A new mother has sparked a lengthy debate after she revealed that she kept her entire pregnancy a secret from her family and friends.
Miranda Zilkowsky from California hid her pregnancy for nine months as she wanted it to be special for her and her husband.
She also revealed that she didn’t want any kind of announcement, gender reveal or baby shower, so she wore oversized shirts and sweat pants to keep her growing baby bump hidden.
In a viral video shared on TikTok, Miranda said: “POV: You kept your pregnancy a secret for nine months.”
The new mom explained her decision as she shared photos and videos from her pregnancy journey, adding that her decision to keep it a secret was “probably one of the best decisions I ever made.”
Miranda said that she and her husband wanted to make their journey to parenthood ‘so special.’
“We didn’t have a baby shower or gender reveal, and that’s okay… because look at us now,” she expressed.
She said that they made their own ‘gender reveal’ as they filmed the moment they discovered the gender of their little one.
In another clip, Miranda showed how she looked like during her third trimester as she wore a hoodie and leggings. She explained that she works for herself at home which made it easy to keep her pregnancy a secret.
While many were shocked by her decision to hide her pregnancy from her family and friends, others questioned why the mother refused the ‘love and support’ from loved ones.
“Girl more power to you. I just can’t. I’m too emotional. I need my mom. And anyone else. I’m so excited I can’t not tell everyone,” one person wrote.
“’I don’t understand hiding it. I couldn’t wait to tell everyone. I even lost three pregnancies, I was glad to have the love and support through it,” another said.
“Honestly have no clue how people hide it, at the end of both pregnancies I was a mammoth!” a third added.
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