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7. I read in a biography of Mary Tudor

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 09:19 AM

Mar 2014

Mary I of England, wanted an heir so badly, she really believed she was pregnant, and looked it enough for the people of that time to follow the normal household routine for a pregnant lady - withdrawing to her rooms, people preparing for a baby, birth, and yet she never was pregnant. Had to give up the idea when she got to the 11th month or so.

The author had a theory that the swelling was due to some health problem - it went down eventually.

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Pseudocyesis - 'Phantom' quints pregnancy devastates dad-to-be [View all] Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 OP

What the hell was in that ENORMOUS stomach, then? Octomom wannabe. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #1

Apparently it swelled like that because the woman believed she was actually pregnant. LisaL Mar 2014 #2

I read in a biography of Mary Tudor treestar Mar 2014 #7

Montreal... Poutine Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #8

I went to the article itself JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #3

yes or how she arrived at 5 Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #4

Presumably she knew that she wasn't actually pregnant at least on some level. LisaL Mar 2014 #5

Or early on JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #9

how could you arrive at 5 without ultrasound Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #12

I don't know JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #13

The picture of the dude in a room with 5 cribs... Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #14

I presume it's very unlikely she actually saw any doctors for her "pregnancy." LisaL Mar 2014 #15

I would hope JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #16

I am so sorry to hear... 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #17

I read in a different article, maybe the Daily Mail, that she Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #6

The human mind is pipi_k Mar 2014 #10

In some ways science says the mind does not matter... Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #11