Most mothers would be overwhelmed if they had to care for more children suddenly. Rather than having just one surprise baby, a mother has revealed that she had two surprise pregnancies – despite being on the coil at the time.
Mum-of-three Katie McKenn even made a hilarious TikTok about the medical marvel and even got her kids involved in the viral video. Having given birth to her eldest daughter, the new mum was eager to focus on her little one and decided to get the contraceptive coil fitted. For those unfamiliar with the device, it is a thin coil, made from either copper or plastic, which is inserted into the womb to prevent pregnancy. Also known as intrauterine devices (IUDs), the contraceptive is 99 per cent effective and can last up to a decade depending on the type you have inserted.
According to NHS Inform, fewer than 1 in 100 people will get pregnant within the first year of using an IUD. With these statistics in mind, the hairstylist thought that she wouldn’t have to worrying about her family growing for quite some time. As she explained in a now-viral video though, her kids proved to be the exception.
Dancing along with her two daughters, the caption quoted her partner and read: “Him: get the coil…it won’t happen again…” Seconds later though, her eldest daughter bought her younger brother into frame with the mum-of-three struggling to keep a straight face in the background. Katie even affectionately referred to her two younger kids as ‘coil babies’ in the caption.
Before you race to your GP to get yours removed, it is worth noting that this is extremely rare and those that end up having children on the contraceptive often make headlines for this reason. However, this didn’t stop others from sharing their experiences as the video rapidly went viral.
One TikTok user had a similar experience to the Manchester mum, writing: “Currently 32 weeks pregnant with my coil baby.” “Went into the hospital with stomach cramps…thinking it was my coil not agreeing with me… turns out I was 16 weeks pregnant with twins,” revealed another shocked pregnant woman. A third even revealed that this had happened to her mum in the nineties. Commenting on the now-viral video, she cheekily said: “I’m a coil baby I’m 26 soon.”
Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of women who were horrified to hear Katie’s story – especially as they’d gotten the same contraceptive fitted. “Noooo what? I’ve got the coil after falling pregnant on the jab last year, thought I was safe [by] going on the coil,” complained a fourth.
Some also questioned why the mum would have the contraceptive refitted after falling pregnant the first time. It was then that Katie revealed that her first coil had been defective, which had prompted her decision to try it again. She explained: “As the first time it snapped, had it fitted again but it was fitted to soon after birth.”
Though this is extremely rare, if you are concerned about your coil please visit your GP or family planning clinic for more advice.
