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Woman's Stomachache Turns Out to Be Surprise Baby
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| 03/02/07
| AP
Posted on 03/03/2007 9:25:26 AM PST by Ellesu
ORANGE, March 2, 2007 - A 39-year-old woman who didn't know she was pregnant gave birth this week after going to an emergency room with a stomachache.
April Barnum of Garden Grove gave birth to a full-term, 7-pound, 7-ounce boy by Caesarian section at University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, hospital officials said. The 420-pound woman said her size kept her and others from realizing she was carrying the baby.
"Usually you can tell if you're pregnant, but with me, I couldn't tell," Barnum said Thursday, a day after the birth. "If he kicked, I didn't feel him kicking."
Dr. Afshan Hameed said her weight likely insulated the tiny movements of the baby.
Doctors saw the baby when they took X-rays of her abdominal area on Monday after she arrived at an emergency room near her home complaining of stomach pains.
She was sent to UCI for prenatal testing, where doctors determined there was a healthy fetus ready to be delivered.
The baby is named after her fiance, Walter Edwards II, 42.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: baby; stomachache
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:25:28 AM PST
by
Ellesu
To: Ellesu
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:26:57 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Every "choice" has a direct object.)
To: Ellesu
My God! Who is desperate enough to have sex with a woman that size?!
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:26:57 AM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(Everyone should have a subject they are ignorant about. I choose professional corporate sports.)
To: Ellesu
The 420-pound woman said her size kept her and others from realizing she was carrying the baby.Gee. Ya think?
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:27:19 AM PST
by
Arrowhead1952
(The dims and Ron Paul screwed our troops.)
To: Ellesu
If that 420 lb. woman was pregnant, then that means some guy, some where...
Ewwwwwwww. Never mind. It's too gross to think about.
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:28:03 AM PST
by
bw17
To: AlaskaErik
Some like 'em that big...more "cushion for the pushin'"
AAACK!
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:28:13 AM PST
by
PAMadMax
(Islam is the enemy of all mankind...AlJazeera is its PR Firm)
To: Ellesu
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:28:18 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
To: AlaskaErik
Apparently Walter Edwards. Who probably is no lightweight himself.
For every pot there is a lid.
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:28:49 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(All that is required for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing -E. Burke)
To: Ellesu
The 420-pound woman said her size kept her and others from realizing she was carrying the baby. Insert comment here.
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:28:59 AM PST
by
atomicpossum
(Replies must follow approved guidelines or you will be kill-filed without appeal.)
To: Ellesu
The 420-pound woman said her size kept her and others from realizing she was carrying the baby. I figured her size would have prevented her from conceiving, but what do I know......?
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:29:13 AM PST
by
edpc
(Watch this space)
To: AlaskaErik
Men seem to have a bottomless pit when it comes to who they won't have sex with.
To: Ellesu
"If he kicked, I didn't feel him kicking." That kid would have to have the leg of an NFL kicker to penetrate that barrier.
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:31:52 AM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Ellesu
A 420 pound woman named BARNUM?
Wow.
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:32:15 AM PST
by
msnimje
(If we have a choice of two PRO ABORTION candidates, this country is doomed.)
To: AlaskaErik
The 'roll her in flour' joke would apply.
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:32:49 AM PST
by
JRochelle
(SuperBowl MVP Peyton Manning is a Republican!)
To: rabidralph
It may have happened in a swimming pool...
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:34:46 AM PST
by
traumer
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:35:06 AM PST
by
OSHA
(Sarcasm detector overload!)
To: Ellesu
Oh good Lord, just shoot me. There's a kitchen somewhere missing its flou... Never mind...
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:35:34 AM PST
by
Danae
(Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
To: Tax-chick
Given her weight, I'm surprised that she would be healthy enough to conceive and carry a baby to term!
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:36:11 AM PST
by
CarolinaGOP
("Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face." - Ronald Reagan)
To: patton
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:37:36 AM PST
by
leda
(The quiet girl on the stairs.)
To: Ellesu
There's an Adam Sandler movie in this story, somewhere.
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posted on
03/03/2007 9:38:27 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
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