ObGyn Reacts: Mistaken Infertility? | Didn't Know I Was Pregnant with PCOS

Ob/Gyn physician Mama Doctor Jones reviews an episode of TLC's "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" while teaching and commenting on the show.
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[@CindyLooWhovian]

"Take a pregnancy test" is Mama Doctor Jones' version of Dr. Mike's "Chest compressions, chest compressions, chest compressions"

[@rubytook8067]

I was just thinking that right before I read your comment! 😂❤️

[@Teacupgirly]

Lol yeah someone leaves this comment every single time she posts these videos

[@itsmebarbara4085]

Right?! Lol

[@jbug5j]

Two amazing doctors!

[@LannasMissingLink]

@@jbug5j I mean... he was on a boat party during a pandemic and then tried to hide his apology on a second channel...

[@nono-gw7qm]

If I was pregnant and didn’t know about it and went into labor, the two people I would want to be there are Mama Doctor Jones and the bathroom attendant from the rollercoaster episode

[@loreleithefoster7299]

Who’s the last one?

[@mamaoffour4623]

Yes!! That bathroom attendant did amazing! And honestly who doesn't want mama Jones around all the time?!

[@mamaoffour4623]

@@loreleithefoster7299 oh man you need to look up that video on dr mama Jones. It's scary and amazing!

[@nalomelimaia]

But she has just cleaned the floor 🤭

[@Marine06girl]

Omg yaaaasssss

[@lynn2574]

I was diagnosed with PCOS as a teenager (in 1991). The OB/GYN looked me in the eye and told me I’d never have children. I was devastated. Thankfully, by the time I was ready for children in my 30’s, I had a better doctor. With some fertility medication therapy, we conceived our daughter. ❤️

[@MaggieKleppe]

I was luckily not told that, but I did conceive with minimal help even though I had PCOS! 🥰

[@dhesyca4471]

I am in the process of getting diagnosed officially with PCOS. But I also don't want to conceive, so I guess it doesn't matter to me personally. I am glad that women with PCOS have options though!

[@cassiforest9191]

I was told at 16 I’d never have children because I had PCOS. Thankfully there is medical assistance now and OBGYNs/REs have more knowledge about how to help.

[@jmwwhit]

I was diagnosed with pcos and endometriosis when I was 13, was told I could never have kids because my testosterone level was too high and my body had an adverse reaction to hormone therapy. I am now 35 and have a wonderful 7 year old little boy and even surrogated twins. A lot changed in my late 20’s when I got down to a healthy weight and started eating a plant based diet.

[@amarat2944]

My sister has PCOS and have 3 children! 😇 One without help and twins with!

[@someperson5199]

I was told at 14 that I would not be able to have children by multiple doctors. This Thursday I’ll be 40 weeks pregnant with my first child! Shout out to my college doctor that told me to eff what they said and that my body is totally capable of having a baby.

[@thekameha1]

Oh well I hope you and your baby is happy and healthy

[@someperson5199]

@@thekameha1 we are! She was born two weeks late and had to be evicted (induced) but she is happy and healthy ❤️🥰

[@moviegirl1100]

Congratulations. Happy for you the doctors were wrong. I hope you have a safe and uncomplicated delivery.

[@angellovex5860]

@@someperson5199 ohw bless you and your child! I wish you all the best, hope she stays healthy❤

[@spookyara537]

I was told the same thing and I have two kids and I’m 24.

[@eyallev]

"what?! I'm pregnent?!" doctor : "well, not for much longer ..."

[@cassidywiehoff4853]

just came to comment on the fact that auto captions recognize her name as “lasagna” and it made my whole day lolll love that

[@legerdemain444]

I just hear the name "Lasagna" and was like, were your parents hungry when they named you?

[@Llamanescent]

That got me too! I have partial hearing and could tell that the narrator wasn't saying lasagna, but the captions said it the whole time. I looked it up and her name is Lasonia.

[@fulanadetal7710]

I honestly thought that was her name LOL 😂 (nothing wrong with that, it would be an original name)

[@MamaDoctorJones]

Hahaha. Professional captioning will be up in 24 hours or less, so only the real early crew will even understand this comment. :)

[@nicola6234]

I was watching a video on diastasis recti the other day and the subtitles read "die Stacey's recti" 😂

[@KarenTangMD]

I had a patient in her 40's with PCOS, who thought she was going into menopause... turns out she was 6 months pregnant! Definitely happens!

[@Matt-sc6gg]

ma'am, i can't believe your name is KAREN! I hope you have seen those memes online. lol im sorry yeah you are right, pcos can cause worries like going into menopause, permanent infertility etc. as mdj mentioned in the video. But later it might turn out that the female is indeed capable of conceiving. (im a 15 y/o boy)

[@celticcheetah6371]

My Mum’s doc told her she had hit the menopause so didn’t need bc any more. 11 months later I arrived 🤣🤣🤣

[@Matt-sc6gg]

@@celticcheetah6371 you knocked on the doorstep lol

[@TomikaKelly]

How did she not feel something moving inside of her??

[@ladybugpiscesktarot]

@@TomikaKelly sometimes a woman’s uterus is tilted that’s how some women may not know that they are pregnant

[@shawnlyons9474]

Diagnosed PCOS at 26. The doctor who told me literally said, "Oh, it's only a problem if you wanted kids or something." and I burst into tears - he then handed me a box of tissues, then kinda backed out of the room. I am about to be 40 and have 3 kids for the record. I went home that day and researched online to find that it didn't mean I couldn't have kids, just that I MIGHT have trouble with fertility.

[@starlina5621]

That doctor is awful! Good thing you did your own research💖

[@starlina5621]

@@augustuslunasol10thapostle Isn't it the doctor's job to clarify and inform their patient to the best of their abilities? Unless the patient has any type of prior knowledge (which may be false), the doctor has to clarify what is happening and in what way future issues may occur

[@darkbombshell5472]

Glory

[@jennala8482]

I had from age 18-26 4 doctors tell me my PCOS had left me infertile(I kept getting 2nd opinions). The last doctor told me it was possible with help... I didn't need the help... I had my first successful pregnancy at 28, and at 36 I'm pregnant again. Both of these "eh its not like I can get pregnant anyway..." nope, I can.

[@Asharra12]

That's nonsense. PCOS affects a bunch of stuff! Weight gain, calcium/vitamin D deficiency (which can affect breat feeding too!), higher chances of diabetes among other things. My symptoms always get worse (weight gain and irregular periods) if I don't watch my calcium and vitamin D levels. Also 28 weeks pregnant now without any medical intervention like hormones or IVF so having kids is can be fine (though I did have more subtle medical intervention like prescribed supplements). "Only a problem if you wanted kids"!! Idiot doctor!

[@sharkette1262]

I have PCOS *and* Hashimoto's disease and my husband and I found out we were expecting just after our 4th wedding anniversary. Even though I believed we couldn't get pregnant without fertility assistance, I decided to keep pregnancy tests on hand because my periods were irregular and I wanted to be able to test when I was late. Thanks to that, we found out we were pregnant at just 4 weeks. I didn't really have any of the typical early pregnancy symptoms aside from no menstruation, so if I hadn't been testing, I likely wouldn't have guessed I was pregnant, and it turned was a good thing I knew because at our early scans he was measuring small and we found out that my progesterone levels were low, so the doctor was able to get me on supplements and by the follow up scan two weeks later, he had almost caught up to where he should be! He just arrived two and a half weeks ago and we are over the moon!

[@SalimDoodles]

i know it's been almost a year but congratulations!!

[@kathleen7594]

congratulation may God bless your family

[@addyshorhnr3544]

My mom had PCOS, endo, and one ovary (because of PCOS) i have been informed on multiple occasions I was conceived the first time they tried after getting off birth control. My mother doctor even told her before I was far enough to come along to come back in a couple week for fertility drugs. She’s glad that she didn’t just immediately go on fertility drugs off of brith control because she could have had multiples and “the world can’t handle more of you”. Thanks mom for both the trauma of knowing how long it took to conceive me and I implying I am a menace. Jokes on her I found my twin from a different family at ten so the world does have more of me!

[@blakezummo264]

So happy for you and your little miracle! Wish nothing but the best for you and your family

[@mantothegoat4143]

Today I bought a stethoscope and I was able to hear my pregnant cats babies heart beats it really was an experience

[@moviegirl1100]

That would be awesome. I love animals and always wanted to be a veterinarian but didn't have the smarts to accomplish that.

[@paxguino]

@@moviegirl1100 we all have the smarts to do those kind of things. If u dont feel prepared but it's your dream, you can study a profesional formation degree of clinic veterinary auxiliar, it's 2 yrs long, and then you can do the college carreer. This PFC, at least in my country, makes you to have more credits and to do it in less years.

[@hidinginthecommentsss]

@@moviegirl1100 You absolutely *do* have the intelligence for that! It might be a bit more of a struggle, but don't sell yourself short like that 💕

[@cherry-wq5to]

how is the cat? how are the babies?

[@laurengardella9524]

My cat was fat and pregnant and killed a bird that came into the house. LMAO 🤣 for the record it was an old trailer and the vent that goes from the stove hood to the outside had broken mesh and the previous tenant had never actually used the fan or cleaned it out. There was a piece of an old Budweiser box stuck in where a screen should have been and I took it out to discover an old bird's nest. Cleaned TF outta that thing and come springtime the bird came back. RIP to that bird because Miki decided she needed to feast like a beast!!

[@Jane-dr2wg]

How has a pregnancy test company not sponsored you for these videos yet?!

[@Emily-hd9sm]

Woahhh wait that's so true someone contact their PR people these companies are missing out 🤣

[@itsmebarbara4085]

Lol no kidding huh!?

[@EK-wi2me]

Seriously, right?

[@septemily]

She probably gets asked for it, but sponsorship is entirely optional and she may have just denied them for one reason or another

[@harmonicaveronica]

It would probably be one of those fancy ones and if so I think there would be an ethical problem. Companies like to pretend like their product works better or whatever, but honestly a dollar store test strip works just as well for telling you whether or not you're pregnant!

[@jimbelter2]

I love her opening line: we are here to watch the very entertaining show I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant and ruin it with educational commentary. I broke out laughing when she said that

[@tinkeramma]

I 🧡🧡🧡 that line even though I adore the educational commentary and feel it improves the show. This one especially made me feel seen because I've sporadically had the Acanthosis Nigricans during pregnancy or other times in my life. My glucose never tests for gestational or type 2 diabetes, but I've worked with my doctors to limit sugar for best health outcomes.

[@BeeWhistler]

If Doctor Mike can do it to Cells at Work, she can do it to I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant, right? lol

[@Feliososarky]

My favorite line 🥰

[@hoppytoad79]

Yeah, that was good. Her educational commentary never ruins it, though. She always makes it better, IMO.

[@ashleyjones631]

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2012. Got married in 2014 we worked with my dr to try and convince and nothing for 6.5 years in nov 2020 i was feeling so crappy and sick i was like omg i have covid. But i kept hearing mama doctor jones saying just take a test. I got one and told myself its gonna be negative like all of the others but do it anyway and go get tested for covid tomorrow. Nothing can explain the feeling when 2 pink lines popped up on that test.... We are 22 weeks today

[@zarahshabs7936]

Congratulations!!

[@charlikennedy5004]

Congratulations!

[@ValHeartNDHeartSuqquNoHeartPat]

Aw!!! 😭😭😭that’s amazing! Congratulations and good luck, sweetheart!

[@angie44551]

Congrats!! I hope everything goes great for you and your family!

[@kristathompson6186]

Congrats!

[@kathineu8959]

This happened to a friend. She was on birth control and had “periods” the whole time. Baby came in January, she gained some weight around Christmas, but who doesn’t? It must have been SO scary. She partied, drank, smoke. Now he just turned 6 and is fine and healthy.

[@livismith5007]

Damn. That’s awesome, I just hope no one reads this as “it’s ok” to do all that

[@ChristinaGray8701]

Same I had periods the whole time and was on birth control

[@ThankHeaven]

Sadly, A Dr. told me that I was infertile due to PCOS. My husband was devastated with the news. Fast forward 2 years later I get pregnant naturally at 35 and my Dr. basically doesn’t believe me and decides I should wait to be seen for a OB visit. Needless to say that is no longer my physician. I love your explanation of PCOS and fertility. Thank you for sharing this information.

[@blueblack3591]

What a weird doctor

[@aleesharenea1334]

Very weird doctor. Hope you had a safe pregnancy and baby.

[@Bmoore295]

We need to accept that so many people symptom deny, ignore what their bodies are saying, rationalize body changes, and push through things every day. It has become part of our culture to go to work when we don't feel well (pre covid especially), and keep going with life. This is how people miss cancer, ulcers, infections, and even pregnancies. I think it is absurd to be shocked that a woman didn't know she was pregnant knowing full well how often we all have written off nausea, vomiting, weight gain, low back pain, mood changes, etc. Those are things stress can cause, so if a woman doesn't think she was in a position to get pregnant, she wouldn't think of pregnancy as the issue. So many medical conditions are missed until late in the game due to denial and our cultural obsession to push through not feeling well.

[@KimberlyByrdV]

Yes!

[@Twilink36]

GREAT comment, thank you!

[@jennibean71]

You are so right.

[@meganblanchard8759]

yes, exactly this!!

[@JB-rp2ej]

100% agree. At 17 years old I had kidney stones so large that I needed surgery to remove them, yet I kept being told it was just period pains and continued going to school and work... at 16 I also burst the cartilage on my hand (from playing bass guitar too much) which required surgery, I had to see 5 doctors before one properly investigated the pain instead of just telling me it needed to be stretched out. I felt like I dealt with pain because I didn't want to cause a problem for others, and I was too busy to deal with it myself until things were serious.

[@ozzybeardelgado6200]

“Women with pcos can still get pregnant.” Me: diagnosed with pcos 8 years ago, due to have my first baby on May 23rd 🥰

[@itsmebarbara4085]

Congratulations 🎊🎉 that’s awesome

[@sojournerfarmsgoats4930]

That’s awesome!

[@CandyBlog]

Oh hey congrats!! 🎊

[@madisonriccio8805]

Congrats! ❤️❤️

[@Someone-ro5ct]

🎊

[@WindyPoplars95]

They told my mom that due to her PCOS, she had gone through early menopause at age 19, so she would never have kids. I’m the oldest of four, born between ages 28-40. It’s awful, but it’s not uncommon for women to be misinformed regarding PCOS.

[@cassiforest9191]

It’s better now than it in was 15 years ago. Thank goodness for internet communities and medical knowledge being more readily available.

[@itsmebarbara4085]

I totally agree 💯

[@clueless_cutie]

I mean clearly there's been some serious misinformation. I also have to wonder if her race affected her medical treatment/diagnosis. I know in a perfect world this wouldn't even be a consideration, but I've encountered people who fail to fully inform someone about a situation because their racism leads them to believe it is pointless to go into the details since they simply can't understand (they're too stupid). It's heart breaking but it is real. My best friend is mixed and presents more like her Jamaican mom. The shit she's been told by doctors can astounding sometimes. She was recommended sterilization when she was having trouble finding a good form of contraceptive for her (after stating she does want a family one day). Mind blowingly insane.

[@louisacoote2337]

@@clueless_cutie That sterilisation comment is shocking, like something out of a eugenics pamphlet!

[@gabriellevalentino7319]

My SIL was told she couldn't have any kids she has 2. My mil was told after her 3rd that she couldn't have any more kids. 17 years later they adopted my husband and then 2 years later got pregnant during their anniversary cruise lol

[@reallifewithbritt5913]

Can you imagine the phone calls to their friends and family? “Hi so I had to go to the hospital I was in so much pain. Turns out I was pregnant and in labor. How’s your day?” Lol

[@aniovakimyan3258]

I laughed out loud

[@birbsgobrr1619]

I have a feeling that happens quite a lot

[@illyanam1842]

Lmao! 😆

[@filmtrack863]

It's sounds like a joke

[@CafeAulait-cu6fe]

It’s possible because I watched a documentary about stories like this

[@rozharris5944]

I took your advice I missed my period and i took a pregnancy test I am now roughly 7 weeks pregnant Thank you mama doctor jones for drilling that advice into my head xxx

[@starstuffatsea]

Every time I watch one of these, I end up fearing I'm pregnant without knowing. Even though I'm not sexually active, never have been, and don't plan to be. Like, girl, we know we aren't pregnant, because there is no way for us to be.

[@mermaidismyname]

It's the virgin mary thought process, lol

[@starstuffatsea]

@@tigress63 thanks for the info. I'm asexual, don't want anything to do with any of that, and I do have generalized anxiety, so quite the collection. I dont really experience anxiety about that though, just a passing thought after these videos that I laugh at. Good info for people who might need it, so thanks!

[@quinnthequeer9477]

Oof same, I get scared about that when I watch these too. What makes it worse is that I'm trans and being pregnant sounds extra terrifying

[@moviegirl1100]

I am like you not sexually active. and don't plan to be... so when I get asked at a doctor's appointment if there is any chance I could be pregnant I say "not unless God did it" which if that happened I am not sure anyone would believe me. Seeing that I am almost 50 I would be very shocked if I got pregnant (If I met someone I was interested in having sex with)

[@christinesonya2430]

Same (the fear part, not the not-sexually-active part). I'm like "so, from now on, I'm having a pregnancy test every month, regardless of period". My husband finds my (borderline irrational) fear of being unwittingly pregnant exceedingly amusing.

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

Me again asking for a video about historical women's health, pregnancy and birth believes and habits.

[@xx_jannina_xx]

Lindsay Holiday has a wonderful series on that exact topic!

[@zrkch]

That would be awesome!

[@mrs.hammertime180]

Totally agree! She has reacted to Call The Midwife before which touched on a few things. :)

[@ecbecb1440]

You should check out the Sawbones podcast

[@caitlinreuterskiold5828]

I would absolutely watch that! And ecb ecb thanks for the podcast recommendation, I'm almost caught up with TPWKY and needed a new medical one lol

[@hollyhobgoblin8838]

The reenactments in this one cracked me up. Like, their depiction of her relationship developing with her soon-to-be husband is him feeding her grapes and her waggling her eyebrows seductively and their depiction of her missing a period is writing down the word "period" and crossing it out. And that whole Christmas scene: "I don't care about Christmas! I don't care about nothin'!" It makes me wonder how much say the people being interviewed have in the scripting of the reenactments.

[@ahhh4117]

I was wondering who was writing these scripts

[@ambersohn2362]

One thing I always have mixed feelings about is the fact that most of these people have a healthy baby with no prenatal care. I’m happy their baby is healthy, but I don’t want anyone to think prenatal care is “overrated” or “not necessary.”

[@lilithhedwig5408]

Yes!

[@savannahhandel6497]

I have a feeling they don't include the many stories like this one that don't have such a good outcome.

[@The99forever]

@@savannahhandel6497 this! And there are many out there. I do respite care for children who have disabilities/are neuro diverse etc and I could show them several families who had no prenatal care whether they knew they were pregnant or not and had much poorer outcomes. One toddler was abandoned in the NICU at 3 days old because her parents “didn’t feel prepared” to take on a child with a disability. They had 0 prenatal care because having had 4 previous trouble free pregnancies and deliveries, the mother “didn’t feel prenatal care was at all necessary”. It wasn’t until baby was born that they realised something wasn’t right and finally sought medical care. Baby had a severe form of Lissencephaly that would have definitely presented itself in a routine anatomy scan. I’ve cared for a boy with FASD and resulting severe behavioural problems because his mum (who is an amazing lady btw who has fully embraced him just as he is and would fight the world for him) didn’t know she was pregnant and went on a couple of very boozy girls nights having no idea. I wish this show would address that more rather than presenting so many happy outcomes with healthy typical children.

[@nerdyninjatemptress]

The sad outcomes don’t get good ratings so they don’t get filmed or televised.

[@ellisewarner]

Also mama doctor Jones still stresses the importance of pre natal care

[@parkviewmo]

I love how your empathy is always with the patient. I wish all doctors in all specialties were like that rather than "You must not have done what I told you to do [without explanation] and so it's your fault."

[@annablanchette3107]

I love that you are talking about the misconception that PCOS causes complete infertility. My sister was told at 16 that she wouldn't be able to get pregnant due to the severity of her PCOS AND her husband was told that he was sterile at 19. My 2 nieces have proven those doctors wrong 🥰

[@OriLOK2]

I feel like the trends have changed with PCOS in the last generation. I know 5 women with PCOS including myself (the rate of diagnosis is higher in people working in the medical field), and our symptoms are all so vastly different; I'd imagine our fertility levels are also vastly different. Our doctors never told us we would be absolutely unable to have children, instead we were given a thorough explanation and options for fertility treatment if the desire to conceive comes up. I guess the research and the education was updated sometime in the last 10-20 years.

[@lebby1688]

That makes me both happy for them and terrified for me. I was also diagnosed at 16 with PCOS and told I would most likely be infertile. When my husband was teen he had some severe urethral problems resulting in extensive surgeries. He was told there was a chance it could lead to fertility problems down the road because of scar tissue build up. Luckily neither of us want kids. But when I hear stories of people still getting pregnant after being told they're infertile it freaks me out. I still have an IUD for added protection though. And if/when my husband needs further surgery down the road I hope they'll be able to do a vasectomy at the same time. I won't ask him to go through any sort of procedure, even if it's non-invasive, if he doesn't have to. The poor guy has been through enough. I'll probably get a tubal ligation at some point.

[@syd6132]

This is how I ended up pregnant in high school 🙃

[@valeriefarabee9453]

My husband was told he was highly unlikely to be able to have children after a childhood illness. We have a 12 year old to prove that untrue.

[@Sayuthecat]

My little sister was also told that she had pcos and that it would be nearly impossible to get pregnant, 1 year later she finds out she is pregnant without even trying! We need better information from doctors to patients about pcos and pregnancy!

[@tinkeramma]

Not only do we need better information from our doctors, but better communication when it comes to anything with an "always" or "never" component. Doctors extending a PCOS diagnosis should know pregnancy is possible though conception may be difficult. They should be offering hope and advising contraception use when pregnancy is not a desired outcome. Very different condition, but we were told our daughter would never walk. She had cerebral palsy and a complex genetic disorder that caused both her hips to be dislocated by age 2 without the sockets formed to help "locate" them. We never accepted the idea that walking was never on the table, instead focusing on the next few steps to get there (i.e. massaging muscles, loosening the tightness through medication management to help with pain, and weight bearing). We knew the goal of walking was a lofty one, but "never" and "impossible" weren't in our vocabulary. Fortunately, once her medical team realized we understood the road ahead, they were 100% on board using positive language and focusing on next steps. For patients with PCOS who want to conceive and SO many other conditions where a goal is difficult but not impossible, we need to focus on next steps. And offer counseling! Nothing is worse than having hope stolen when it doesn't need to be. Our little girl never did walk; her lungs failed long before that goal was achieved. Still, taking those next steps helped us keep her pain at a minimum, optimize her body function, and allow her to live her best life.

[@Mpearl8084]

In order to get better info from our doctors regarding PCOS, there would need to be more research on it. Unfortunately, PCOS is wildly under researched and we genuinely don't know enough about it. Even then, it's hard to research something like PCOS because everyone's symptoms are pretty different, hence why it's a syndrome.

[@Boston25]

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[@ambriaashley3383]

@@Mpearl8084 it seems it's this way with a lot of "female" conditions... always underfunded & understudied 😡😡

[@ambriaashley3383]

@@tinkeramma thank you for sharing that! that's a beautiful thing you did for your daughter. positive mindsets & positive medical care can go a long way, you're so right...

[@sabrinaloizides-merideth9874]

My best friend has PCOS and it took her forever to get pregnant. She called me out of the blue one day and told me she'd had a positive test and I was stoked. She went to the doctor and found out that not only was she pregnant, but she was also 6 months pregnant!

[@snowangels3082]

That’d be so shocking omg!!!

[@hoppytoad79]

It took a friend of mine with PCOS 6 years to become pregnant w/o any intervention/assistance.

[@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269]

Was she actively trying to get pregnant?

[@kathe.o.]

My oldest daughter has PCOS. Was warned she may not be able to have babies. At age 40, she has 3 active, healthy, robust boys. My youngest has PCOS & 1 beautiful daughter who was apparently conceived on her wedding night. I probably had PCOS, but no such diagnoses was out there in the 1950 & 60's. 8 days on 8 days off cycle for the first 7 years. Lost 2 fiancees due to being "unable to have babies." Long story short: seven pregnancies in five years, four ending in miscarriages with five babies involved - but carried my 3 for a full 42 weeks. Oh yes I do believe the impossible is possible.

[@luhlezy6460]

How long because I was trying for 3 years and gave up even not evening trying I still haven’t got pregnant

[@MissCEHayes]

I have PCOS and when a doctor told me in my mid 20s they literally said "It's because you are too obese", I was a size 12 (but I have had the symptoms since being a teenager and a size 5). Went to a fertility doctor, had to swallow a couple of pills to ovulate and BOOM, preggers.

[@stephsaguudefan1753]

It's possible to be obese at a size 12. I'm the kind of person that has to gain about 30 pounds before I go up a size, sso if my normal size was 6 I would absolutely be obese at a 12

[@Debbie4729]

I would love to be "Obese",and be a 12!!!!Enjoy your baby! I always knew where I ovulated from.Each ovary would hurt when it was ready to pop out an egg.Being short,there was no place for those little guys to hide!

[@KpopKnitter]

I’m 27 and have PCOS. My doctor delivered the information in a way that sounded like “you’re infertile”. This video and the information provided actually gave me some hope for the future (and I may have cried a little). I need a new doctor!

[@blueblack3591]

Hapoy fir you

[@jennyoberg6112]

Don’t let this video give you hope because if you really do have PCOS don’t count on ever being able to get pregnant I gave up trying to get pregnant when I was 27 I’ve been left three times because I couldn’t start a family with my partner. If your doctor told you your infertile then your infertile unless you can afford IVF.

[@kitbitz9795]

​@@jennyoberg6112From what I remember in another video this doctor has made, it's not always complete infertility for everyone! It can range from, yes, infertility, to a **lowered** chance of conception. Telling someone that they're ABSOLUTELY infertile with no explanation in any medical situation isn't fair, nor does it show any professional bedside manner in a doctor.

[@jennyoberg6112]

@@kitbitz9795 if a doctor tells you that you are infertile then you are. Is it fair? No it’s not but that’s the harsh reality of actually having PCOS. If it was really possible to conceive without ovulation then I would have already been a mother but I’m not. Is it fair that I can’t do what a woman is supposed to do? No but that’s what having PCOS is really like. If I had been able to have children it would have happened a long time ago. Is it fair for a doctor to tell you that your infertile no it’s not but that doesn’t mean they are wrong either so far they haven’t been wrong I’m my case and many other women’s cases to I’m not the only one.

[@greenie15]

​@@jennyoberg6112they didn't mean that it isnt fair because it is unfair that they would be infertile, they meant it isn't fair because they may actually not be infertile. I'm sorry that you weren't able to get pregnant when you wanted to, but the reality is that it is a spectrum where some people with it can't, and some people with it can get pregnant. Too many doctors tell everyone with the condition that they can't, when some of those actually can, but simply have a lowered chance

[@Nessie3199]

The one thing we’ve learned from these is if a doctor tells you you’re infertile, get a second opinion 😂

[@melissalingle7681]

I was diagnosed with pcos when I was 18 and my doctor made it seem like I wouldn't be able to have children. I got married not long before my diagnoses, my husband and I were devastated but we decided to try anyway . We tried for 2 years to get pregnant and right as we gave up. I got pregnant I was 9 weeks pregnant before I realized. 2 years later Im mom of a 2 year old and 3 months pregnant with baby #2.

[@gabigirl80]

That is fantastic! Congratulations!

[@janhankins911]

Congratulations!

[@mehzgirl5044]

Congrats!

[@Weasel0539]

That's lovely, congratulations x

[@Thoughtsbyme-ts4jz]

I am not emotional you are

[@AshleyWrites007]

My main thought at the end of these videos is how on EARTH these parents (who never knew they'd have a baby) end up taking their baby home???? No car seat, no crib, no BABY CLOTHES.... they never got the chance to prepare, I always imagine their friends and family scrambling through a department store sprinting around with a cart full of baby supplies just SWEATING from the stress of it all. Must be a whole other nightmare trying to nest in, like, two hours with a newborn.

[@c309176]

Starting from scratch in that timeframe would just be insane! All of those costs all at once too. My little sister (baby #4) was born 6 weeks premature and the family shopping trips just trying to buy more clothes that were going to be small enough for her were stressful enough.

[@cpink102292]

In some states, the hospitals will provide you with a free car seat usually through a 3rd party like the local police department, the local fire department, Children and Family services, or a charity. Same with baby clothes, diapers, formula, and bottles. You'd be surprised what you can get if you know who to ask at the hospital. Edit: also in these cases, the hospital would probably require at least one overnight stay to monitor the mother and the child sense she had no prenatal care and is at risk of developing other pregnancy complications. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't let her leave with the baby for several days. So at least there's only a mild scramble lol.

[@lilithhedwig5408]

Well in the few days the mother and the baby are staying at the hospital after birth, I guess the father would go pick up the bare minimum or have a relative bring something over ect

[@leeannhoward1608]

Mom knew she'd was pregnant but thought I wasn't due for another month so went to another state to visit family. Went into labor and told the family they needed to go home. Made it to the next stage over. I was born on halloween in a small mining town's doctors office. They opened the store so my aunt could buy diapers clothes and a blanket. (I am 67 so cloth was all they had.) Went home in the hearse because the town didn't have an ambulance. Mom certainly did not intend to have a natural birth but the doctor couldn't give her anything because he didn't know her history.

[@amysbees6686]

@@leeannhoward1608 WOW! That is a crazy birth story! Thankfully you and your mom made it through in flying colors!

[@jillguthro8715]

My world has been completely turned upside down! I was diagnosed with PCOS by an emergency room doctor after a cyst rupture sent me to the ER and he literally told me that it would be next to impossible to conceive children. It took me years to come to terms with the devastating fact that I would never be a mother and now today in this moment at 32 I'm learning it is completely possible!? I'm speechless...stumbling onto this video very well might have just changed my entire life. Thank You!!

[@emeryviolett2694]

I found out I was pregnant the day before my water broke and I thought I was maybe 2 months at the most. It was terrifying. I rushed to the hospital thinking I was misscarrying, to be told you're 8 cm and in active labor. Best day of my life though. Got an amazing daughter out of it.

[@toyamoniquecoleman3795]

Did you have a baby bump?

[@amysbees6686]

Wow! Congratulations!!

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Going into labour for the first time even if you _know_ you're pregnant is fricking terrifying! I really feel for her.

[@itsmebarbara4085]

Definitely true!!! I can’t even imagine

[@rdepagter6366]

I was in denial, I didn’t believe I was in labor for over 12 hours! I thought I had thrown my back out for the umpteenth time. Even my mom told me I was in labor, I didn’t believe here.

[@katherinep708]

IKR! I'm 37 weeks pregnant and the possibility of me going into labor anytime is scary😰

[@damlaturanli343]

Can you talk about "epidural shaming"/ "painkiller shaming" during birth??

[@tinkeramma]

SOOO much yes! My body doesn't relax in labor, causing me not to progress even with contractions as close as 90 minutes apart. Before the epidural, I was in active labor for 20, 17, and 10 hours. 3 deliveries, 3 epidurals, 3 babies born 3 hours after. Those epidurals allowed me to avoid a C-section each time, a special blessing because our 2nd daughter had enough problems at birth that her doctors suspect she wouldn't have survived a surgical birth.

[@ventuswillorwont]

@@tinkeramma My body did the same. My first labor lasted 45 hours because the hospital kept sending me home even though I wasn’t dilating and didn’t dilate past 2cm. After getting an epidural (which I waited 8 hours for) I dilated from 2 to 10 in less than 2 hours. It was awful and my baby nearly died.

[@iseydelmar]

I think that's something worth a big discussion. As far as I could hear, it looks like there's a lot of pressure for mothers to be brave and "have it the natural way" (and I don't mean "being able to squat/find a comfortable position/let gravity do its job", just going through labour with no meds at all). Is it because of the Church? Maybe. I only know for sure that nobody would let an animal go through 2, 3, 5 days of excruciating pain with no assistance, or they would get sued for animal cruelty. NB: I'm not a mother, but thanks to my vasovagal hyperactivity the slightest period pains can potentially send my blood pressure to the floor, so I think I can assume even a few hours of labour would be largely enough to send me to the ICU.

[@tinkeramma]

@@ventuswillorwont My first OB had the stance that they might as well give me the epidural at "if I stretch, it's maaaybe a 4" because if I didn't progress I'd need a spinal for a C-section anyway. It surprised all of us when I went from "4" to baby in arms in under 4 hours. I'm hopeful for the future of this field doing better listening to patients.

[@tinkeramma]

@@iseydelmar I'm bold enough now to push back to anyone willing to judge my choices in labor. Birth is natural, yes... and before modern OBGYN care, maternal mortality was a much riskier outcome. Without those epidurals, I'm confident we would have escalated to surgical births each time. Even without the complications of my second daughter's birth, three major abdominal surgeries would be a significant health risk to me. We definitely need to keep the conversation about unmedicated vs. medicated deliveries going and shame free. There's nothing wrong with however each new parent feels about their delivery and it's okay to be proud of an unmedicated delivery. It's just not okay to shame another for making different choices for their different situation.

[@krissykit2476]

When my mom was pregnant with me ... her water broke she said she had a dream she was peeing in a river 😂 My dad was so sleepy he just told her to go back to bed because labor would hurt. 😭

[@drowninginthelake]

My mom thought i was a fart 😂

[@missyDFM]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jessicabraithwaite5822]

My husband and I tried for over a year and finally saw my OBGYN about it. She did some labs and i was diagnosed with PCOS. She told me it would be difficult to get pregnant but not impossible. 2 weeks after my diagnosis I found out I was pregnant! So blessed. There is is hope for all pcos women!

[@time2livelife]

“We do the best we can with the information we have” is really good life advice.

[@FateWorseThanDeath]

I was diagnosed with PCOS at 17. Told I couldn't have kids so I wasn't diligent with bc. Had 3 miscarriages and learned the PCOS was going to make pregnancy difficult. But now I have 2 wonderful little girls.

[@itsmebarbara4085]

That’s inspiring ☺️

[@jggamesandanimation]

Are they twins or a few years apart

[@FateWorseThanDeath]

16 months apart. So 2 successful pregnancies back to back 💜💜

[@dianaw4072]

@Jennifer King, thats awesome! I am sorry for your losses:( I have had many, many losses but had two sunshine babies that are now 15 & 11 yrs old. We still would love to have our rainbow baby. Do you mind sharing what steps you and your doctor(s) took to help you get and stay pregnant?

[@Matt-sc6gg]

​@@FateWorseThanDeath ma'am, how do you manage sibling fights, if any? (15 y/o male here)

[@morning42]

Can we get a shirt that says "we do the best we can with the information we have"? Because not gonna lie, it's good advice for this as well as just in general

[@OrWhatWeHave]

At 35 weeks pregnant, I can't imagine what fetal movements must feel like to someone who doesn't know they're pregnant. My baby is rolling around in there, kicking up a storm, hiccuping and basically throwing a party, and I seriously don't know what I would think if I didn't know that was my kid in there 😂

[@memomorph5375]

My mom likes to tell a story of when she was in the early third trimester, I stretched out in utero during her business meeting. She said it looked like ALIEN reaching out!

[@MaddyBlu9724]

"Damn the tapeworm has been getting fiesty lately"

[@ysibell]

@@MaddyBlu9724 I'm 34 weeks and routinely refer to mine as a parasite. I have had some weird looks from medical professionals who don't get I am pregnant and referring to the baby

[@Ilikefrogs..]

I've been experiencing phantom kicks for a straight six years since my daughter was born. Sometimes they're so hard they wake me up at night. It happens sometimes.

[@keyc.1109]

That's the part that I can't understand how they didn't check into it sooner. Their babies must not move in the slightest. I could see my son's feet on the surface of my stomach. I just don't get how you don't know something is up before you are in labor

[@jeannerountree952]

I love that statement “ you do the best with the information you have” I think sometimes people can’t get past that kind of statement. We can all make our own decisions. When our kids were growing out my husband would say I was feeding my kids wrong. But he would never tell me what I should be feeding them. So in reality I was feeding the kids just fine. I have a college degree a medical related field and he was just being an ass.

[@Koakoa45]

I had a friend who knew she was pregnant but at 9 months she still could fit into her size 2 pants. She didn't have any baby bump at all. He baby boy weight almost 10 pounds! The doctor said she didn't show because she was over 6 feet tall.

[@livismith5007]

Holy shit! That’s insane. You would think that she would have even just a little bump but no

[@noellejohnson2845]

Yeah nuh I don't buy that either.

[@noellefritz5678]

@@noellejohnson2845 a small or non existant baby bump is common for the first pregnancy. Second or more pregnancies are big bellies

[@nunasnook]

I have pcos and I'm currently 22 weeks pregnant! I hope more doctors make it known that while it is hard to get pregnant, it's not impossible!

[@ananse77]

It's not even always hard. PCOS manifests a little differently in each person.

[@abbysmommy1205]

Can we get more content on csetions? I had a rather traumatic one with my daughter and I would like to see more info on the process and how it's done right or wrong and what a patients rights are when it goes wrong.

[@marie-soleildobie7495]

YES!!!!!!!!!

[@pbluvstoast140369]

YES YES YES!! We need this

[@erinaa9486]

Amazing book about the "c section epidemic," one reason is that parents push for "everything" to be done for their baby but don't question what the effects will be on the mother. So when things go wrong with a c section, the parents will just think, at least my baby is ok, and it's much rarer to sue for complications involving the birth parent than the baby.

[@16poetisa]

@@erinaa9486 Are you talking about Pushed?

[@joankgillette]

I had an emergency csection with my son, I was devastated but thankfully had a fantastic experience. I’m having a repeat csection in September.

[@jerikitaxr21]

I'm actually shocked MDJ was surprised about the doctor's diagnosis and them saying pcos patients can't have kids. That's how it was for me and i also didn't know i was pregnant until i felt my baby kick and took a pregnancy test. At least i had 4 months to mentally prepare 🤣

[@livismith5007]

Omg that’s probably gotta be the most shocking yet cutest way to find out! Glad it worked out for you

[@laurao3274]

The one thing I can't wrap my head around regarding missed pregnancy symptoms is the firmness of the uterus. I remember when I was pregnant with my son, my midsection was hard and felt like a stone weighing on my insides. So I don't get what else that could be attributed to, other than a massive tumor. Any thoughts? Also, I promise I'm not judging those who miss the signs of pregnancy. These things happen. This is the one thing I just don't get.

[@ShayRenee]

@@laurao3274 I'm only 12 weeks, so my uterus is just barely peeking out to where I can feel it, but I just started noticing a couple of days ago how hard it is. It's definitely a unique feeling. My pregnancy has made itself very known from very early (I can only imagine how much more it will be obvious for me as I get farther into it), so it's hard to fathom that there are people who can go the whole time without realizing (I'm not doubting them, it's just wild how differently people can experience the same things).

[@meganbowles437]

32, found out I have PCOS in my early twenties. Believed for a decade that I couldn't get pregnant -- tried a few times with no results. I'm currently seven weeks. 💖

[@LaylaDelaneyV]

This one made me cry! I was diagnosed with PCOS at 27 years old after trying to get pregnant for 10 months with no success. I’m now almost 2 years into trying, still not a single positive test to show for it but it’s my dream to be a mom so I’ll just keep trying.

[@jonisnyder641]

I had surgery twice for endo and had PCOS… took me 5 rounds of IVF to finally have my twin girls at 35 yrs old…. Tried for 7 years

[@vanderbam2741]

Best wishes to you on your journey. 💐

[@PNWFAE]

Keep reading all the comments on this video of women with pcos who eventually were able to conceive. ❤️ keep the hope.

[@Crowski]

I tried for 10 years. Went on a whole food, no bread, no sugar diet and within 2 months got pregnant. Sadly I had a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks. But it can happen!! It's all about controlling your blood sugar levels...

[@kathleen7594]

praying that God will bless you with a little bundle of joy

[@calicat1996]

I'm a surgical nurse, I've followed you and your reactions to these episodes. I've always thought it was so crazy. But I had my first patient ever that didnt know. She was full term, had no idea she was pregnant. Kept coming to the hospital with severe pain but they dismissed it for a kidney infection. Ended up coming by ambulance several days later for sepsis. She had been in labour and the baby didnt get out so unfortunately had passed away inside the womb, eventually causing sepsis to the mother. Resulted in complete hysterectomy for the patient and loss of the full term baby 8 or so pounds. And she never even knew :( very young woman, no previous children. never thought I'd experience seeing it in real life. Just goes to remind us and emergency department, you can never truly rule it out if you're not testing because clearly it DOES happen.

[@hollyl5702]

💔

[@MiaMizuno]

That is so sad... :(

[@Cat-tastrophee]

Why would they turn her away, even if it was a kidney infection??? That's just heartless. The Healthcare system failed this woman.

[@calicat1996]

@@Cat-tastrophee I know, it's horrible:(

[@Thalymor]

@@Cat-tastrophee Seriously! WTF? How awful 😞

[@il42]

Judging by usual comments for "that time of the month", I think it's safe to say that we are all synchronised by now.

[@tinkeramma]

🤣🤣🤣 I've been obese for quite some time, causing months and months between cycles. I also have binge eating disorder which makes it worse. I've worked with my doctors to optimize weight loss with meds and following keto diet successfully. After dropping from 280 to 225, I started having regular periods again. I blame my teenage daughter because we sync up SO often. She just laughs at the irony and we bond with chocolate and keto friendly treats for me.

[@hollyl5702]

@@tinkeramma congratulations on becoming healthier!!

[@Shariberry11]

I just can't imagine the fear you'd have if you delivered a baby you didn't know you were pregnant with. When I was pregnant, I had prenatal care, took prenatal vitamins, ate all the healthy foods, etc and I still had constant anxiety that something would happen to my baby either during pregnancy or when she was born. I'm so glad everything worked out for her and the baby.

[@KrisHe1]

I'm studying to become a specialized nurse (focusing on psychiatric nursing and developmental disorders), and one of the most common reasons for developmental disorders other than a glitch in DNA, is fetal alcohol syndrome disorder... and there is so much tabu around that, because it is "the mother's fault for drinking while pregnant", but permanent damage can occur during first trimester, and A LOT of people do not know they are pregnant early on, and if accidental pregnancy (as MDJ has spoken of, people can have "menstruation" during first trimester, so many assume it's just a weird one, but it's not...) occurs, why would you take precautions regarding pregnancy... so asking someone during pregnancy etc if they have had alcohol, or if the baby is born and diagnosed with FASD, can be a very heavy burden for the mother especially... because damage to the fetus can happen so easily, and early on before you even know you're pregnant... and some "get away" with it, while with others it happens even tho it was early on in pregnancy you last drank alcohol... which makes me sad, because that disorder is preventable, yet it kinda puts the blame on the mother, but in a lot of cases it wasn't intentional as they didn't know they even were pregnant.... studies actually show alcohol during pregnancy has a higher risk for developmental disorders in children, than drugs! (ADHD is high with children whose parents used drugs while pregnant tho...). It's scary....

[@cockathiel5319]

Yes, FASD and other negative effects of various drugs can be tragic, especially when it is because of an undiagnosed and unexpected pregnancy. My mother didn’t know she was pregnant with me until about 6 months in (she’d never had regular periods, didn’t gain much weight, didn’t have many other symptoms, etc.) Luckily for me, she doesn’t drink, but she did smoke right up until the pregnancy was diagnosed, which likely contributed to my low birth weight and ADHD. She struggled with guilt for a long time, even though I’m quite healthy overall. I can’t imagine how much worse her guilt would have been if I had been more strongly impacted.

[@KrisHe1]

@@cockathiel5319 yeah plus ADHD and low birth weight can't be automatically "blamed" on smoking either. I was born a month early, so I was small and I have ADHD, and my mom did not smoke during my pregnancy, nor drink or do any other drugs.. she did everything she was told. My sister who was born in the 80s, my mum actually had a glass of wine every now and then because at that time doctors actually recommended it? And she was fine! So I feel so bad for parents who give birth to kids with FASD if once they knew they were pregnant, they did everything they could to follow "guidelines"... because it depends on every child how much alcohol "they can take", so a glass of wine during pregnancy for some might be fine, while for others it's not.. that's why it's become recommended to just avoid it all together... because you have no way of knowing until birth, and in most cases not until even like... 4th or 5th grade in school!

[@markcjohn6431]

Hello there friend 👋

[@VengefulAngeI]

I'm a mom of 4 & have always been VERY in tune with my body. With my 1st 3 kids I knew I was pregnant almost immediately. With my youngest (almost 5 yrs old now) I didn't know until I felt him kick, which turned out to be around 5 months. My periods had become incredibly irregular for a couple years at that point, it was normal for me to not get a period for a few months, but never more than 3 months. Some were light some were heavier. I hadn't had a period in about 4 months AND my last one had been light, so I took a pregnancy test & it was negative. It must have been a bad test, because I would have been around 12 weeks at that point. But since things had become increasingly irregular, & I didn't have any other symptoms, I just went on with life. No nausea, no sore breasts, no heartburn, nothing. With my 1st 3 babies I had severe symptoms. So I one day I was lying in bed & felt a hard kick, along with what felt like a baby just moving in general. I freaked the fuck out! It was unmistakable. I immediately went to the doctor the next day. I was about 22 weeks along with a baby boy. Everything appeared healthy, though there was still concern due to not knowing the date of conception AT ALL due to irregular periods, so there was no way to know if measuring 22 weeks was what he should be measuring. But otherwise proportions, heart rate, etc, were all normal. I was also considered high rush due to my age (about to turn 38) and having hypertension. Everything about that pregnancy was different than my others. They induced me at 38 wks due to my hypertension, & then I needed an emergency c section because the HR kept dropping in the baby, & they couldn't keep it up even with moving new on my side and giving me O2. Turned out the placenta fully detached. I had complained of a severe, sudden pain, that felt searing & almost like a sharp stab, different than anything else I had felt before minutes before that happened. It was so scary because although they rushed me into the OR and had him out SO fast, he was born not breathing & his heart not beating. I was loopy from meds & didn't even know he was already out, but my fiance started saying "why isn't he crying?" But no one would answer him, & that's when I noticed the huge bustle of activity in the corner of the OR. He just kept saying "why isn't he crying?" But for some reason I could hear but not speak. It felt like an eternity but might have been only 15 seconds. Suddenly he cried & a moment later they handed him to me. He was 7lbs 3 oz and ended up perfectly healthy after that scare. If they had been even a minute later in getting him out, he may not be here today. It's so scary to think about. He's my miracle baby in so many ways. 💜💜

[@kristyhammonds7035]

I have PCOS and spent most of my life thinking I'd never get pregnant, I had very irregular periods, shockingly had my first positive pregnancy test this January at age 36!! I was like this girl in the video I thought it couldn't happen to me.

[@Stringbean0000]

Who cares if you have dark circles and bags under your eyes? Everyone has them. We’re just happy to watch your videos

[@zuzannaklimczak5567]

Honestly.... Didn't even notice the eye bags. Look gorgeous as always.

[@neeramaiia9027]

My Doctor made me feel like I wouldn't have children when I got my diagnosis, too. I don't think alot of doctors care. Now, I have my first child🥰

[@emeryrachelle224]

As someone with PCOS and endometriosis along with a history of health problems, this is the most relatable episode I've seen yet. Obviously as they covered, PCOS can cause irregular periods. You wouldn't think twice about them if you weren't on hormonal medication to regulate your cycle. Weight gain is a common symptom with PCOS. My weight has fluctuated up and down by about 20 pounds within the last few years. A 15 pound increase would never make my brain go "pregnancy?" I wasn't told that I couldn't have kids, but that it would be difficult. While I know better now, at the time of my diagnosis I believed that I could only get pregnant with medical intervention (like fertility meds or IVF). I also have GERD and IBS, so indigestion and heartburn are annoyingly common. I sleep elevated with wedge pillow, don't eat close to bedtime, don't eat bell peppers or tomatoes, no gluten or lactose - a whole list of lifestyle changes. Never would I question a new bout of that. And I've had sudden horrific pain in the middle of the night, and gone to the ER multiple times. Each time I thought it was appendicitis when it turned out to be gastrointestinal issues (leading to my IBS diagnosis). Hormonal imbalances and mood swings I would definitely chalk up to stress or my bipolar disorder or anxiety. So yeah. In hindsight it seems obvious she was pregnant, but when you're living with a chronic health condition that mimics some pregnancy symptoms - and has high comorbidity with other illnesses - it just doesn't seem likely.

[@sterlingodeaghaidh5086]

A friend of mine had this happen to her. She talked about being in the Er the night she gave birth and getting that news. According to her “It was like all the blood drained out of me.” that initial shock is something I am familiar with when dealing with grieving families. It stuns you almost.

[@redpandainferno]

I feel this mom so much. Sometimes you’re just so excited you could be pregnant with each passing missed period but you just don’t want to get excited over nothing.

[@elizabethbingham9899]

Fun fact: The ob/gyn on this episode of "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" explained that the dark patch on the back of LaSonia's neck was possibly due to a condition called melasma, where the skin on the face (and sometimes neck) darkens during pregnancy.

[@ValHeartNDHeartSuqquNoHeartPat]

That’s incorrect. You don’t see melasma on the back of the neck. This doc explained it correctly as acanthosis nigricans, which stems from glucose dysregulation. So you’d be concerned for gestational diabetes. Discoloration on the back of the neck is pathognomonic (meaning highly specific and virtually diagnosing for acanthosis nigricans. Melasma is primarily a condition of the face, but sometimes you see it on the chest, a version in the midline on pregnant women, the arms.

[@irizarrylove4920]

I have melasma (darkening) on my neck, face and under arms due to pregnancy and my glucose levels have been tested and they are fine.... I was looking for a comment like this 😄👍

[@rebeccaabrams3079]

@@irizarrylove4920 I had this too in pregnancy! Glucose levels were perfect and baby is now 2.5 weeks old and perfectly healthy 🥰

[@Iheartyt5596]

I have dark patches on the back of my neck and under my arms and inner thighs. I’ve always had it since childhood. I’m black and know I just have hyperpigmentation. However after my pcos diagnosis in July my doctor was sure these patches were a sign of diabetes but I told her they weren’t I always had them and I just lost 20 pounds in 2020 to get fit and wedding ready in 2021 I was sure it couldn’t be diabetes I worked hard to move from my pre-diabetic status. She ran tests anyway to come to find I had normal insulin levels and that my dark patches were just hyperpigmentation. So I don’t think it’s always a sign of insulin resistance though I do believe I struggle with that. I went sugar free to aid in my weight loss journey. But I am 5.5 months pregnant now got pregnant right after my pcos diagnosis and all my pregnancy apps talk about skin darkening during pregnancy as something to be expected so I wonder what’s the line of when it’s normal to when it’s problematic.

[@ZeldasLegacy1129]

I have hyperpigmentation from Cushing's (in remission) and PCOS, I have 2 kids, I am late on my period and waiting to find out if I'm pregnant again (faint positive this morning appointmenton Wednesday), but my hyperpigmentation is darkening and it's the progesterone that can actually make it darken the same as it does the areolas. I was told by my endocrinologist to look for that as an early sign of pregnancy!

[@alexandria9286]

I’d love to see you do a collab with LaurDIY. She’s been doing a series where she answers her followers’ questions including those about puberty and sexual health, and it would be super fun for you two to do something like that together.

[@victoriairenematthews5363]

Such a good idea!

[@MamaDoctorJones]

Would love that. Y’all have to get her attention tho :)

[@tinkeramma]

Can I just say I love EVERY KZbinr working to create accurate, accessible content about sexual health? 😍 As a mama myself, I talk to my daughters about this from the time they notice my body is different than theirs (usually around 2). Starting the conversation as soon as they have interest means avoiding a lot of embarrassment because they didn't learn to be embarrassed. My oldest is 13 and we've covered a lot in detail. At the same time, I know at 13 it's not always easy to go to your parents for this information... and not all parents have an open dialogue about this critical information. So I love all of you for making access for my daughters' generation that my friends could only DREAM of.

[@jggamesandanimation]

I literally just watched her video on that

[@kaileypeppard2342]

I have so much respect for every youtuber doing that so ya would love to see it

[@goldiloks08]

My cousin was told by her doctor she couldn’t get pregnant because of her PCOS, so she stopped taking her birth control meds. Her 7 year old son is the coolest little dude I know, and she and her husband are phenomenal parents. 🥰🥰

[@Strangeness_coven]

I was literally born without eggs, and even if I wasn't, I still am a sex-repulsed asexual lesbian and single. Despite all that, and the fact that I am skinny, my brain STILL is worried that I could be pregnant. How and why do brains do this? It's so weird.

[@graysonrogers-barnes6302]

I'm convinced it's hardwired into humans at this point.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

It’s the Mary Instinct. We don’t wanna be the “second nickel” to complete the meme

[@daniellekettunen2321]

I don’t have the answer to that, but I know I have had a Tubal and I also have a Mirena IUD to control suspected endometriosis/adenomyosis and I still occasionally worry about it. Still fighting for the hysterectomy, maybe one day I’ll be that lucky.

[@EmmaJohnsonShenanigans]

another sex repulsed asexual here 💜

[@viviantompkins7925]

Honestly when you said you hadn't slept much, my first thought was "But she looks so pretty!"

[@tinkeramma]

I love how real she is!

[@itsmebarbara4085]

For real

[@johnlovesme]

“We do the best we can with the information we have.” This is the best advise anyone can give.

[@rebeccameerbeek4097]

how...just how...do you find the time of day with 4 kids and being a doctor to do these?!?! regardless of the answer, you are a superhero and we appreciate you!!!

[@Pandefly]

I think the answer to that is she has an amazing husband

[@Matt-sc6gg]

@@Pandefly das facts

[@meganwoehl5277]

I love watching these videos. People are so shocked that people could just not know they are pregnant. But I had a 40/50 something year old coworker whose husband had a vasectomy years before and she didn't find out she was pregnant until 7 months along! She kept fainting at work and the doctors just said she was constipated and needed to poop 🙄 and another coworker of mine didn't find out until 2 weeks before delivery! She didn't have many symptoms besides being irritable, but she finally went in to the doctor when her feet were so swollen they wouldn't fit in her shoes anymore. 2 weeks later she delivered a healthy baby boy. Sent out a text to her friends and family saying "don't freak out, but I'm in the hospital and just gave birth". I think the fact that I have had 2 coworkers who didn't know just speaks to how common this is.

[@susannekalejaiye4351]

I love your interruptions! They are so pertinent! Each time. Every time. Because you never know which episode is going to be someone's first, and which repetition is going to be the one that gets through.

[@andii-]

DMJ: “-not that time of the month-“ me, whose on that time of the month: *heheheheheheheh* u also look gorgeous as always, don’t worry about the eye bags.

[@cs39876]

haha sameee

[@lydiamcaliley8030]

Lol me too! At least I have these videos to look forward to on my period

[@rachaelsybil648]

I almost always start my period on the day this comes out. I feel like she’s mocking me 😝

[@BlackSuperiorRose]

Same... and ive been on mine for 2 weeks... next week im getting a hysterectomy so i never get a period again. I have 3 kids. Im ok

[@beckiehubley5798]

@@BlackSuperiorRose you will love it! I celebrated by buying new underwear as soon as i stopped spotting after my surgery.

[@charistaylor9755]

I was diagnosed at 21, and thankfully never told I couldn't have kids, just that it would be likely be harder. It took us almost a year and a half, but we now have a happy, healthy boy.

[@lunarrosefemme4345]

Thank you for always saying "you do the best you can with the information you have." That has become my mantra and it has helped me out so much.

[@tinkeramma]

My sister-in-law has a strong desire to stay child-free. I'm a mama of 3. We both battle mental health issues and this quote is bonding material for us in our mutual support for our respective journeys.

[@angienorton5577]

It made me cry too, I remember when I gave birth to my son.

[@ElectricRose9001]

I have PCOS, have since I was 14, and I've gotten pregnant twice while also religiously taking my meds on time (I also have OCD, my routines run my life) so it is completely possible to still get pregnant! My doctor never told me much, but the internet certainly made me think my life was over, I don't think nearly enough is known about PCOS for how common it actually is.

[@karinahernandez7606]

I'm just curious when you say you took you meds religiously. Are those meds the birth control or metaformin? You don't have to answer this I was just curious.

[@ElectricRose9001]

@@karinahernandez7606 It's my Lamotragine that scares me, nasty possible side-effects if not taken correctly. I don't think I've ever been on that actually, just a lot of antidepressants, and anxiety meds, so birth control is just one more thing to add to the pile. XD

[@lunabelladonna4236]

At 15 I was told by a GP I have pcos and I was told the same thing she literally said it will be hard nearly impossible to get pregnant! I was DEPRESSED I would bust in to tears walking by the baby section in any store I was CONVINCED I would never have children cut to 10 years later I have an actual gynecologist and she said that I didn’t have it but if I did that pregnancy wouldn’t necessarily be out of the picture...needless to say some people should stay in their lane and ya know maybe don’t heartlessly tell a 15 year old that pregnancy is most likely not in their future!!

[@natalies5878]

Yep, happened to me at 13. Was told I'd have to have fertility treatments.

[@lunabelladonna4236]

@@natalies5878 absolutely ridiculous

[@01poppyblue]

I can’t believe how many people, including yourself, have been told they couldn’t have children because of PCOS. It’s disgraceful! I was told 30 years ago that I had PCOS but was never told I’d never be able to babies. I was told I might have trouble getting pregnant and might need a little help. I wish there were so many more accurate and positive stories on here. I’m so sorry you and others were told such mis truths. I was blessed to have two babies who are now 20 and 14 years old. First time was easy but second wasn’t but we got there. I hope anyone reading this with PCOS has hope that there is a high chance you can get pregnant with or without your doctors help.

[@addisonhamilton3382]

Never be ashamed of your eye bags Dr. Jones!! You're out there doing great and tremendously important work and THEN coming home and doing more!!! Thank you for everything you do :)

[@kellyhorvatin]

Are you okay MDJ? It sounds like you've been getting a lot of negative comments ☹️ I'm so sorry. I just want to say I think you're great, you look great and I appreciate your content 💛

[@mariaalejandracabrerapadil1029]

I had PCOS and I was told I couldn’t have children. My husband was told he was infertile as well so we have never use birth control… 5 years later… I’m 12 weeks pregnant with a baby girl ❤️❤️❤️

[@deborahortwine5283]

I never knew I was pregnant, I don’t have PCOS but I was very irregular. I never gained weight, I never had a single symptom, I was actually losing weight. My husband and I have been trying for eight years to have kids. This was after a car accident that the doctor told me I would never have children just like I would never walk. I didn’t think I was pregnant because I didn’t have any weight gain I didn’t have any symptoms. I went to the hospital and delivered my son and I too was worried about no prenatal anything but I also was on some pretty nasty medications because of that accident that really seriously should have damage him but he was perfect. We were pretty shocked because we were so unprepared that we had our beautiful baby boy.

[@namjoonspillow8639]

A legend say that the bags under her eyes are ✨chanel✨

[@andii-]

i honestly dont see them-

[@rachelcooper6544]

I actually didn't notice them until she mentioned them lol

[@janhankins911]

Why is it that MDJ with little to no sleep has smaller bags under her eyes than I do after a full night's sleep? I've got room for several suitcases in mine.

[@EK-wi2me]

@@janhankins911 girl, same.

[@mamaoffour4623]

@@janhankins911 yes! I didn't see them until she said something, and even then I didn't care. She is BUSY.

[@jimenat357]

I actually like when you “interrupt” the episode, whether it is medical commentary or just funny or emotional comments. I love it

[@cordeliabell4499]

I always tear up at how happy the parents are at the end of these

[@itsmebarbara4085]

I know right?

[@safe7376]

As someone with pcos who is trying to have a baby reading through these comments are making me hopeful 🥺

[@joycebrewer4150]

My mom was morbidly obese when she found out she was pregnant. The doctor told her NOT to gain weight. It was extremely hard, but she was admitted for delivery weighing the same as when pregnancy was confirmed. I weighed 7#4oz. She had to go on high blood pressure medicine while pregnant, and at one point, when it was believed my gestation age was 8 months, the Dr tried to chemically induce labor. I hung in there another month. I was born with an imbalance in muscle strength of one leg, so my foot was twisted in an unnatural way, but physical therapy gradually got it almost normal.

[@helensivertsen5749]

I got pregnant on birth control, didn’t realize until I got sick and it didn’t go away! Ugh I was puking for weeks, negative tests+ bc I didn’t think I was pregnant. Eventually I went to my dr, she sendt me to get an ULTRASOUND, and not only was I pregnant I was nearly 17 weeks pregnant and it was a boy! He’ll be 6 this summer and is my favorite person ever 💕

[@qnterval4028]

We appreciate Mama Doctor Jones taking the time to film even after a long night! Have you ever considered reacting to the SNL menstrual product parody ads? Love your content by the way 💙

[@janhankins911]

I'd never seen the SNL menstrual period parody ads. Due to your comment, I went and looked it up and watched it. Thanks so much! It's hilarious! Would love to see MDJ react to it.

[@algaegreen8]

i really love that when the kids on this are old enough they can watch the story of them!! so sweet!

[@itsmebarbara4085]

Agreed 💕💕

[@Visforelvenshireling]

I can't handle how cute these babies are, (the actor and their son both)! I watched my parents fertility struggles as a kid. I'm the one that made it. So, seeing another couple of solid good people getting that parenthood dream fulfilled just makes me so happy I cannot even fully express it!

[@AddyCBaddie]

I have PCOS, I’ve known since I was eight years old, when I started my period. The doctors told me when I was 11 years old That the chances of me ever having children would be very slim. I wish more OB/GYN’s were like you Dr. mama because when I was a little girl they almost all my hope. Now I have two small biological children and an adopted teenager. Take that terrible bedside manner doctors

[@chronicunicorn9002]

When I was 14 I was diagnosed with PCOS and that doctor told me I’ll never be able to get pregnant.I saw 5 different doctors through out the years and told me the same thing. When I was 21, my obgyn at the time wanted to give me meds to force me in to menopause, (I wasn’t ok with that.) I stayed on birth control to help with cramps on my period. Now I’m 26 and 38 weeks pregnant. I was so shocked when I got pregnant I took 4 tests and went to the er to take another. I still didn’t believe it until my first ultrasound. About to deliver and still doesn’t feel real some days..

[@baileyelisedavis9685]

Appreciation for MDJ with the best bedside manner, prioritizing empathy even when someone’s situation seems impossible

[@pigpjs]

I would love for TLC to create an episode called, "My Partner Didn't Know They Were Pregnant" and follow the perspective of one of these partners like Jason. Filled with a lot of confusion, concern, and love. I imagine the whole episode would have a lot of lines like, "I didn't know what was happening," "I couldn't believe it," and "I thought it was weird that ."

[@jesmeyer732]

I have pcos luckily my doctor never told me that. I had a miscarriage, son, miscarriage, daughter, another daughter and recently had another miscarriage. Both my sisters were diagnosed as well. One had 8 miscarriages and two children. The other had three kids and one miscarriage. My friends doctor wasn’t as good and told her she’d probably never have kids. She now has four daughters!

[@taliblasdell4071]

I just finished S3E2 "Baby in a Shoe" and i think that would be a FANTASTIC one to do soon. The second story blew my mind

[@jessicagauthier7568]

I have PCOS and was also told I could never have a baby. I cried for months and was so discouraged, as my dream was always to become a mom. I have a beautiful 9-month-old baby girl. It did take over 3 years to conceive her but it was worth the wait.

[@fathdavis8798]

Hello you don't have to worry about your PCOS ,use Dr Ojo herbal medicine to get rid of your PCOS very active with no side effects he cure other sickness .

[@marisadzekute8294]

Miracle babies do exist ❤️ Even through my PCOS, I managed to conceive TWINS accidentally. And to this day, my boys mean the world to me

[@brackencloud]

I recently got formerly diagnosed with PCOS, but because of insurance, i havent been able to see my OBGYN since that diagnosis, Having your chanel to hear about it has helped alot. And while I never plan to concieve a child due to other health issues, It is somehow reassuring to know i could if i wanted to. Your channel is amazing for all the young people with periods, and helps fill a big gap that gets ignored by schools, doctors, and parents! thank you so much, for everything!

[@Crackrzz]

Maybe I'm emotional but you broke my heart. You're working so hard... please don't feel like you have to do this. I got past your intro. Hugs. I heard your pain. If people come at you, they can go pound sand. Shame on them.

[@markcjohn6431]

Hello there friend 👋

[@sheilat2014]

I have pcos and couldn’t get pregnant for years. Got pregnant about 8 years ago and had a miscarriage. I’m now 39 years old and almost 8 months pregnant lol it was a complete surprise so yes you can get pregnant with pcos and mine came when least I expected it both times and this time I had completely moved on from having children and then bam I’m having a baby. I’m having a little boy and I’m so happy 😀 ❤️

[@sharonpearce1352]

I just found you weeks ago and now im addicted to watching you, I am a grandmother in Australia and my daughter lives outback Australia and is having her third boy and broke down because she thought 33 was to old to have a baby her last child was 12 years ago, so now she is addicted to watching you, You are AMAZING and I know if I had you back in the days i had my kids I WOULD OF KILLED TO HAVE YOU TO LOOK AFTER ME. I had placenta previa and 8 blood transfusions and 2 code blues, was not fun and did not bond with my son right away but would have killed to protect him. What you do is really good for people, AS I SAID YOU ARE AMAZING.💖🙏🏻😇