Melissa Judd seemed to be miraculously shedding pounds over the course of a few months — almost 20 pounds, she said. So when she suddenly gave birth to a 5 pound, 9 ounce baby boy, she was completely baffled. Like unexpectant mother Judy Brown, Melissa had no idea she was pregnant.
"There wasn't any difference or any changes," said her boyfriend, Nate Smith. "Her mood was not different." Melissa experienced none of the symptoms: no morning sickness, no cramps, and no weight gain. She even says she had her period the whole time. Then one day, she was feeling sick and went to the bathroom — 20 minutes later, she was holding a son. Labor lasts on average eight to 18 hours.
"I was feeling cramps, so I thought I had to use the bathroom and, well, surprise!" shed said. "I thought, 'I'm here by myself, so I have to do this alone.'" Melissa delivered her newborn son by herself, in her bathroom but the little guy was purple. Scared to death, she wrapped her baby in a towel and went to her neighbor, Keith Bradley, who is an EMT.
"I came running to her, and I saw she had a baby in her hands and blood all over her," Keith said. "I'm like, 'Where'd that come from?'" Keith knew he had to get the umbilical cord off, but without the necessary resources, it was futile. Luckily the paramedics arrived and took the mother and son to the hospital. The little guy is doing fine.
Although unexpected, the couple regards the baby as a miracle. That's the thing about miracles — they show up when you least expect them.
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