A terrified young woman was rushed to hospital thinking she was dying - only to find out she was actually eight months pregnant.
Tawana Musvaburi, now 22, became concerned for her health when she was so tired couldn't get out of bed. She hadn't experienced any pregnancy symptoms, didn't have a bump, any weight gain or morning sickness and gave birth just four weeks after finding out that she was expecting a baby for the first time.
Tawana welcomed her surprise daughter River on February 27, 2023, after processing the drastic life change. The first time mum, from Buckingham, England, said: "I was living my life as a normal 20-year-old at the time - going out drinking and partying the whole time, completely unaware that I was pregnant. I never gained any weight or experienced any other symptoms. When the nurse told me I was eight months pregnant, I just kept thinking this can't be my baby and I couldn't accept it. I didn't think I wanted to have children, so I was absolutely terrified."
Tawana woke up one morning feeling so tired that she couldn't get out of bed. She called her mum and told her she felt like something wasn't right and it felt like she was dying. Her mum told her to go to the hospital to get checked over. She explained to medics how and was going to be sent for an MRI scan.
Before the scan, Tawana was asked if there was any chance she could be pregnant before the MRI and she said no, however, a nurse was persistent and they did a scan to double-check. The ultrasound revealed a fully formed foetus and she was in fact eight months pregnant.
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Baby River (CATERS NEWS)
Tawana with baby River (CATERS NEWS)Tawana was mind blown when she heard the news, and could not believe this was her baby as she hadn't experienced any signs of pregnancy, and had actually been losing weight recently. Tawana then broke the news to her family and friends that she would be welcoming her first child in a matter of weeks. She says that no one believed her and that even her mum thought she was lying.
Tawana said: "After two weeks of the news of my pregnancy settling in my mind, it was like my body just started to catch up which helped me accept it too. It was such a horrible and stressful time because there was so much to sort out in such a short space of time. Babies aren't cheap either. I couldn't have done it without the help and support of my family.
"It was overwhelming being a new mum at first, and I was slightly depressed at first because it was difficult to accept how much and quickly my life had changed. However, one day I woke up and got into the swing of things, and I was figuring out our new life day by day. Now, we are doing perfectly. She's so bubbly and sassy. She's talking a lot and I am loving being a mum."
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