A woman went viral on TikTok recently when she shared that she didnât find out she was pregnant until she was 28 weeks into her pregnancy, because she was taking a form of birth control the entire time. The woman who goes by âMyley Jâ on her TikTok account shared in the video that she âknows that sounds insane." True ⌠it does.
"I would always hear these stories and thought, 'How could someone be that dumb?' This is how,â she says in the video, which has now garnered over 918,000 views and more than 400 comments.
She evidently missed some early symptoms.
Myley went on to explain that she was 20 years old at the time, and receiving a birth control shot every three months. She said that spaced-out periods were a normal symptom for the birth control shot she was receiving, so when her periods stopped altogether, she thought it was normal.
âMy periods started getting really spaced out, then my period went away completely,â she began. âTotally normal for this birth control,â she explained. âI honestly thought birth control was foolproof."
It wasn't even the absence of a period that tipped her off.
Myley shares that it wasnât the absence of a period or even weight gain that led to the discovery of her pregnancy. She went on to explain that she was recovering from an eating disorder, so the extra weight didnât appear to be a pregnancy indicator either.
But then she started getting turned away from the blood plasma donation center and started having other symptoms.
âMonths went by, and I started getting turned away from donating blood plasma,â she said. âMy iron levels were suddenly super low. I was also waking up in the night with insane leg cramps,â Myley said.
Her mother was the one who told her to take a pregnancy test.
Ultimately it was a call to her mother for help making a doctorâs appointment that led to Myley taking a pregnancy test. Myley said, âI asked my mom if she would make a doctorâs appointment for me. She said, âThose symptoms sound like when I was pregnant.â I said, âWell thatâs not it. Iâm on birth control and havenât had a period in six months.â
Myley went on to explain that her mother said she would make the doctorâs appointment for her if she took a pregnancy test first.
She ended up taking more than one pregnancy test.
Myley took a pregnancy test to humor her mom â and it was positive. Since she was due for another birth control shot, she said she went to Planned Parenthood and asked for the shot, but asked if they could do a pregnancy test first. Then that test turned out to be positive, too.
âThe nurse wrote down I was estimated to be 27 weeks based on my last period, but told me âObviously thatâs not right. Youâll find out how far along you really are when you get an ultrasound.'â The doctorâs ultrasound revealed Myley was around 28 weeks pregnant.
TikTok users are conflicted.
Comments on Myleyâs TikTok video shows TikTok users were conflicted. While some shared that they had similar experiences, others doubted that she really didnât know she was pregnant until 28 weeks.
âHow did you not FEEL your baby by then?â commented one user.
âHow donât you know you were pregnant?â wrote another.
But many had similar stories.
âI found out I was pregnant 3 days after my husband passed away and my daughter was born a week later!" one user commented. "It was insane.â
"I didnât know i was pregnant until i gave birth in the emergency room!!!" claimed another. "I get it!! itâs insane!â
Myley gave birth to a healthy baby and now has three children with her husband, Tre, and they make videos and content together online, according to the New York Post.
