Baby birth announcements are pretty common, but this mom’s post has the internet in stitches!
After giving birth last month, Lucy Hellein shared a staged picture of her newborn son holding her Mirena intrauterine device, which she says was found hiding behind her placenta.
“My baby boy! Dexter Tyler 27 April 2017 @ 0840 9lbs 1oz 21.5in Mirena found behind my placenta ❤ #littlejedi #mirenababy #mirenafail #blessing #theforceisstrongwiththisone,” the post on Instagram read.
The post has since gone viral on social media, being liked more than 1,800 times and prompting others to share their surprise pregnancy stories.
“Awesome pic! I had a Mirena fail baby, too. They didn’t find the IUD until 2 years later. Congrats on your not so little guy,” one commenter posted.
Hellein told Metro UK she had the Mirena inserted in August, and found out she was 18-weeks pregnant in December.
“This was actually my third Mirena. My first two worked great,” she said.
Mirena is 99 percent effective at preventing pregnancy, but it appears little Dexter and his mom are part of that other 1 percent!
“Dexter was definitely meant to be. His original due date was May 4th and even the doctor said ‘the force was strong with this one,’” Hellein said. “Although he wasn’t planned, my family and I feel incredibly blessed.”
