Teen fakes triplet pregnancy for 10 months

[pixy0stix]

www.9news.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/02/teen-may-have-faked-triplet-pregnancy-michigan/71567758/

A 16-year-old girl is being investigated for possibly faking a triplet pregnancy, according to Richard Weise, a detective with the Wyandotte, Mich., police department.

The case was brought to police attention on August 27 by the girl's parents, Weise told USA TODAY Network. He declined to release the teen's name.

"The daughter's story wasn’t adding up and they tried to get her to the hospital to confirm whether she was pregnant or not," Weise said. The teen refused to go to a doctor and the parents ultimately called the police to intervene.

There's no question that the girl is not pregnant, but the police are investigating whether she was pregnant at some point in the process, he said.

The girl allegedly used a fake pregnancy belly and sonogram images from a website called FakeABaby.com to mislead her 16-year-old boyfriend and their families into believing she was pregnant with triplets for 10 months, according to WJBK. FakeABaby.com claims to be used for gags and pranks, but supplies people with everything they might need to imitate a real pregnancy.

Weise confirmed the teen had access to FakeABaby.com, but could not confirm whether the 16-year-old purchased items from the site.

According to WJBK, family members of the teen's boyfriend said sonogram images of the triplets matched ones available for purchase.

"Down to baby A, baby B, baby C, the placements of the babies - they're the exact same," Tracy Matthews, an aunt of the teen's boyfriend told WJBK. "You can put them side by side and the only difference you're going to see is that she used a fake doctor that doesn't exist."

The teen had received baby gifts and support after people learned of her alleged pregnancy, according to Weise. Her family plans to return all of the gifts to the people that gave them.

"They want to do everything to make this go away," he said. "They are trying to make it right. They are going to pay the people back. They will not retain anything as a result of this."

[sangria]

Triplets for 10 months?

She would have exploded.

[josieposy]

Tsk tsk. Girly you shoulda hung out on TB. First rule of faking multiples is you don't fake large numbers.

[Alyssa]

FakeABaby.com? Wow....the internet is a strange place.

[Alyssa]

They have a Facebook page...almost 500 likes.

link


They like to point out, "For entertainment purposes only"......ummm yeah, because sane people would drop $150 on a fake 3rd tri belly just for shits n giggles.  Give me a break.

[cattledogkisses]

She's not even a good faker. 

10 month pregnancy?

I've never been pregnant and I still know that multiples almost always deliver early. I'm pretty sure OBs won't let you go 10 months even with a singleton, right? (Although H was a 10 month pregnancy according to MIL.)

[ESF]

What?

[lyssbobiss, Command, B613]

What's the end game for faking a pregnancy? Like at the end of it, there's either a baby or three, or...it was just a really big poop?

[pixy0stix]

I'm going to say that perhaps these people shouldn't be breeding from that particular gene pool if they couldn't figure out she was faking it FOR 10 MONTHS!

[Cicero]

Sept 2, 2015 16:48:33 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

She's not even a good faker. 

10 month pregnancy?

I've never been pregnant and I still know that multiples almost always deliver early. I'm pretty sure OBs won't let you go 10 months even with a singleton, right? (Although H was a 10 month pregnancy according to MIL.)

Pregnancies are 10ish months because they count from the first date of your last period, not the moment you were knocked up. 40 weeks, figuring 4 week months, you get 10 months.

ETA: But given that a pee stick won't turn positive until you're around 4 weeks then 10 months of faked pregnancy would equate to an 11 month pregnancy, right?

[pixy0stix]

Sept 2, 2015 16:59:14 GMT -5 Cicero said:

Sept 2, 2015 16:48:33 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

She's not even a good faker. 

10 month pregnancy?

I've never been pregnant and I still know that multiples almost always deliver early. I'm pretty sure OBs won't let you go 10 months even with a singleton, right? (Although H was a 10 month pregnancy according to MIL.)

Pregnancies are 10ish months because they count from the first date of your last period, not the moment you were knocked up. 40 weeks, figuring 4 week months, you get 10 months.

But that would mean she knew she was pregnant before she was even pregnant.

There's no logic here.

[heyjude]

I read that the "dad" asked why she was still pregnant at 10
months and she said "the doctor said they are so little they need to cook more." AND THEY ALL BOUGHT THAT.

The dad is 16 btw. And obviously not in on the scheme.

[hopecounts]

Sept 2, 2015 16:48:33 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

She's not even a good faker. 

10 month pregnancy?

I've never been pregnant and I still know that multiples almost always deliver early. I'm pretty sure OBs won't let you go 10 months even with a singleton, right? (Although H was a 10 month pregnancy according to MIL.)

10 months is 40 weeks (roughly) which is the typical pregnancy length
While there can be reasons for delivering before the EDD (40 weeks) a good OB won't push delivery before 40 weeks without a medical reason (GD/Pre-E/Placental Issues/Concerning Non-Stress tests)

[pixy0stix]

OMG PEOPLE! The usual "blah blah 40 weeks means" DOES NOT APPLY HERE!

[Cicero]

Sept 2, 2015 17:00:15 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Sept 2, 2015 16:59:14 GMT -5 Cicero said:

Pregnancies are 10ish months because they count from the first date of your last period, not the moment you were knocked up. 40 weeks, figuring 4 week months, you get 10 months.

But that would mean she knew she was pregnant before she was even pregnant.

There's no logic here.

Yeah, I was just thinking about that and editing my response as you were posting. So she basivally faked an 11 month pregnancy.

[hopecounts]

Sept 2, 2015 17:01:52 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

OMG PEOPLE! The usual "blah blah 40 weeks means" DOES NOT APPLY HERE!

I admit I am assuming poor writing and they mean she was faking a pregnancy and was pretending to be 10 months/40 weeks not that she'd actually been faking the pregnancy for that long. 

[cookiemdough]

Not one person in ALLLL that time went to one appointment with her???

[josieposy]

Nobody goes 40 weeks with triplets.

[froggy76]

40 weeks is not 10 months, people. There are 52 weeks in 12 months. Not that it matters here.

[pixy0stix]

Sept 2, 2015 17:06:37 GMT -5 froggy76 said:

40 weeks is not 10 months, people. There are 52 weeks in 12 months. Not that it matters here.

There is no logic here. I keep saying this...

[YeahSure]

Sept 2, 2015 17:00:37 GMT -5 heyjude said:

I read that the "dad" asked why she was still pregnant at 10
months and she said "the doctor said they are so little they need to cook more." AND THEY ALL BOUGHT THAT.

The dad is 16 btw. And obviously not in on the scheme.

And these adults presumably vote....

[jln]

DH and I heard this on the news tonight while eating dinner and just looked at each other and laughed.

I had a teenager at the homeless shelter tell everyone she was pregnant with triplets, presumable to gain attention. I imagine that's what this girl was doing.

[pixy0stix]

So she apparently joined a MoM group which busted her u/s pics. Although not before they helped her with resources.

[cville]

Sept 2, 2015 17:05:35 GMT -5 cookiemdough said:

Not one person in ALLLL that time went to one appointment with her???

Or checked insurance to see if there was a claim made? Or asked how appointments were paid for? Or called for a massive fucking interfamily sit down to discuss the enormous logistics involved IN HAVING TWO HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES COPARENT MULTIPLES?!?!??!!

I hate these people. I think the girl is the smartest of the bunch at this point.

[zoegirltx]

pregnancy math is the stupidest thing ever...

You are in your 8th month but only 7 months pregnant, which randomly equates to so crazy week count, which my pregnant people go by weeks anyway...

BUT this chick....she's a giant morAn & so are all those around her!