A WOMAN was shocked to find out she was six months pregnant - despite being a size eight and having no bump.
Lily Somerton, 21, still had her period and had no symptoms to indicate she was expecting - until she felt her stomach move while lying down.
Already a mum-of-one, Lily recognised the feeling from her previous pregnancy and took a test just to be sure.
The test came back positive and Lily went for a scan straight away and was told she was 24 weeks along and experiencing a cryptic pregnancy - when a pregnant person doesn't know they're pregnant - in April 2024.
Doctors told Lily she may not grow a bump for the remainder of her pregnancy but her baby boy - due in July 2024 - is healthy.
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Lily, a support worker, from King's Lynn, Norfolk, said: "I was on the bed and I saw my belly move.
"I did a test and it was positive.
"I went for a scan and they said I was 24 weeks.
"I just froze. How was I so far along?
"I was surreal.
"I still had my periods. They said I might not get a bump at all."
Lily fell pregnant with her first son, now 19 months, unexpectedly when she missed a period.
She gave birth to him in October 2022 weighing 8lbs 10oz.
She said: "It was a shock.
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"I found out early on.
"I soon got over it."
After splitting for her first child's ex in mid 2022, Lily met her current partner, Ashley Davis, 35, a window fitter, in April 2023.
Lily also lost her dad Wayne Somerton, 51, a window fitter, in November 2023 to throat cancer - just five days before her 21st birthday.
The mum went out to celebrate - not knowing she was seven days pregnant.
It wasn't until April 2024 - when she was six months gone - that Lily discovered she was experiencing a cryptic pregnancy.
She said: "I'd never heard of it.
"I was keen to know he was OK."
After getting over the shock, Lily is excited to give her son a baby brother.
"It was the easiest pregnancy I've known."
"Ashley didn't believe it for ages.
"I didn’t like having a big bump during my last pregnancy.
"I felt massive but I wasn't.
"It's not a bad thing not to have a massive bump."
