Surrogate Thought She Was Carrying Twins, But Her Belly Wouldn’t Stop Growing

Shaniece had done her research. She always took her vitamins and lead a healthy lifestyle. She had seen it done before, but why was her experience so different? When she finally made a decision to see a doctor, she never expected him to find this.

Admission

Looking from the monitor to her bulging stomach, Shaniece realized just how enormous she had grown during her second trimester. She was always tired and hungry, her back ached constantly, and she never felt right.

She knew there was something very wrong.

Are You Okay?

The nurse squeezed jelly onto her skin and held a small instrument to her stomach. “These symptoms are absolutely normal for a first pregnancy,” she explained. The screen blurred between grey and black. She held her breath.

“Is everything okay?” Then, the nurse called for a doctor.

Dreams

Shaniece always wanted her own family. Her parents had been devoted to one another since they were sixteen, and her older sister married her childhood sweetheart the moment they finished school.

But she never expected to witness so much pain so early into their marriage.

Moving Out

Shaniece was fourteen when her sister, Linda, moved out to live with her partner. She no longer had to put up with her unbelievable demands or listen to her constant bickering.

She thought her life would be easier now that she had more space to herself.