about had a phenomenon known as lithopedion, in which a fetus dies during pregnancy and calcifies because it's too large to be absorbed by the body. But it’s still a sad but interesting read her name was Estela Meléndez as of 2015 at age 91 she was still alive the imaging is amazing.

[@TobeEvans]

Captain Karen Obvious unfortunately this is true, an ectopic pregnancy would never have any good outcome long ago.

[@mkayla5718]

The echoing on the audio just really adds to the drama 😂

[@anneke06]

I don't know how Mama Dr Jones got into my feed but I am glad. All her contents are interesting and her personality is 🙌. I don't want kids but pregnancy is an amazing experience.

[@teh_supar_hackr]

It got in my feed from watching Doctor Mike.

[@nocturnalgray]

Same, I don’t want kids either but watching medical stuff is super interesting to me

[@bendakstarkiller3407]

She mysteriously popped up in my feed after I got pregnant.

[@magickaldust1213]

When you were talking about the placenta separating I swear my insides were cringing 😫

[@5SteeleLife]

I know!! How did they send her home and let her keep eating???

[@ashlieleavelle]

Same

[@lucyroberts9498]

Like worse than cramps or....

[@sabatham]

Ugh, me too. I have a history of hemorrhage with my babies because my uterus doesn't want to contract and that is scary stuff. I have learned a lot about the placenta and uterus since having my 3rd baby.

[@mphomolapo1562]

@@sabatham Sorry Mama, *but the fact that you're alive today calms me down a lot!* Going for a planned c-section in a few weeks (better than emergency, right) and hemorraging was my fear.. but not so much now. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@CorinneMendonca]

Everyone in the comments: It’s an Elephant! It’s a rhino! Me with my bad eyesight: Kinda looks like a hippo

[@alyssacowan5050]

My eyen worse eyesight just sees a grey fuzzy blur

[@mp5690]

I thought it was a zebra, if it makes you feel any better. :)

[@apeyely]

Canadian house hippo on the move

[@christineirving4300]

I thought it was a pig, haha. Oops.

[@kerrydesilets4226]

@@mp5690 I thought zebra too!

[@jacintareilly3228]

Please react to the lady on doctor Phil who thinks she has been pregnant for 3 years

[@harmonyquinn2557]

That’s more psych lol. Didn’t they even give that woman an ultrasound to show she’s not pregnant? There wouldn’t be a lot for her to comment on. Now there are cases of women having a fetus inside of they for years and *years* so that would be cool to see her talk about.

[@jacintareilly3228]

Infinite Harmony yeah definitely just I think debunking some of the things she said like her monitor could pick it up and the ultrasound couldn’t. And that it was in her ‘back uterus’ whatever that means. Yeah definitely is psych, I just thought it would be interesting.

[@racheltizzard2792]

I saw that one, it was absolutely hilarious

[@quilshotentertainment3141]

Definitely psychiatric

[@detrixhogan6078]

I felt like I was pregnant for three years and I felt real pregnancy symptoms and movements and my stomach grew and uterus and I dilated as well.

[@olsoa]

Something very similar to this happened to my mother. She went to the doctor complaining about abdominal pain on multiple occasions, but was sent home because of her history of kidney stones. One morning the pain was so unbearable that we insisted she went to the ER. They discovered that it wasn’t kidney stones, and that the fetus had been growing on a MAIN ARTERY. The doctors said that if she had waited any longer, she very well could have died. She was about 8.5 weeks along and they unfortunately had to have emergency surgery to remove everything. This is scary! Thank you for the informative video.

[@eph2vv89only1way]

The last time I watched one of your videos I commented that my daughter was currently in labour (I don’t remember why, but it was relevant at the time). I want to update anyone who saw that comment and wondered about how it went. She was sent home because it was early. She had contractions or 2 full days with no progress. She went back to the hospital because the pain was bad and she hadn’t slept in 60 hours (it was evening when she went into labour, and she had been in labour 48 hours). They said it was too early and sent her home after giving her morphine for pain (is morphine even safe?). My gut said to stay with her, since of the 6 people there, I was the only one with any experience with labour in any way at all (I’m a mom of 4. The other grandmother is too, but hers were all preplanned c-sections with no labour). Good thing I did. True to our family, when things got serious they got serious FAST. I ended up on the phone with 911 and coaching her through pushes until paramedics arrived. They got her to the hospital less than 10 minutes before Zipporah Anne Mackenzie Barcenas arrived at 2:56 am weighing 6 lbs 6.3 oz and very healthy

[@sabatham]

Wow! What an amazing story! I hope the next time that hospital staff listens to the mom! That is a long labor. My 5th term baby was 27 hours and that was pretty long. Did she get any sleep in between? So hard with no sleep! Glad both are OK! Congrats to you and your family! ♡

[@kerenmoore8828]

Congratulations! Good thing you went with your gut and were able to help her.

[@eph2vv89only1way]

sabatham thank you. She only got sleep between contractions after the morphine shot. But with contractions close together that was nothing. And she had no sleep at all in that 48 hours before the shot. I wonder how much they read her chart the second time because when the rest of us arrived just after the ambulance arrived the nurse asked when contractions started and was shocked when I said “Thursday “. If they didn’t read it then, maybe they didn’t read it before, either

[@eph2vv89only1way]

Keren Moore thank you

[@SaltySirenFloriduh]

Congratulations! Mother’s instinct seems to always be correct 💛

[@MG-ru5pi]

Mama Doctor Jones, I appreciate how you are supportive and logical when speaking of another obgyn’s follow up care. You are so kind, I feel the average professional would critique another for not having caught the eptopic pregnancy before.

[@sonianoreau9772]

We can see how much you care by how you are moving with stress during the operation. You must be a wonderful doctor.

[@francesottewill2538]

I remember a story about a lady who had twins and one was outside the womb and one was inside they had no idea about the second until the 1st was delivered!

[@marionandre5245]

It was the documentary called "the 46 year pregnancy "

[@Rose-jz6sx]

Whaaaaat

[@TheBabygirl5872]

Marion André I don’t think those are the same story. The 46 year pregnancy is about fetuses that pass away in the uterus and calcified. They delivered one twin, so it sounds alive.

[@marionandre5245]

@@TheBabygirl5872 in , fact there are 2 stories in this documentary, one with the stone baby who was outside the uterus and one where a mom was having triplets and one was outside the womb

[@romicor9]

There was a lady in Suffolk about 8 years ago who had triplets, two inside the uterus, one outside. The outside one was born alive and called Ronan.

[@craw4dcuties]

11 weeks pregnant and thinking maybe these videos AREN'T the best thing to be watching right before I fall asleep... let's see what weird pregnancy dreams I have tonight!

[@DrAdnan]

It’s nice having a real obgyn give their input in real time!

[@ladykelseywontherace]

I'm so glad you reviewed the segment with my consultant (Dr Montague)! She is probably the most intelligent person I've ever met and it's such a privilege to work with her. She's very well-known throughout our hospital for her intellect and management of complex pregnancies.

[@teresahowick5197]

ladykelseywontherace she seems incredible. The way she handled this case. Omg!

[@heathermurray2937]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate how careful you are with your language, especially regarding sensitive topics. Your videos are incredibly educational. Thank you.

[@JAvantGartist]

I'm sure plenty of doctors watching this, knowing she got through it fine, would just be intrigued. But you're such a good pure person you're still talking about how scary it is 😅 This is why I love watching your videos, you care so much!

[@lisaemason]

I had a friend who had a pregnancy like that . The pregnancy was before I met her, so I didn't realize the magnitude of the decision she made to continue the pregnancy until I watched this. She's an RN and her husband is a CEO of a utility. Neither was uneducated or incapable of understanding the decision they made. There have been health struggles because of it. But she is happy with her decision.

[@charmedlife1990]

Did the baby survive?

[@lisaemason]

@@charmedlife1990 Actually, Joy was pregnant with twins and they both just celebrated their 30th birthdays. They are both highly affected by autism and several other health issues.

[@charmedlife1990]

@@lisaemason it's amazing they made it through and defied the odds!

[@ScenariosOfDrea]

I was extremely premature 3 months early in 1986 :) Doctors said I was a failure to thrive, baby, I turned 34 this past December. I'm so glad to hear he is doing well!

[@maegardnermills4292]

I pray you have a Merry Christmas.

[@avigialgrossman6501]

I can’t believe they didn’t catch that earlier. Crazy.

[@Rose-jz6sx]

You have a lot more scans in the US during pregnancy than we do this side of the pond.

[@sabatham]

@@Rose-jz6sx same here. I am from Canada and you get one scan at 20 weeks. Any others are due to a likely multiple, or if there seems to be a problem otherwise. Some opt for no scan at all.

[@tatishx3]

Yeah, in the US they typically do 2 ultrasounds..one to confirm pregnancy and the anatomy scan at 20 weeks. So, I'm kind of not surprised they didnt catch it. I'm pregnant now and wish they'd do more

[@breeloney2558]

Tamara Falcon you will also have a third one at 36 weeks to check size and development, so technically 3 but I had 4 because of my placenta being super low.

[@jeb284]

sabatham be old and have diabetes, it’s every month.. didn’t enjoy it.

[@juniper617]

I actually know one of those 100 documented cases-twins that were outside the uterus. They are in their fifties now. They are in medical journals.

[@lovepeaceandhappiness1475]

❤❤

[@johannaappleforest7482]

I don’t mean to cause a fight about choice, but with the Texas law requiring all women to go forward with the pregnancy regardless of any circumstance, imagine what she would’ve gone through here.

[@logitimate]

What am I supposed to be imagining!? She didn't get an abortion, or even mention having contemplated getting an abortion. She underwent an emergency, pre-term but post-viability, delivery of a live infant. How and why do you believe that a broad ban on (induced) *abortion* have affected her treatment or outcome!?

[@dakotamabry1645]

In Ohio the governor believes you can remove the fetus and put it back in the uterus. Despite protest from doctors saying that isn't possible.. he essentially said their is no reason why a woman undergoing an ectopic pregnancy should get an abortion.. also in Texas woman have miscarried and were bleeding out were sent home because doctors didn't want to be sued in aiding in a abortion.. so it is a threat that an ectopic pregnancy will more likely go ignored and the female patient will have no choice but to go out of state to recieve an abortion which is not realistic, healthy and possible for most families.. I am not happy about it either .

[@spvillano]

@@logitimate given that Texan law would consider the surgery an abortion, imagine death. Mom laying in piss and shit from dying from bleeding to death internally in her home. I don't have to imagine laying in the damp bed, did that two days ago when my wife of 40+ years died. Years ago, she had an ectopic pregnancy that scarred the Fallopian tube closed, the hospital refusing to perform an abortion for religious reasons - despite her not being of their faith and federal funding was paying for her care. Her physician performed the procedure anyway and was terminated by the hospital. I was away on military training and got emergency transport home, to be unable to find her or our children, my parents not knowing where she was and her mother not answering the phone (turned out later, she was busy taking care of my wife and kids). I had some words with the hospital administration and being still in full battle rattle, the hospital administrator decided I was some kind of wannabe idiot. I rapidly disabused her of that idiotic notion by showing her my US Government stamped equipment and realized that so great was the rush to get me home, I still had my issue sidearm on me (a major ohshit moment!), but the protective mask and ID card shut her up, the responding LEO's both knew me and were prior service and convinced her to STFU. A call to an old army buddy tangled all medicaid and medicare money going to that health care system until they changed their policies with those not of their faith and in line with national guidelines. They were free to not do so, they'd also have been free to never receive a penny of federal funding ever again. Doctor was also rehired, to get fired again a couple of years later for the same reason. He returned to Greece after that and the hospital had to have a realignment, lest they lose funding forever. Frankly, the best outcome right now would be for every OB/GYN to close their practices in these retrobate states, since they think that politics are more important than women's lives, as the net effect otherwise is to have physicians bankrupted and unemployed or imprisoned, which is precisely the same end result as voluntary closure of practices.

[@joycel5440]

If a mother is going to die she would get the surgery. At that point it isn’t considered an abortion for mom’s mental health. It’s a surgical procedure/treatment. Any doctor in Texas will tell you that.

[@johannaappleforest7482]

@@spvillano Thank you

[@magnolia31611]

This whole story pulled at my heartstrings. As a mother having gone through 4 pregnancies, three to term, one loss, I can’t imagine going through something as complicated as that. Even with my loss, while heartbreaking, it was still straightforward. The not knowing, that had to be so terrifying. So glad this mama, and baby were ok!

[@mouseluva]

In the part of the UK I used to live in, the National Health Service was so underfunded a case like that probably would have waited 2-3 hours for an ambulance to be dispatched, let alone arrive. I don't know if this was the case in the area where this couple was, but driving yourself to hospital seems a lot safer gamble in those circumstances than waiting for an ambulance.

[@golddragonette7795]

Completely agree, a random severe pain during pregnancy, while undoubtedly an emergency for the family, is v rarely a threat to the patient's life

[@eleanoreliz]

That seems so crazy, given that "a case like that" is a case of a super rare pregnancy complication where one wrong fetal movement could lead to maternal and fetal death by internal hemorrhage within minutes! I'm astounded she was let to go home at all, you would hope that a case this high risk would be very high on the priority list in terms of how funding is used. I'm an American so medical funding nightmares are not a new concept, but regardless they are always frustrating and baffling to hear about, especially in countries we think of as doing better at health care funding than us.

[@mouseluva]

@@eleanoreliz This is very true and I agree with you :) My own experience with UK ambulances was when one of my elderly customers once collapsed outside our shop in the middle of winter rain and broke a bone and had a possible head injury. We couldn't move him to the warm and dry. It took over three hours for an ambulance to be dispatched. Our healthcare service and its amazing workers have the very best of intentions and their treatment has saved my life and countless others, but there are some serious issues in some areas that need to be fixed.

[@caralifetravelfun9287]

@@mouseluva The government needs to work on NHS funding, I love the NHS and would never live in the States because of the way the system works. But it needs more funding!! xx

[@anneharrison1849]

@@mouseluva I asked a paramedic about this, unfortunately the elderly falling are usually quite easy to assess over the phone, so they are fairly far down the list. With a possible head injury there are a lot of ways a lay person can check with instructions if it's in need of urgent treatment. It seems brutal, well, it is brutal, but I do believe the ambulance service is fairly good at categorising risk and this should have been in the highest category. What people are usually told is to call the maternity unit, if I'd been there in this instance - assuming there was no evidence of severe bleeding and mum was fully concious etc. just in intense pain, I'd have called the maternity unit, who presumably would have been briefed on her case, they would then be able to call an ambulance and their higher level of knowledge would have ensured it got in the right category. Unfortunately 101 has really not helped ambulance usage, twice in the past year I have called 101, looking for the answer of whether I should get a friend or a taxi to take me to A&E or could it wait until morning or even if there was some OTC remedy I could obtain only to find that based on certain answers I'd raised a red flag and been put in the highest risk category and paramedics were called, I feel bad that I slowed things down for other people when whilst I wasn't fine, I definitely could have waited or made my own way there.

[@paohaqui]

The mother was clearly expressing her pain and discomfort, that hospital really didn't do the correct exams, she could have died :(

[@halfalgorithmhalfdeity]

Wow that story was insane 😱 Drs and surgeons are freakin heroes honestly. Miraculous maybe, but a credit to incredible skill absolutely!

[@danktankdragkings7117]

I'ma live by the grace of God and good medicine. (I'm a brain injury case)

[@opulentzinger]

Hey Mama Jones! I really need to thank you to for having this channel and dispelling myths around pregnancy. Especially those about "re-implanting" an ectopic pregnancy. You are doing society a solid and thank you!

[@LadyLenaki]

When I was in highschool, my biology teacher had a friend that had a pregnancy outside of the uterus, and the baby was delivered via C-section. It had happened in the 70's or 80's, and the baby survived, but he had a scar somewhere from the doctor accidentally cutting him during the C-section.

[@Katie_Jo_21]

Your voice when you said "That is an empty Uterus" Cracked me the heck up. This poor mum and baby ... b.t.w. But your reaction = brilliant.

[@andrea-rq1fe]

I'm shocked they sent her home at all and would have thought they'd keep her in hospital since she lives so far away

[@Redrally]

Welcome to Cornwall...

[@patriciajones1623]

As an L&D nurse, we had 2 of these (!! Really!) when i worked in Atlanta. Both girls, both healthy, both named Miracle. They truly were!!

[@BossLadeeTee-LilJeremyJ]

God is so Faithful

[@shawntakada1851]

I was told I had a miscarriage. Two months later I walked myself into the ER because I felt I was suffering from a bad GI bug. On abdominal palpation the doctor said I had peritonitis. Radiographs showed a three inch mass on my intestines. Somehow I only had intermittent pain from the ectopic pregnancy and I survived my Fallopian tube rupture which I am not sure when that happened. Had emergency surgery that day. Following year had another ectopic pregnancy... had no pain again. Luckily my internist ran a pregnancy test on a routine check up.

[@squishy1333]

I'm so glad that you're okay! I hope it hasnt left much of an emotional scar- it must be so scary to go through that

[@cheyenneross758]

I'm so sorry for you

[@shawntakada1851]

Cheyenne Ross my husband and I are at peace with it... thank you for the comment.

[@caralifetravelfun9287]

NHS ambulance service though sometimes it takes 2 hours or more to arrive that's why they drove instead. A UK human xx

[@kitreadsbooks7718]

I mean if the hospital is 50 miles away, even if they got sent the first ambulance available it's gotta drive to them. Unless the hospital can use a helicopter, I can see why he drove. Generally the wait is so long because the prioritise things though mistakes are made sometimes unfortunately. (Work in a hospital in England) Not an OB but I'm more surprised she was allowed to go home, especially since she lived so rurally. If it happened now, 12 years later, I believe they may have tried to deliver the baby when they found it, but I understand why they didn't because 24 weeks is pushing it for viability and due dates can be wrong by a couple of weeks.

[@jenbo2490]

My British 89 year-old mother-in-law fell badly in the street and couldn't get up. Concerned passers-by phoned for a NHS ambulance ETA 4 hours!! There are no licensed private ambulance services in UK. She had to be loaded up in a private car and driven to the local hospital 12 miles away where she was found to have a broken pelvis. So needs must eh!!

[@---pj1xz]

How far are the hospitals apart? Sounds really far away

[@jess905k1]

That’s what I was thinking! Aren’t NHS services pretty sparse in extremely rural areas?

[@Day19S2]

I'm from Brazil. I had a friend in College that was a baby like that, out of the uterus. She said her mother almost die, but everything got ok in the end. She is 24 years old now and a normal girl. She has a young sister too, but her sister was a normal pregnancy. I don't know if her mother had some health problem because of that, but apparently she is healthy.

[@aelbereth6690]

My sister also developed outside my mother's uterus (see my comment above for the story). Just extraordinary that she survived. My mother almost died on the operating table, but she survived too and lived to be 89. My sister is a beautiful woman with a special radiance about her that everyone notices, though no-one outside our family knows about her amazing birth.

[@veronicabezerradasilva9947]

Now, that's brave, getting pregnant again after this experience! Brasileira aqui também!!!

[@rmjames83]

I too, would be interested to hear what longer term effects Mom had. Hopefully none, but u gotta wonder when ur pregnancy implants on ur bowel!!

[@johnpotts8308]

I heard a similar case from a few years back (late 80s, IIRC) where the embryo implanted in the intestines (she'd had a hysterectomy and they hypothesised that there was a fertilised embryo that "escaped" during the operation). The mother (and baby) survived, but she did say she experienced severe digestive problems which resulted in an operation to the remove the damaged section of her intestines.

[@MissSpaz]

@@johnpotts8308 How the hell did the baby survive??

[@nima7723]

I have never seen Mama Dr. Jones so stressed during a react!! I felt every emotion as well, love your informative perspective as a pharmacist!

[@caitteichroeb1914]

I love her reactions and facial expressions, they feel very sincere. But when the videos get into the thick of a stressful surgery you can see the Doctor side of her kick in a little and she goes stoic and focused.

[@JulieJSchmidt]

I mean sure, drive in to the hospital, but call an ambulance and meet them on the road!

[@juliherron8991]

I am a retired RN. I have heard a doctor talking about driving himself to our ER while knowing he is having a heart attack. We were just a few miles from his home. Why, you may ask? He didn't trust anyone to take proper of him. Talk about being bull headed, how was he going to take proper care of himself had he arrested? 🤔

[@JulieJSchmidt]

Retired LVN. I try really hard to let the nurses be nurses when I am on the stretcher or bed. Or if my family member is. They are getting paid to do the work, I am the patient! In this case though, the husband could have just watched for the ambulance and flagged it down.

[@elizabethg2062]

@@juliherron8991 That's really dangerous and scary to everyone else on the road too. I guess that when you're in a state of panic you can't always "think straight", but if he's a doctor... Shouldn't he know better?

[@user-jm5fx8cq2v]

Finally youtube understood I don't care about drama channels and/or the girl that sells hairy lipsticks and suggested your channel... Now I'm binge watching it all ♥ never in my life have I met such a cool and empathetic doctor myself... I guess there's hope! I love your content :)

[@Unforgivably_Me]

It's a Rhino, it's a Rhino! I know I'm way late to the game but I still wanted to play! Love you and your channel so much. You have such an awesome personality and witty sense of humor and it gives me life, YOU ROCK

[@jokerzbabe13]

I thought it was an elephant but I see it now!

[@shante2chaney]

I thought it was a zebra lol

[@lauraroeleveld4053]

same here! I figured it was in the background and the figurine in front of the plant pot was constantly out of focus so I figured it was intentional!

[@GFAprodite]

I Thought It Was A Table.

[@rhi.p.9571]

Hahaha I commented WAY later than you just because I wanted to play to 🤣👍♥️

[@lindseyjohnson1472]

The fact that you are on the edge of your seat means you know they picked the right stories to share. I enjoyed watching you want to jump in the reenactments

[@theakaneko]

Oh my goodness... this is so scary just hearing about. I can't imagine being anywhere near that situation

[@jadebola6914]

I just found your channel and love it!! My mom is also a mom of 4 and me and my twin were born at 27 weeks. She actually went into labor 3 weeks before that but eventually my sister wanted out lol. I was 2 pounds and 1 ounce and my sister was 1 pound 11 ounces. Besides being in the hospital for a while and my sister having asthma, we're both perfectly fine and now 20 years old 😁

[@mikaelab6790]

I was confused when this started... i thought we'd already done this video... then i realized i must have watched it myself 😂 loved (as always) hearing mdj's information and explanations on the case!!

[@xchurricane]

I learned that the uterus is amazing! Thanks for explaining the healing of the placenta site so well!!

[@Electrovolutiona]

As my FIL explained it, the uterus isn't some beautiful live giving organ women are blessed with. it's a prison to protect the mother from the fetus which will parasitically latch on to anything it can find and develop whether that's the bowels, the kidney....anything. The uterus protects the mother, it doesn't nurture the baby which will take what it needs by force, no matter where it ends up. And i think more people need to hear that.

[@cassandrahepp6445]

I'm currently pregnant (21 weeks) with my rainbow baby after having 3 losses (one was an 11 week ectopic). I have been lovingly referring to my baby as my "parasite" lol. Because it technically fits the definition pretty well. That being said I'm beyond grateful. I'm also happy that it's in the womb where it belongs.

[@logitimate]

As I understand it, the truth is somewhere in between. The uterus helps to prevent the fetus from being squashed against random other structures, which is good for the mother *and* the fetus (for example, skull deformations are more common in abdominal pregnancies (whether successful or as observed prior to termination), due to the developing skull being compressed). It also provides cushioning, and helps to facilitate the development of a well-formed and fluid-filled amniotic sac, which both provides additional cushioning and is important in proper lung development. And it provides a rich blood supply, which the fetus can find in some extra-uterine implantation sites, but not all. And uterine contractions are obviously an essential part of live birth in the absence of modern medical technology. At the same time, a lot of early miscarriages are essentially the uterus actively riding itself of a fetus that isn't sufficiently vigorous and functional to prevent it from doing that, thereby preventing the body from wasting resources on a pregnancy that's unlikely to produce offspring that will survive to adulthood. So . . . a little from column A, a little from column B.

[@nerysghemor5781]

Damn, you phrase that like the baby has malicious intent.

[@dakotamabry1645]

Your not wrong the baby is a living parasite and consumes any and all resources in order to survive which is why the mother has to eat and drink extra .. the human bodies hormones causes the body to lower its immune system - stores in extra water , slows down the metabolism in order to store energy so as to protect the baby developing within her - which is literally sucking the life out of her .

[@spvillano]

It's quite accurate. The fetus also can demand more glucose, causing gestational diabetes, more circulation contributing to eclampsia and more, as some fetal proteins do leak into the maternal circulation and some fetal blood can mix in during labor and delivery, making future RH mismatch reactions more likely. The fetus is a perfectly tuned parasite, far superior in parasitism than any non-human parasite on the planet!

[@SweetCaroline191]

Your presence on this platform is all the present I need, Dr. Jones. YOU are the Easter Egg on social media: A special treat for those who discover you! Thank you for your entertaining AND educational videos! I love how you keep it real and keep it fun - KEEP IT UP! 👌🏻

[@jessicaking982]

Watching while 13+6 weeks pregnant and experiencing round ligament pain. Me: omg my baby must be outside the uterus! My brain: you've had 4 ultrasounds already, baby is fine! 😂🤦‍♀️ I'm SO happy this was a happy ending vs how it could have easily gone!

[@brooklynstevens5504]

Jessica King you are 13 years old?

[@jessicaking982]

@@brooklynstevens5504 lol, I'm 26 and 13 weeks 6 days pregnant today

[@tinawhite5310]

Brooklyn Stevens no she’s 13 weeks 6 days pregnant

[@splashofsweet8956]

Congratulations though! 😂 I’m sure everything will be fine 💙

[@brooklynstevens5504]

Jessica King I was confused because I didn’t know by 13 weeks you have 4 ultra sounds because normally you don’t hav your 1st until 8 weeks

[@hayleym7770]

The way you rocked back and forth during the surgery footage I could just feel your genuine anxiety and concern which makes me in even more awe of you wonderful people who undertake this kind of work, with how calm I see some on/gyns and other dr/surgeons act in a traumatic and stressful situation I often wonder how they aren’t so stressed and effected, this makes me realise even more that you guys are stressed and you are emotionally effected and impacted by what you do and somehow in that moment you just manage to stay calm 😭👌🏻 in absolute awe. To see you reacting in such a physical manner when you aren’t directly impacted is just an eye opener

[@starvingscientist]

There’s a tiny grey thing I can’t quite make out next to the plant!

[@JulieJSchmidt]

I agree

[@SimplyjustKatey]

I think it's an elephant

[@queenizzy01]

Cecelia Kra the camera is just keeping focus on Dr. jones, it’s too small for the camera to fully pick up

[@zinzimashibini2949]

Agreed. I could tell it's an animal but too blurry to tell what kind

[@alexandriacatalan8828]

I think it's an elephant

[@lovethebattlelivethedream]

Cue Patrick starfish “we’ll just take the fetus and PUSH IT some where else

[@TobeEvans]

lovethebattle livethedream seriously, that’s what those people *actually* sound like. My aunt had to get a whole hysterectomy in order to save her life due to an ectopic pregnancy. 🙄

[@purplespray3768]

I remember hearing of such a case in Kilifi, Kenya. The difference is that the abdominal pregnancy was discovered at delivery! Mother and baby survived and were okay.

[@DragonFae16]

I remember watching this on TV like 10 or more years ago. My mum's a retired nurse, and I could tell by her reaction that this was a very scary situation even before the narrator said.

[@katjaanjuli]

"Or she has another uterus?" Good thinking! I remember an article about a woman with two vaginas and two uteruses who has given birth from both.

[@gracehaven5459]

That's trippy, i don't mean to be weird but it makes me wonder if she has to use twice the menstrual products because of it, because that would be really unfair 😅

[@katjaanjuli]

Mama Doctor Jones has since done another video where the woman DOES have two uteruses, and it seems that most women with that condition (didelphus uterus) have two uteruses leading to one vaginal opening, so they wouldn't have to wear two tampons at once. My guess is that horomones would lead both uteruses to shed their lining at the same time meaning they wouldn't have two periods per month? I guess the questsion would be would if each uterus shed 1/2 the material of a typical woman or would there be a heavier than average flow? MDJ would know! Sounds like she's treated patients with didelphus uterus before!

[@Crow-ig4py]

@@katjaanjuli so twice the cramps or?? O.O

[@SarahBrown-mg6cy]

@@katjaanjuli i think the og comment was referencing the case that had 2 vaginas. Only one case ever.

[@katehardwick4283]

katjaanjuli my Aunt had two uteri but only 1 vagina.

[@hannarose7073]

All these preemie stories bring me back to my son being in a “sandwich bag” right after birth 😭 that description is just too good though hahaha 😂

[@Lizicles1]

So scary 😳🤯 Also, the ambulance system in Britain is really inconsistent- potentially taking hours before they could get an ambulance out there- driving her in was a good choice

[@nikib.7429]

I love your videos! Could you do one talking about Endometriosis? I feel like so many women suffer for so many years not knowing what's normal and what's not normal for cramp pain level, flow etc. Thanks!

[@domarigavjusmom]

OMG, I was doing the same thing as you while watching this! I was legit having a panic attack during that delivery lol. Watching your commentary is better than watching the episode without

[@SaltySirenFloriduh]

I’m seriously surprised this case hasn’t been featured on Grey’s yet 🙀

[@Lifelungsandlaughter]

Greys anatomy? It has! One of the sisters of a patient Alex Karev brought over from Africa as part of the paediatric surgery programme when he was a resident had an abdominal ectopic pregnancy.

[@newbird777]

I am pretty sure it has been (or I am messing up the medical series in my head). But I think I remember a case on Grey's where Bailey and Meredith found a Baby inside the guts of a pregnant woman. 🤔

[@newbird777]

I found it. Season 7 episode 21. Have fun :)

[@sleepdoesnotexist.14]

Cristina had an ectopic pregnancy in season 2 when she was pregnant with Burke’s baby

[@keyaragreen7934]

Season 17 has a liver baby. Jo just adopted her.

[@e.s.r5809]

"He was the size of Graham's hand. And Graham has gigantic hands." Sorry lol. Thank you for the informative video!

[@charmedlife1990]

My mother had an ectopic pregnancy when I was a teen. She bled all day along with severe stomach pains and we finally convinced her to go to the hospital. After a long ER wait she ended up passing out in the bathroom and hitting her head. Once they got her into a room they did an ultrasound and saw the fetus burst her fallopian tube. She was rushed into surgery and they actually found 2 fetuses, the second was hidden behind the first. They said she was a few hours from death given the amount of blood she lost. What is also crazy is they told her the tube was removed... She found out after another miscarriage a few years later they repaired it instead of removing it🤦🏿‍♀️

[@Pomegranate.Petrichor]

I would like to see a reaction to at least parts of the seven ages of pregnancy doc, definitely the home birth scene though and hearing about the risks and benefits of a home birth like the one in the doc. Btw I love your channel and I am planning on becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner! ❤️

[@Chloe-qn6yd]

Mari 132 omg!! Same I can’t wait to be a neonatal nurse practitioner!!!

[@michellevannus]

I was a strange pregnancy case with my mom. She didn’t know she was pregnant with me till late in pregnancy. I was attached to the bladder. I was born 6-8 weeks early. They had to transfer me to another hospital and they had to pull out some of my moms organs and check everything then put everything back into place.

[@teresahowick5197]

Michelle Van Nus omg your poor mama!

[@heathermcfarland6317]

I would be interested in learning what long-term effects there are for the child. My daughter was premature and she’s a smart kid but has multiple learning disabilities. She also has vision issues. I hope this child grows up to have a very healthy and happy life.

[@apsaraapsara2480]

In this show they never tell it. There is always a happy end. Distorts the picture.

[@clarebear28]

I've had a tubular ectopic pregnancy 3 years ago and it was caught at 5 weeks, methotrexate didn't do it's job and I ended up loosing a tube as it had ruptured. I still haven't gotten over it or dealt with it emotionally and I can't imagine what this lady felt like during this.

[@5SteeleLife]

I'm so sorry for your loss and trauma. As a fellow loss mama, I wish you hope and healing, but gently suggest you not worry about rushing it. These things take time. And now I realize I sound like a weird old Aunte. ❤👵❤

[@TheMeganAlyse]

I also had an ectopic and lost my right tube when it ruptured at 7 weeks. No symptoms of an ectopic until it ruptured. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

[@MikkelsenElin]

I had an ectopic pregnancy in winter this year, they couldn't locate where it was, because the womb was empty, I had surgery so they could find and remove it, but it wasnt in the tubes. So I ended up on metodextrate to terminate the pregnancy. At 6 weeks. Now we are pregnant again, this time its in the right place :)

[@JordanWeatherbie]

Even though I know that situations like these are incredibly rare, they still make me not want to have kids...

[@c.endersen9621]

I told my daughters, if they ever get pregnant, to please be diligent with their prenatal care. This situation is so rare that at 55yo I had never heard of such a thing. And medical care has advanced so that so many of the problems in pregnancy can be dealt with in a kinda routine way. Take care of you & babe if you choose to have one, and if you choose to not, that's totally valid, too.

[@kixi8033]

As long as you get prenatal care, any complications can be spotted straight away. Well, if you live in the us I guess. Some women in the comments said that in the uk and canada they don't do fetal monitoring as closely as they do in the states unless a complication is spotted. I'm 38+6 weeks along and dealing with blood pressure issues but, I am being closely monitored by the clinic I go to, having appointments twice a week every week. So I wouldn't worry too much over it. Your ob and medical staff will take care of you.

[@jenjensi]

Kixi I’m not so sure about that; I couldn’t figure out why at 14 weeks she had not had an ultrasound..I’m in the UK and I’m 14 weeks and I had my routine ultrasound at 12 weeks. Although it seems like they missed the anomaly on subsequent scans anyway 🤷‍♀️

[@lofarm7290]

Kixi unfortunately not so. I had regular prenatal care, read about pregnancy complications, told my OB about my symptoms mirroring preeclampsia, and it was ignored. I spent a week in a hospital without having my blood pressure respond to ONE type of medicine she tried and there was no consistent testing or monitoring. After being transferred to another hospital, they immediately controlled my blood pressure and discovered I had developed pneumonia at the first hospital. You can have all the care in the world and still miss major issues. We’re only alive because we made it to the second hospital that followed protocol and monitored everything. My daughter was born at 28 weeks. If they had caught it at 20 weeks, we might have been able to prolong my pregnancy.

[@hosendalikento370]

You can always adopt.

[@traydi3316]

Hey recently found you. 51 yr old mom of 3 fr NH. This one freaked me so much I actually had to fast forward several times! Thank you for doing it! Love your channel

[@Scardy]

It’s neat having actual doctors react to and talk about medical shows.

[@debbieherbst4380]

I actually know of someone who had an abdominal ectopic pregnancy. She delivered at 31weeks. Your video helped all the moms on our mom FB group know what the issue was. Both her and baby are fine. Baby is in NICU. I was the only one of the fb group that knew what was happening.

[@AustinLEN]

This is such an interesting story. I remember hearing the story of the Stone Baby, too. If I recall correctly it was a similar presentation in a young mother who fled hospital care in fear and grew into an old woman with a calcified fetus in her abdomen the whole time.

[@bethanyouellette9403]

Yes, it was called a stone baby.