At first, Larissa dismissed the changes in her bo:dy.

She blamed stomach trouble, aging, bloating—maybe just stress. She even laughed about it, saying she must have been eating too much bread becau-se her belly kept growing.

But after running a few routine tests, her doctor’s expression shifted.

“Ma’am…” he said carefully, reviewing the results again. “This may sound unusual, but the tests suggest… pregnancy.”