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Ellie Fawcett & Steven Smith

Uni student went to the toilet - and ended up having a surprise baby

A university student got the shock of her life when she went to the toilet but ended up having a baby - she only realised she had given birth when she heard the cries of her surprise new-born. Jess Davis - who turned 20 the day after her shock delivery - had no idea that she was pregnant and had assumed her abdominal pains were due to her period.

The history and politics student, originally from Lawrence Weston, Bristol, had no obvious pregnancy symptoms and didn't have a baby bump. Jess is now getting used to motherhood after welcoming son, Freddie Oliver Davis, into the world on June 11 at 4.45pm, weighing 5lbs 5oz.

The new mum, who is currently in her second year at the University of Southampton, said: "My periods have always been irregular, so I didn't really notice. 'I sometimes felt nauseas, but I had started taking a new prescription so I just put it down to my new medication.

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