She went into the hospital for kidney stones and came home with a baby
(CNN)When Shaun Jude Jaegers grows up, he'll have a heck of a story to tell about his birth.
Not only was he a "surprise" baby, but his mom at first thought he was just a kidney stone.
Last
week his mother, Stephanie Jaegers of Locust Grove, Georgia, was
suffering significant stomach pain. She figured it was kidney stones, so
she went to a local hospital.
While
she was being evaluated, a technician asked her how far along she was
in her pregnancy. Jaegers shot him an "evil look" and told him not only
was she not pregnant but she was on her period.
So imagine her surprise when she ended up in emergency surgery, with a doctor ordering up an ultrasound.
"I was pretty much in shock," Jaegers told CNN.
Her husband was dumbfounded by the turn of events as well.
Well, what Stephanie
and I thought was going to be a kidney stone, turned out to be a
beautiful baby boy. Shaun Jude Jaegers was born at 3:50AM this morning
weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. We are both still in complete shock over the
events of the last few hours and appreciate the prayers and well wishes.
Now to fit 9 months of pre-planning into 2 days!
She went into the hospital for kidney stones and came home with a baby
Story highlights
- Doctors ordered up an ultrasound because they suspected she was pregnant
- The former family of five is getting adjusted to suddenly being a family of six
(CNN)When Shaun Jude Jaegers grows up, he'll have a heck of a story to tell about his birth.
Not only was he a "surprise" baby, but his mom at first thought he was just a kidney stone.
Last
week his mother, Stephanie Jaegers of Locust Grove, Georgia, was
suffering significant stomach pain. She figured it was kidney stones, so
she went to a local hospital.
While
she was being evaluated, a technician asked her how far along she was
in her pregnancy. Jaegers shot him an "evil look" and told him not only
was she not pregnant but she was on her period.
So imagine her surprise when she ended up in emergency surgery, with a doctor ordering up an ultrasound.
"I was pretty much in shock," Jaegers told CNN.
Her husband was dumbfounded by the turn of events as well.
"I
went from googling "kidney stone treatments" to a panic attack over the
fact that not only were we pregnant, but the baby was coming within the
hour," Michael Jaegers wrote on Facebook. "Most parents have a good 9+
months to plan for such a blessing, we had 30 minutes' notice."
Stephanie
Jaegers was worried because she hadn't had any prenatal care. But that
wasn't the only thing : the baby was in trouble.
"He was breech. He was sitting and his feet were up by his head," she told CNN affiliate WGCL.
About an hour after all that, Shaun was born.
It was a crazy, unbelievable couple of hours, but when Stephanie first held Shaun in her arms, everything was OK, she said.
"At that point all the fear went away, and you're thinking this is how it was meant to be. This is right," she told CNN.
