A 20-year-old woman who got pregnant while on birth control has detailed the shocking moment her baby was born – with her IUD in his hand.
Violet Quick, from Idaho, married her husband John Francis at 19, and while the two lovebirds weren’t planning on having a child, just one year into their marriage they were met with a surprise when the now-mom-of-one learned she was expecting.
Violet and John welcomed their baby boy Rudy one week ago and in a viral video, which has amassed 22.8 million views, the new mom shared footage of their son clasping her contraception device just moments after he was born.
In the viral video, Violet showed footage of her newborn proudly holding up his mother’s birth control.
Violet Quick, 20, from Idaho, got pregnant while on birth control has revealed her baby came out of the womb clutching her IUD
She married her husband John Francis at 19, and while the two weren’t planning on having a child, just one year into their marriage, Violet learned she was expecting
Violet and John welcomed their baby boy Rudy one week ago and shared footage of their son clasping her contraception deceive just moments after he was born
A newborn while using birth control? How you can fall pregnant with an IUD and the effects
- An IUD is one of the most effective forms of birth control, with an over 99 per cent success rate, meaning that fewer than one of out 100 people with an IUD will get pregnant each year.
- In very rare cases, you can get pregnant while using an IUD because your IUD has been misplaced.
- If you do fall pregnant with an IUD, you are more likely to have an ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage, according to Healthline.
- According to Healthline, if you want to stay pregnant, you should remove the IUD early in pregnancy.
She revealed that Rudy left even the nurses in shock as they all rushed to see her IUD baby.
‘When all the nurses come in to see a baby with his IUD,’ Violet captioned the video.
In a series of videos, Violet revealed that she decided to take a pregnancy test out of precaution because she had been nauseous for the past two weeks.
‘So I had my Skyla IUD for nine months before I got pregnant and the reason that I decided to take a test was because I was feeling nauseous for about two weeks and I would just throw up every once in a while.
‘I didn’t know what was going on and so I took a test and it was positive right away,’ the 20-year-old explained.
Not fully believing she was pregnant, Violet was stunned when she saw the positive result and proceed to take six more tests to confirm her results.
‘They were all positive and I actually went to the ER and I was seven weeks pregnant,’ she explained.
She advised her over 6,000 followers to ‘take a test,’ if they were experiencing any symptoms, even if they were on birth control.
‘I would say if you are having any of those signs of pregnancy or if your period is late to take a test.
‘It’s better to know because there is a high risk of having ectopic pregnancies when you have an IUD, but they work for the most part, someone has to be the .01 per cent and that’s me and my baby,’ she added.
She revealed that Rudy left even the nurses in shock as they all rushed to see her IUD baby
In a series of videos, Violet revealed that she decided to take a pregnancy test out of precaution because she had been nauseous for the past two weeks
After the mom’s photo of her newborn clenching the IUD in his tiny fist went viral, many wondered how one could even conceive a baby while using the contraception device
And after the mom’s photo of her newborn baby clenching the IUD in his tiny fist went viral, many wondered how one could even conceive a baby while having the contraception device inside them.
An IUD is one of the most effective forms of birth control, with an over 99 per cent success rate, meaning that fewer than one of out 100 people with an IUD will get pregnant each year.
In very rare cases, you can get pregnant while using an IUD because your IUD has been misplaced.
If an IUD slips out of place the risk of falling pregnant increases.
You can check the placement of IUD from the comfort of your home or go to your doctor’s office to receive an ultrasound.
To ensure your IUD hasn’t moved on your own, insert your index or middle finger into your vagina. You should be able to feel the strings attached to the IUD, but not the plastic itself.
If you are unable to feel your IUD strings, contact your doctor to schedule an ultrasound exam.
Violet revealed that her IUD was still in place when she discovered she was expecting.
An IUD is one of the most effective forms of birth control, with an over 99 per cent success rate, meaning that fewer than one of out 100 people with an IUD will get pregnant each year
If you do fall pregnant with an IUD, you are more likely to have an ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage, according to Healthline
However, many cases have also seen women, like Violet, give birth to healthy babies while having the contraception device in them
If you do fall pregnant with an IUD, you are more likely to have an ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage, according to Healthline.
However, many cases have also seen women, like Violet, give birth to healthy babies while having the contraception device in them.
An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a pregnancy develops outside of your uterus. It can happen if a fertilized egg begins to grow in your fallopian tube.
While rare, ectopic pregnancies are extremely serious and if left untreated can even be fatal.
According to the International Journal of Women’s Health, an estimated two out of 10,000 women with a hormonal IUD will experience an ectopic pregnancy, while it affects five out 10,000 with a copper IUD each year.
Miscarriages – which occur when a pregnancy ends spontaneously after its 20 week – are also more common while using the IUD.
According to Healthline, if you want to stay pregnant, you should remove the IUD early in pregnancy.
And while doctors recommend the removal of the contraception device early in the pregnancy, sometimes, they have no choice but to keep the birth control in.
If the IUD strings curl up into the cervix due to the enlarging fetus, the IUD can’t be reached and attempting to remove it could potentially danger both the mother or pregnancy.
And while the effectiveness rate is high, if an IUD slips out of place the risk of falling pregnant increases.
If you develop any of these signs or symptoms while using an IUD, contact your doctor and/or take a pregnancy test. The symptoms include: fever, chills, excruciating pain or cramps in your lower belly, unusual discharge or heavy bleeding coming from your vagina, pain or bleeding during sex.
