“It might shock women to hear I have been in labour
more than one hundred times.”
A woman has a rare condition
that caused her to be born with two wombs which means every time she gets her
period – she goes into labour.
that caused her to be born with two wombs which means every time she gets her
period – she goes into labour.
Sophie
Loader, 23, suffers debilitating labour pains at her time of the month – which
last up to 72 hours.
Loader, 23, suffers debilitating labour pains at her time of the month – which
last up to 72 hours.
She
is struck down by painful contractions every month which mimic perfectly labour
pains, because her second womb fills with blood – mimicking a full-term baby.
is struck down by painful contractions every month which mimic perfectly labour
pains, because her second womb fills with blood – mimicking a full-term baby.
Sophie,
of Chelmsford, Essex, was born with uterus bicornis, meaning she has two
separate wombs but one vagina.
of Chelmsford, Essex, was born with uterus bicornis, meaning she has two
separate wombs but one vagina.
The
only way she can cope with the pain is through breathing exercises.
only way she can cope with the pain is through breathing exercises.
The
mum-of-one said: “I’ve been in labour more than 100 times, but only once for
real. To say that it’s a pain would be an understatement.
mum-of-one said: “I’ve been in labour more than 100 times, but only once for
real. To say that it’s a pain would be an understatement.
“When I was 13 and the contractions started, I
had never felt pain like it and couldn’t understand what was happening to me,
it was terrifying – even the doctor thought I might be pregnant.”
had never felt pain like it and couldn’t understand what was happening to me,
it was terrifying – even the doctor thought I might be pregnant.”
Full-time
mum Sophie lives with boyfriend Keaghan John, 23, and their two-year-old son
Chase. She said: “When I had Chase I was drugged up to the nines for my
c-section, so sadly I can’t compare the pain of real labour to my fake
contractions.
mum Sophie lives with boyfriend Keaghan John, 23, and their two-year-old son
Chase. She said: “When I had Chase I was drugged up to the nines for my
c-section, so sadly I can’t compare the pain of real labour to my fake
contractions.
“But
I wouldn’t wish this on any woman. “One labour is more than enough.”
I wouldn’t wish this on any woman. “One labour is more than enough.”
When
Sophie was 13, she started her period but with it came excruciating pain, Nigerian Monitor said.
Sophie was 13, she started her period but with it came excruciating pain, Nigerian Monitor said.
She
said: “I was doubled over in agony and my mum had to call an ambulance. It was
terrifying and felt like my insides were being ripped apart.”
said: “I was doubled over in agony and my mum had to call an ambulance. It was
terrifying and felt like my insides were being ripped apart.”
After
months of tests, doctors finally told Sophie that she had two wombs.
months of tests, doctors finally told Sophie that she had two wombs.
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