Afia Ohemeng
Monica had been trying to conceive for 16 years with no luck. At 46-years-old, she felt like her dreams about being a mother would no longer be possible since she thought she was going through menopause. Speaking to Inside Edition, she said “It was hard because all my friends were having kids and here I am, not having a baby,”
Pregnancy was the last thing on her mind when she began experiencing stomach cramps and nausea in October last year. Monica said she had also lost 20 lbs due to a lifestyle change. Even after losing weight, her pregnancy still did not show.
After visiting the hospital, blood work revealed that she was, in fact, pregnant and doctors later estimated she was already 7 ½ months along.
Her fiancé, Jason Ratliff was just as surprised. Thompson had to be rushed to the University Medical Center in Las Vegas the next day. She was told she was told she was in active labour as she was already 5-centimeters dilated.
Her son, Jayden, was born on Oct. 7 via an emergency caesarean section, and weighed just 3 lbs., 9 oz. He was rushed to the NICU where he was held until he was ready to go home.
“The day after I had him, I had to call my boss and tell him I had a baby and he couldn’t believe it,” Thompson told SWSN. “He was like ‘What the heck.’ “
Family and co-workers helped the new parents by gifting them diapers, clothes and more.
“They were so supportive,” she told SWNS. “They couldn’t believe I was that pregnant, it was shocking to everyone.”
Although the arrival of her son — who is now 11-months old — was unexpected, it felt serendipitous for Thompson, who said she always wanted to be a mother.
“I thought, ‘Wow, I’m a mom,’” she said. “It felt right. I felt complete.”
SOURCE: SWSN
