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** Alice knows she's pregnant, but she [[MySecretPregnancy keeps it a secret from everyone she knows until she's can't hide it anymore]]. She's so good at it that even her husband Bob doesn't suspect a thing.

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** Alice knows she's pregnant, but she [[MySecretPregnancy keeps it a secret from everyone she knows until she's she can't hide it anymore]]. She's so good at it that even her husband Bob doesn't suspect a thing.
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** Alice is complimented on her pregnancy, but [[MistakenForPregnant it turns out she's just fat]].

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** Alice is complimented on her pregnancy, but [[MistakenForPregnant it turns out she says she's just fat]].
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** Alice was pregnant and gave birth to her son Charlie, but she doesn't realize this he's ready to become a father.

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** Alice was pregnant and gave birth to her son Charlie, has a son, but she doesn't realize this she was pregnant him until he's ready to become a father.
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** Alice's cravings are not unusual, or she happens to crave the same foods that Bob or her friends like.
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* '''Straight''': Alice suspects that she's pregnant, but only after gaining 20 pounds, [[WackyCravings craving unusual foods]] and [[FeelingTheBabyKick feeling something moving in her stomach]]. She goes to the doctor where she's told that she's seven months along. This after she doesn't realize she [[NoPeriodsPeriod missed several periods]], had bouts of MorningSickness and went through mood swings.

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* '''Straight''': Alice suspects that she's pregnant, but only after gaining 20 pounds, [[WackyCravings craving unusual foods]] and [[FeelingTheBabyKick feeling something moving movement in her stomach]]. She goes to the doctor doctor, where she's told that she's seven months along. This after she doesn't realize she [[NoPeriodsPeriod missed several periods]], had bouts of MorningSickness and went through mood swings.
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'''Basic Trope''': A woman doesn't realize she's pregnant until late into her pregnancy.
* '''Straight''': Alice suspects that she's pregnant, but only after gaining 20 pounds, [[WackyCravings craving unusual foods]] and [[FeelingTheBabyKick feeling something moving in her stomach]]. She goes to the doctor where she's told that she's seven months along. This after she doesn't realize she [[NoPeriodsPeriod missed several periods]], had bouts of MorningSickness and went through mood swings.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice doesn't realize she's pregnant until her water breaks.
** Alice's baby bump is obvious to everyone ''except'' for Alice, even when she reaches her third trimester.
** Alice never realizes that she's pregnant, even when she's overdue.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice mistakes a slight baby bump for stubborn belly fat; it's only then that she discovers she's five months pregnant.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice's MorningSickness is her only prominent symptom, but the worst of it comes while a conveniently-timed stomach virus is going around.
** Alice's pregnancy mood swings come and go during an already emotional time in her life.
** Alice is overweight, and she doesn't notice her baby bump because she's apple-shaped.
** [[ButICantBePregnant Having previously been told that Alice and/or her husband Bob is infertile, Alice refuses to believe that she's pregnant]].
** [[ButWeUsedACondom Alice thought that she and/or Bob used protection when the former conceived]].
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice realizes she's pregnant the moment she conceives.
** Alice knows she's pregnant, but she [[MySecretPregnancy keeps it a secret from everyone she knows until she's can't hide it anymore]]. She's so good at it that even her husband Bob doesn't suspect a thing.
* '''[[GenderInvertedTrope Gender Inverted]]''': ''[[MrSeahorse Bob]]'' is pregnant, but he's in denial about it even with all the obvious symptoms.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice experiences the symptoms of pregnancy, but her doctor tells her the she's not pregnant.
** Alice is told that she isn't having a baby.
** Alice is asked if she knows that she's pregnant, to which she says she does.
** Alice is complimented on her pregnancy, but [[MistakenForPregnant it turns out she's just fat]].
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But then Alice gets a second opinion from a doctor who confirms that she is pregnant.
** [[ExactWords She's actually having twins]].
** But after saying she does, she asks herself, "Wait, am I?"
** She's just making an excuse and didn't want the person to know she was caught off guard by discovering her pregnancy so late.
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice was pregnant and gave birth to her son Charlie, but she doesn't realize this he's ready to become a father.
** Alice becomes pregnant with octuplets, but she doesn't discover this until she's congratulated for giving birth to eight healthy babies.
** [[ObviousPregnancy Alice has a full-term baby bump throughout all nine months of her pregnancy]], [[FailedASpotCheck but she fails to notice until she goes into labor]].
** All babies are born from women who give birth without ever realizing that they were pregnant.
** A story arc revolves around Alice [[LongestPregnancyEver being pregnant for several years]] with a RunningGag of her brushing off people trying to tell her about it.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice thinks she may be pregnant, but she isn't sure because several tests and doctors are giving her conflicting results. She also shops for maternity clothing just in case.
* '''Averted''': Alice confirms her pregnancy within a few weeks of her missing her period.
* '''Enforced''': The producers want women to detect early pregnancy symptoms or spin a cautionary tale for those decide to wait too long to announce that they're pregnant.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Congratulations, Alice! Wait, you're due next month? You don't have a lot of time until the baby comes!"
* '''Invoked''': Bob knows that Alice is pregnant, so he makes subtle hints such as buying maternity clothes, asking her what she craves and furnishing a new room for the baby.
* '''Exploited''': Bob suspects that Alice is pregnant and tests her secretly. When it turns up positive, he keeps it around just in case she's oblivious about it.
* '''Defied''':
** Alice uses pregnancy tests and visits her gynecologist after each time she has sex.
** Alice reads guidebooks on pregnancy just so she knows what will happen if she does conceive.
* '''Discussed''': Alice asks Bob if it's possible to become pregnant without any symptoms, aside from weight gain and cravings.
* '''Conversed''': Alice and Bob witness a full-term woman announcing that she's pregnant. They then talk about whether she just realized this and if she experienced any symptoms beforehand.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice didn't allow herself enough time to prepare for the upcoming arrival, and she's still rushing to get things done by the time she gives birth.
** Alice is seven months pregnant and only realizes it when she goes into labor. [[PrematureBirthDrama The baby, who is born premature, requires special care]].
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Thankfully, Bob, among others, are there for Alice and help her take care of her baby. She also treats this as a learning experience in case she expects a second child.
** The baby makes it, and Alice sees this as a sign to take better care of herself while pregnant. Her next child, if she decides to have one, will have a better chance of avoiding birth defects.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice has all the symptoms of a pregnancy, but when asked about it, she says that she [[EatsBabies ate a baby]].
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice doesn't realize she's pregnant until she miscarries.
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Months after conception, the LatePregnancyRealization is coming.
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%%* '''Implied''': ???

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