I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant

I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes58[1]
Production
Running time21 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production companyMike Mathis Productions
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Fit & Health
TLC
ReleaseMay 26, 2009 (2009-05-26) –
October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)
Related
Teen Mom
16 & Pregnant
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I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant is an American documentary television series that aired on Discovery Fit & Health and TLC. The series debuted on May 26, 2009 on Discovery Fit & Health.[2] Each episode features two or more women who were unaware that they were pregnant until they went into labor.

Frequent reasons for the subjects not recognizing pregnancy include:

  • Mistaking the symptoms for another condition or illness.
  • Believing they were infertile, and thus not considering pregnancy a possible cause of symptoms.
  • Not having any of the "traditional" symptoms (weight gain, extended abdomen, feeling of movement in stomach, morning sickness, unusual food cravings).
  • Assuming their birth control methods were 100% effective.
  • Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy being misinterpreted as a period.
  • False negative pregnancy tests.
  1. ^ "Mike Mathis Productions". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Unsuspecting Women Get the Surprise of a Lifetime on Discovery Health's "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant"". thefutoncritic. Retrieved 29 December 2012.